The beaches of Sri Lanka are undoubtedly major tourist attractions. The coastal areas of Sri Lanka are filled with luxurious villas and hotels as well budget hotels for tourist from all over the world with various budgets. Golden beaches and crystal-clear water await for anyone who chooses Sri Lanka for their beach holiday destination. Explore the beaches of Sri Lanka with OZLanka Tours for a perfect vacation in the pearl of the Indian ocean.
Even though Sri Lanka is a tiny island in the Indian Ocean, it holds a lot of interesting things to do and see. The major cities of the country have great historic value, but they are also developing and becoming a great place for tourist to visit. The cities of Sri Lanka are always filled with generous and friendly people who would never fail from giving a kind-hearted smile and a helping hand to anyone they see.
Sri Lanka possesses a high degree of biodiversity. Indeed the island (together with the Western Ghats of India) has been identified by Conservation International as one of 34 world biodiversity hot spots. In addition, The Sinharaja Forest Reserve, the country’s last viable area of primary tropical rainforest has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. What’s remarkable is the high proportion of endemic species.
A safari in one of the 14 national parks offers the chance to see some of Sri Lanka’s 91 mammals (16 endemic) – elephant, leopard, sloth bear, sambhur, spotted deer, hog, mouse- and barking-deer, wild boar, porcupine, ant-eater, civet cat, loris, giant squirrel, and monkeys such as the macaque, purple-faced leaf monkey and grey langur.
The island is an ornithologist’s paradise, with over 233 resident species, (33 endemic) – but migratory species stretch the number to an astounding 482. There are 171 reptiles (101 endemic including two crocodile species). Thankfully, only five of the 83 snake species are lethal. In recent years there has been a surge in the discovery of amphibians, so that by the time you read this, the figure of 106 (90 endemic), will no doubt have risen.
Sri Lanka being a multi-cultural country and consist of 4 major religions namely Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Christianity. All major festivals of these religions are public holidays and if you take a walk around a city during festival time you can see many decorations and signs, like Happy Sinhala & Tamil New Year or Merry Christmas etc. People are happy when its festival time and it’s a joy to watch as they stroll along the street of the country with big bags of clothes and other thing they buy for the respective festival.
Thanks to the diversity of Sri Lanka landscape, it is open to many different activities for people of all ages from water-sports such as Jet Skiing and Surfing in the coastal areas to mountain climbing, hiking, canoeing and white-water rafting in the central areas of the country. It gives people the best experiences possible and all these experiences are just a short drive away from each other that you can do many different activities in a shorter amount of time. Please call me if you need more clarification.
Sri Lanka has a history of over three thousand years and in those 3000 years there have been many kings and rulers as well as many palaces, theatre, forts and temples that have been built. Anuradhapura, Sigiriya, Polonnaruwa, Kandy are a few many places that have great historic value. Over time natural disaster as well as war has turned some these wondrous structures to ruins but still they carry great significant and great value.
Attractions not to miss
The hill country is a world away from the rest of Sri Lanka, with tangled green mountains rise from every quarter, their lower slopes swathed in verdant tea bushes and the beautiful sceneries would leave you speechless. While the parched lowlands sweat beneath an eternal tropical summer, the uplands bask in a perpetual European spring, turning to a crisp autumnal chill at higher elevations. Spectacular waterfalls plunge over cliffs into valleys hemmed in between high mountainsides. When traveling to the hill country namely Nuwara Eliya, Kandy or Ella, it’s always recommended to take the scenic route by train. You can witness many waterfalls from big to small and streams with ice cold water. When traveling through the hill country you can see many vegetable farms and tea gardens as far as the eye could see.
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