Sri Lanka Travel and Tourism

Sri Lanka Travel and Tourism

"Marco Polo considered Sri Lanka the finest island of its size in all the world, and you'll likely agree after exploring the country's fabled delights. What takes your fancy? Beaches? The coastal stretch south of Colombo offers palm-lined sandy expanses as far as the eye can see. Culture? Try the Kandyan dances, a procession of elephants or the masked devil dances. Ruins? You'll find enough ancient and inspiring architecture in the cities of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa to satisfy that inner archaeologist, we promise. And then there's the natural wealth for which Sri Lanka is rightly renowned. Head for the hill country to escape the heat of the plains, where the coast fades away to reveal gorgeous rolling hills often carpeted with tea plantations. The entire island is teeming with bird life and exotics like elephants and leopards are not uncommon. To top it all off, the people are friendly, the food is delicious and costs are low" - Lonely Planet

"Dear me, it is beautiful." - Mark Twain,  when his ship reached Ceylon in the 1890s

Amazing Sri Lanka 

• Lonely Planet Destination: Sri Lanka
• Sri Lanka - Map
• Sri Lanka Tourist Board (Sri Lanka: A Land Like No Other)
• SriLankan Air ( National Air Line - Sri Lanka )
• Eco-Tourism ( From the sacred and majestic mountain of Sri Pada, down awesome and powerful waterfalls, through the lush and serene Sinharaja tropical rainforest, past a green sea of paddy fields into a jungle of fish and coral, experience nature at its most wondrous.. )
• CNN - Weather Forecast for Colombo, Sri Lanka
• SRI LANKA IN FOUR WEEKS

Tourist Attractions in Sri Lanka

• Pilgrimage to the Citadel of Sigiriya
• Sigiriya Art Gallery
• Scenic Beauty of Lanka ( InfoLanka Photo Album )
• Engravings Temple of Buddha's Tooth, Kandy, Sri Lanka in 1875
• The Island - City of gems sparkle - Rathnapura
• National Parks and Sanctuaries in Sri Lanka ( Sri Lanka has a rich and exotic variety of wildlife and a long tradition of conservation rooted in its 2,230 year old Buddhist civilisation )
• Palm-fringed Beach - Arugam Bay ( The most beautiful and unspoilt coast, in one of the world's most beautiful islands . . . serendipity)
• Nilaveli Beach ( Delights of Sun, Sand, Surf & a Deserted Island hide away nearby)
• Fauna & Flora in Sri Lanka ( The abundance of Sri Lanka's birdlife makes it an ornithologist's paradise. Of the 431 recorded species 251 are resident and no less than 21 are endemic to the island )
• Museums & Art Gallerries in Sri Lanka
• Ceylon Tea
• SriLanka.com - Sri Lanka Travel &Tourist Information
• The Cultural Triangle (Sri Lanka's and Asia's richest archaeological heritage sites and  the largest and most dramatic are in the Cultural Triangle. The area formed by linking the ancient capitals of Anuradhapura, Polonnaruva, and Kandy, with Sigiriya in the center.)
• Ulpotha - A VILLAGE IN THE JUNGLE
• Haputale - Nested in the Bosom of the Hills
• Pasgama - Step into Remoteness ( Pasgama is a unique concept in that it is an authentic reconstruction of a Sri Lankan village as it was prior to 1940. Situated in Ellalamulla, Pasyala, a few kilometres away from Nittambuwa, from where it gets its name, the village is five acres in extent. )
• Bird, Birds, Birds - Bird Watching in Sri Lanka - Hot Spots
• ELLA ADVENTURE PARK (If 'adventure' is your middle name you're going to love Ella Adventure Park - an ecologically friendly resort in the virgin jungle terrain of Ella)
• Travelogues: Sri Lanka
  • Erik Futtrup - 1991 || Erik Futtrup - 1993 || Helen Pederslie - 1993 || Tony Stubbin - 1996 || SRI LANKA IN FOUR WEEKS || Sri Lanka Trip Photo Album || amazing Sri Lanka ||
  • Travellers' Reports: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Hotels & Accomodations  

• Hotels On-Line: Sri Lanka
  • The Jetwing family of Hotels
  • Elephant Corridor || Mahaweli Reach - Kandy || Triton - Ahungalla
  • Kandalama - Dambulla || The Deer Park - Girithalle || The Oasis - Hambantota
  • The Tea Factory - Nuwara Eliya || Galapita - Paradise Resort || The Colombo Plaza
  • Taj Samudra - Colombo || Trans Asia - Colombo || Tree of Life - Kandy
  • Galadari - Colombo || Babylon - Kandy || Galle Face Hotel - Colombo
  • List of Sri Lanka Hotels and Resorts with Online Reservation ...
  • List of All Sri Lankan Hotels by Stars
  • A Sri Lankan Hotels guide ( By Asia Tours )
  • Sri Lankan Hotels List - Search
• Hotels with descriptions  
  • The Deer Park: Where nature meets luxuries ( unique concept in eco-tourism where guests can enjoy an unspoilt natural surrounding of a virgin forest, still enjoying all modern luxuries. )
  • Habarana Lodge: A lodge, a hotel and much else besides ( An early morning stroll along the Habarana tank side. Tendrils of mist rest above the still water, waiting to dissipate with the rising sun. )
  • Lighthouse Hotel : beacon in the South.)
  • Yala Safari Beach Hotel: Yala's unique bird hide ( Relax in the wilderness where wonders of nature meet: The wonders of the Yala Safari Beach Hotel derive not only from a meeting with nature, but also from an encounter with the values that make a holiday great. )
  • Kotmale Holiday Resort : A place with a host of tourist attractions ( Surrounded by mountains with forest covered slopes and lower tea plantation and paddy fields, with the soothing sounds of the singing birds, is the Kotmale Holiday Resort.)
  • Browns Beach : the vintage hotel in 'Little Rome' ( One of the flagship hotels in Negombo, Browns Beach Hotel opened its doors in 1970 and became the most sought after hotel in Sri Lanka's West Coast, specially among beach-loving tourists.)
  • Blue Oceanic Beach Hotel : The star in 'Little Rome' ( Blue Oceanic offers 110 air conditioned rooms with central air conditioning, telephone, mini bar, channelled music, and large private balconies which offer a spectacular view of blue ocean. )
  • Suwasevana Holiday Resort : The star in Kataragama ( Suwasevana Holiday Resort is the latest addition to the chain of hotels and resorts which is being built in Kataragama.)
  • St. Andrew's Hotel, Nuwara Eliya: A mansion in the hill country ( St. Andrew's is majestically located on a pastoral landscape, flourishing in fauna and flora, surrounded by doxwood, in a charmingly laid out summer garden, overlooking the age old Golf Course.)
  • Kosgoda Beach Resort : exotic haven for holiday makers ( Kosgoda Beach Resort is located in a picturesque garden between the sea and a lagoon, thereby creating an aqua paradise village on the south western coast of Sri Lanka.)
  • Hotel Hemalee - The pioneer in the Cultural Triangle ( Hotel Hemalee is a popular stop-over resort for tourists who visit Polonnaruwa ruins, Somawathi Chaithiya, Dimbulagala, Medirigiya National Park, Minneriya, Sigiriya, Dambulla, Anuradhapura and Trincomalee.)
  • Yala Safari Game Lodge - Where nature meets wonders ( Only a kilometre from the Yala Wildlife Sanctuary, bordered by the ocean and blessed with a picturesque lagoon, the Yala Safari Game Lodge has been built beside the finest destination in Asia for Leopard watching.)
  • Medawachchiya Rest House : the popular stopover on A-9 ( The word 'Medawachchiya' means 'Meda' (centre) and Wachchiya (Villa) and therefore the name 'Medawachchiya' was given to the junction which is exactly 17 kilometres radius to four popular tourist spots - Anuradhapura, Mihintale, Vavuniya and Madhu.)
  • Hotel Yenisey - a touch of Colonial and Chinese flavours ( Overlooking two main tourist attractions, the Race Course and Gregory's Lake in Nuwara Eliya is Hotel Yenisey.)
  • Topaz - Kandy's jewel among hotels ( Located in the salubrious climes of Anniwatte is Hotel Topaz, offering visitors a sweeping view of its peaceful surroundings of lush greenery, hills and the city of Kandy, from all points of the hotel.)
  • Hotel Mihintale ( Where the back garden extends to a jungle with bird-life )
  • Walawe Rest ( Near Uda Walawe National Park )
  • Hilton Holtel - Colombo
  • Mount Lavinia Beach Hotel
  • Hotel Blue Water - Wadduwa ( Spread out on 14 acres of beach land )
  • Royal Palms Beach Hotel - Kalutara
  • LightHouse - A Hotel in the Dutch Fort
  • Swiss Residence - Kandy