There are many tours to Sri Lanka available nowadays. Both the tourism department and other organizations are offering tour packages to Sri Lanka. These tours enable one to experience the sights and sounds of the tear drop island.
Tourist Heritage of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is known as a tourist paradise because of its scenic splendor. Marco Polo, the famed traveler and historian, has said that Sri Lanka is the best island of its size. Over the years people have been visiting Sri Lanka enamored by its beauty and richness.
Things to See for Tourists in Sri Lanka
There are plenty of reasons behind the immense popularity of Sri Lanka as a tourist destination. Among these factors are the facilities provided by Sri Lanka and the hotels and resorts in the picturesque country. There are so many things to see in Sri Lanka like beaches, wild life, hills, heritage sites, waterfalls, pilgrimage sites, corals and exotic cuisine.
Tour Packages to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Tourism is offering tourists all over the world a number of packages that allow them to take in different aspects of the Emerald Isles. The Beach-Kandy-Colombo Tour is a 4 days and 3 nights tour. Colombo Hill Country Tour is a 5 days and 4 nights tour. Cultural Hill Country Colombo Tour spans 6 days and 5 nights and Kandy Colombo Tour has a duration of a couple of nights and 3 days. The Sri Lanka Honeymoon Package has 8 days and 7 nights while Wild Life Beach Colombo Tour has 7 days and 6 nights.
A number of other organizations are also offering visitors the opportunity to explore Sri Lanka, to see the country in a light never seen before. Following are some well known tours to Sri Lanka:
The Sri Lanka Beaches tour enables the visitors to see the beautiful beaches in this country. With the Sri Lanka Eco Tours and Adventure the visitors can get a first hand experience of the varied natural resources and wildlife of the country.
The Warm, friendly people of Sri Lanka tour would help the visitors get close to the warm and hospitable populace of Sri Lanka. With the The British touch in Sri Lanka tour the visitors would get an idea of the British colonial period in this splendid island nation.
Sri Lanka is well known for its elephants and the Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage is one of the main tourist attractions as it allows travelers to see how Sri Lanka and its people take care of its elephants. The Sri Lanka Elephants - Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage is important in this regard.
The game of golf is popular in Sri Lanka and with the Golf playing in Sri Lanka tour the visitors would be able to go to the exceptional golfing greens in the Emerald Isles that have been instrumental in the burgeoning affection of the game.
The enchanted wildlife of Sri Lanka would let the visitors experience the various types of animals, birds as well as the famed aquatic life forms of this island nation. This tour allows the visitors the opportunity to indulge in activities like bird watching, diving, safari and snorkelling. Sri Lanka is a country where various religions are followed, which means there is immense cultural diversity and there are lots of festivals. The Sri Lanka festivals tour would take the visitors on a trip through the many festivities celebrated in this country by various religious groups.
Visitors to Sri Lanka can also get themselves treated to the fantastic ayurveda experience through the Relaxation & spa - Ayurveda tour. Sri Lanka became the world champion in cricket in 1996 under Arjuna Ranataunga. This was the first major achievement of the country in the sporting world and the game became extremely popular as a result. The Sri Lanka Cricket allows the visitors to experience the fever pitch the country reaches whenever a game is around. With the Sri Lanka Seven World Heritage Sites visitors get to see the world heritage sites that are there in Sri Lanka.
Places to Go in Sri Lanka
There are plenty of places where a traveler can go to in Sri Lanka. There are number of cities like Anuradhapura, Matara, Colombo, Nuwara Eliya, Dambulla, Polonnurawa, Galle, Ratnapura, Kandy and Sigiriya. The beaches in Sri Lanka are in good condition and offer the visitors to enjoy themselves. The best beaches in Sri Lanka are Ambalangoda, Mt. Lavinia, Arugam Bay, Negombo, Batticaloa, Nilaveli, Bentota, Trincomalee, Beruwala, Unawatuna, Hikkaduwa, Weligama and Kalkudah.
As has been said earlier, there are plenty of religions practiced in Sri Lanka and there are many places of pilgrimage in this pear shaped country. Some of them are Adam's Peak, Maligawila and Dambegoda, Bogoda Bridge and the Temple, Muthiyangana, Buduruwagala, Temple of Tooth and Dowa Cave Temple. Apart from these there are other tourist attractions like adventure tourism opportunities, museums, national parks and waterfalls.
Hotels in Sri Lanka
There are plenty of hotels where the visitors can stay during their trip to Sri Lanka. The best hotels in Colombo are Colombo Plaza and Ceylon Continental and the best hotels in Dambulla are Culture Club Resort and Hotel Kandalama. Bentota Beach and Club Villa are the best hotels of Bentota.
The best hotels in Wadduwa are Siddhalepa Ayurveda Health Resort and The Blue Water, while Hotel Browns Beach and Hotel Club Dolphin are the best in Negombo. The Village and Hotel The Lodge lead in Habarana, while the best hotels of Yala are Hotel Yala Safari Games Lodge and Yala Village.
The leading Hikkaduwa hotels are Hotel Reefcomber and Coral Garden. In Beruwala the best hotels are Hotel Confifi Beach and Hotel Club Palm Garden. Hotel Tangerine and Kani Lanka Resort are the best in Kalutara. In Katunayeke the best hotels are Hotel The Tamarind Tree and Taj Airport Garden.
The best hotels in Kandy are Hotel Hunas Falls and Hotel Le Kandyan. In Nuwara Eliya the leading hotels are Galway Forest Lodge and Tea Factory. Hotel Sigiriya and Hotel Elephant Corridor Sigiriya are the prominent hotels of Sigiriya. In Beruwela Confifi Beach and Club Palm Garden rule the roost while Royal Lotus and Hotel Deer Park hold sway in Polonnurawa.
