Sri Lanka seeks enhanced military training from India

Sri Lanka has sought enhanced military training from India, according to President Maithripala Sirisena’s office.

Visiting Indian Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra called on Mr. Sirisena on Monday, and wide-ranging matters, including bilateral defence cooperation between the neighbouring countries and regional security, were discussed, officials said.

“India and Sri Lanka agreed to increase cooperation in security and defence spheres in several areas, including regional security, curbing drug smuggling and human trafficking and training of members of the security forces,” a statement from the presidential media unit said.

Thanking India for its partnership, Mr. Sirisena requested to increase the number of personnel trained by India. The Indian Defence Secretary agreed to look into the possibility of enhancing training facilities, the statement further said.

Currently, over 60% of Sri Lanka’s military personnel pursue their young officers’ course, junior and senior command courses in India, according to defence sources in Colombo.

Meanwhile, ‘Exercise Mitra Shakti’, the sixth edition of the joint military training exercise between the Indian Army and the Sri Lankan Army, concluded in Badulla district, in Sri Lanka’s Central Province, on Monday.

Contingents from the two countries jointly planned and executed a series of “well-coordinated tactical operations based on scenarios that are likely to be encountered in rural and urban environment”, a press release from the Indian Ministry of Defence said. The two-week programme is part of an initiative that began in 2013 as part of military diplomacy between India and Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka’s new tourism advisory committee gets down to work

Mar 14, 2019 (LBO) – With an eye on achieving the targeted 3 million tourist arrivals this year, a newly constituted Tourism Advisory Committee has been appointed by Minister of Tourism Development, Wildlife and Christian Religious Affairs, John Amaratunga.

The 14 member committee comprises of private sector tourism stakeholders and is headed by business magnate Harry Jayawardena.

The other members of the Tourism Advisory Committee are: Dammika Perera (Hayleys), Merril Fernando (Dilmah), Abbas Esufally (Hemas), Sanjiv Gardiner (Galle Face Hotel Group), Krishan Balendra (John Keells), Shiromal Cooray (Jetwing), Kuok Meng Xiong (Shangri-la), Ashok Pathirage (Softlogic), C.J. Wickremasinghe (Connaissance), Raman Murthy (Taj Hotels), Nalin Jayasundera (Aitken Spence Travels), Vipula Gunatilleka and N. Ranasinghe. The Committee Coordinator is Dinesh Weerakkody while the Convenor is Felix Rodrigo.

The new Advisory Committee met for the first time at the Tourism Ministry recently under the auspices of Minister John Amaratunga.

The Chairman of the four tourism bureau and department heads presented their respective performance reports and forward plans to the Advisory Committee.

Minister Amaratunga stated that arrivals so far this year are on target and Sri Lanka stands to benefit from some big international events that are to be held in the country this year.

Some of them include the IronMan and Raid Amazon events, CITES Global Conference of Parties which will see the participation of nearly 4,000 foreign delegates in May and the Worldwide Bohra community spiritual gathering that will attract around 30,000 followers.

He expressed confidence that with the stabilization of the political environment and security situation, arrivals are likely to pick up much faster in the latter part of the year.

Tourism Advisory Committee Chairman Harry Jayawardena noted that it was a commendable move to bring Wildlife under the Tourism portfolio as the two subjects were inter-connected.

He noted that this was a major strength and many pending issues could now be easily resolved. Jayawardena also cautioned the industry about price undercutting, stating that it is the country that will have to face the repercussions of a price war. He called for unity among the major players and to work towards the greater good of the industry.

John Keells Chairman, Krishan Balendra drew attention to the airport capacity issue which continues to be a major stumbling block to the industry. He pointed out that if 4 million arrivals are to be achieved by 2020 there must be a corresponding increase in airport capacity. Balendra added that a new terminal was no longer an option but an urgent necessity.

Meanwhile Sri Lanka Tourism revealed that its main targets for the next two year were to achieve Rs. 7bn in foreign exchange earnings, provide direct and permanent employment to 600,000 individuals out of whom at least 10 percent would be women, and to increase the per capita spend per tourist from the present US$ 164 to 210 dollars per visitor.

In order to prepare for the anticipated larger numbers Sri Lanka Tourism is to invest in new infrastructure development, expedite resort land alienation, informal sector integration and strengthen Tourist Police and lifesaving presence in all key resort areas. Sri Lanka Tourism will also facilitate loans for development of home stay units, construction of additional rooms in identified locations and also expedite new resort development.

The Tourism Advisory Committee is expected to meet regularly and monitor progress of the proposed development initiatives.

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Sri Lanka ranked among top 5 fastest tourism growing markets by GlobalData

COLOMBO, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka has been ranked as the fourth fastest growing tourism market in the world by GlobalData, a London-based digital analysis company, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority said in a statement Monday. 

GlobalData's Tourism Potential Index provides a ranking of 60 major developed and emerging markets around the world to assess potential growth opportunities in the tourism sector. 

Iceland, Japan, Hungary, Sri Lanka and Chile have been listed as the top five fastest growing tourism markets in the world for the period between 2017 and 2021, the GlobalData index showed. 

The list is compiled using a ranking based on forecast average annual growth in international arrivals, and the forecasts are based on factors such as capital investment, GDP and disposable income in main source markets. 

Sri Lanka, which came the fourth on the list, has obtained a score of 52.8 while achieving a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 8.7 percent. 

The score of Iceland, which topped the list, stands at 39.1 with a CAGR of 11.7 percent.

GlobalData has also assigned star ratings to each of the 60 nations surveyed, ranking them in terms of tourism potential from very low to very high. 

The star rating is based on four elements of potential: significance, competitiveness, attractiveness and convenience to give an overall percentage score out of 100. 

No country achieved a five-star rating this year, an accolade awarded to Singapore and Switzerland last year, which were both said to have "very high potential" with few barriers to expansion or demand. 

Sri Lanka is the only four-star rated country in the top 10. 

GlobalData says Sri Lanka is "expected to experience fast growth in the future".

It also said Sri Lanka is "investment-friendly and has improved its road and air infrastructure significantly". 

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Sri Lanka tourism industry in drive to fill 100,000 worker shortfall

ECONOMYNEXT- Sri Lanka’s leisure industry says it will carry out a five year program to boost the output of skilled trainees and make the sector attractive to school leavers and females as a worker shortfall worsens amid a tourism boom. 

Sri Lanka Tourism and Hospitality Workforce Competitiveness Roadmap 2018-2023, devised by a skills development committee made up of key leisure sector companies said there is an annual shortfall of up to 20,000 workers. 

“[W]e need more and better trained people entering the industry,” Malik Fernando, from Sri Lanka’s Dilmah group, who chairs the Private Sector Tourism Skills Committee, which devised the 5-year plan. 

“We need 100,000. The Tourist Board thinks it’s closer to 90,000, but that doesn’t include the informal sector.” 

According to the roadmap, only 10,000 trainees come out of hotel schools in the country annually.

But about 25,000 to 30,000 are needed each year to staff new hotels and related businesses and also to fill positions falling vacant as older workers retire and others migrate to greener pastures.

Sri Lanka has a falling rupee, making foreign jobs in countries with sounder central banks which provide stronger currencies such as the Maldives and the Middle East, more attractive. 

“We cannot standby and watch anymore. Our complacency will kill the industry,” Fernando said.

“We hope others will join us, but we don’t intend to wait.” 

The skills committee which includes tourism player like Jetwing, John Keells, Dilmah, and Shangri-La is backed by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA), the Ceylon Hotel School, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, the Technical and Vocational Education Commission and the US Agency for International Development. 

Sri Lanka’s tourism sector is growing rapidly, with the tourism authority estimating that 20,720 rooms will be added to Sri Lanka’s inventory by 2020. 

By end 2017, 35,986 rooms were officially registered with the tourism authority in graded hotels and supplementary units such as guest houses. There are also hundreds of unregistered hotels and guest houses 

A quarter of the tourists visiting the country stayed at unregistered properties, the SLTDA said.

The 5-year plan developed by the skills committee, will revamp curricula in hotel schools and start more three and six month courses to churn out workers faster. 

Additional modules can then be taken while working creating an environment of flexible carreer development and training. 

A train-the-trainers programme on the new curricula will train 200 instructors in vocational training institutes. 

A 4-6 week internship program will be introduced. 

Fernando said that the plan will also increase training on niche areas such as naturalists and wellness professionals, who are increasingly in demand. 

Secondary school teachers will also be trained to provide tourism and hospitality training in such schools under the roadmap. 

Fernando says some young people are not joining the industry due to negative perceptions and some parents oppose female children in particular from joining the industry, which will be adressed by increasing awareness. 

“We want to reach out to the youth, parents and the community,” he said. 

There is also a potential pool of workers in the military who may want to leave and join the hospitality industry, officials said. 

A research unit will also be set up to get up to date information on local and international trends to help better decision-making.

“A lot of our statistics are guesstimates and many of them are plain wrong,” Fernando said. “The data is simply not available and speculative.” (Colombo/July02/2018) 

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ADB, China leads Sri Lanka foreign financing in early 2018

ECONOMYNEXT – The Asian Development Bank and China were the biggest lenders to Sri Lanka's in the first four months of 2018 followed by Japan, while China also made most of the new commitments, official data shows. 

Out of 512.12 million dollars of bilateral and multilateral financing used in public investment in the first four months of the year, ADB disbursed 228.85 million dollars in loans and 0.74 million in grants. 

China disbursed 90.83 million dollars, Japan 54.9 million dollars and the World Bank 48.83 million dollars. 

China also pledged most of the new project loans, comitting 79.8 million dollars out of a total of 266.2 million US dollars where 10 new agreements were signed. 

After the reporting period, China Development Bank also won a bid to syndicate a billion dollar loan to Sri Lasnka. 

The Asian Development Bank committed 75 millon US dollars followed by India with 45.3 million dollars. 

A total of 219.2 million dollars were pledged as and 46.9 million as grants and technical assistance in the first four month of 2018.

Others who committed new loans were were Australia (25.0 million dollars), USA (17.9 million), Austria (13.0 million), International Fund for Agricultural Development (6.2 million), United Nations Population Fund (4.0 million) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (0.01 million).

Of the commitments made the highest amount was committed for the railway sector with 79.8 million. 

The small and medium enterprises sector received the second highest commitment of 75.0 million.

Separately Sri Lanka also raised 2.5 billion US dollars thorugh international sovereign bonds. 

Sri Lanka is now raising foreign loans mostly to repay maturing older loans, as part of a debt re-structuring effort. In the first four months, Sri Lanka had settled 715.6 million US dollars out of which 325.4 million dollars was interest. (COLOMBO, July 02, 2018)

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One of the world's best five biodiversity hotspots, Sri Lanka offers not just open doors for seeing untamed life in their regular living space, yet in addition shocking scenes, delightful coastlines, the world's finest teas, and heaps of noteworthy locales with a culture going back more than 2,500 years. Indeed, this "Pearl of the Indian Ocean" has been named one of Asia's driving goals and on this Sri Lanka visit, you'll encounter the greater part of this and that's just the beginning.

Find out about Buddhism, the prevail religion in Sri Lanka, on your visits to Anuradhapura, one of the world's most seasoned consistently occupied urban areas; the journey site of Mihintale, Sri Lanka's support of Buddhism; the Temple of the Tooth, where Buddha's left canine is accepted to be revered; and Bo Tree, the world's most seasoned recorded tree (it was a sapling taken from the tree under which Buddha wound up noticeably illuminated). Wonder about Sigiriya Rock Fortress, a mountain religious community and fortification dating to the fifth century BC over an enormous magma plug for a wiped out fountain of liquid magma. At Dambulla Rock Cave Temple, appreciate the five saved natural hollows with frescoes and Buddha statues.

Keep your eyes open for local creatures on your jeep safaris in Yala National Park, a winged animal watcher's heaven with more than 200 fledgling species and in addition elephants, sloth bears, water wild ox, panthers, and then some. Likewise visit Minneriya, Kaudulla, or Hurulu Eco Park, where you may spot elephants.

Different features incorporate touring in Kandy, one of Sri Lanka's most beautiful urban communities, set in the forested slopes; a pleasant prepare travel; a visit to a tea manor; a visit to the remains at Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka's second-most old kingdom and now an UNESCO World Heritage Site; and substantially more. For esteem disapproved, shrewd explorers, this Sri Lanka visit is certain to stir and enjoyment the greater part of your faculties!

Found nearly toward the south of terrain India, Sri Lanka is a standout amongst the most intriguing get-away goals on the planet. It has everything bundled into its little size – shorelines, mountains, rainforests, tea and espresso estates or more all, individuals with enormous hearts. This Srilanka visit bundle from Bangalore is an adventure of unwinding where you will encounter three of the most treasured goals in the nation – Kandy, Galle and Negombo.

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what is the significance of srilanka tourist visa

For traveling through the amazing place of Sri-Lanka, you need to apply for a Sri lanka travel visa and this visa gives the legitimacy of two days' stay that too at free charges. But it is essential for you to carry your documentary proof.

Travellers who convey certain travel permits don't need to worry over getting a travel visa. For a suspicion, let us accept that for a brief, holders of Sri-Lankan identification couldn't get ready to clear through any European nation without having any substantial Transit Visa. At that point for this situation, the carriers would simply deny boarding. Traveling through Sri Lanka implies that an individual need to convey a Sri-Lankan online travel visa and through an online framework it can be done to effortlessly. The Sri-Lankan ETA encourages official approval for visits up to 30 days and is issued online. Individuals who needed to accept here and now visits must acquire an ETA going before to their landing in Sri Lanka.

Even more significantly ETA (Electronic Travel Authorisation) was confined by the Sri-Lankan government on first January 2012 to fortify lawful movement in their own particular nation.

The point which must be made notice is that it has been made necessary for non Sri-Lankans to convey Sri-Lankan online tourist visa.

• Essentially to decrease the worry of visitors who get bothered because of the deferral in grant of visa to investigate the island country of Sri-Lanka.

• Besides, the Department of Immigration and Emigration, Colombo, has rearranged and given the online administrations of filling ETA application structures to the vacationers.

• Tourists can apply online for Sri Lanka ETA which is completely electronic processing online submission and the approval for the same (authority to enter Sri Lanka) will be communicated via email.

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Srilanka is one of the best top tourist destination place with awesome landscapes, antiquated sanctuaries, and entrancing Buddha statues. To visit the place apply for Srilanka ETA visa by filling the application form online and the visa will be sent to you by means of email. The eTA Sri Lanka visa is accessible for tourists from India and most part of Europe.

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Beauty Destination Beyond India - Sri Lanka

In compare to India, Sri Lanka will beat India in its beauty. The population of Sri Lanka is low and not polluted like India so the beauty of nature remains natural and non polluted. Sri Lanka is a true beholder of pure and simple beauty with all its natural charm. This Island is shaped like a drop of water from north to south and east to west and replete with numerous temptations. These temptations invoke phantasmagoria that stretches beyond the realms of fantasy. It is a true world known fact that Sri Lanka is prosperously diverse in compare to India. This diverse land houses varied specific destinations in which each of bestows diverse facets. These aspects makes Sri Lanka an absolute country with scores of only tourist destinations. If you are visiting India then don't forget to visit Sri Lanka. The country holds more nature beauty than India. Apply for Sri Lanka visa now because already all the hotel and resorts are full for last 3 months. The time of visiting tourist to Sri Lanka already get started. This island depicts a living museum with myriads of distinct features if you are eager to get explored and appreciated then travel to Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka is an incomparable island from all other island with all the miscellaneous aspects. From shimmering coastline to exotic wildlife, man-made marvels to natural splendor, every feature has its own distinct of charm and greatness that allures its visitors more. The alluring charm of this incredible island leaves one breathless or spellbound with its intriguing wonders.

Culture: One of the dominant aspects of Sri Lanka is Cultural assimilation. It is exclusively famed for its ethnicity with other different or unique characteristics as well. Scores of tourists are more attracted in comparison to India to explore the sundry culture and traditions of the island. The infatuating culture of this island makes it the most adored destination where one can stay and enjoy their vacations at the fullest. The best of its culture can be found in its heritage and architecture. The island is dotted with some interesting sculptures and edifices.

Beaches: Sri Lanka is extremely affluent in terms of housing an elegant coastline. The island boasts countless beaches as it has been fringed elegantly by the Indian Ocean. The popular or prominent destinations beaches to experience the alluring splendor are Colombo, Negombo, Trincomalee and Galle. All tourist visiting Sri Lanka must have their tour to these beaches for sure.

Pilgrimage: Mainly Sri Lanka is considered as a prime Buddhist site. The island is fulled with the presence of Buddha in the form of temples, Buddhist caves and other prime edifices. There are so many pilgrim destinations which bestows extreme serenity to Sri Lanka.

So these are some comparison of visiting Sri Lanka. If you too like to visit Sri Lanka now then don't forget to get your Sri Lanka visa on time.

Elephant Orphanage - Pinnawala Sri Lanka

On your way to Sri Lanka's kingdom in the hills a home for the majestic mammal is present and those are the great giant elephants. The road to the orphanage is covered in trees and shrubs, giving the area a jungle look like atmosphere, suitable for all indigenous Sri Lankan elephant. Most elephant species are now extinct or dead and the orphanage in Sri Lanka is highly acclaimed the world over for its commitment to the preservation of these species. Earlier Pinnawala is a village but elephants like to stay over there therefore it is famous for orphanage of elephants. Compare to now earlier there were different types of elephants and their species. Sri Lanka Pinnawala has the largest flock of captive elephants in the world. In 2011, there were 88 elephants as per counted, including in them 39 were male elephants and 49 were female elephants from last 3 generations, these creatures are living in Pinnawala. To know more about these big giant creatures every year from different countries people like to travel more. If you too are planning then go for your Sri Lanka ETA visa.

 As Sri Lanka is an Asian country Asian culture recognizes elephants as intelligent, emotional and to possess an exquisite memory. They play nicely a pivotal role in Sri Lankan traditions processions, being a part of ceremonies and cultural festivals. A number of fancily decorated and highly adorned elephants are a definite inclusion in the renowned 'Kandy Perahera' and other religious processions or cultural activities celebrated in the country. The orphanage is administered by the National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka Authorities which also functions as a breeding ground for the large land mammal. The baby elephants which are found in the jungles are also care by the orphaned people. These baby elephants are taken under their orphanage caring wing and protected well. The elephants are allowed to roam free in the spacious grounds of the orphanage and are well feed and cared for by the mahouts and volunteers. Large quantities of green manure, coconut leaves, tamarind, a local palm kitul leaves, jak fruit, maize and rice bran are well fed to them in their stalls. Both local and foreign guests enjoy interacting with these friendly animals. These elephants gracefully ramble to the banks of the Maha Oya River twice in a day, to quench their thirst and bathe. It becomes a heavenly habitat for the descendants of the mammoth even though it is not quite the same all year because it is their natural life cycle.

 Being one of the foremost elephant conservation projects in our today's article, a visit to this tiny island must be coupled with a visit to the orphanage. Sri Lanka travel agencies are now breeze with the emergence of Sri Lanka car rental services. If you want to know more about this place you can visit to our site ETA Visa Sri Lanka offering Sri Lanka visa online.

Justify your Winter Holidays with Sri Lanka Trip!

The dawn of the Winter Season is nearing and there is a lot of excitement about which country to choose for the holidays. It almost does not meet any logic to visit any Western country in this season as those countries will be more chilling. So the next option is to choose any country in the South East Asia which will give some warmth during this excursion.

 Out of the list of countries you would consider, it is almost inevitable that Sri Lanka would definitely be on the first five in the list. It is not fair to say that Lanka is the best destination, but it is justifiable to say that Lanka is the best destination considering the winters and how Lanka can compensate what you are trying to escape from in the west.

 

Now the first thing anyone would wish to do in winters is to get the warmth of the Sun as much as you can. Well, then Lanka has umpteen number of Beaches where one can lie down in peace under the sun for hours together and still not get disturbed by any passerby who is sharing the same beach. The noise, the market space and the rush is minimal and so there is plenty of privacy in the lap of the nature on seaside of Lanka. Also, to explore all the Destinations in Lanka such as its mystery caves, Elephant Safaris, Train journeys as well as Rain Forest Walks are a pleasure to do in the warmth of the Winter Sun instead of the Summer Sun which is not bearable to anyone visiting from a cold climate country.

 Hence, apply for Sri Lanka Visa and check for your Sri Lanka visa status and plan accordingly your favorite winter trip!

Take Flights to Sri Lanka and Enjoy Outstanding Summer in Trendy Beaches!

Looking for tropical paradise for beautiful and memorable holidays? There can be no other better place than Sri Lanka to escape you from your hurly-burly routine state of affairs. If you need some time for yourself and for your family to give yourself and your family a break from the increasing stress! Then plan your itinerary, book your flights for Sri Lanka by Lankan Airlines or other Airlines traveling to Sri Lanka from different countries, and give your holidaying spree a new boost. This Country is never out of season for beach holidays as it is blessed with all the ingredients for a perfect sun and sandy holidays. This can be called as an island because it is surrounded by over one thousand kilometers of endless golden sand beaches decorated with palm trees. Whether you like sun-bathing, swimming, surfing, diving or a deeper water experience on your beach holiday with a mix of relaxation, spa, privacy, seclusion, adventure, fun, excitement and an opportunity to truly mix with the culture of the country and it has it all to offer you. Make your Sri Lanka visa and book your flight tickets to Sri Lanka and enjoy your ride in an outstanding manner. Your flights after reaching Sri Lanka will give you the opportunity to enjoy some water sports like; skiing, parasailing, Whitewater River rafting or windsurfing at exotic beaches of this tea drop shaped Island. 

West Coast Beaches of Sri Lanka: The area stretching itself from south of Colombo towards the Galle which is known as west coast. The most sorts out destination of West Coast takers in Sri Lanka is Bentota. Beautiful, wide and sandy beaches can be found in Bentota. Other West Coast beaches are also present which is very popular among tourists. These include; the beaches like Waikkala, Marawila, Seeduwa and Uswetakeiyawa. These are the best places to enjoy water sports or picnic, or simply sun bath with your family.

Down South Beaches of Sri Lanka: These beaches are popular among budget travelers Hikkaduwa and back packers which are most famous beach areas. It is best for sea adventures and scuba diving. The Ahungalla beach in Sri Lanka is famous for deep sea fishing, Unawatuna for surfing and sea food, Ambalangoda Beach for ecological environment of Mangroves and Mirissa is known among Sri Lanka flights takers for it relaxing, calm and small rocking beach.
North West Beaches of Sri Lanka: In these last series of beaches the visitors may go for after taking flights to Sri Lanka from United Kingdom which is North West Beaches. These include; Negambo: a major fishing town, Marawila: beach with number of Catholic Churches, Chilaw: a calm and quite beach relating to Portuguese, Puttalam: having arid fishing settlement and country second largest water pool, Mannar: having fort, fishing, and sea as major attractions and Kalpitiya: with an Old Dutch fort.

With my Sri Lanka tourist visa I have plan of taking Sri Lanka flights this year and celebrate my summer vacations at its trendy beaches.

Unforgettable Holidays Spend in Sri Lanka Resorts

 Have you ever marked the Sri Lanka in world map? How does the country look like? If you will see in the map then it will look like tear drop. Yes it looks like a tear drop of India. But actually what it is after visiting the country then only we can know.  Sri Lanka is a beautiful and delightful island just off the southern coast of India. Known for its clean, pure white sand beaches, lovely weather, and beautiful flora, all this makes Sri Lanka a charming island which is a wonderful vacation destination. Sri Lanka resorts are varied, grand and luxurious, providing an ideal vacation experience. Sri Lanka resorts are famous around the worldwide because their resorts offers access to some of the greatest draws of the island, which include top-notch golf courses, delicious sea food restaurants, tennis courts and cheap shopping centers. Water sports abound, and you will be happy on the beach whether you choose to club and sunbathe, or to swim, snorkel, windsurf, wakeboard or water ski. Visit one of the beautiful lagoons, and you will agree that you have stumbled upon a true island paradise. For some, a tour of the royal cities in Sri Lanka can be great addition. Go for the Sri Lanka Visa and enjoy all these experience in your life. Now in this monsoon it is better to visit. 

Many more things are there to explain let’s go ahead:
 

Other island for tourist attraction includes ancient ruins, often filled with the remains of ancient Buddhist dagobas, and beautiful Adam's Peak near to sea side. Enjoy a hike up the 7,297 feat mountains through which some of the most breathtaking scenery imaginable, which is also examined to be one of the world's most holy mountains. Visit the city Kandy in Sri Lanka to experience two very well-known pilgrimage sites: the Temple of the Tooth, which is one of the country's most oldest holy sites, and Bahirawakanda Temple, which houses a huge, imposing the statue of Buddha. For night life, the capital city Colombo is enough to be visit. This city is busy and very active, Colombo boasts many night clubs, plenty of shopping markets, restaurants. There truly is something different for everyone on this gorgeous island paradise. Tourist most of the time likes to visit in Monsoon time. The view is something different which can't be explains in single line. Al views are just wow!!
 

So what are you waiting for? Just go and book your ticket for Sri Lanka. At last but not the least we always use to memorize you not to forget to make your Sri Lanka visa.  Sri Lankan visa is very important.

Again Pack your Bags for Sri Lanka

Are you planning to visit Sri Lanka again? Pack your bags as soon as possible. Don’t make yourself to wait. Sri Lanka the population of 20-25 million or more than it and covered the 65,610 sq km in area. The languages spoken in Sri Lanka are Tamil, English and Sinhala. The teardrop-shaped island of Sri Lanka is oddly designed by the Chinese as the "land without sorrow". The democratic socialist republic of Sri Lanka is a small nation and it is one of the most desired countries for travel in the South Asia region. After the destructive and disastrous Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004 where 31,229 deaths were recorded and around a million left homeless, Sri Lanka's sweet and slow readjust accolades it as small miracle. In earlier days Europeans in the world of exploration thought that they had discovered the "Garden of Eden", but what has become to this pearl of the Indian Ocean is now the crown jewel of the spice trade. On the inside, the once-called Ceylon is care-free and peaceful, but around it, wars were waged by great empires in a search to covet the rich island. Now the government of Sri Lanka doesn’t allow outsiders easily. All need to have Sri Lanka visa and passport with them. Sri Lanka ETA visa is now available online. Now easily one can apply for Sri Lanka visa.  There are many online sites to make your visa easily.

Before you pack your bags for Sri Lanka consider these things:

Geography and Climate:  Sri Lanka is a 65,610 km in square. The territory of mainly flat and rolling plains while mountainous portion in the central part to the south. Quite low that the island wonders it has a highest altitude. The Pidurutalagala of 2,524 meters above the Indian Ocean is its lowest point. The country indulges in a warm tropical monsoon climate moderated by ocean moisture and winds. So in Sri Lanka the climate on first month of March to end of June will be very hot and after that from June to October will be rainy. And rest months are counted in Cold. So the best month to visit Sri Lanka is June to October. All these month will be monsoon and great to experience and enjoy.

People and Culture: The people of Sri Lanka are very nice. They always welcome outsiders with great heart. There are 4 religious of people mainly stayed over here. Buddhism, Hindu and Islam, Christianity. They are simple in nature and very humble to others. You will feel like home only.

Food and Attraction: Mainly people love rice and curry in their food over here. As the country is located near to sea therefore sea food is also famous over here. In hese parts of the world, food is so good everything to stop outsiders. People think Sri Lankan cuisine is similar to Indian cuisine. But it's not true all food items taste is different from other countries.

So when you will visit Sri Lanka try to visit whole Colombo. Obviously your plane will land there but still take for whole city ride. Make your Sri Lanka tourism visa from very trusted company.

Sri Lanka Holidays

Take a break from your daily monotonous or dull routine and plan holidays to Sri Lanka. This Asian country is dotted with several attractive places like tea estates, heritage places, waterfalls and gardens. Let me bring to you a sneak peek of Sri Lanka tourism. Before we explain on Sri Lanka Tourism one important thing you need to highly consider is having a Sri Lankan visa. Make Sri Lanka tourist visa then enjoy your tour.
 

Top Tourist Places
 

Colombo (Las Vegas of Sri Lanka): The commercial city of Sri Lanka is Colombo that possesses all the ingredients to serve as one of the fabulous destination of the country. This old city has witnessed many different ages or eras like Portuguese, Dutch and British time in the past. It is located on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, Colombo city is a combination of hilly and marshy land. The climate is generally hot except in the monsoon (April-September) when it rains heavily. Despite being a modern city of Sri Lanka, this city reflects the rich and traditional culture of the country. The city is full of majestic landmarks like Parliament Building, the two World Trade Center towers and Jami Ul Alfar mosque.
 

Galle: The city Galle is situated in the South Coast of Sri Lanka which attracts tourist from different pockets of the world. The impressive Galle Fort, Unawatuna Bay, Weligama and Koggala, the National Maritime Museum are the must-visited places for visitors in Galle.
 

Kandy: Who bring the royalty to Sri Lanka non other then Kandy. This city has witnessed the bygone royalty of Sri Lanka. In today's date it fortifies the vibrant Sinhalese culture, tradition and region. Places like Kandy Lake, Cadjugama, Temple of the Tooth, Henarathgoda Botanical Garden, Elephant Orphanage at Pinnewala and Royal Palace Complex are the must-visit places in Kandy.
 

Kataragama: If in this summer you are planning to spend your time with your family then Kataragama is a well-known home for summer festival in Sri Lanka. It is located on the bank of River Menik and a religious destination for Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims. A temple in Kataragama called Deviyo(Buddhist God) dedicated to Buddhism is highly visited by devotees, all the year round.
 

Best time to visit: Every country has some time or month to visit so Sri Lanka experiences favorable climate all the year round. Generally, monsoon and dry season rule the region all throughout the year. The south-west coastal areas and the hilly region remain dry from November to April. While the east coast remain dry from May to September. Hence forth, traveling to Sri Lanka is comfortable for all the year round.
 

How to reach Sri Lanka?
 

This is not a big question. Obviously by air only you can reach to Sri Lanka. If you like to travel by sea then you can try for ships. As Sri Lanka is round the year tourist destination the only and best way to reach there is via air. Book your holiday package for Sri Lanka. Choose the best hotels to stay. Before that don't forget to make your Sri Lanka visa. Have a nice stay in Sri Lanka.

Pinnawela Elephant Wildlife Tour - Sri Lanka

In today's date Sri Lanka is only famous for its wild life sanctuaries. And which animal you will find more? Answer is elephant. Yes in all over the world Sri Lanka is only the place where large amount of elephants are found. For elephants Sri Lanka is home. Pinnawela, home to the largest herd of elephants in captivity. In Sri Lanka it is the only place where large amount of elephants are found. Earlier days different breed of elephants are found over here.  Day to day environment is changing so few breed elephants are found. This place became the most popular tourist's attraction of the country due to elephants. This place is 24 acre large and orphanage to many numbers of elephants. This is also a breeding place of this animal. For elephants only government has make airport and all types of tourist necessary services. If you visit Sri Lanka this year then don't forget to visit Pinnawela. Your children will enjoy this place more and you will know more about elephants. For Sri Lanka tourist visa information you can visit many online sites where you can find travel services to Pinnawela.
 

Some more information on Pinnawela:
 

During first half of the 18th century Pinnawela was an island with a population of 30,000 world's biggest mammals. And in 1960 the island was close to extinction and was rarely seen of any elephants. It was the time when Sri Lankan government decided to take serious action against saving these elephants. To save this rare animal's orphanage's life the country had lost their mothers or herds.
About 80 km northeast of Colombo, during this period Pinnawela decided to have this wild life sanctuary for elephants. 

Another Elephant Wild life sanctuary was also developed to attract both locals and cheap Sri Lanka flights takers among the green hills of Kegalle, 50 miles or 85km away from Colombo on the road to Kandy in the hill country. Although the main purpose of this sanctuary's establishment was to afford protect and care of many baby elephants found in the jungle without their mothers that were either killed by haunters or died due to bad environment. Now it is the greatest captivity of elephants in the world. All the tourists taking flights to Sri Lanka and must visit this place. Whatever the income from the tourists visits to this place is donated to help or maintain the orphanage. 

Tourists feel much pleasure here as animals are allowed to roam freely during the day time and a herd structure allowed forming.  Before visiting this place don’t forget to check the Sri Lanka visa status.