7. Reasons to visit Sri Lanka
Diversity
People
Cultural Heritage
Festivals year around
Ayurveda & Spas
Wildlife
Adventure
Special interest sports
Accommodation
Cuisine
Shopping
8. Sri Lanka
Capital: Colombo
Largest City: Colombo
International Airport: Bandaranaike International Airport
30 Kms North of Colombo
Total Population: 21.2 million (UN, 2012)
Area: 65,610 sq km (25,332 sq miles)
Location: Island in Southern Asia and Southeast of India
Currency: Sri Lankan Rupee
US $ is widely acceptable
Language: Sinhala, Tamil and English
Major Religion: Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Christianity
Life Expectancy: 72 Years (men) and 78 Years (women)
Literacy Rate: 92 %
12. ANURHADHAPURA
❖ It is the capital city of North
Central Province, Sri Lanka and the
capital of Anuradhapura District.
❖ Anuradhapura is one of
the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka,
famous for its well-preserved ruins
of an ancient Sri Lankan civilization.
❖ It was the third capital of the
kingdom of Rajarata.
14. NEGOMBO
•Negombo is a city on the west coast of Sri Lanka, north of the
capital, Colombo. Near the waterfront, the remains of the 17th-
century Dutch Fort now house a prison.
•Negombo Lagoon, lined with fishermen’s huts, feeds into the
Dutch-era Hamilton Canal.
15. KANDY
❖Kandy is a large city in central Sri Lanka. It's set on a plateau
surrounded by mountains, which are home to tea plantations and
biodiverse rainforest.
❖ The city's heart is scenic Kandy Lake (Bogambara Lake), which is
popular for strolling.
❖ Kandy is famed for sacred Buddhist sites, including the Temple of
the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) shrine, celebrated with the grand
Esala Perahera annual procession.
16. GALLE
❖Galle is a city on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka. It’s known for Galle Fort, the
fortified old city founded by Portuguese colonists in the 16th century.
❖Stone sea walls, expanded by the Dutch, encircle car-free streets with architecture
reflecting Portuguese, Dutch and British rule. Notable buildings include the 18th-
century Dutch Reformed Church.
22. ABOUT CANADA
❖ ‘Canada’ a land of vast distance and rich natural resources, Canada became
a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown.
❖ • Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel
with the us, its neighbour to the south across an unfortified border.
❖ Canada faces the political challenge of meeting public demands for quality
improvements in health care and education services as well as responding
to separatist concerns in predominantly Francophone .
❖ Quebec Canada also aims to develop its diverse energy, resources while
maintaining its commitment to the environment.!
23. Canadian Attractions
We have taken a look at Canada’s many unique attractions and
picked these10 to recommend to visitors to Canada .
1.The Canadian Rockies
Straddling the British Columbia/Alberta border, this
mountain chain runs from the U.S. border to the northern
end of British Columbia.
24. ❖Niagara Falls is actually three separate ,massive
waterfalls located on the Niagara .River at the
southern tip of Ontario.
2. Niagara Falls
25. 3.Pacific National Rim Park
❖Located on Vancouver Island’s rugged west coast, the
park encompasses Long Beach, which is actually a 40km
stretch of wide.
❖The park provides access to nature at its rawest: Wet,
wild and dramatic scenery that can be observed from
the comfort of warm, luxurious hotels that dot the
coastline.
26. 4. Cabot Trail (Nova Scotia)
❖This 300 km trail through the highlands of Nova
Scotia’s Cape Breton, on Canada’s east coast, is
actually a drive; a beautiful, scenic loop carved into
the side of mountains that rise high above the
waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
27. 5. Baffin Island
❖Canada’s largest island, and the fifth largest island in the
world, lying between Greenland and the Canadian mainland,
in the territory of Nunavut.
❖In our ever-shrinking world, Baffin Island still offers pristine, raw
nature at its most beautiful
28. 6. Vancouver
Vancouver is a metropolitan city in the southwest corner of British
Columbia, on Canada’s west coast. Victoria is a smaller city at the south
end of Vancouver Island .
29. 7. The Prairies
❖The prairie is a vast steppe-land area between the
Rocky Mountains and central Canada. The northern
stretches of this region are home to Canada's boreal
forest.
❖ It’s hard to describe, On the prairies the sky surrounds
180 degrees of your sight line in all direction.
30. 8. The Rocky Mountaineer
A train vacation experience, the Rocky Mountaineer travels from the
coast of British Columbia to the Rocky Mountains in Alberta, and
vice versa.
The Rocky Mountaineer has won the prestigious WorldTravel
Award as "World's Leading Travel Experience by Train"
in both 2005 and 2006.
31. 9.Bay of Fundy
The Bay of Fundy is an ocean bay Stretching between the
provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
