Sri Lanka has a rich cultural and natural heritage with 8 UNESCO World Heritage sites. Some of the top attractions include beaches, wildlife parks, ancient cities like Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa, the hill station of Nuwara Eliya, and cultural sites like Sigiriya Rock and the sacred city of Kandy. Sri Lanka offers scenic beauty, beaches, heritage sites, adventure sports, and festivals for visitors to enjoy year-round.

1. DONE BY :
RIZWAN ANSARI
M.A.TOURISM ADMINISTRATION

2. CONTENT
• INTRODUCTION
• RICH HERITAGE
• WORLD HERITAGE SITES
• BEACHES
• WILDLIFE
• SPORTS AND ADVENTURE
• COLOMBO
• KANDY
• SIGIRIYA
• ANURADHAPURA
• ARUGAM BAY
• GALLE
• NUWARAELIYA
• POLONNARUWA
• DUMBULLA
• HORTON PLAIN NATIONAL PARK
• OTHER ATTRACTIONS

3. INTRODUCTION
• FOR CENTURIES, SRI LANKA HAS
BEEN A GREAT TOURISM
DESTINATION ESPECIALLY FOR
EUROPEAN TRAVELLERS
• SRI LANKA IS AN ISLAND
SURROUNDED BY SEA - A PERFECT
DESTINATION FOR A BEACH
HOLIDAY
• WHEN THE SEAS ARE ROUGH ON
ONE SIDE OF THE ISLAND, WATER
IS CALM ON THE OTHER SIDE
• SRI LANKA - A YEAR ROUND
BEACH DESTINATION

4. • SRI LANKA - THE FINEST ISLAND IN THE WHOLE WORLD
• FOR CENTURIES SRI LANKA HAD BEEN A GREAT TOURISM DESTINATION
PARTICULARLY FOR EUROPEAN TRAVELLERS
• IN 2010, TOURISM AUTHORITIES POSITIONED SRI LANKAAROUND 8
DIFFERENT AREAS: SCENIC BEAUTY, BEACHES, HERITAGE, WILDLIFE,
MIND AND BODY WELLNESS, FESTIVALS, SPORTS AND ADVENTURE AND
ESSENCE (WHAT IS UNIQUE TO THE COUNTRY – PEOPLE, ART AND
CULTURE, TEA, SPICES, GEMS)

5. RICH HERITAGE
• A RECORDED HISTORY OF MORE THAN 2500 YEARS - SRI LANKA
HAS A RICH CULTURAL AND HISTORIC HERITAGE
• THERE ARE 8 WORLD HERITAGE SITES WITHIN THE COUNTRY.
• THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF HERITAGE SITES IN THE ISLAND
WHICH ARE FREQUENTED BY TOURISTS

6. WORLD HERITAGE SITES
• SACRED CITY OF KANDY
(1988)
• ANCIENT CITY OF SIGIRIYA
(1982)
• POLONNARUWA (1982)
• GOLDEN TEMPLE OF
DAMBULLA (1991)
• GALLE AND ITS
FORTIFICATIONS (1988)
• SACRED CITY OF
ANURADHAPURA (1982)
• SINHARAJA FOREST
RESERVE (1988)
• CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OF
SRI LANKA (2010)

7. BEACHES
• SRI LANKA - AN ISLAND - SURROUNDED BY SEAAND A PERFECT
DESTINATION FOR A BEACH HOLIDAY
• WHEN THE SEAS ARE ROUGH ON ONE SIDE OF THE ISLAND - CALM
WATERS ON THE OTHER SIDE
• SRI LANKA - YEAR ROUND BEACH DESTINATION

8. WILDLIFE
• FOR A SMALL ISLAND THE
BIODIVERSITY OF THE
COUNTRY IS MOST
IMPRESSIVE
• SRI LANKA IS HOME FOR A
WIDE VARIETY OF
MAMMALS, BIRDS, FISH,
BUTTERFLIES AND SNAKES
• ELEPHANT, LEOPARD,
SLOTH BEAR, BLUE WHALE
AND SPERM WHALE CAN
ALSO BE SEEN IN SRI
LANKA

9. SPORTS AND ADVENTURE
• DUE TO VARYING CLIMATIC CONDITIONS AND GEOGRAPHY, SRI LANKA IS
AN IDEAL DESTINATION FOR SPORTS TOURISM
• SOME OF THE POPULAR SPORTS INCLUDE GOLF, WIND SURFING, DIVING
AND SNORKELLING, HOT AIR BALLOONING, RAFTING AND CANOEING,
WHITE WATER RAFTING, SCUBA DIVING, FISHING, CYCLING, HIKING,
TREKKING AND ROCK CLIMBING

10. COLOMBO
• THE CAPITAL OF SRI LANKA-IS THE LARGEST CITY AND MAIN PORT OF SRI LANKA.
• IT IS ALSO THE COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CENTER OF SRI LANKA.
• ENTIRE TOWN IS DOTTED WITH SEVERAL PLACES OF TOURIST INTEREST, SOME OF THE
MUST VISIT ONES BEING DEHIWALA ZOO, DUTCH PERIOD MUSEUM, FORT CLOCK
TOWER, GANGARAMAYA TEMPLE, INDEPENDENCE HALL AND MT LAVINIA BEACH.

11. KANDY
• ONE OF THE MOST SCENIC CITIES IN SRI LANKA
• CULTURALAND RELIGIOUS CITY
• CAPITAL OF THE CENTRAL PROVINCE.
• ENCOMPASSES KANDY, MATALE AND NUWARA ELIYA DISTRICTS
• HOME OF THE TEMPLE OF THE SACRED TOOTH RELIC (SRI DALADA MALIGAWA) -
ONE OF THE MOST VENERABLE PLACES FOR SRI LANKANS AND FOREIGNERS
• DECLARED AS A WORLD HERITAGE SITE BY THE UNESCO IN 1988

12. SIGIRIYA
• THE CITADEL OF SIGIRIYA OR LION ROCK, WHEN CLIMBED TO THE TOP, PROVIDES A
STUNNING SIGHT OF THE VERDANT LAND OF SRI LANKA.
• A MAGNIFICENT FORTRESS SITUATED AT THE CENTER OF THE CULTURAL TRIANGLE.
• USED AS A ROCK-SHELTER MOUNTAIN MONASTERY FROM 5TH CENTURY B.C.
• THERE ARE THREE GARDENS AT SIGIRIYA: WATER GARDENS, BOULDER GARDENS
AND TERRACED GARDENS.

13. ANURADHAPURA
• SRI LANKA'S FIRST CAPITAL FOUNDED DURING 4TH CENTURY B.C.
• RELIGIOUS PLACES INCLUDE RUWANWELISAYA, JETAWANARAMAYA, ABAYAGIRIYA,
MIRISAVETIYA AND SRI MAHA BODHIYA (ONE OF THE OLDEST CHRONICLED TREES IN
THE WORLD)
• FROM THE 4TH CENTURY BC, IT WAS THE CAPITAL OF SRI LANKA UNTIL THE
BEGINNING OF THE 11TH CENTURYA.D.
• IT IS THE OLDEST CITY IN THE CULTURAL TRIANGLE.

14. ARUGAM BAY
• Experience The
Serenity In The Water
And Great Surfing
Spots. This Fabulous
South-eastern Coastal
Town Is Becoming
An Extremely Popular
Surfer’s Paradise
Among Locals And
Tourists. Savor Some
Of The Best Seafood
Delights, Romantic
Sunsets And Relaxing
Beaches here.

15. GALLE
• MAJOR CITY SITUATED IN THE SOUTHWESTERN TIP OF SRILANKA.
• 119 KM FROM COLOMBO.
• 4TH LARGEST CITY IN SRILANKA.
• PROMINENT LANDMARKS IN GALLE INCLUDE THE CITY’S NATURAL HARBOR, THE
NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM, ST. MARY’S CATHEDRAL.
• GALLE INTERNATIONAL STADIUM – ONE OF THE MOST PICTURESQUE CRICKET
GROUNDS IN THE WORLD.

16. NUWARAELIYA
 NUWARA-ELIYA- IT MEANS
“CITY ON THE PLAINS” OR “CITY
OF LIGHT”
 IT OFFERS THE BEST BOTH
WORLDS ADVANTAGES, OF
TROPICAL ABUNDANCE AND
PLEASANT COOL MOUNTAIN
CLIMATE.
 THE CITY IS ALSO NICKNAMED
AS 'LITTLE ENGLAND' FOR ITS
SNOWY CLIMATE AND ERAS OLD
ARCHITECTURE.
 THIS CITY IS OVERLOOKED BY
PIDURUTALAGALA, THE TALLEST
MOUNTAIN IN SRILANKA.

17. POLONNARUWA
• CAPITAL FROM 11-13 CENTURIES A.D.
• A BLEND OF SOUTH INDIAN HINDI
CULTURE WITH SINHALAARTISTRY
• GAL VIHARAYA - A ROCK SHRINE
• VATADAGE - A CIRCULAR RUIN
• PARAKKRAMA SAMUDRAYA -
RESEMBLES AN OCEAN
• GIGANTIC BUDDHA STATUES AND
GRANITE SCULPTURES ARE ALSO
GREAT ATTRACTIONS

18. DAMBULLA
• DAMBULLA - SITUATED IN THE MATALE DISTRICT IN THE CENTRAL PROVINCE OF
SRI LANKA
• MAJOR ATTRACTIONS INCLUDE DAMBULLA CAVE TEMPLE COMPLEX, RANGIRI
DAMBULLA INTERNATIONAL CRICKET STADIUM, LARGEST ROSE QUARTZ
MOUNTAIN RANGE IN SOUTH ASIA, IRONWOOD FOREST ALSO KNOWN AS NAMAL
UYANA
• THE AREA IS THOUGHT TO BE INHABITED FROM AS EARLY AS 7TH TO 3RD
CENTURY B.C.

19. HORTON PLAINS NATIONAL PARK
• ONE OF THE WORLD BEST NATURE RESERVES AND ECOTOURISM
VENUES WAS DESIGNATED A NATIONAL PARK IN 1988.
• THE PARK IS HOME TO WIDE VARIETY OF FLORAAND 24 SPECIES
OF MAMMALS.

20. OTHER ATTRACTIONS
• MISTY MOUNTAINS TO TROPICAL
RAINFORESTS, WILDLIFE
SANCTUARIES TO LUSH WATERFALLS
FOR THE NATURE LOVERS
• SINHARAJA - SRI LANKA'S LAST
REMAINING RAINFOREST
• PIDURUTALAGALA - SRI LANKA'S
HIGHEST MOUNTAIN, HUNNASGIRIYA,
KNUCKLES AND ADAM'S PEAK ARE
OTHER IMPORTANT AND FAMOUS
MOUNTAINS
• DIYALUMA - SRI LANKA’S HIGHEST
WATERFALL AND THE (WORLD'S 6TH
HIGHEST), BAMBARAKANDE,
RAMBODA, ABERDEEN, DEVON, ST.
CLAIR, DUNHINDA, RAWANA ELLA ADD
DRAMATIC BEAUTY TO THE UP
COUNTRY
SINHARAJA RAIN FOREST