Beautiful, natural places and tourist attractions in Sri Lanka

• Authors: K. A. I. L. Wijewardena Gamalath
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This report presents the beautiful and cultural places in Sri Lanka attracting tourists. Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is an island nation in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean enrich with beautiful white sandy beaches, lush green landscapes varying from rainforests to peak wilderness sanctuaries, Buddhist monasteries and accented by a cultural history dating back thousands of years. Sri Lanka has been a popular place of attraction for foreign travelers as early as the 410’s AD/CE, the Chinese traveler Fa-Hien in the twelfth century and the Italian explorer Marco Polo claiming “best island of its size in the world”. Tourism in the island nation is the third largest foreign exchange earner. The airport and seaports have been closed to tourists for several months due to the pandemic. Discussions are underway to reopen the airport to tourism under a phased programme in January 2021.

Keywords

EN

Sri Lanka; archaeology and history; beaches; central highlands; spiritual pursuits; wilderness and wild life

• Publisher: Scientific Publishing House „DARWIN”
• Journal: The Institute of Biopaleogeography named under Charles R. Darwin
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 3
• Pages: 1-44

Contributors

author

K. A. I. L. Wijewardena Gamalath

• The Institute of Biopaleogeography named under Charles R. Darwin, 22/12, Mickiewicza Street, 78-520 Złocieniec, District Drawski, West Pomerania, Poland

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