For a country with one of the highest population densities in the world (304 people per square miles), the island is also remarkable in that 13% of its land area is designated for wildlife & nature conservation.
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The Sinhalese chronicles suggest the annual pageant was held in the 3rd century BC in the hills as a rainmaking event: pay tribute for the harvest & prey to the gods for rain in time for the next crop. However the general belief is that the pageant commenced with the arrival of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Sri Lanka in the fourth century AD,
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The government-run Orphanage was set up in 1975 to rescue four orphaned baby elephants when they could no longer be looked after at Dehiwala (Colombo south) Zoo. Today with 70 elephants herein, it has become the home to the largest captive group of elephants in the world.
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The tropical island of Sri Lanka is well forested, with more than 18899 acres of hilly virgin, uninhabited woodland in the Sinharaja Forest alone. Pocketed between two sizeable rivers, namely river Kalu Ganga from the north & river Gin ganga from the south of the numerous rivers of this paradise like tropical island of Sri Lanka, no larger than state of Virginia, is a virgin tropical rainforest of enormous ecological significance, a treasure trove of biodiversity.
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Interesting as the ascent is, & beautiful as the dawn is, Adam's peak saves its mesmerising paramount show time for a few minutes after dawn. As the sun rises, the shadow of the Peak seems to be projected in from the air without lying upon the forest below as one's eyes expect: a perfect shadow of the peak onto the misty clouds in the direction of far coast.
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Perched on the southern edge of the Central highlands, midway between Nuwara Eliya & Haputale is Horton Plains Nation Park (7200 ft). The Park (10,000 ha), named after British governor Sir Robert Horton is a world apart from rest of the tropical island. This is the island's highest & most isolated plain, a result of millions of years of erosion.
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In the middle of the planet, there’Land like no other..
Beaches
The Indian ocean kisses the beaches
which are Lear, peacock bright and of an ideal Temperature of 75 F. The
cost often twist and curve in to little rocks and bays arcluteccluding
please for romance. The stretch long golden beaches are ideal for
swimming, Sun baihing and for watersports, which are available in most
of the hotels adequately.
Anciant Ruins
The ruins of ancient cities extending from
3 rd centure BC to 12th centure take the Visitors back through many
centuries during which a unique civilization flourished. Anuradhapura,
Polonnaruwa, Sigiriya are few of these cities.
Wild Life
The four national parks abound in
variety of wild life. The best known globally is the Yala National park,
in the deep south of the Island. There are also other national parks
at Inginiyagala and Udawalawa. A visit to these Jungles is an entry to
awhole new world where nature is staying still.
Modern Sri Lanka
Taking a look at the modern Sri Lanka fast on the road schiving the status of new Industrialized country. The country has made a successful switch over to private sectored Economy, with vast scope for foreign investment promising profits.
A part from the above Sri Lanka has lot more offer her admirers, Amazing diver city of Sceuery, you will pass brilliant Paddy fields, small lively villages, Hill country tea plantations and low country Rubber plantations.
Top of all Sri Lanka has a gentle gesture
of welcome, friendship and respect. You will be Treated with the same
manner added with genuine hospitaly wherever you travel throughout
the Island. We are quiet confident that Sri Lanka will not only earn
profits, but also repution to you We hope to hear from you soon and
assure our best of attention at all times.