Sri Lanka officially known as the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, it was known as Ceylon before it officially changed its name to Sri Lanka in 1970. The Beautiful Island Sri Lanka has a proud history of over 2500 years and breathtaking diversity of scenery will capture anyone’s soul and hart. Sri Lanka is located in the Indian Ocean in South Asia. Very few destinations offer the travelers Remarkable combination of pristine beaches, enchanting cultural heritage, and stunning landscapes within such a compact location. The Small Island is having about 15 national parks, 350 waterfalls, and 1330 kilometers of coastline and nearly 500,000 acres of tea estates. Sri Lanka is having a tropical and warm climate. Sri Lankan people are extremely friendly and Sinhala (also known as Sinhalese) is the mother tongue of Sri Lankans. Tamil also another official language in Sri Lanka other than Sinhalese, however English is widely understood and spoken in Colombo and most rural areas.
Sri Lanka Wild Life
Sri Lanka is one of the best places to watch wildlife since Small Sri Lanka is having a Considerable highest rates of biological endemism in the world.09 national parks, 07 bird sanctuaries are there in Sri Lanka. World’s largest leopards are there in Yala National Park. Minneriya national park is a gathering place for Elephants who come to play and drink water from Minneriya tank. The ocean around Sri Lanka is a Home to Large families of Blue whales, sperm whales and Dolphins. More than 25 Species of cetaceans rule the Sri Lankan ocean, therefore it is one of the ideal place for whales and dolphin watching.
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Foods
Foods in Sri Lanka are unique for their own culture. Sri Lanka is having a vast verity of tropical vegetables, fruits, and spices. Main diet of Sri Lankans is rise with verity of curries. Fish and sea food is used by most of the Sri Lankans in their everyday diet.
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Travel Tips
Visa
Visitors (expect Singapore or Maldivian Passports holders) should have a visa to visit Sri Lanka. Obtaining Sri Lankan visa is very simple process, and it can be process in advance thought government official Website www.eta.gov.lk if you don’t have enough time to apply visa in advance, visa can be obtained at special desk in the immigration arrival hall.