sri lanka tourism
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SRI LANKA ZThe Pearl of the Indian Ocean[
Lecturer : Niki Macionis
Subject Code : TO5103
Presented By :
Sai Kumar Nalla
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Sri Lanka (Ceylon) is an island situated in the Ind ian oce an, at the base of the Ind ian sub-cont inent.
Sri L anka is a t ropic al gatew ay f or th ousand s of visit ors all around the World.
Eve ry ye ar more th an 0.5 million t ourist s visit Sri L anka.
lat itude: - 6 ± 10o N.
longitude:- 80 ± 82o E.
(880 km n orth of the equat or).
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Sri Lanka easures 435k north to south and224 k east to west,covering a total area of
65,610 sq.k .
Average Temperature:
Low land along the
coast: 800
F Hill country : 67 o F
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Civilized bef ore 300 B.C. using agriculture and irrigat ion.
Inf luenced by P ortugue se, Dutch &
Brit ish rule.Int imate c onnect ion between soc iety &
re ligion.
Dive rsity ranging f rom t rad it ion al
f arming t o Inf ormat ion Techn ology.World f amous f or h ospit ality of pe ople.
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Anc ient c ity of P olonn aruw a - 2nd c apit al (1017 - 1284AD)
Buddh a St atue s, Wat ad age and guard st one s
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Sinh ala & Hindu new ye ar
Ce lebrated at the end of the major
h arve st se ason "Mah a" of the ye ar, in
the month of Bak (A pril) acc ord ing t o the Sri L ankan c alende r.
R ituals based on t ime s c alculated acc ord ing t o ast rology.
Th aipongal Fe st ival
Most ly ce lebrate by Hindus in the month of January
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Tuk Tuk Rally:The Lanka Challenge 2009The first ever rall featuring¶tuk-tuks. ravellers fro allover the world.
Art Bienalle:Colo bo will host the first everArt iennale at ark Street Mews.The The e for this ear's eventis eace.
Binara Full Moon Poya Day :Co e orates The uddha'svisit to heaven to preach to his
other and celestial ultitude.
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Restaurant and Cafes :Most visitors are delighted at the enor ous
variet of delicious food available. There arespecialit restaurants and star class hotels whichcater to regional and continental food.
Night Life:casinos, pubs and night clubs.
Colo bo has an bars and clubs featuringver reasonable bands pla ing western rock, popand jazz, as well as DJ·s pla ing the latest house,hip-hop and R& tunes. Naturall , peak activitis at weekends, but ever night of the week thereis usuall so e attraction.
Events :The latest events in and around Colo bo, ovienights and theatre, special food pro otions, liveaction and glitz action.
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SIGIRIYA - THE LIONMOUNTAIN.
Sri Dalada Maligawa.
Anuradhapuraya.
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GallePolonnaruwaCave Temple Dambulla
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Nature & Attraction s
Sri Lanka ha s the mo st picture sque white, sandy beache s.
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N ature & AttractionsIn c omparison t o it s size, Sri L anka h as pe rh aps the large st numbe r of w ate rf alls in any c ount ry of the
w orld (approx. 400 w ate rf alls)
w ate rf alls in Sri L anka
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N ature & AttractionsSri L anka h as a rich and e xot ic variety of w ild life .
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Nature & Attraction s
Sri Lanka i s one of the biodiver sity hot spot s in the
wor ld.
Sinhara ja rain fore st,a primeva l fore st over 15 mi llion year s o ld i s a wor ld heritage site.
More than 50% of
the f lora & fauna of
the Sinhara ja fore st
are endemic.
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Large tourist
destination.
Educationalinstitutes (source ofrevenue), whichattracts studentsfro overseas.
lantation econo
(Cinna on, Tea). Export of spices,
which is one of theajor source of
revenue.
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Palliyawatta:
Foot athwa s, C cling Routes, Helipad,Sea Flight ort, Jetties, Electricit , Water,Drainage, Teleco unication, Solid &Liquid Disposal S ste .
Kandakkuliya:Under Water A use ent
ark.
Under Water Cabling S ste of Under Ground Cabling will be
used to suppl Electricit to the proposedDevelop ent Islands fro the Substation at
Gangevadi a Village .
Disposal of Sewage Individual Sewage s ste s of Hotels will
be linked to the roposed Main SewageS ste s to roduce Effluent to Central
Environ ental Authorit Standards.
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The andaranaike International Airportis the countr 's onl international airport.
Srilankan Airlines is the official nationalcarrier , partl owned and operated bE irates Airlines.
It was voted the best airline in SouthAsia b Sk trax.
Sri Lanka has three Deep ² water ports atColo obo, Galle, and Trinco alee. Ofthese, Colo bo handles the highestvolu e of cargo, followed b Galle.
The traditional ullock cart can still beseen in use in rural regions.
Local trains, buses, ships and autos.
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Sri Lanka Tourism DevelopmentAuthority(SLTDA):
To develop diverse, unique and qualit touris
services and products that would ake Sri Lankaunique destination, globall .
So e of its activities include identif ing anddeveloping tourist specific, unique products and
services, for ulating and i ple enting TourisDevelop ent Guidelines, and facilitating andi ple enting the legal and ad inistrative processfor new product and service develop ent.
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The lifeblood of Sri Lanka's Touris industr
is its people. The people who serve are thecountr 's ost attractive force.
Trained professionals.
Setting up an Institute of Touris .
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Friendl andhospitablehosts.
Several fivestar hotels andluxur resorts.
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Multi-lingual brochures & visitorguides
souvenir shops Classification of Tourist
Establishments For convenience the SLTDA has
categorised the various tourisestablish ents. The are;
Tourist Hotels Guest Houses Bed and BreakfastUnits Restaurants
Travel Agencies Boutique Villas Tourism Shops Heritage Homes Water Sports
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Achieve 2.0 n tourist arrivals b 2016.
Target up scale Free Independent Travellers(FITS), who are co parativel high spenders.
Make touris Sri Lanka·s third largest foreignexchange earner.
Transfor touris to be the fastest job creator
and help reduce une plo ent nu bers.
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Highl co petitive.
Natural attractions are untouched.
Multicultural destination.
Co on disasters like tsuna i and earthquakes effecting the touris sector.
Civil wars.
Govern ent is taking all the care in order todevelop the touris sector.
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