Sri Lanka is an island of endless enchantment. A tropical paradise where you can discover everything from golden sun-kissed beaches to mist-shrouded mountains, awe-inspiring ancient monuments to sprawling wild life parks and impenetrable rain forests to rushing white waters.

Surrounded by an unbroken coastline Sri Lanka boasts beautiful golden beaches. From the soft brown sands and warm blue waters of the Indian Ocean on its South and West Coast to the world renowned beauty of its unspoilt expanses of beach on the East Coast, Sri Lanka is one place no beach lover should miss out on.

Tranquil hospitality, spellbinding sights and sounds and a culture and heritage reaching back over thousands of years makes this island a place of vivid intensity. A place where ancient customs and traditions blend seamlessly with modern life. Every point on the map can be reached within a few hours travel by car thereby allowing even the short-term visitor to taste the extreme variety of landscape and climate that the island affords.

There are eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites comprising of two natural sites and six cultural sites:

Nature

• Sinharaja Forest Reserve
• Central Highlands of Sri Lanka

Culture

• Sacred City of Anuradhapura
• Sacred City of Kandy
• Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
• Ancient City of Sigiriya
• Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications
• Golden Temple of Dambulla

The late science fiction author, inventor and futurist Sir Arthur C. Clarke – a long time resident of Sri Lanka – once said: “The Island of Sri Lanka is a small universe containing as many variations of culture, scenery and climate as some countries a dozen times her size…”

Travellers have a right to dream, and in Sri Lanka their dreams could become a reality…