The Paradise in the World
Sri Lanka is an island that is captivating both by its name - that means Land of Splendor - and by what it actually offers to the visitor.The attractions of Sri Lanka - known to the world by several names from ancient days - have been known through the centuries. While legend has it that this is the Lanka of the Ramayanaya,it is the name by which it has always been known its own people.Sri Lanka has been called by many names by the earlier travelers to the Island and few to mention here are Sinhaladwipa , Lanka, Taprobane, Serendib and Ceylon.It was also referred as The Pearl of the Indian Ocean and the Tear drop of the Indian Ocean.
Sri
Lanka has been as the peal of the Orient for its variety of
attractions. It is not a mere tropical isle known for sun, sea and
sanda, it has all this in plenty.It has over 1400 km sun kissed beach.
one could do surfing, undersea diving, the fascination of coral reefs,and also for the more adventures in there.
Within four hours one could drive from the sunny coast to cool, cloud - kissed mountains, where the best tea in the world grows.
For miles around one could see hills and valleys covered by unending
carpet of tea, and enjoy the aroma of fresh tea leaves.
Sri
Lanka is ranked among est the world's 25 biodiversity hot spots A few
hours driving we can enter the wildlife of Sri Lanka, given sanctuary in
many national parks, and nature reserves.We can see the
elephant,leopard like wise many kinds of fauna.There are many kinds of
birds,like peacock,parrot,stork.There also have migratory birds.
