the commercial and political heart of Sri Lanka
Colombo, Sri Lanka's capital city, cosmopolitan and filled with many-starred international hotels, shopping centers and surprisingly westernized, yet with its own unmistakable Sri Lankan character.
Colombo, the commercial and political heart of Sri Lanka is a fascinating mix of old and new, with a central cluster of high-rise office blocks and hotels overshadowing red-tiled colonial-era buildings and sprawling street markets which overflow with high piled fruit and vegetables, colourful silks and cottons, and deliciously fragrant spices.
A sense of romance and wonder sweeps up all visitors to Sri Lanka's West & South Coasts; after all, this is the land where people dance across fire on monsoon nights, fishermen float on stilts above the waves and turtles crawl up onto moonlit beaches.
The landscape is one of utter beauty; the radiant-green rice paddies and forests of swinging palm trees contrast with endless beaches of ivory-coloured sand and an ocean of rich turquoise.
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What’s not so well known is that Sri Lanka has some great wrecks, and the local divers keep discovering new ones as they explore the waters off the coast.
find out moreAs beautiful as Sri Lanka is on land, it is equally matched with its spectacular underwater scenery. A separate world of tropical fish and coloured coral.
find out moreSri Lanka is a great place to learn to dive by taking a course at one of the recommended PADI Diving Centres or Dive Resorts.
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