About Sri Lanka

Tourism is one of the main industries in Sri Lanka. Major tourist attractions are focused around the islands famous beaches located in the southern andeastern parts of the country, ancient heritage sites located in the interior of the country and lush green resorts located in the mountainous regions of the country.

Sri Lanka is home to six world heritage sites: Galle, Kandy, Sigiriya, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruva, and Dambulla cave temple. Sri Lanka's many beaches are often visited by tourists. The historical city of Colombo is considered as the "Commercial capitol of Sri Lanka" which attracts many tourists from Asian region to visit for businesses. National parks in Sri Lankaare also popular visitor attractions.

The precious stones such as rubies and sapphires frequently found inRatnapura and its surrounding areas also a major tourist attraction in the country. The tourists are interested in precious stones also can visit Sri pada mountain, Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Uda Walawe National Park andKitulgala (place of "The Bridge on the River Kwai" was filmed).