Tourism

Present Capacity

18,000 rooms
2.3 Mn Arrivals

Target Capacity Additional

45,000 rooms
2.5 Mn Arrivals

Target to increase Revenue USD 1bn To USD 2.5 bn by 2019

“#1 destination in the World to visit in 2019”

- Lonely Planet

Tourist Arrivals (2002 - 2018)

Most visitors arriving to Sri Lanka on a short term basis in 2018 were from the following countries

Attractions

Wildlife

13% of Sri Lanka’s land surface has been designated as Wildlife Protected Areas.

National Parks

Beaches

Sri Lanka possesses nearly 1600 km coastlines with tropical beaches which are popular among both local and foreign tourists.

Most of the coastlines of the country are studded with varying coastal features such as bays, lagoons, sandbanks, and rocky headlands. Marine recreation activities, such as sea bathing and swimming, surfing, boating, snorkelling, deep-sea fishing, underwater photography, and scuba diving, can be seen at most of these beaches and related resort areas. Beaches at Tangalle, Beruwala, Mirissa, Bentota, Unawatuna Arugam Bay, Pasikudah, Hikkaduwa, Uppuveli and Negombo are considered as famous tourist beaches in the country

Heritage Sites

Heritage tourism involves visiting historical sites.

World Heritage Sites

Zoological Gardens

Dehiwala Zoological Garden

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage

Ridiyagama Safari Park

Botanical Gardens

Natural Scenic Beauty

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