Beach and Wild Life Holidays in Sri Lanka
Written by Mark Hein
Sri Lanka is a renowned tourist destination in asia. It is called the perl of the Indian ocean as it possesses a lot of natural resources along with its beauty. Coverage of superb seashores enhances the tourist attractions and beach holidays are often taken place in Sri Lankan coastal areas. Sri Lanka round trip would find many world famous beaches such as Hikkaduwa and Bentota which are ideal for beach holiday sea bath.
Hikkaduwa and Bentota for Joy
Hikkaduwa is a coastal city in Southern Province Sri Lanka. Beautiful coral gardens, colorful fish varieties and golden sandy beaches are plenty in Hikkaduwa. Apart from that Hikkaduwa National Park, Seenigama Vihara, Tsunami photo museum, Moonstone mines and Hikkaduwa lake add more value to the city. Bentota beach is another important beach holiday destination. It is also located in the Sothern province in Sri Lanka. There are plenty of activities available in Bentota for Sri Lanka round trip tourist. Snorkeling, diving, sailing, wind surfing, water-skiing and deep-sea fishing are most favorable leisure activities of the travelers. Both Hikkaduwa and Bentota can be reached either by southern railway or southern expressway easily. Sea bathing is a fantastic experience in Sri Lankan beach holidays. Sandy beaches and mild sea create a brilliant atmosphere for a long time sea bath.
Sri Lanka Wild Life Holidays
Wild life holidays are another remarkable experience in Sri Lanka. There are many national parks that promote tourists to see and feel the natural behavior of wild animals. Yala, Minneriya and Wilpattu are some of the National Parks in Sri Lanka. The country is well known for its expanded bio diversity and wild life. Tourists can be able to see wild elephants, leopards and other enthusiastic creations of nature. Seeing elephants is not a hard or rare opportunity here. There are lot of wet and dry zone areas in the country where you can observe elephant bathing, feeding, fighting and sleeping which make you amusing and add a great value to your tour. The Sri Lankan Leopard is a leopard subspecies native to Sri Lanka and can be seen in dry and upper highland forests. Yala national park is one of the popular wild life sanctuaries situated in the southern province in Sri Lanka where elephants and leopards are common. Yala hosts a variety of ecosystems ranging from moist monsoon forests to freshwater and marine wetlands.
Minneriya National Park is well known for flora, fauna and elephant gathering view point in Sri Lanka. It is situated in North Central Province of Sri Lanka. There are number of other animals of faunal species include 24 species of mammals, 160 species of birds, 9 species of amphibians, 25 species of reptiles, 26 species of fish and 75 species of butterflies in Minneriya. There are two endemic species of monkeys are live in Minneriya called purple-faced languor and toque macaque.
Wilpattu National Park is famous due to its existence of natural lakes called "Willu". The park consist of lot of elephants, leopards, birds and reptiles. This is situated in the dry zone in Sri Lanka where lot of wild life holidays are taken place. Wilpattu safari packages are available with quality Jeeps with front facing seats and experienced drivers. Thus, Sri Lanka round trips would be colorful because of the beaches and wild life sanctuaries in Sri Lanka.
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