Sri Lanka | IWA Tours Sri Lanka

LOCATION- South-Eastern cost shores of India, 880 km's north of the equator, in the Indian Ocean.
TIME ZONE- Sri Lanka standard time is five and a half hours ahead of GMT
INTERNATIONAL DIALING - (+94) or (0094)
ELECTRICITY - 230V - 240V, so cycles AC
CURRENCY - Sri Lanka follows decimal currency system in Rupees ( Rs.) and cents (Cts.). Currency notes are available in the denominations of Rs. 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000,5000.Coins are issued in values of Cts. 25, 50 and 1, 2, 5 and 10.
VISA - All foreign nationals intending to visit Sri Lanka for the purposes other than short visits must obtain a necessary visa before to their arrival. The prior approval can be obtained at this link www.eta.gov.lk/slvisa and is valid to stay in the island up to 30 days

PEARL OF THE INDIAN OCEAN

Sri Lanka is and island country lying in the Indian ocean. It consists only 65,610 km². Its coastline is 1,340 km long. The most part of the country is very greenish. Temperature in Sri Lanka of lowlands average 22 'c - 33 'c and highlands average 7 'c - 21 'c. Get Experience of four seasons in four weeks.

Sri Lanka has many different products for our guests. Those are Heritage, Beaches, Wildlife, Nature, Mind and body wellness, Cultural festivals, Water sports, Adventure, Spices and Aromatic Food.

Sri Lankan has own rich heritage and it has a recorded history of more than 2500 years. There are 8 heritage sites within the country that was approved by the UNESCO. They are the hill capital Kandy, The sacred city of Anuradhapura, The ancient city of Polonnaruwa, The rock fortress of Sigiriya, The golden rock cave temple of Dambulla, The beautiful Horton plains, Singharaja rain forest and The dutch fort of Galle.

Sri Lanka has highly varied cultural landscape. It landscape orientation especially warm sun kiss beaches. Bentota, Beruwal, Hikkaduwa, Galle, Negombo and trincomalee are the dominant beaches. Those are famous for Relaxing, Sun bathing, and Surfing.

Various entertaining activities such as swimming, surfing, camping, wild life seeing, ( safaris) jungle trekking, boating, fishing, rock climbing, hiking, bird watching, whale watching and so on. The entire island is swarming with birds and animals. If you lucky Elephants and leopards could see face to face.

Nature witness the unmatched bio- diversity of Sri Lanka are Waterfalls, Misty hills, Breezy mountains, Singharaja rain forest, Knuckles forest, Adam's peak, Rivers, Sceneries.

Sri Lanka is most demanding country for lovers of nature, wild life and beaches.

Art and culture, Spices, Tea, Gems, Hand crafts and its people are the unique features of Sri Lanka. Foods are not much expensive and they are testy. The people of the country are very friendly and helpful.

Sri Lanka is one of the most spot for tourist destinations in the world. Fainally we are very proud with our hospitality and humanity.

Handicrafts From Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan handicrafts have a history that runs back to millenniums since it evolved as a cottage industry. People made handicrafts out of natural raw materials which can found around the villages very easily and turned them into exotic artworks by using time tested age-old techniques. The traditional skills and their characteristics identities still preserved within the families.

Objects carved in wood, made of brass and silver, decorated with lacquer, handloom textiles and lace, beautiful reed mats, attractive batiks, pottery, masks, are among the handicraft items made by the traditional craftsmen of Sri Lanka.

• Wood carving (household articles, figurines, wall decorations)

• Lacquer work (ash trays, teapots, ornamental pots, jeweler boxes)

• Brassware and Silverware (oil lamps, trays, wall plaques, lamp stands, religious statues, ornamental figurines, vases, letter openers and trays, serviette holders, cigarette tine)

• Batik (cloths for male and female, scarfs, wall hanging)

Spices in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka history, rich in spices, began over 2,500 year ago and now we are famous for its spices and spices gardens. The spice gardens offer tourists memorable visits to various spice plantations in Sri Lanka. During the tour around the spice garden, their staff will explain about the importance of Sri lankan spices.

The spices which are a vital part of Sri Lankan food are used by their people with such ease creating foot that is unique and interesting, adding subtle flavors and aroma. It is an Ayurvedic belief that spices have very good healing power. The islands food is expressed through vibrant colours and fragrant aromas of fresh spices..

To food lovers.., Sri Lankan food is an expression of a colourful history and delightful surprise, just like the island.

Most popular spices in Sri Lanka

• Cinnamon

• Cardamom (queen of spices)

• Cloves

• Nutmeg and mace

• Tamarind

• Curry leaves

• Rampe

• Cumin seeds

• Mustard seeds

• Fennel seeds

• Fenugreek seeds

• Pepper

• Gamboge (Goraka)

Natural Gemstones From
Sri Lanka

Gorgeous GEMSTONES from Sri Lanka.

The gem industry in Sri Lanka has been in existence for over 2500 years. It is a very long and colorful history.

Sri Lanka was affectionately knows as Rathna deepa which means gem island. The name is reflection of its natural wealth. Rathnapura is the most famous place to find gems.

The island has best precious sapphires, Rubies and much more rare collection of gemstones. Some of the most famous and beautiful BLUE sapphires in the world came from the alluvial gem mines of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka could boast of having 40 varieties of precious stone. The main types of gemstones found in Sri Lanka belong to five categories. Which are Corundum, Chrysoberyl, Spinel, Garnet and Tourmaline.

Some of the most famous and beautiful blue sapphires in the world came from the alluvial gem mines of Sri Lanka.

Gemstones found in Sri Lanka

• Blue sapphire

• Ruby

• Star sapphire

• Yellow sapphire

• Pink sapphire

• Aquamarine

• Moonstone

• Garnet

• Tourmaline

• Topaz

• Cat's eye

Herbal Medicines From
Sri Lanka

The concept of Ayurveda is old as the civilization of mankind. This had taken many turns, inherited many an ideology along the passage of time, getting refined in to a fine art. The word of Ayurveda means long life. Those who wish to live a long and healthy life should follow this concept.

The basic rule or the low is to live among and to take care of oneself with nature. Nature is considered as the mother of all being. Ayurveda strictly follows the rules of nature, as it point out.

There are two divisions in Ayurvedic treatment.

1) To protect the health of oneself.

2) To take care of the sick.

Almost all prescriptions used in curing are produced by raw materials found naturally, no artificial substances are used.

The treatments done in Ayurveda vary from simple oral treatment to more complex acupuncturing, electro treatment and inoculation by injection.

Panchakarama is another effective from of ayurvedic treatment. You could be able to find many proficient physician of Ayurveda in Sri Lanka.

Welcome to Sri Lanka

A Little Bit About Our Nation

"The pearl of the indian ocean"

PEARL OF THE INDIAN OCEAN

Handicrafts From Sri Lanka

Spices in Sri Lanka

Natural Gemstones From
Sri Lanka

Herbal Medicines From
Sri Lanka

Welcome to Sri Lanka

A Little Bit About Our Nation

"The pearl of the indian ocean"

PEARL OF THE INDIAN OCEAN

Handicrafts From Sri Lanka

Spices in Sri Lanka

Natural Gemstones From Sri Lanka

Herbal Medicines From Sri Lanka

Natural Gemstones From
Sri Lanka

Herbal Medicines From
Sri Lanka