Wednesday, March 31, 2010

SriLankan Holidays plans special tours of the island

JEDDAH: SriLankan Holidays, the leisure arm of SriLankan Airlines, has planned four special tours of the island state to enable travelers experience the country’s rich and colorful diversity.

The tours have been specially crafted to bring you the best of Colombo, the bustling capital, Kandy the ancient hill capital, the gorgeous beaches on the southern coast and the cool climes of the verdant hill country and cultural hot spots.

Operative out of nine cities in the Middle East — Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai, Kuwait and Muscat — the packages offer four to thirteen nights, with flexibility for extending the stay by more nights. These special tours include economy return airfare to Sri Lanka, hotel accommodation on bed and breakfast twin-sharing basis, and, airport and internal transfers.

The island state offers a visa on arrival, a free SIM card from Sri Lanka’s leading mobile operator Dialog Telekom and the SriLankan Holidays shop-over voucher booklet. The booklet contains discount vouchers from over a dozen popular establishments in Colombo, a cosmopolitan city with a unique historical charm.

Kandy is a World Heritage Site and the country’s ancient hill capital. Nuwara Eliya, higher up in altitude, boasts of an invigorating and balmy mountain climate and salubrious scenery, and is Sri Lanka’s most popular hill resort.
 
Among Dambulla’s attractions is the largest and best preserved cave temple complex of Sri Lanka. The 5th century Sigiriya rock fortress is yet another World Heritage Site and was built by the parricide King Kashyapa (477-495 AD). The island is rich in beaches, especially on its southern coast.

source - http://arabnews.com

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