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Advantages: Steeped in culture and history, Beautiful equatorial climate , Amazing sights sounds and experiences
Disadvantages: Heat can get oppressive, Water undrinkable - use bottled at all times. Terrorist incident at airport unfortunate, but likely to be a one off.

Sri Lanka, land of Serendipity, Ceylon. I have always wanted to go to Sri Lanka since seeing Duran Duran on top of Sigirya rock in Save a Prayer. In September 2000 I got my chance. And it was, quite simply, the best holiday I have ever had. No contest. Me and my partner travelled to Sri Lanka for two weeks, with Kuoni, on the “Sri Lankan highlights tour” – One week travelling round and sightseeing, and one week on the beach. Before you ... Read review

Advantages: Beautiful country, full of history
Disadvantages: High security presence

In January we visited Sri Lanka, on a package tour from the Tradewinds brochure. We didn’t really know what to expect, but we found a country full of culture and history. This is our experience... Day 1 – travelling. An early morning (direct) flight from Heathrow took us to Columbo. We arrived early in the morning (03.30) and the heat and humidity hit us as soon as the aircraft doors opened. Immigration and Customs clearance were quick ... Read review

Advantages: Very Cheap prices. Beautiful Country full of historical sights and friendly people. Hotels are all excellent and reasonably priced
Disadvantages: It's great for laid back people but be careful if you are a very active person and not into the whole sightseeing gig

Okay let’s start with being honest. My name is Mario JAYAWARDENA, so to most people I hope it is blatantly obvious that I have a Sri Lankan background (That's why I put Caps on for surname and also if your wondering, no I'm not related to the other famous Jayawardena who plays cricket for SL). My parents are both from Sri Lanka and our family go there every year. Now, I am definitely the Black sheep in the family, I claim to have nothing ... Read review

Advantages: Lovely country, beautiful.
Disadvantages: Dodgy roads and water.

Ciao fellow Ciaoers! This report comes to you from Sri Lanka, the land of Sun, Sea, Sand… and tea! -UPDATE Updating this opinion involves reviving my, ltes say, rocky past. But I need to reenforce that Sri Lanka is safe. You will not get attacked - attacks like these are very rare in the main touristic areas. Please DO NOT desert Sri Lanka at the time it most needs you! Thanks... dan*e -INTRODUCTION Serendib, Silon, Ceylon, or what is ... Read review

Advantages: ***
Disadvantages: ***

Anyone who wants to help the people is Sri Lanka please visit the following site it has a number of links to different organisations websites where you can donate in anyway possible. http://www.aidsrilanka.com Edit: More links http://www.emergencydonations.gov.lk/ website to find tsunami victims http://www.findthem.lk/dataentry.htm Don't try testing it with test data. it will just add garbage to the database. add information only ... Read review

Advantages: Great elephant watching possibilities
Disadvantages: It's a long way....

Although Sri Lanka is one of the more heavily human populated countries in the world, there are still a surprising number of elephant spotting opportunities to be found. Minneriya National Park is located in the centre of the island; it is fairly small and centred around the flood plains of Minneriya Tank. The Tank is an ancient irrigation reservoir, built around 1600 years ago; a legacy of the ancient advanced civilisation that once lived here. ... Read review

Advantages: very individual culture
Disadvantages: touts

I spent a great six months of my life working as an English teacher in Sri Lanka, and i hope i can maybe inspire others to go and see this country. Before i left i had no ideas as to what to expect. Sri lanka is very humid and it takes a bit of getting used to the constant heat, usually around the low 30's. The best ebaches are along the south west coast, hikkaduwa and mirissa are both very beautiful and have accomodation on the shore. Hikkaduwa ... Read review

Advantages: beautiful island
Disadvantages: busy main roads

We went to Sri Lanka in April and booked most of the holiday on the net. It is very easy to find hotel sites but some hotels aren't quite as gopod in the flesh, so to speak, whilst others are better. We began at Unawatuna Beach Resort and had arranges by email to be picked up at the airport. We had booked an executive room $60 per night half board for 2 - a good price but the hotel was very run down. I would also spend the first night nearer to ... Read review

Advantages: Beautiful scenery, varied itineraries, cheap, friendly people
Disadvantages: takes a long time to get anywhere (Colombo- Kandy 3hours)

Sri Lanka has been seen as a jewel in the Indian Ocean by the many people who have passed through it in history. Today this still remains the case. However, its society has been permanently scarred by the uprising by the Liberation Tamil Tigers of Eelam (LTTE) which has been going on for 17 years and has claimed 65,000 lives. Sri Lanka is lush and junglelike on the initial approach by air. Yet this is not the case everywhere. The hill country has ... Read review

Advantages: breathtaking scenery, waterfalls, culture, variety of things to do, good climate, friendly people, good quality and variety of accommodation offering value for money
Disadvantages: sea can be quite rough, could be quite a culture shock for some people

I travelled around the island of Sri Lanka in early October this year and was pleasantly surprised by the variety the island had to offer. It was my first trip to this side of the world and was a little aprehensive to what I would discover. My trip began in Colombu after a comfortable 11 hour flight with Sri Lankan Airways. I was then transferred to the west of the island whereby we stayed in the Ranwelli Holiday Village. The property was lovely ... Read review

Advantages: perfect weather, glorious beaches, lots of history, lovely people
Disadvantages: long aeroplane flight!!

i had always wanted to go to the maldives - it was my idea of paradise so when my then boyfriend proposed we decided that our honeymoon would be the perfect oppertunity to have a holiday there. (once in a lifetime thing!) we then decided that as neither of us are into big fancy white weddings, we would get married abroad, the problem being that we couldn't actually get married in the Maldives. I then saw in may brochures these twin centre holidays ... Read review

Advantages: everything!!
Disadvantages: nothing!!

anyone, anywhere should visit sri lanka- but be fully prepared to fall helplessly, completly and wantantly in love; with the island, the people, the climate- the very essence of the country. sri lanka lays south of india, a teardrop shaped island in the currents of the indian ocean. the weather is tropical and the beaches beautiful- but one of the most fufilling aspects about a holiday here, is that you could only ever be here. it is completly different ... Read review