SRI LANKA - TOURISM

Tourism is one of the main industries in Sri Lanka. Major tourist attractions

 are focused around the islands famous beaches located in the Southern and

 Eastern parts of the country, ancient heritage sites located in the interior

 of the country and lush green resorts located in the mountainous regions of

 the country.^[1][2] The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami^[3] and the past civil war

 have reduced tourist arrivals but Sri Lanka received over half a million tourists

 in 2006.^[4] A large majority of tourists come from the United States, the

 United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, the People's Republic of China, and India.

Contents  [hide] 1 Visitor attractions 2 Precious stone mining 3 List of famous tourist attractions 3.1 Beaches and lagoons 3.2 Archeological Sites 3.3 National Parks 3.4 Elephants 3.5 Adventure Sports 4 Tourism industry 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

Source : Wikipedia [ The free encyclopedia ]