Truly budget backpacker guest houses are getting rarer in Sri Lanka as tourism booms and accommodation providers go more up-market.

While it's physically possible to traverse the island within a few days, most in-depth tours run for at least 9 days to cover the most popular icons.

Daily breakfasts, four dinners and three lunches across the duration of the tour, including authentic Sri Lankan cuisine.

Sri Lanka is on the same time zone as India: GMT+05:30, meaning the island is five and a half hours ahead of the UK.

Sri Lanka known as The Pearl of Indian Ocean” is an island which was earlier known as Ceylon. Anuradhapura is a major city in Sri Lanka.

We are a tour operator, with a passion to exhibit Sri Lanka, providing tailor made holiday packages to satisfy the desires of any holiday maker.

Our favourite itinerary: Circle Sri Lanka is a 15 day taster of the country, ideal for first-timers seeking to see and do it all.

Arugam Bay has magnificent skies to gaze at and slanting coconut trees all around to add a little heavenly feeling to your Sri Lanka trip.

Australia's largest outbound travel agency, Flight Centre showed exceptionally strong attendance, which bodes well for arrivals into Sri Lanka.

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As an important stop on ancient trade routes, there's a great mix of cultural influences present in modern day Sri Lanka.

Try a 'Hopper' - we promise you've never eaten a curry like this before, and you haven't really tried Sri Lankan street food until now.

The hospitality here is genuinely lovely - it's simply impossible not to fall in love with the Sri Lankan people.

Colombo: Shop and visit the capital of Sri Lanka. Depart from Australia for Negombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is also a popular retreat for Ramadan holidays.

Marie Gnanaraj is the principal designer in handloom weaving at Barefoot, the renowned Sri Lankan cultural institution specialising in vibrant textiles.