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World Tourism Day at Yapahuwa

Celebration : Sri Lanka Tourist Board (SLTB) in association with Wayamba Development Authority will be celebrating the World Tourism Day that falls on 27th September 2006 at Yapahuwa.

This is supported by the Divisional Secretariat (Maho), Maho Pradeshiya Sabha, Zonal Educational Office (Maho), Forest Department (Kurunegala) and Maho Police with blessings of the Chief Incumbent, Yapahuwa Rajamaha Viharaya.

Objectives of this is to introduce and promote a lesser known attraction to domestic and international tourists, promote domestic tourism, enrich community awareness on tourism and its benefits, Open avenues for the community to share Tourism benefits and to develop more tourism facilities to be developed in Wayamba.

Yapahuwa was selected considering its potentials for future tourism development and its historical and archaeological value which was the fourth ancient capital of Sri Lanka in 13th century but it is not popularly known among domestic and international tourists.

International tourist signs will be placed from Daladagama Junction to Yapahuwa via Maho and a special travel brochure on Yapahuwa will be launched for the benefit of domestic tourists visiting Yapahuwa.

The Sri Lanka Tourist Board will be conducting community awareness programmes on tourism and its impact in and around Yapahuwa area. It has already been initiated to make aware of Police officers, Grama Seva Officers, Agro Officers, Samurdhi Officers on tourism awareness will be created among teachers and students in the schools in the Maho Educational Zone.

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