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Special attractions for transit visitors:

Novel tourist draw

*Private sector participation

*Facelift for Gampaha

The Government in collaboration with the private sector will launch a massive project in a bid to attract foreign tourists who are on transit at the BIA to offer them a glimpse of the rural life of Sri Lanka.

According to President’s advisor and Former IGP Chandra Fernando, the tourists who are on transit visit or short tour to Sri Lanka will have a better opportunity to enjoy the way of Sri Lankan life under this project.

He said these tourists are languishing in their hotels in areas adjacent to the Airport without enjoying the abundant cultural, religious and natural diversity of the country and arrangements are under way to attract them towards tourist sites and traditional villages in the Gampaha district.

This kind of tourists would be encouraged to visit the religious places such as the historical Kelaniya temple, the Thewatte Basilica and Attanagalle temple in the vicinity of the BIA and help them engaged in some kind of recreational activities during their short stay in the country, he added. Fernando added a boat ride service in the Hamilton Canal, visit to the Botanical garden and forest reserves in the Gampaha district would be arranged for such tourists under this project. “The tourists who are on transit visit are confined to Negombo,” Fernando added.

He added that various tourist sites would be established in the Gampaha district where these tourists can witness the Cinnamon cultivation in Kadana and how cinnamon is peeled. The tourists would be able to witness the traditional milking of cows, visit to various traditional product villages in the district. Fernando said the private sector has expressed its willingness to invest in this novel area and it would be an unique experience for the tourists too.

 

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