Water based recreation from Citrus Aqua
Citrus Leisure PLC has, within a very short period of time has become
a powerhouse in the leisure industry with still more ambitious plans to
build and manage a chain of distinctive resorts - a chain benchmarked
against the most coveted in the world and built to exploit the beautiful
and picturesque waterfront landscapes of Sri Lanka. It is with that
vision in mind that Citrus Leisure PLC designed and developed, and
launched its subsidiary Citrus Aqua - which will single mindedly focus
on providing professional water based recreational activities for
tourists.
Citrus Aqua, which will specialize in creating custom tailored
activities to suit individual needs, taking into account the diversity
that is expected, the time dedicated to the activity, and the cost. The
Company will target both local and foreign tourists who take special
interest in such activities by giving them a professional service. Sri
Lanka is blessed with an abundance of estuaries, lagoons, rivers,
streams, natural lakes and man-made reservoirs, and 1,340 km of
coastline and an unexploited ocean extending from the Equator to the
South Pole. According to the experts behind the initiative, this makes
our island paradise second to none when it comes to water based tourism.
The team at Citrus Aqua will be spearheaded by professional experts
with a thorough knowledge of regional waters and international best
practices: Lanka Fishing Flies Managing Director Suresh de Mel, who
arguably produces the world's best quality fishing flies, has been
dominating the global fly fishing industry for the past 30-years. Damith
Wickramasinghe, a veteran angler, who has fished in and around Sri Lanka
for 40-years, is one who considers water to be his second home. Howard
Martenstyn, a passionate conservationist and new-generation aqua
recreation and outdoor personality, specializes in dolphin and whale
watching and engages in research.
The company, which was launched on Monday at the Bolgoda Lake, is now
geared to offer, carefully crafted packages to suit tourists with varied
interests, with the resources of well trained staff and using state of
the art equipment which are on par with international safety standards.
According to Citrus Leisure PLC Chairman Prema Cooray, "As believers
of innovation, Citrus Leisure is proud to launch Citrus Aqua today and I
am confident that this will be one of the many 'firsts' that our company
will achieve on the path to seeing our vision become reality.
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