Category: Did you know

The island of Sri Lanka is roughly the size of Bavaria and was called Ceylon until 1972.

A full-grown Sri Lankan elephant eats around 180 kilograms of plants a day. Its excrement can be used to make environmentally friendly paper.

Sri Lanka is home to over 400 bird species - including some of the most colorful and rarest bird species in the world. A paradise for birdwatchers!

Sri Lanka is home to the oldest surviving row of trees in the world! The "Sri Maha Bodhi" in Anuradhapura, an offshoot of the tree under which Buddha found enlightenment, is over 2,000 years old.

The waves in Arugam Bay on the east coast are among the best surf spots in the world and attract surfers from all corners of the planet.

In Sri Lanka, there is a New Year festival that is celebrated by both Hindus and Buddhists - the "Sinhala and Tamil New Year", which takes place every year in April.

The capital Colombo is one of the oldest port cities in South Asia

Sri Lanka has the highest proportion of leopards living in the wild in the world

Sri Lanka is the home of the famous Ceylon tea

There are 29 different types of bananas in Sri Lanka