SRI LANKA VIES TO BECOME SECOND HOME OF ADVENTURE TRAVELLERS

Posted on 2009-11-09

Sri Lanka is the perfect place for budding adventurers looking for somewhere fresh to set foot. The country’s incredible geographical diversity is what makes it ideal for practically every kind of adventure sport going.
Heading from Sri Lanka’s golden beaches to the country’s imposing mountains can be done in a single day and it is possible to pack in diving, surfing, climbing and mountain biking en route (to name just a few).

Recently, Sri Lanka’s desire to push adventure holidays under the spotlight has seen the country host the Raid Amazones 2009 competition – an adventure sports event for women.
The competition, which kicked off in Dambulla, was spread over the course of five days and pushed competitors to the limit with a series of gruelling tasks including mountain trekking, a canoeing race in the Kandlama reservoir and a 15 kilometre dash to Kaludiya Pokuna, an ancient pond in the country’s Cultural Triangle.
And it got us thinking, with the best spots for extreme sports in Sri Lanka so close to the country’s heritage sites, it’s easy to combine the two, even on a shorter getaway.
This makes Sri Lanka the ideal destination for those of you who are pressed for time.

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