Flights to Sri Lanka

Flights to Sri Lanka are increasingly popular for travellers who want to savour the distinct hospitality and world-class infrastructure that this captivating country offers.

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About Sri Lanka

About Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, is in Southern Asia. It is an island country in the Indian Ocean, south of India.

Sri Lanka has more than 2,500 years of continuous written history by means of the Mahawansha, and was also mentioned in several ancient Indian texts.

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One of the most famous is the Ramayana, in which the island, which was referred to as Lanka, was the island fortress of the evil king Ravana, who captured the wife of Rama an incarnation of the Hindu God, Vishnu.

Legend has it that Hanuman the monkey flew over to Lanka and destroyed the capital by setting it on fire, while Rama and his remaining troops later crossed over from the mainland by building a land bridge across the sea. Evidence for the existence of a land bridge has since been found by NASA satellite images.

Sri Lanka Attractions

Sri Lanka Attractions

Sri Lanka National Museum
The Colombo Museum as it was called at the beginning was established on 1st January 1877. It founder was Sir William Henry Gregory, the British Governor of Ceylon at the time. The Royal Asiatic Society was instrumental in bringing to the notice of Gregory on his appointment as Governor in 1872 the need for a public museum with much difficulty the approval of the legislative council was obtained within a year.

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Sri Lanka Air Force Museum
The Sri Lanka Air Force Museum (SLAF Museum) is primarily a museum of the Sri Lanka Air Force, its predecessor, the Royal Ceylon Air Force. The museum is at the SLAF Ratmalana, maintained by the Sri Lanka Air Force and open to the public. Establish as a brainchild of Air Chief Marshal Harry Goonatilake, former Commander of the Air Force, it contains among other thing the former aircraft and equipment of the SLAF and the RCyAF. The museum house the medals and sword of Air Vice Marshal E. R. Amarasekara the first Ceylonese Commander of the Air Force.