Natural Environmental factors which affects the tourism industry in Sri Lanka

 Natural Environmental factors which affects the tourism industry in Sri Lanka

The natural attractions of Sri Lanka are a valuable resource for tourism. They include the following:

• Wild life sanctuaries and reserves and marine sanctuaries containing coral reefs rich in exotic fish and other marine life.

• Numerous beaches and lagoons for the development of hotel facilities and for water-sports.

• The hill country, which scenic land-scales, major natural attractions, and  forests providing trekking and panoramic views, water falls and caves.

• Scenery, with large ancient reservoirs.
• Reserves of gem-stones, tropical hardwoods, tropical fish, and National Parks and Bird Sanctuaries.
• Water for drinking, electricity, vegetables and flowers.
• Natural disaster.
• Weather changes. 

 Wild life sanctuaries and reserves and marine sanctuaries containing coral reefs rich in exotic fish and other marine life

Coral reef are a valuable tourism asset. Reef tourism produces millions of dollars of foreign currency annually and is a popular attraction to many when choosing a vacation destination. Therefore, healthy reefs are important not only ecologically, but also economically. Ecologically coral reefs provide habitat and feeding areas for many finfish and shellfish species. They are one of the most biologically productive ecosystems on Earth, provide protection against wave action and storms and supply nutrients to nearby economically important fish stocks.

Coral reefs are belonging to the group of Cnidaria It is an animal such as jellyfish, bluebottle, an anemones and hydroids. They are soft-bodied animals but reside in a hard cuplike skeleton made up of calcium carbonate and also they can call limestone. They usually live in Colonies made up of polyps. These kind of animal called Coral polyps. They made up with limestone skeleton. They are classified as either hard coral. 

Tea-Culture

Being one of the largest producers of tea in the world. Sri Lankans drink a lot of tea. Many Sri Lankans drink at least three cups a day. Sri Lanka is also one of the best tea-producing countries in the World and the Royal Family of the United Kingdom has been known to drink Ceylon tea. Tea is served whenever a gust comes to a house, it is served at festivals and gatherings or just for breakfast.

Sports in Sri Lanka

Sports plays a very big part in Sri Lankan culture because the society was quite rich in educated people, therefore the people had found playing a sport is an important thing in a life. Sri Lankas main sport is Cricket. Every child in Sri Lanka knows how to play cricket, and there are many cricket fields scattered across the island for children and adults to play the sport. The biggest pastime of the Sri Lankan population, after cricket, is watching the Sri Lankan National Team playing cricket. It is common for businesses to shut down when very big matches are televised. This was the case in 1996 when the Sri Lankan team beat Australia in the finals to win the Cricket World Cup. The whole county shut down as though there were a curfew imposed upon the whole island.