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Sri Lanka Beach Tourism Welcomes you

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    Due to its distinctive location in the centre of the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka has been specially induced as an  island  that is an ideal destination for tourism and related multifaceted activities. The label  Pearl of Indian Ocean  was inherited by Sri Lanka due to its unique location, along with the warm-sun kissed beaches that run all around the island. With nearly 1600 kilometres of coastline flanked by white sandy beaches, swinging tropical palms, and surrounded by clear waters teeming with marine life polished to perfection surrounds the country while making Sri Lanka more attractive for tourists throughout the land. Mirissa Beach Basically, the main of Sri Lanka tourism is its beaches. The breath-taking panoramas of beaches have become the ultimate reason to choose this small island as an ideal tourist destination for many tourists to spend their vacations. Having a look into the distribution of Beaches in Sri Lanka, the western coastline exhibits the island at its most
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Amazing Batik Industry in Sri Lanka

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The origin of ‘batik’ industry marked in countries like Indonesia and Malaysia. The Dutch has brought batik to Sri Lanka and the industry was established in the last century. But, some evidences are proving its long history in Sri Lanka. Hence, it has been identified as one of the most important and traditional industries in the country. The batik production runs as a small scale industry generating employment opportunities for many talented artists in Sri Lanka. Most of the batik wear are made of cotton, but some  made of silk. The art of using wax on fabric when dyeing is batik. This method is known as wax dyeing where cotton used as the material.  The wax is dripped by using a spouted tool called a canting. And it printed by using a copper stamp called a cap. Sometimes use a stiff brush to apply wax to large patterns. The material is immersed in dye and the wax is removed with boiling water. This leaves the waxed area as a different color in comparison to the dyed area.  The proces
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Hiriwadunna Rural Village in Sri Lanka

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Traveling is all about the experiences. When it happens in a rural area entirely filled with nature and culture, it unplugs disturbed stuff in routine life of people. Being accustomed to mix culture, we as Sri Lankans have gradually lost our authentic life style.  Though, local rural living culture bound with nature has faded away, some of the countryside areas in Sri Lanka still keep it sustains for the future generation. “Hiriwadunna Village” near Habarana is evidencing the preceding culture of Sri Lanka. ‘Hiriwadunna’ as a sustainable touristic location makes many attempts to provide greater traditional experience for both local and foreign tourists applying cultural tourism concepts accompanied with eco-tourism and local hospitality.  Accessibility to the place itself has become an attraction as bullock cart rides have been arranged at the entrance to the village.   After a trek spanned 1km away from the main road A6 (took the turn from the junction Hiriwadunna near Habarana) throu
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Message from the Senior Editor of the HTE Club

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Dear Members of HTE Club, I am very pleased to convey my heartfelt wishes for the HTE Club, launching the ‘HTE blog’ site in line with the National World Tourism Day Celebration 2021 at UWU. Studying at a university encourages students to carry out new research, use technology, accept challenges, and be creative and independent thinkers besides the engagement of in-class learning. As a result of such an environment, this blog comes out as one of the fruitful creations formed by the undergraduates of the HTE club of DTS. In a nutshell, the purpose of a blog site is to build relationships through an effective communication process. Hence, from today onwards, this blog will be one of the digital marketing assets of UWU permitting access to a wider audience of people who penetrate tourism-related facts from every nook and cranny of the world. To be a successful blog requires the students’ active and continuous engagement where they have room to excel in writing, establish as an expert, dem
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Message from the Head of the Department (DTS)

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It is with great pleasure I send my complements at this remarkable milestone achieved by the Department of Tourism Studies (DTS), Faculty of Management of Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka for launching the HTE blog site parallel to the World Tourism Day celebrations 2021 in collaboration with the HTE Club of the Uva Wellassa University and the Ministry of Tourism, Uva Province.  This blog site will undoubtedly become a significant hub for the tourism sector in Sri Lanka by identifying prospective information seekers with the goal of ensuring the industry's long - term growth and sustainability. It is a great privilege to add my complements at this pivotal event in the introduction of HTE blog site, which provides a conducive platform for HTE undergraduates to improve their writing skills and expertise in the Hospitality, Tourism, and Events sector. Equally, this is a great source of information for the outsiders who is having an enthusiasm towards emerging trends and happenings
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