Overview
Northern Sri Lanka is open for business, its natural and cultural beauty having survived the many years of war that broke out in 1976. And, most importantly, ended in 2009. There are seven provinces in Sri Lanka, and when Sri Lankans talk about Northern Sri Lanka they are predominantly talking about the Northern Province. In terms of tourism, ‘the north’ also includes parts of the northeast which were previously inaccessible due to the war, and which actually lie in the Eastern Province north of Trincomalee. Or North Central Province, the heart of which for tourists is the great ancient city of Anuradhapura. The great Wilpattu National park was also closed during the war, and it is located in both the North Western and North Central Provinces. In short, if you want to find true north of Sri Lanka, you will be following the right point on the compass, because there is a lot of it to discover. And a lot more still to be discovered.
