COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has steadily started greeting international visitors as the Covid-19 gradually subsides in the island country.

Condé Nast Traveller has named Sri Lanka a winner among the Travellers’ Choice Awards for Destination.

Announcing the awards, in London, Global Editorial Director Divia Thani said, “The diversity and vibrancy of our Readers’ Choice Award winners represent a desire to get back out into the world and experience the best of what the travel industry has to offer.”

Thani said that as restrictions ease, it is clear that “our readers have spent much of the last year and a half dreaming about travel and planning future adventures”.

Slated among the world’s best tourism hotspots of Portugal, New Zealand, Japan and Morocco; is Sri Lanka; encompassing all that is wonderful in the region, within its 65,610 square kilometers of land mass south of the Indian subcontinent, surrounded by the Indian Ocean; keeping the Island’s identity unique.

Open for visitors from January 2021, the Island nation has seen a steady increase in tourists since October.

Recognized as one of the World’s Top Wellness Destinations in 2021 by the Global Wellness Institute, Sri Lanka is the perfect Wellness Getaway destination with Ayurveda treatment and yoga meditation being offered, by most tourist resorts, with trained practitioners on board for guidance.

Sri Lanka’s large forest cover which accounts for around 30% of its landmass and waterways hidden inland under the forest cover the island is a haven for those seeking to connect with their inner self and heal from the stresses of modern living.