Ceylon, Serendib, the Teardrop of India - a few names to describe the enchanting island of Sri Lanka that has attracted visitors for centuries with its rich history, diverse cultures, spirituality and almost indescribable beauty.
Located in the Indian Ocean, south of the Indian subcontinent, Sri Lanka is abounding with tropical beaches, lush vegetation, majestic wildlife, grand mountains and waterfalls, aromatic tea estates and spice gardens, ancient monuments and much more to delight all who visit the Resplendent Isle.
Whether an eco-tourist or historian, sun worshipper or mountain lover, back-packer or up-scale traveller - there is something for everyone to enjoy in Sri Lanka.
Hikkaduwa, on the south-west coast of the island is fast becoming a major tourist destination in South Asia. Visitors can enjoy the hot sun and water sports on the palm fringed beach in Hikkaduwa where the sea temperature rarely falls below 27 degrees Celsius.
International Beach Hotel and Restaurant (I.B.H.) is ideally located in Hikkaduwa on Narigama Beach - by far one of the best stretches of beach on the south-west coast. The upper deck of I.B.H.'s beach front restaurant - Drunken Monkey Bar - has the most spectacular view of the sunset in all of Hikkaduwa.