JAFFNA IS THE ULTIMATE HOLIDAY DESTINATION IN SRI LANKA
Jaffna is one of the biggest cities in Sri Lanka. This city takes up nearly a quarter of the Northern Province. Jaffna was known to be a city of trade in the past. The fact that makes a anybody sad is till recent, since nearly three decades it was only known to be a vast war stricken area. Due to the terrorist attacks, the beauty, ethnicity and culture of this beautiful city was forgotten. With the end of war, Jaffna has now been subjected to a rapid development.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to state that Jaffna has come to life overnight. The very comfortable roads and the infrastructure being built, the beautiful city stores and shops being opened, the railway facilities being reconstructed is a wonder to anybody who visits the area now. I myself got a chance to visit Jaffna for a holiday and it would be very ignorant of me to not put down the highlights of my trip in to words. Jaffna is located about 350km away from Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. Visiting Jaffna would be one of the longest journeys a person could travel in Sri Lanka. It wouldn’t be wrong to state that it is the top most end of Sri Lankan land.
The furthermost point you can visit is to “Sakkotei” where you will find a small monument to say that it is the corner of the land area. The visit to the place is one of the most unforgettable experience for me because knowing that one foot away to the sea would be not in Sri Lanka! Most common belief about this is that Point Pedro is the furthermost point. But a little further about 2 km ahead is the exact place. This is one place a person must visit during a travel experience to the area. One would be amazed to hear that a fruitful visit to the Jaffna would take at least two days to finish sightseeing.
After visiting the monument the best way to manage the visit is to head to the Jaffna city where most of the iconic places are situated. Here are few places I would recommend you to visit.
