السياحة في سريلانكا - العرب المسافرون سريلانكا بالصور

السياحة في سريلانكا - العرب المسافرون سريلانكا بالصور

سريلانكا هي جزيرة كبيرة في المحيط الهندي تبعد حوالي 31 كيلومتراً من الساحل الجنوبي للهند عدد السكان 20 مليون نسمه . ثلث السكان من أتباع البوذيه والبقية من الديانات الأخرى ولا سيما الهندوسيه والمسيحيه والإسلام. السنهاليين يشكلون غالبية السكان إضافة إلى التاميل، الذين يتركزون في شمال وشرق الجزيرة، والذين يشكلون أكبر أقلية عرقية. والذين يقومون باعمال .

تشتهر الجزيرة بإنتاج وتصدير الشاي والبن والمطاط وجوز الهند، وسريلانكا تنتقل بشكل تدريجي إلى الاقتصاد الصناعي الحديث، ويتمتع سكانها بأعلى دخل للفرد في جنوب آسيا. كما تشتهر سريلانكا بالجمال الطبيعي حيث الغابات الاستوائية والشواطئ والمناظر الطبيعية، فضلا عن التراث الثقافي الثري .

مناخ سريلانكا

مناخ استوائي . لذلك تهطل الأمطار بغزارة في معظم أيام السنة بسبب قربها من خط الاستواء. والرياح الموسمية جعلت من مناخها على السواحل الجنوبية الغربية معتدلاً بمتوسط 30 درجه نهارا
و25 درجه ليلا . وفي الأجزاء الداخلية والوسطى الجنوبية حيث المرتفعات يعتدل المناخ حتى يصل إلى المناخ البارد في الجبال التي تكسوها مزارع الشاي وتعانقها قمم السحاب في معظم أشهر السنة. فبسبب تلك الرياح والمرتفعات تحولت الجزيرة إلى جنة وحلة جميلة في هذا المكان الاستوائي

الجذب السياحي فى سريلانكا

الكثير من العوامل جعلت سيرلانكا وجهه للسياح من أجل الراحة والاستجمام. وقد بدأت في السنوات الاخيره تزداد اعداد السياح العرب وخصوصا الخليجيين حتى ان كثير من المكاتب السياحيه في سيرلانكا بدأت توفر العاملين الذين يتحدثون العربيه . والشعب السيرلانكي ودود ويتعامل بلطف مع الزوار

المدن الرئيسية فى سريلانكا

كولومبو : العاصمة والمركز التجاري في سري لانكا ، مليئة بمراكز التسوق وجميع المرافق الحديثة ويمتزج فيها العمران الحديث بالعمران القديم آبان حقبة الاستعمار البرتغالي ثم الهولندي واخيرا البريطاني .ويوجد بها مطاعم عالميه وهنديه وعربيه .
كاندي : ثاني اكبر مدينه وتعتبر عاصمة الاسترخاء في سري لانكا وتقع في وعاء من التلال الخضراء وبها بحيرة شاسعة ورائعه . وعلى مدار العام تعقد عدة مهرجانات رائعة في كاندي. وهي مشهوره بالرقص التقليدي السيرلانكي ويقام مهرجان كاندي في يوليو من كل عام و هي تجربة لا ينبغي تفويتها. وتشارك الافيال في هذا المهرجان بعروض تقليديه .
ديمبولا : وتقع في المنطقة الوسطى من سري لانكا تبعد 148 كم شمال شرق عن كولومبو و 72 كم الى الشمال من كاندي . وتشتهر بالكهوف والتي تحتوي على تماثيل ولوحات.وهناك ما مجموعه 153 من تماثيل بوذا ، و 3 تماثيل لملوك السريلانكا و 4 تماثيل مقدسه . بالاضافه الى نقوش جداريه بمساحة 2,1 كم . ويوجد المعبد الذهبي الذي يقع على قمة جبل مرتفع جدا يطل على مناظر غاية في الروعة .
نور اليا : تبعد عن العاصمه كولمبو 190 كم وتشتهر المدينه بالشلالات والبحيرات الجميله وجبالها الخضراء التي تكسوها مزارع الشاي . ويوجد بها محميه طبيعيه بها جبل شديد الارتفاع . الواقف على قمته لايشاهد الارض . لذلك يطلق عليه نهاية العالم . وطقس المدينه بارد خاصة في الليل وينصح بلبس الملابس الثقيله .
بنتوته : سميت بهذا الاسهم نسبة الى الرحاله العربي الشهير ابن بطوطة وتبعد عن العاصمه 60 كم وبها العديد من الفنادق والمنتجعات الجميلة . ويقصدها السياح لجمال شواطئها.
ناغمبو : تبعد 37 كم من كولومبو في سريلانكا. تعتمد على السياحة وصناعة صيد الأسماك ويوجد بها الكثير من بقايا الاستعمار ومنها القلعه الهولنديه التي بنيت عام 1672 م وتشتهر بالشواطئ الجميله ويفضل السياح السكن في المدينه قبل العوده لاوطانهم لقربها من المطار.

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السياحة في سريلانكا 
السياحة في سريلانكا 

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Ecotourism

Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving visiting fragile, pristine, and relatively undisturbed natural areas, intended as a low-impact and often small scale alternative to standard commercial (mass) tourism. Its purpose may be to educate the traveler, to provide funds forecological conservation, to directly benefit the economic development and political empowerment of local communities, or to foster respect for different cultures and for human rights. Since the 1980s ecotourism has been considered a critical endeavor by environmentalists, so that future generations may experience destinations relatively untouched by human intervention.^[1] Several university programs use this description as the working definition of ecotourism.^[2]

Generally, ecotourism deals with living parts of the natural environments.^[3] Ecotourism focuses on socially responsible travel, personal growth, and environmental sustainability. Ecotourism typically involves travel to destinations where flora, fauna, and cultural heritage are the primary attractions. Ecotourism is intended to offer tourists insight into the impact of human beings on the environment, and to foster a greater appreciation of our natural habitats.

Responsible ecotourism programs include those that minimize the negative aspects of conventional tourism on the environment and enhance the cultural integrity of local people. Therefore, in addition to evaluating environmental and cultural factors, an integral part of ecotourism is the promotion of recycling, energy efficiency, water conservation, and creation of economic opportunities for local communities.^[4] For these reasons, ecotourism often appeals to advocates of environmental and social responsibility.

The term 'ecotourism', like 'sustainable tourism', is considered by many to be an oxymoron. Tourism in general depends upon and increases air transportation, contributing significantly to greenhouse gas emissions from combustion placed high into the stratospherewhere they immediately contribute to the heat trapping phenomenon behind global warming and climate change. Additionally, "the overall effect of sustainable tourism is negative, where, like ecotourism, philanthropic aspirations mask hard-nosed immediate self-interest."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecotourism

Halal Friendly Tourism

Every traveller, when moving out from his country of residence and goes out to a foreign place, he/she has some basic needs to be fulfilled. Apart from these basic needs, there could be other needs which, if fulfilled, will enhance his/her experience of travel and would make them feel comfortable and at home. Based on the above statement, when Muslims (attention of non-muslims are also required on this point) move out from their original place and move out to a foreign place, they have some basic requirements. The minimal basic requirement for a practising Muslim is Food and Prayer facilities, without these two, a muslim might not feel comfortable journeying to that destiny or even may cancel his or her trip. It is integral part of Muslims daily life. Therefore, following basic requirement is there for a Muslim traveller:

1. Halal Food with full Assurance (Halal Certified Food by a competent Halal Authority)
2. Prayer Hall in the Hotel or building Premises
3. Qibla direction pasted or signified in the room to ascertain the direction of prayer
4. Prayer mats
5. Local Prayer timings list
6. Copy of Quran
7. Ramadan related Services

These mentioned services could be the basic need for a Muslim traveller. Hotels which provide all these services or some of these services can be called as Halal Friendly Hotels.

Apart from these services, there are other services which make the experience of the traveller better. Like if the Hotel reception has list of nearby mosques or city mosques for Friday prayers with timing. The reception could also keep the list of Halal certified restaurants in the vicinity or a Halal guide which covers the list Halal certified restaurants in the city and other places of interest for Muslims ( Muslim Culture or Art Museum, a beach with no nudity !!!) In similar context, Halal Friendly Medical destination may be having all or few Halal services. As in Hotel, in hospitals also Food and Prayer facilities would be key factor to be Halal Friendly Hospital. Extra care is needed here for female patients, only female doctors can do checkups and treatments where touch of body parts is required. This practice shall be implemented as much as possible for the comfort of patients.

Observing closely we can see that lot of services are mentioned which will attract non-muslims also due to simplicity and tranquillity. Like in a hotel there would be family friendly atmosphere, or in Hospitals women’s privacy is safe guarded to a greater extent. Values behind Halal is also attracting non-Muslim consumers worldwide.

Other Halal Friendly Services

On the same concept mentioned above any facility can be a Halal Friendly facility. A shop which has few of the Halal friendly services, for example, a small clean space for prayer, where customers can pray if the times comes, can be called a Halal Friendly Shop. A shopping mall where prayer hall is provided, or there are significantly large number of shops inside selling Muslim related products Hijabs, Abayas, Niqabs, Halal certified products etc can be flaunted as Halal Friendly Shopping Mall. This concept is gigantic as it can be applied to stadiums, cruise ships, buses and trains, roads also!!!!

A Guide to Halal Tourism

'Halal' is an Arabic word, which means permitted for Muslims. We generally associate 'halal' with food, but the word is used generically for all aspects of life with respect to what is lawful. Another way to describe halal tourism is 'Muslim-friendly'. Research carried out by Dinar Standard showed that Muslims spent $137 billion on tourism in 2012 (not including pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia), with this figure expecting to reach $181 billion by 2020. There are many factors that are not specific to Muslims like price sensitivity for example but there are certainly trends that Muslim tourists from certain regions follow.

What requirements do Muslim travellers have that differ from other travellers?

Requirements depend on your culture and your lifestyle but what is halal and haram (not halal) remain consistent across the board regardless of your nationality. The most obvious need is adhering to a halal diet. This means only eating meat that has been slaughtered in the halal way. (Meaning that the animal is treated kindly in its lifetime and then slaughtered using Islamic principles.) Any derivatives of pig are not permissible. A halal diet also means not consuming alcohol, which is prohibited for Muslims. Where some Muslims don't mind eating at a restaurant which serves alcohol, some may. In the same way, some Muslims don't mind that pork is prepared in the same kitchen as halal meats, others might. 'Halal hotels' can be classified in this way if they include things like prayer facilities, separate swimming pools/beach areas for men and women (so women can comfortably swim and sunbathe) amongst other things. Research has shown that Muslims from the GCC (Gulf Corporation Countries) may spend more money on shopping where as Muslims from non- Muslim countries might be more interested in sightseeing.

Why are Muslims so demanding?

They're actually not that demanding but sectors within the travel and tourism industry have recognised the increase in Muslim travellers and need to learn how to deal with and market to Muslim needs in order to gain their custom. A Muslim may be happy to book themselves into a resort on a half board basis in Thailand but if another resort in the same region is offering halal meat then chances are they would favour this resort. In the same way countries which didn't cater to the Muslim travellers needs are now doing so. A good example is Japan, where visa requirements have been relaxed for travellers from Malaysia and Indonesia (the most populous Muslim country in the world). Japan is also holding the Japan Halal Expo 2014 in November to see how it can go further to address the needs of its visitors.

Why would I want to attract Muslims?

Why wouldn't any business want to increase its client base? There are many ways to do this. One of the main strategies is to obtain halal certification. In many Muslim and non-Muslim countries there are organisations who are working hard to create a uniform halal certification system with different tiers. Adapting your business to attract more customers is a no- brainer for most businesses. The Muslim Travel Index launched by Mccann Reach showed out of the £21 billion spent by tourists in the UK in 2013, the biggest spenders were Muslim countries in the Middle East. Interestingly these countries don't make the top 15 visitors to the UK as far as numbers are concerned. Tourists from the Middle East spent £179 per person per day amounting to £1.1billion for the year in the UK alone.

Who were the main players at the conference?

There are online booking systems like Halalbooking.com and Halaltrips.com that are at the forefront as far as booking Muslim-friendly holidays are concerned. There are organisations like Crescent Rating who advise businesses how to market and connect to the Muslim traveller. There are Shaza Hotels who are building a chain of luxury 5* hotels which serve halal food and no alcohol, have separate swimming facilities and prayer rooms as well as many other extras. In terms of destinations, Malaysia unsurprisingly is at the forefront of halal tourism with many halal hotels and restaurants as well as mosques, cultural festivals, shopping and beaches. Malaysia is also politically stable and has copious amounts of natural beauty which plays a big role in attracting the Muslim tourist.

Where can I find a 'halal hotel'?

'Halal hotels' can be found everywhere but it's important to keep in mind that there are varying levels of halal. Alanda hotel in Malaga has become a 'halal hotel' after recognising the gap in the market. The manager has not only created separate swimming pools for each gender but also stopped selling alcohol and become a dry hotel. A dry hotel in Costa Del Sol is pretty unique but according to the manager of the hotel they've had a great summer season. 

Turkey has many hotels that classify themselves as halal. Other hotels may be halal certified but this doesn't mean that they don't serve alcohol. It is up to the consumer to look into what a 'halal' hotel offers.

Is this a way of alienating non-Muslims?

Not at all. There are many non Muslim families who go to dry hotels as they don't want their children to have access to alcohol or to see drunk guests hanging around the hotel. As well as this a lot of business conferences are held at dry hotels as not only does it cost less but companies know their employees will be sober the next morning. Also the majority of hotels with segregated swimming areas also have mixed pools and beaches for those who want to use them. As well as this even if a business doesn't become halal certified, there are many ways of being Muslim-friendly as well as keeping your current customer base. Luxury hotel Aleksandra Hotel in Slovenia found that a simple gesture like removing alcohol from the mini bar for a Kuwaiti customer and substituting it with local chocolate not only made the customer feel special but it increased their revenue substantially as it turned out Kuwaitis love chocolate! This is a small example but the case is strong.

Why did the conference take place in Granada?

Granada was the last stronghold of the Muslim rule in Spain. Muslims or the Moors as they are referred to ruled over Granada until 1492, over 700 years from the first conquest in 711 AD. From Alhambra Palace to Albaicin, the legacy of the Muslim rule is easy to spot in the architecture and culture. One of the show partners at the conference Andalucian Routes, run specific tours showcasing the best of Andalucia, highlighting the Islamic heritage and providing visits to restaurants where food is halal or at least where there is a good vegetarian/seafood selection. For Spain tourism is a way to gain 'convivencia' which is Spanish for coexisting peacefully. The Granada Tourist Board realise Muslims are drawn towards Andalucia and are extremely welcoming towards all nationalities.

Where are all these Muslims coming from?

Travelling has become easier and affordable for all sections of society, it naturally follows that more Muslims will be travelling and holidaying than before. An important factor to remember is that Muslims from the 57 OIC (member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation) countries and Muslims in minority Muslim countries make up a young demographic. Key Muslim majority countries like Malaysia, Indonesia and Turkey have growing economies with GDP increasing each year. With a global population of 1.8 billion Muslims, the market is huge and the potential is there for businesses to take advantage of it. Even Kuoni are taking advantage as their representative made a very good point at the conference, 'Kuoni is not niche, and neither is the Muslim market'.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/sharmeen-ziauddin/a-guide-to-halal-tourism_b_5906054.html

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