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Sri Lanka Meet the People Tour

This tour combines producer visits to Golden Palm and Gospel House with a first-hand insight into the ancient history, culture and people of this fascinating country.

Date:14/02/2009
Until:01/03/2009
Type of Event:Traidcraft Meet the People Tour
Location:Sri Lanka

Lady painting

We travel from Colombo to Dambulla, and then onto Kandy and Nuwara Eliya visiting amazing ancient cities and temples and through some of Sri Lanka’s most varied and scenic locations.

We see wildlife, not least elephants, before our onward journey to Tangalle to see the work being done by Gospel House in the tsunami affected areas of the south-east coast.

Tour highlights

Highlights of the tour include:

  • meeting the Traidcraft suppliers
  • trips to:
    • Anuradhapura ancient city ruins
    • Polonnaruwa ancient city
    • Sigiriya
    • The Dambulla rock temple
    • Peradeniya Gardens
    • Kandy Temple of the tooth
    • Yala National Park

Meet the producers

One of the groups you will be visiting is Gospel House, which has been supplying Traicraft since 1980. They provide work for small family businesses in their area.

Following the tsunami, Gospel House is now also working in several affected communities.

Find out more and book your place