Sri Lanka's Tourism Promotion Bureau has big plans for the surfing enclave. It wants to host a world championship event in the location next July.
"Sri Lanka will be presenting the biggest surfing festival in South Asia along with the World Surfing Championship" says Dileep Mudadeniya, who heads the tourism promotion office.
"The second week of July has been discussed and agreed upon and 200 participants from 60 countries are set to take part in the contest."
Officials say the end of the war, good surfing conditions, a rural setting, improved infrastructure and the easing of travel warnings will help attract more surfers and fans to Arugam Bay in the future.
The tourism promotion office is looking at introducing night surfing and to encourage domestic flights to cut short travel time from Sri Lanka's capital Colombo.
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"Sri Lanka will be presenting the biggest surfing festival in South Asia along with the World Surfing Championship" says Dileep Mudadeniya, who heads the tourism promotion office.
"The second week of July has been discussed and agreed upon and 200 participants from 60 countries are set to take part in the contest."
Officials say the end of the war, good surfing conditions, a rural setting, improved infrastructure and the easing of travel warnings will help attract more surfers and fans to Arugam Bay in the future.
The tourism promotion office is looking at introducing night surfing and to encourage domestic flights to cut short travel time from Sri Lanka's capital Colombo.
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