Your base for exploring this tourist attraction is the ancient city of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. For tourist information about Polonnaruwa, go to Polonnaruwa Travel Guide. To prepare for a trip to Sri Lanka, read also the Sri Lanka Travel Guide. Looking for budget accommodation there? Use AsiaExplorers Budget Accommodation Guide, the no-frills website to cover your budget accommodation needs.
Like an inland sea, the Parakrama Samudra stretches all the way to the horizon.
The Polonnaruwa Rest House has accommodated illustrious visitors including Queen Elizabeth II in 1954, during the queen's first visit outside the British Isles after ascending the throne. (right)
Sri Lankan fishermen on the Parakrama Samudra in their outrigger canoe. (left)
Enjoying the breeze from the Polonnaruwa Rest House.
