The end of Sri Lanka’s terrorist war has given new hope to Jaffna and the north, but progress is slow in terms of tourism. Families who want to visit an area that suffered so much conflict need to recognise that there are a limited amount of traditional family-friendly tourist attractions.
Jaffna Dutch Fort will probably be on your list for a digestible history lesson And you can always promise young children the chance to visit the children’s play park next door - Subramaniam Children’s Park – which offers rides, slides merry-go-rounds and see-saws. Then there is Port Pedro, the most northern tip of Sri Lanka, a simple place if truth be told, only about 30kms from India across the Palk Strait.
