• Jaffna is one the most beautiful islands of the country Sri Lanka. This beautiful island is situated within 10 degrees of latitude north of the equator.
• The Jaffna is said to be the cultural home town of many Tamil people who are living in Sri Lanka. It is a densely populated area of Sri Lanka and it spreads over a great area of about 2560 square kilometers.
• The Jaffna peninsula is mostly an island only narrow neck of land which is occupied by Chundikkulam Bird Sanctuary and a causeway that is known as the Elephant Pass which connects the place of Jaffna to other parts of Sri Lanka.
• Jaffna is an ancient port city. Most of the Jaffna area is dry and also sandy. With every passing year the Jaffna tourism is on a great improves .The healthy climatic conditions and a beautiful environment attracts many tourist to Jaffna.

Many historical facts about the Jaffna have been described in many books of the Chulavamsa and Mahavams. In these books we can find references of places like Manipallavam in one of the great epics of Tamil literature called the Manimekalai. The book Manimekalai has facts about the visit of the Great Buddha to the Jaffna.

In the 16th century, Portuguese people had a very powerful hold in Jaffna who had to surrender to the Dutch people after losing in a bitter three months seize that took place. Still there are few remains of Portuguese and Dutch fortifications that are spread throughout the peninsula though many are already ruined and some are still in military use. Dutch handed Jaffna to the British in the year 1795.

The number of tourists visiting Jaffna is increasing every year.