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Meditation Meditation is a practice in which an individual trains his or her mind or induces a mode of consciousness to realize some benefit Sight Seeing The activity of visiting interesting buildings and places as a tourist Eco tourism can be easily promoted in Arankele. Because it is a forest monastery as well as it is a good location to meditation. We c a n p r o m o t e w i l d l i f e photography in Arankele, so there are lot of wild animals in Arankele forest monastery. -wild Cats, -Sloth Bears -Spur fowl -Sri Lanka Jungle fowl -Beautiful butterflies If you are looking for a haven of peace and quietude to meditate, Arankele forest monastery is one of the suitable places. Its green sylvan surroundings will relax and refresh you completely. In this I hope to offer tour packages to tourists who visit Arankele. S p e c i a l l y, I i n c l u d e t h a t meditation Programme to tourists who visit Arankele in evening. Hotels related to Arankele Monastery o Ulpotha (Embogama) o Birds Park (Polgahawela) o Brook Boutique Hotel & Spa(Dambulla) o Hotel Surasa o Paradise Kurunegala o Kandyan Reach Hotel Promotional Activities o Launch a web site related to Arankele forest monastery as Eco tourism Destination "
-By using a web site we can attract local tourists as well as foreign tourists to this place o Offer tour packages to the tourists -For a example Day tour to Arankele monastery. In this we can offer discounts, and give facilities to meditate o Use travel agencies to promote this place and find tourists o Use mass media to promote this place among the tourists. Such as television advertisement o E s t a b l i s h a To u r i s t Information center to get information to the tourists who are interested on this place Maximizing Community Participation o Give a chance to villagers to develop handicrafts and give a chance to sell those things o Training for local people is crucial to ensure they can compete successfully for desirable ecotourism jobs. Such as guide o Give chance to promote their food & beverage among the tourists o Accommodation providers in village can provide accommodation facilities to tourists who visit Arankele Forest monastery Economic Impact o Decrease unemployment rate of the villagers o Develop infrastructure facilities. Such as roads, communication, transport o Increase revenue of the villagers by giving chance to do own business related to ecotourism o Money from the tourists go back into the conservation of the area