The story of Lakdiva Travels

Since December 2002, Mr Palitha has taken Sri Lankan pilgrims to the places of the Buddha’s life: Bodh Gaya, Sarnath, Kushinagar and Lumbini, and on tours to Thailand.

He has more than thirty years of pilgrimages of his own. The website had to show that trust, and make a once in a lifetime journey easy to ask about.

Every page is in English and in Sinhala, and you can switch with one tap. Sinhala uses Noto Sans Sinhala, so the letters stay clear at every size.

The place names follow the traditional forms Mr Palitha uses, like රජගහනුවර and කුසිනාරා නුවර, and prices show as රු. on the Sinhala pages.

Four tours: Dambadiva pilgrimages of 8, 12 and 15 days, and one to Bangkok. Each shows its price, the months it runs and every stop on the way.

Tap “Ask about this tour on WhatsApp” and the message arrives with the tour’s name, days, months and price already written.

Lakdiva gives every pilgrim a booklet: each sacred place, its history, and the verses recited there.

We set it again in Sinhala, 49 pages, and English, 45. It turns page by page on the website, and downloads as a PDF to keep or print.

Older pilgrims would rather call. So the phone number sits at the top of every page, and every call button dials straight away.

The form asks which tour, how many people and which month, then opens WhatsApp with the message ready. No accounts, and nothing that vanishes into an inbox.