Announcement
Welcome to the Ruhunu NextGen Tourism website
School clubs, competitions, awards and programme news — now in one place. Teacher coordinators can register their school’s tourism club online.
Programme updates
From the programme. For the next generation.
Announcements, school outreach, competition notices and news from Ruhunu NextGen Tourism.
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School outreach
Teachers across the province join tourism club awareness sessions
Teacher-awareness sessions in the Elpitiya, Galle, Ambalangoda and Morawaka education zones introduced school tourism clubs to teachers across the province.
Partnerships
Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation joins as Official Media Partner
The Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation has been welcomed as the Official Media Partner of the Ruhunu Next Gen Tourism Project 2026.
Competitions
World Tourism Day 2026: speech and painting competitions
Club students took part in speech and painting competitions as part of the Southern Province World Tourism Day 2026 programme.
Activities
Looking closer at Galle Fort
A guided heritage experience at Galle Fort connected students with the history and stories behind one of Sri Lanka’s best-known destinations.
Activities
Caring for the coast at Jungle Beach
Members and volunteers joined an environmental activity at Jungle Beach — because caring for shared places is part of responsible tourism.
Activities
The culture behind the destination
Tourism becomes more meaningful when visitors experience the culture behind a place. Cultural activity formed part of the World Tourism Day programme.
Awards
Awards ceremony to recognise students and clubs
The Ruhunu NextGen Tourism Awards Ceremony will recognise the students, clubs and ideas behind the programme. Details are shared through the official notice.