Photography credits

These photographs illustrate Sri Lanka and its culture. They do not identify particular Yalu hosts or guarantee an experience's availability.

• “Sri Lankan Rice and Curry” by Lankan Foodie, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP. This derivative is available under the same licence: download.
• “Galle Dutch Fort, Sri Lanka” by Madhawa Dunuwila, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP. This derivative is available under the same licence: download.
• Sigiriya landscape photographs and hill-country train photograph: reused from Yalu's existing project assets.
• “Secret beach - Mirissa Sri Lanka” by Praveenshashika, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP. These derivatives are available under the same licence: 800 px download, 1200 px download.
• “Nine arch bridge, Ella, Sri lanka” by Ishan shanuka, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP. These derivatives are available under the same licence: 800 px download, 1200 px download.
• “Sri Lankan elephant with young, Udawalawe NP” by M.S Dulan De Silva, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP. These derivatives are available under the same licence: 800 px download, 1200 px download.
• “Sri Lanka - 027 - Kandy lake and city centre” by McKay Savage, CC BY 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP. This derivative is available under the same licence: 800 px download.
• “Unawatuna Beach” by Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP. This derivative is available under the same licence: 800 px download.
• “Traditional masks - Ambalangoda 02” by Dan arndt, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP. This derivative is available under the same licence: 800 px download.
• “Lotus flower Sri Lanka” by Peter van der Sluijs, CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and converted to WebP. This derivative is available under the same licence: 800 px download.

Location data

Destination centres from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Selected and normalized for approximate destination matching.

Example host portraits

The nine sample host portraits are AI-generated fictional people created for the homepage demonstration. They do not identify the listed hosts. Listing photographs and actual host uploads take priority when available.