Galle Literary Festival 2018
The Galle Literary Festival allows visitors the opportunity to appreciate the works of Sri Lankan and international authors, take part in literary discussions and enjoy other widely and readily activities in the beautiful and artistic Galle. This Festival is a 5 day event being held from 24th January to the 28th January 2018 .this event founded by […]
History of Sigiriya
The romance of Sigiriya, the playboy’s palace in the sky, has provided inspired for many books, plays and even films, with more than one legend to explain its origins. All theories hinge around the cult of King Kasyapa. The Mahavansa records that King Kasyapa (reigned AD 477-495) killed his father, King Dhatusena, by plastering him […]
Ceylon Tea – The Sri Lankan flavour
It is no wonder that many concur that Sri Lankan tea, with its fine, rich flavour and bright, golden colour, is the best in the world. After textiles, tea remains Sri Lanka’s second biggest export, and you if you have been blessed to traveling through the island you will notice the distinctive cropped bushes all […]
Traveling with Children in Sri Lanka
Children of all ages are widely welcomed and greeted with warmth which is often extended to those accompanying them. Sri Lanka’s beaches and wildlife are especially likely to appeal, and of course a visit to Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage. Children can run free and never be a “nuisance” in Sri Lankan society. Sri Lankans are very […]
Arankele is one of the Sri Lankan cultural triangle’s best kept secrets, tucked away along a dirt track nestled deep amid thick jungle. The 6th-century cave her mirage lies 24 km (15 miles) north of Kurunegala and the short journey off Dambulla Road is well worth the detour. An austere sect of Vanavasin monks currently […]
PERADENIYA ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS
About 6 km (or 4 miles) from Kandy are the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens (open daily, 7.30am to 4.30pm with an entrance charge), the largest and finest in Sri Lanka. Enclosed in a loop of the Mahaweli Ganga river, the lush 60-hectare (147-acre) gardens are stuffed with a baffling array of Sri Lankan, Asian and international […]
MIHINTALE
The history of Mihintale is the history of Sri Lankan Buddhism, and the town is entrenched in popular consciousness as the birthplace of the Sinhalese Buddhist civilization. Simply put, this where Buddhism first arrived in this island. Legend has it that this is where the Indian missionary Mahinda or local known as Mihidum Maha Rahatung […]
Low-Country Waterfalls of Sri Lanka
Waterfalls are a beautiful gift of mother nature is refreshing and calming scenery to enjoy. Waterfalls have been the theme of many poems and short stories and many compare it to a pretty village damsel with long hair cascading down like liquid light. Some times the water falls slowly while at times it cascades in […]
BATTICALOA AND THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF SRI LANKA
Batticaloa, a farely large town on the east coast, is famed for its singing fish. It is surrounded by a massive lagoon where a unique network of canals and waterways created from up-country rivers flow down towards the sea. There is controversy about the source of the sounds from this lagoon, which are heard very clearly between […]
EAST COAST PERFECT BEACHES
The small fishing villages of Nilaveli and Uppuveli, were savaged by the tsunami, but the wide stretches of soft white sand are once again stunning locations for bathing and basking. Only a few hotels survived the ups and downs of both the ethnic conflict and the force of nature. From here you can hire a […]
