Kataragama Esala Perahera Held in Sri Lanka – Celebrating a Grand Religious Festival
While keeping to traditional customs, the annual Kataragama Esala Perahera was held on a grand scale in Sri Lanka featuring elephants, drummers, stilt-walkers, whip-crackers, dancers…
Increased Tourist Arrivals in Sri Lanka – The Bar Is Raised Higher
Sri Lanka continues to experience a positive trend in tourist arrivals, with April marking the fourth consecutive month of over 100,000 visitors, according to provisional…
Sri Lanka Makes a Splendid Recovery in Tourism
Sri Lankan tourism was struggling during the global pandemic that lasted for more than 2 years. However, the last quarter of 2022 was looking bright…
Poson Full Moon Poya Day – A Celebration of the Arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka
The 14th of June 2022 marked a significant date for the Sri Lankan Buddhist calendar, as devotees across the country celebrated Poson Poya. Most worshippers attend…
Sri Lanka approves 5 new airlines to operate to Colombo to boost tourist arrivals – Major improvements
Sri Lankan government tries to revive its tourism sector that has been badly damaged by the COVID 19 pandemic. Through this, they aim to strengthen…
Japan Lifts Travel Ban on Certain Nations – Sri Lanka Also Eases Restrictions
In September this year, Japan lifted its travel ban on six nations which were Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and the Maldives. In another…
Sri Lanka Looks beyond Pandemic to Carve out a New Tourism Future –Winning challenges in style.
Sri Lanka attempted to re-open its boundaries for tourists in 2020, but all these failed as the second COVID-19 wave came up in early October….
Sri Lanka wins the title of ‘Asia’s Leading Adventure Tourism Destination’ at the World Travel Awards 2020 – the best of Ceylon
Pristine coastlines stretch for miles on end while the waters of the cobalt blue ocean slap against the shores. Venturing inland greenery gets richer and…
Kataragama Maha Perahera 2020 – A sacred cultural extravaganza
Sri Lanka is popular for many vibrant processions (peraheras), and Kataragama Maha Perahera hosted by the Kataragama Dewalaya is indeed one of the main ones….
Fifty Chinese couples marry in mass ceremony in Sri Lanka – Record-Breaking Mass Matrimony in an Island Paradise
An astounding fifty couples of Chinese ethnicity were involved in a ceremony of biblical proportions in Sri Lanka, a nation that is beginning to rise…