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Sri Lanka has become a popular destination for whale watching enthusiasts. Sri Lankan waters are very rich in cetaceans with twenty seven species being recorded to date. One hundred and three river systems contribute a steady nutrient flow to the ocean. This, combined with upwell...
The Esala Perahera (the Festival of the Tooth) is the grand Buddhist festival of Esala held in Sri Lanka. Originally organized to invite the rains, watch in awe as this ancient traditional procession is carried out. The sound of whip-crackers (symbolizing Thunder) start the procession...
Sigirya (Lion's Rock) is an ancient rock fortress and palace situated in Sri Lanka's central Matale District. Climb to the top of the "Rock Fortress in the Sky" built in the 5th Century A.D. by the parricide King Kashyapa. The archeological findings bear testimony to well developed urban planning, a...
International Indian Film Academy The IIFA Awards have been established to recognize, honour and celebrate the achievements of the Indian film industry in the arena of world cinema.
World Tourism Day
Sri Lanka will join the rest of the world to commemorate World Tourism Day on the 27th of September as declared by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Themed “Tourism & Bio-Diversity”, the World Tourism Day will look to highlight the rich fauna and flora, the variety in marine and the land borne life forms that our little blue planet is blessed with
Sri Lankan Airlines Golf Classic in Kandy
The beautiful Victoria Golf & Country Resort’s accolades speak for themselves: ‘Best Course in Asia 2005’ Asian Golf monthly ranked in ‘Top 100 Most Beautiful courses in the World,’ by Golfers Digest. Set in the spectacular Kandyan hill country, this Donald Steel designed course is a true test of all your golfing ability. The much anticipated annual Sri Lankan Airlines Golf Classic is held in October at this picturesque golf course. More
Annual Galle Literary Festival. 2012
January’s events are a celebration of literature, the creative arts and traditional Buddhist rituals. At the end of January, poets, writers, artists and architects from the world over will converge to the historic 17C Galle Fort for the celebration of writing, photography, music, ecology, architecture and cuisine at the annual Galle Literary Festival. Meanwhile, during full-moon in January, the ancient Kelaniya Buddhist temple just minutes away from the island’s capital, will hold their annual perehara – a dazzling cultural procession with scores of elephants all dressed in their finery, traditional dancers, drummers, flag bearers, and Buddhist monks, all walk in procession in honour of Lord Buddha. More
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