Whale & Dolphin Watching in Sri Lanka

Whale & Dolphin Watching in Sri Lanka

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...

Esala Perahera

Esala Perahera

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...

Sigiriya (Lion's Rock)

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...

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 Popular actor Mr.Martin Clunes & family’s farewell gathering  at Galleface Hotel on 28th October 2011. Mr.Martin Clunes is a famous actor from the United Kingdom and famous for his role as Doc.Martin which was aired in Hallmark Channel (Diva International)


 

 "Penthouse Travel's General Manager Mr. Romesh Sinclair greets Mr. Bernard Menken - Honorary Consul for Sri Lanka to the Netherlands - and his family, during a recent visit to Sri Lanka."

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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

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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


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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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