Galle has a very long history and is marked in the island of Sri Lanka in Ptolemy’s world map prepared around 125 – 150 AD. During that time Galle was a busy port. Foreign traders like Greeks, Arabs, Chinese etc have been visiting Galle for trade. T… Read more »
With the whale watching season in Mirissa being in full swing and many local and foreign tourists gathering to the Mirissa harbor, The Sri Lanka Coast Guards had increased their vigilance in monitoring the implementation of Sea Mammals Observation, … Read more »
Sri Lanka Tourism’s second 3Day Mega Promotional campaign named “ Get Sri Lanken’ed” kicked off in style in the city of Mumbai on 10th Friday 2013 with a high profile media conference held in Taj Lands End Hotel- Salcette –Mumbai . The press confere… Read more »
The Arabian Travel Mart 2013 (ATM 2013), the leading tourism promotional campaign in the Middle East, has become a major success for Sri Lanka Tourism Industry this year. This is the 11th consecutive year that SLTPB participates in ATM. Along with S… Read more »
Kandy is one of the most beautiful cities of Sri Lanka that is known for its scenic beauty and rich cultural value. Spread over an area of around 1940 square kilometers, it is counted amongst the world heritage sites of UNESCO. The city promises a n… Read more »
Vesak is the month that sees Buddhists the world over celebrate the birth of Prince Siddhartha, the young prince attaining enlightenment as the Lord Buddha and his passing away at the age of 80 years. Buddhism’s most sacred festival, Vesak also sees… Read more »
Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau has organised the second phase of the three day mega promotional campaign in India to be held in Mumbai during 10th – 20th May 2013.The key government stake holders with private sector organisations will be partner… Read more »
Barring the south, the Wasgamuwa National Park is almost entirely encompassed by rivers. The eastern boundary is defined by the famous long flowing Mahaweli Ganga, while the northern and western sides are bordered by the Amban Ganga and Dunuwila Oya… Read more »
Chital are large deer and they have a body length between 1 and 1.5 m (3.25 - 5 ft), a tail length between 10 and 25 cms (4 - 10 inches) and they weigh between 70 and 79 kgs (155 - 175 lbs). They are reddish/fawn in colour with white spots and a whi… Read more »
