Sri Lanka plantations. Silent in the cool morning jungle air we wait. Everyone in the safari truck is completely still. We wait. Then there she is – a large female leopard. She isn’t alone. She plucks her two cubs down from a tree and spirits them across the dusty trail in front of us. Welcome to Sri Lanka!Dramatic, life-affirming experiences are something I quickly learn to expect in Sri Lanka, a breathtaking country of superlatives. Sri Lanka has me on the drive in from the airport, as lush vegetation and exotic bird calls fringe the highway. Handily getting to Sri Lanka is a breeze these da ..read more

DUBAI – Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau has successfully concluded a three-day promotional mission to the United Arab Emirates as part of its on-going efforts to develop new markets and increase the number of visitors and spend from the region to Sri Lanka. Headed by Madubhani Perera, Director/Marketing, Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, a delegation of thirty-three partners from Sri Lanka’s tourism and hospitality industries visited Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Dubai and held the roadshow at Radisson Blu Sharjah, Le Royale Meridien Abu Dhabi and Crowne Plaza Sheikh Zayed Road Dubai last April ..read more

As recent tourism statistics have shown signs of optimism, Sri Lanka is well on track to attract a record 2.5 million tourists by the end of this year supported by planned promotion campaigns set to be rolled out to lure visitors during off-season, authoritative sources said last week. According to official data released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) recently, Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals during the first seven months of 2018 has registered a healthy growth of 13.7% reaching 1.382 million tourists compared to the corresponding seven month period of 2017. On the other ..read more

COLOMBO, Aug 2 (Xinhua) — Laos will provide visa-on-arrival to travelers from Sri Lanka from Aug. 1, the foreign ministry said in a statement Thursday. “Sri Lankan citizens holding valid travel documents could apply for visa-on-arrival at the international border check points of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic,” the foreign ministry said. Currently, Sri Lankans can travel without pre-approved visas to Singapore, Indonesia and Maldives. Advertisements Full details are available from the link below: Source URL: Travel – Google News Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp ..read more

Sri Lanka offers one of the biggest wildlife spectacles, adored by tourists and environmentalists. The Minneriya Elephant Gathering is the largest coming together of Asian elephants at any one time in the world. What’s more, the gathering takes place annually during the months of August and September, when herds of elephants and other wildlife from across the island make their way to the Minneriya Tank – a man-made lake that holds water even in the dry season – to drink from the sweet water that is always in abundance there, even in the driest of weather. This spectacular coming together of h ..read more

Iron cannons installed by the Dutch to ward off colonial rivals still line Galle Face Green, a grassy, mile-long promenade along the Colombo seafront. Further out to sea, within range of the guns, a new world power is leaving its mark on Sri Lanka’s capital.Currently, Port City is just a flat expanse of blank land jutting out into the ocean, growing a fraction larger each day, as dredging ships pour what will eventually amount to 65 million cubic metres of sand. Within a few years, however, Port City will be the site of glass skyscrapers, a busy financial district, hospitals, hotels and even a ..read more

Winning tip: Cassis, near Marseilles Cassis, around an hour’s drive from Marseille, is a tiny port town famous for its salty rosé (not to be confused with blackcurrant liqueur crème de cassis, from Burgundy) and herb-scented whites. We had the delight of a vineyard tour at Clos Saint Magdeleine, where the family greeted us like long-lost friends and took us on a journey through the vines, allowing us to sample their beautiful pale rosés made with grenache and cinsault grapes. The town has a great little beach under a towering cliff, Cap Canaille, one of France’s highest. Taking a boat or hikin ..read more