Sri Lanka Travel

Along the beach or in the highlands, shopping in Sri Lanka is a rewarding experience and the perfect complement to any holiday.

Jan 24, 2010 - Solange Hando

Sri Lanka has a fabulous range of indigenous food, complimented by age old culinary traditions and a rich supply of fresh ingredients and spices.

Jan 4, 2010 - Solange Hando

Sri Lanka's traditional crafts reflect the island's rich heritage and delight visitors in search of quality items at affordable prices.

Aug 30, 2009 - Solange Hando

Sri Lanka has made sustained efforts in the past few decades to preserve wildlife habitats and protect the island's endangered species.

Jul 25, 2009 - Solange Hando

Asian elephants have long been a Sinhalese symbol and although numbers have greatly dwindled, conservationists are determined to ensure their survival.

Jul 6, 2009 - Solange Hando

Acclaimed far beyond the island, Sri Lanka's traditional Ayurveda is a holistic medical science based on the careful use of organic herbs.

Jun 7, 2009 - Solange Hando

Sri Lanka claims the world's largest concentration of gems, renowned since Antiquity for their clarity, beauty and healing properties.

May 31, 2009 - Solange Hando

Sri Lankan spices are abundant, varied and versatile. Praised since ancient times, widely traded in colonial days, they remain one of Ceylon's most important crops.

Apr 1, 2009 - Solange Hando

Kandy, the hill capital of Sri Lanka, claims the island's most revered temple, its most important religious festival and one of the best Botanical Gardens in Asia.

Mar 15, 2009 - Solange Hando

Ceylon tea has flourished in Sri Lanka ever since Scottish planter James Taylor introduced the first saplings in 1867.

Mar 14, 2009 - Solange Hando

Sri Lanka luxury beach hotels provide the perfect escape on the south west coast of the island, ideal for exclusive holidays and romantic getaways.

Mar 1, 2009 - Solange Hando

The sea off the south coast of Sri Lanka is probably the best place in the world for seeing Blue Whales - the largest creatures on our planet

Feb 28, 2010 - Sanjiva Wijesinha

With 2009 finally seing the end of a 26 year old civil war that focused the world's attention here for all the wrong reasons, Sri Lanka is once again safe for visitors

Jan 25, 2010 - Sanjiva Wijesinha

Kandy the second largest city in Sri Lanka attracts many local and foreign visitors for the Esala Perahera - the festival connected with the Temple of the Tooth Relic.

Jan 10, 2010 - Pauline Mascarenhas

Tourism and tea production go hand in hand in Sri Lanka. Everyday around 300,000 estate workers pluck several million tea leaves by hand.

Dec 29, 2009 - Annie Wesley

The hill country, in the middle of Sri Lanka, rises from 3,000 ft to over 8,000 ft and surrounds you with velvety green freshness all year round.

Nov 29, 2009 - Ankie Renique

The word Serendipity (accidentally discovering something fortunate when not looking for it) is derived from Sri Lanka's ancient name Serendib - and typifies the island.

Oct 3, 2009 - Sanjiva Wijesinha

Sri Lanka (Ceylon), a tropical island in the Indian Ocean is one of the most beautiful, interesting and exotic places in the world that can be explored very cheaply.

Aug 11, 2009 - Pauline Mascarenhas

Sinharaja rainforest in South West Sri Lanka is a prime area of rainforest that has high rainfall encouraging new species of birds, plants, insects and mammals.

Aug 8, 2009 - Ben Salisbury

Sri Lanka's garment manufacturing industry is one of the biggest and best in the world, supplying branded high street fashion to clothing stores here and abroad. Indulge!

Jun 14, 2009 - Greca Durant

Sri Lanka is home to a wide variety of unique wildlife and visiting the island's national parks is one way to spot native animals and explore diverse ecosystems.

Mar 23, 2009 - Bridget Coila

Just as his father and his grandfather before him, the Kattadiya performing a Devil Dance continues an ancient rite that his ancestors have perfected over the centuries

Mar 14, 2009 - Sanjiva Wijesinha

Sri Lanka's south coast prides itself on some of the most beautiful sandy beaches and luxurious resorts. It also a good destination for the surfer and backpacker.

Mar 5, 2009 - Rosalind Brenner

Sri Lanka boasts a number of upmarket and unique hotels for the discerning globetrotter. Current trends show an increase in boutique hotels catering to wealthy tourists.

Feb 22, 2009 - Varunika Ruwanpura

Yala National Park lies in the deep south of Sri Lanka. Dawn safaris are one of the best ways to glimpse one of the park's favourite inmates, the elephants.

Jan 27, 2009 - Varunika Ruwanpura

Sigiriya's cluster of Early Monastic dwellings on and around Pidurangala Rock may prove to be Sri Lanka's best-kept "open" archaeological secret.

Jan 26, 2009 - Greca Durant

Jetwing Vil Uyana, the one-of-a-kind lifestyle hotel set amid wetlands in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka, with a view to Sigiriya Rock, is nature and family friendly.

Jan 12, 2009 - Greca Durant

Sri Lanka, though reeling from terrorist attacks, has never faltered in giving her ultimate welcome to travelers, offering the likes of Saman Villas to the discerning.

Dec 26, 2008 - Greca Durant

Now is the time to take advantage of off season prices and a favourable exchange rate before the regular tourists fly in between November and February

Sep 5, 2008 - Sanjiva Wijesinha

The north-central plains of Sri Lanka house fascinating vestiges of an ancient Buddhist civilization

Aug 21, 2008 - Sanjiva Wijesinha

This elephant sanctuary not only entertains visitors as one of the top tourist attractions in Sri Lanka, but above all offers a safe haven to many elephants.

May 9, 2008 - Tabitha Davies