Archive for November, 2007

Arugam Bay the Surfers paradise

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Arugam Bay is located in the East cost of Sri Lanka, the unspoiled beautiful beach is a must visit place. Arugam Bay is with an easy reach of the town Pottuvil and you can visit many interesting and beautiful places like Yala, Kataragama, Lahugala National Park and superb kovils at Oganda as well.
Arugam Bay is [...]

Poverty In Sri Lanka

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

From the day we won our independence from our colonial masters we had the problem of poverty.I think it dates back to the day of Sinhal monarchy.But there were no standards to differentiate the poor from the rich.Since Sri Lanka had a self sufficient economy the use of money & trading had no great impact.Even [...]

The Sri Lankan War Theater

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

The Sri Lankan war theater seems to be taking a totally different path from what it was some time back.Everyday there seems to be new stratergies adopted by government forces who are fighting a most ruthless terror outfit.The bombing campaign carried out recently seems to have very effective.The high value targets taken almost daily keep [...]

The Annual Travel Trade Ball

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

The annual Travel Trade Ball was held last month at the Colombo Hilton.This specticular event was an outsatnding colourful event.Despite the low number of arrivals due to the Rugby Finals, it went on till the breakfast with non stop entertainment by Gypsies & Mysty.Guests were rewarded by a number of air line tickets & hotel [...]

Sri Lanka Balloon Festival

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Hot air ballooning is becoming a popular adventure sport in Sri Lanka. The third hot air balloon festival will be held on 21st of March to 4th April 2008. This festival is facilitated by the Ministry of Tourism Sri Lanka and organized by the Ceylon Airship and Ballooning Club of Sri Lanka. It is expected [...]

Oil in Sri Lanka

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

It is now believed that Sri Lnka is blessed with the black gold – the most influncial natural resource in the world- OIL.The mannar basin has been the identified reigon for this.It will be such a moral boost to the SrI lankan economy.We could one day rise form the current sithuation & stand by our [...]

Sandy Beaches in the East Coast

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

Sri Lanka has an yaer round beach fronts.Depending on the two monsoons we are blessed to operatethe southern beaches from November to April & the eastern beaches from April to November.The beaches in the East coast are spectaculaar.You find the white sands reminding the Maldives.The heavy tourist traffic which kept the Eastern beaches bussy took [...]

Closing dates for presidential awards for Travel and Tourism 2007

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

The closing date for the first ever presidential awards for Travel and Tourism Excellence will be on the 28th of November. The ceremony is scheduled to be held on the 18th of December in Colombo. The mission behind the presidential awards for Travel and Tourism 2007 is to identify and encourage the stakeholders of the [...]

Tour Itinerary for – 5 DAYS/4 NIGHTS

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

Tour Itinerary
DAY 01    :  AIRPORT/COLOMBO
Transfer from Airport to Colombo
Overnight stay at Galle Face Hotel
DAY 02    :  COLOMBO/PINNAWALA/PERADENIYA/KANDY
Breakfast at Galle Face Hotel
Transfer from Colombo to Pinnawala.
Those who want to see the tamed and semi wiled elephants in close proximity the best place is the “Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage”. It is located northwest of Kegalle town along the [...]

A complete Travel guide

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

From the beginning of the site development we were anxious to start a complete travel guide to Sri Lanka. Last week we were able to go live with our travel guide which will eventually help travelers to get an idea of this beautiful island. We have taken lot of effort to make this travel guide [...]