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Batticaloa is the last district in our North-Eastern provinces’ heritage exploration journey. The modern-day Batticaloa District is one of the ancient areas where early Aryan settlers landed and established Aryan settlements on the island. It is also one of the ancient areas where Buddhism flourished. However, the demography of the Batticaloa District has drastically changed The post Unveiling Eastern treasures appeared first on Ceylon Today.
Welcomes over 30,000 tourists in first 10 daysRussia takes a head-start over India, as top source market with a lead of over 5,000 touristsDaily average arrivals pick up to over 3,200, highest since March Russia, India and UK amongst top source markets thus farBanks on MICE, adventure, wellness, sustainable, high-end tourism areas this yearExpresses confidence to […]
The number of ancient historical places in Ampara District is extremely high. Most of these places are large monasteries with caves.
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Brazil had a networking session with Brasilia based Printed and Electronic Media Journalists to promote Sri Lankan Tourism, Food and Ceylon Tea as part of the Trade and Tourism promotion initiatives of the Embassy, at its premises on 21 December 2022. In his address to the journalists, Ambassador of […]
The foreign tourists who are visiting national parks including the Yala National Park would be able to pay in dollars to purchase their entrance tickets from January this year, the Wildlife and Forest Conservation Ministry said. Ministry Secretary Chandra Herath said steps would be taken to initiate this move from the Yala National Park within […]
The awe-inspiring 18th-Century Christ Church Warleigh in Dickoya is much more than a church. It is a spiritual centre, an architectural icon and a historical monument from the colonial era. Rolling green hills dotted with tea factories, a cluster of small houses, and the reservoir studded with small islets, make the winding Highway (B149) from […]
A place that most people who visit Kandy do not forget to visit is the ancient palace which was inherited by the Nayakkar Kings centuries ago. This building is now maintained as a museum displaying antiquities belonging to the Kandyan Kingdom. Although many remains of royal palaces are found in Sri Lanka’s ancient kingdoms, this […]
Tourist arrivals in December cross 90,000 mark; total arrivals for year top 700,000 markIndia, Russia and United Kingdom emerge as top three tourist traffic generators China is expected to regain its position as a major source market for SL tourism this year Sri Lanka tourism ended the year 2022 on a positive note, as the arrivals […]
As Sri Lanka’s tourism industry, mainly the hotel sector, is likely to get electrocuted with the second hike in electricity tariff, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) said it is looking to bring in renewable energy options. While noting that the tourism sector would have to adjust to the increase in tariffs as implemented […]
Effective 1 JAN 2023 all arriving and departing passengers to CMB will have to complete an e-form at least 3 days prior to taking up the trip to/from CMB More info: https://eservices.immigration.gov.lk/emb/eEmbarkation/ From http://travelandtourslk.blogspot.com/