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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/

Aitken Spence Travels recently welcomed a group of 24 Indian (Gujarat) travel influencers and bloggers who are currently on a familiarization tour to Sri Lanka. These influencers who work with Aitken Spence Travels will be getting a firsthand experience of the diversity Sri Lanka has to offer. Sri Lanka tourism targets to attract more Indian […]

With arrival of the “Silver Spirit”, Aitken Spence Travels fulfilled its fourth cruise ship operation for the year 2022. Starting off the season, the company welcomed Norwegian ‘Viking Mars,’ on the 18th of November, followed by German ‘TUI Mein Schiff 5,’ on 29th of November and the ‘Azamara Quest’ on 03rd December with a combined […]

Aitken Spence Travels welcomed the inaugural charter flight from Red Wings Airlines, a Russian regional leisure airline, arriving at the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MIRA) on the 29th of December 2022. Red Wings Airlines carried 400 holiday makers on board the Boeing 777 which is a long-range wide-body aircraft that would be landing for the […]

Hiking is about so much more than exercise, pleasant scenery or getting from A to B. Putting one foot in front of the other for hours, days or even weeks on end creates a special sense of connection to a place and its landscapes. At Lonely Planet, we’ve chronicled the world’s most unforgettable hiking journeys […]