Explore Sri Lanka

There's more to Sri Lanka than sun, sea and sand. The "round trip" is a tourist tradition in Sri Lanka. It is the journey made by every tourist who wants...

Carol Aloysious For children, the festival is a time for lighting crackers. Religious festivals are the most popular, the most colourful and perhaps the most lavishly celebrated events in our...

By Iris Manampery Their canon report - it is like thunder The Portuguese arrived on the shores of Lanka during the reign of King Dharma Parakrama Bahu of the Kingdom...

The unique elephant lamp found at the site of the short dagaba. A hamlet in the mid country, 65km from Colombo, is the source of an unusual treasure trove of...

Enku attends an aerobics session. As I entered the aerobics session, I heard the booming voice of the instructor and wondered what was in store. This was the fir t...

What gentleman dare leave Sri Lanka's shores without a gift of a gem for his wife or girl friend? What wife or girl friend visiting here could resist the opportunity...

Derrick Shokman raises his glass in praise of Arrack Arrack or Old Stuff as it is fondly referred to by tipplers here, is a truly indigenous liquor with a history...

A leopard at Yala is curious about a tortoise crossing his path. A holy man once told the ruler of this country: "Oh. great king, the birds of the air...

A mythical bird one of the carvings at Embekke temple. During the Kandyan era of our country's history, old traditions of stone carvings gave way to those of wood. Splendid...

A philharmonic orchestra, western classical music and operetta are not what you associate with Sri Lanka. Add an orchestral conductor of inter­national repute and a team of enthusiastic local young...