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Swarnamali Seneviratne At the Orchid House. Photo - Fred R. Malvenna.  The Henerathgoda Botanical Gardens or Gampaha Gardens as it is better known is the Botanical Gardens situated closest to Colombo...

Colombo offers many opportunities for recreation. There are facilities in the city for Golf, Tennis, Squash. Swimming, Rowing, Cricket, Billiards and Snooker among other recreational activities. Cricket is the favourite sport...

Maureen Seneviratne A tourist once proudly claimed that he had received a letter from home in Europe merely addressed to him by name at the postal address "Hikkaduwa". Yet Hikkaduwa...

By Fred R Malvenna Leaving Colombo at midnight we were at the Yala National Park by 5 a.m. Having completed the formalities of filling forms and paying Park fees we...

Renuka Jeyaraj The Elegance and exquisiteness of her handicrafts has earned Sri Lanka the reputation for fine craftsmanship. This skill dates back two centuries in time, to the days of...

Sharmini Luther Grand Hotel. Nuwara Eliya. British nostalgia lingers. Photo : Ceylon Tourist Board. When planning your travels around Sri Lanka, you can place yourself in capable hands of experienced...

Swarnamali Seneviratne Aerial view of Sigiriya rock. with the ruins of the palace. Photo: Fred R Malvenna Of all the memorable sights Sri Lanka has to offer the culture enthusiast,...

Rohan Maldeniya It was a clear, cold and crisp morning as we wound up the road higher into the misty mountains. Further up along the road the jeep passed over a...

Shirani Rajapakse Hotel Ceylon Intercontinental, Colombo When it comes to competitive pricing of hotels, there seems to be little to compare in South Asia, with what is now available in...

A leopard on the prowl at the Ruhunu National Park, Yala  Sri Lanka hangs like a pendant a little beyond the southern tip of India. She has been described as...