Explore Sri Lanka

The sailing rhapsodies of a piano concerto resound from cool marble floors clear to the high Victorian ceiling. A glance out of the window at the lovely temple flowers stirred...

"Spiced to perfection" - though not a phrase minted themselves, it describes the culinary aims of Chez Amano restauranteurs, and aptly so. "Local connoisseurs come here when they want fresh...

Photo courtesy: Thilak Seneviratne "Fresh fish," they boast. I expected a school to drop out of the sky one evening when buckets of water were pouring forth from above. The...

Palme D'Or Restaurant. Candle-light dining at the Galadari Meridien's rooftop Palme D'or prom­ises more than a spectacular view of Colombo's shoreline and city lights. You'll savor the finest in French...

Photo courtesy: Thilak Seneviratne LIKE its heritage, Colombo is a melting pot of flavors and international cuisines; as well as, of course, with ample opportunities to sample Sri Lanka's own...

Below find some helpful information and inter­esting facts to familiarize you with Sri Lanka. For more information please contact the Tourist Informa­tion Centers (TIC) run by the Ceylon Tourist Board....

Florence Rattwatte Making keeribath to take as offering to the temples. Photo courtesy: Ceylon Tourist Board. Vesak is the premier Buddhist festival in Sri Lanka and is held island-wide to...

Lucien Rajakarunanayake The Ruvanveliseya, largest dagaba in the world, was built in the shape of a water bubble in the 2nd century B. C. Photo courtesy: Ceylon Tourist Board. The...

Kalpana Isaac Gara Yakka, a Tovil mask worn in the concluding purification ceremony. Historically masks were used in rituals to exorcise villager's fears and illnesses. Even today, patients who require...

Nalin Wijesekera The Pettah, Colombo's old style shopping center. Photo: Pushpakumara Mathugama, 'Welcome the tourist with a smile - it costs you nothing,' the billboards scream. It is a rare...