Poson Festival in Sri Lanka

Mihintale - Anuradhapura Poson ThoranaPoson full-moon poya day (Poson Poya Day/Poson Festival) is celebrated the arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka in the 3rd century BC, a festival of great historical and religious significance celebrated island-wide by Buddhists. Poson, held on the full moon day of June, commemorates the occasion over 2,000 years ago when Arahat Mahinda, son of Emperor Asoka of India, converted King Devanampiyatissa to...

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Hanthana Mountain Range

The Hanthana Mountain Range lies in central Sri Lanka, south-west of the city of Kandy. It was declared as an environmental protection area in February 2010 under the National Environment Act. The maximus height of the range is 3800 ft. The mountain range consists of seven peaks. The highest one being the Uura Kanda. The range is a favourite destination among the mountain hikers in Sri Lanka. University of...

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Udawalawe National Park

Udawalawe National Park lies on the boundary of Sabaragamuwa and Uva Provinces, in Sri Lanka. The national park was created to provide a sanctuary for wild animals displaced by the construction of the Udawalawe reservoir on the Walawe River, as well as to protect the catchment of the reservoir. The reserve covers 30,821 hectares (119.00 sq mi) of land area and was established on 30 June 1972. Before the designation of the national...

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Wasgamuwa National Park

Wasgamuwa National Park is a natural park in Sri Lanka situated in the Matale and Polonnaruwa Districts . It was declared to protect and to make a refuge for the displaced wild animals during the Mahaweli Development Project in 1984 and is one of the four National Parks designated under the Project. Originally it was designated as a nature reserve in 1938, and then in the early 1970's the area was regraded as a strict nature reserve. Wasgamuwa...

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Aditya Hotel Resort - luxury boutique resort located in Galle

Overlooking a quiet stretch of beach between the historic town of Galle and the fun resort of Hikkaduwa, Aditya has a prime location. Although a 12 suite hotel, it aims to offer service more in kind with a villa; menu and meal times are set to suit guests, massages can be arranged in one's suite and a cooling drink can be brought to your sunlounger on the beach or by the pool. Each suite is individually styled but all are generously sized...

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Cruise Ships travel to Sri Lanka

Regular basis cruise ships travel to Sri Lanka will be launched from Dubai starting from December 5th 2012. The project is implemented by Diethelm Travel Sri Lanka with partnership of FTI, one of the leading tour operators in Germany. The ships will operate between Colombo and Dubai with stops in Mumbai, Kochi, Goa and Muscat. Cruise ships will be mainly catering for holiday makers from Switzerland, Austria and Germany. It will be carrying 4000 up...

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Weligama Bay & Taprobane Island

 Weligama beach is a one of best beach in Sri Lanka. You can see there are different geographical features of beach. The weligama bay is more important place because of its’ valuable features. In weligama beach we can explore that one area has huge rapid waves, another area has a natural pool characteristics, another area has the deep sea. Like that there is much diversity we can see through the same sea.The location of weligama bay which located...

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Jathika Namal Uyana & Pink Quartz Mountain Range (Rosa Thiriwana)

The Jathika Namal Uyana in Sri Lanka is the largest ironwood forest and pink quartz mountain in Asia. The Ironwood Tree is endemic to Sri Lanka and the replanted forest is over 260 acres in extent. According to archeological researcher’s findings, the pink quartz in this historical place has a history of more than 550 millions of years. Namal Uyana is an extremely rare forest replanted with Iron wood trees in the 8th Century AD commenced during the...

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St. Clair's Falls (Little Niagara of Sri Lanka) - Talawakele

St. Clair's Falls is one the widest waterfalls in Sri Lanka ("Bomburu Ella" in Welimada is the widest). St. Clair's Falls is called the "Little Niagara of Sri Lanka". and it is one of the most politically discussed environmental entities in Sri Lanka.It is situated 3 km west of the town of Talawakele on the Hatton-Talawakele Highway in Nuwara Eliya District. The falls derived its name from a nearby tea estate. The Falls is 80m high and hence...

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Buduruwagala Stone Carves

Buduruwagala is an ancient buddhist temple in Uva province, Sri Lanka. The complex consists of seven statues and belongs to the Mahayana school of thought. The statues date back to the 10th century. The gigantic Buddha statue still bears traces of its original stuccoed robe and a long streak of orange suggests it was once brightly painted. The central of the three figures to the Buddha's right is thought to be the Buddhist mythological figure-the...

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