The Esala Perahera in Kandy is one of the oldest, grandest & most-sacred of all Buddhist festivals in Sri Lanka, as well as the whole world! . The Sinhalese term 'Perahera' means a parade of musicians, dancers, singers, acrobats and various other performers accompanied by a large number of rich & decorative Tuskers / Elephants, children in costumes and various other performers that parade through the streets in celebration of the religious event. 

Tis the season in Arugum Bay. Although Arugum Bay is well known for surf tourism, what do both the none surfers and surfers alike do when, as the surfer slang goes “Flat”. Where waves are not particular at their best to go out for catching waves to surf. Actually quite a lot. However, first you’ll ...

On the month of April in some parts of the world; what would be likely observed is Maundy Thursday, Good Friday & Easter Monday. Those who follow the traditional customs mentioned above may start in preparation for them spiritually or follow the customaries to be carried out. To some, these mentioned events hold great importance. ...

Unawatuna is your cliché beach town, where the water is turquoise color & the sand is clean. It is not so ideal for surfing, but rather more suited for swimming & snorkeling. This beach town is full of young party-goers from all over the world during the winter season of November – April. You will ...

Sinharaja Forest Reserve Sinharaja Forest Reserve, located in the south-west lowland wet zone of Sri Lanka, is the last sustainable tropical rainforest area that is left. Majority of the area was officially considered as a forest reserve in 1875, and also announced as a biosphere reserve in 1978. Sri Lanka has 830 endemic species of ...

Sacred city of Anuradhapura This is a truly sacred city because it was built around a cutting that was derived from the tree beneath which Lord Buddha attained enlightenment. The cutting was brought to Anuradhapura in the 3rd century B.C. This city flourished as the capital for 1,300 years, but the city was abandoned due ...