Posts listed under the ‘Sri Lanka’ category
Protecting Wilpattu
Friday, July 23rd, 2010, by Tom Armstrong
Wilpattu National Park, which was recently re-opened and is Sri Lanka’s biggest National Park, is under threat due to the unnecessary construction of two huge main roads within the park.
The park which was famous for it’s leopards was closed due to the civil war in Sri Lanka and has recently been re-opened only to find that this ambitious construction could be worse than anything it has seen before.
Please sign this petition and help ensure the national park is a safe haven for animals.
The Horton Plains Slender Loris
Monday, July 19th, 2010, by Sam Clark
Listening to the Today Programme on the BBC this morning I heard an interesting snippet on Sri Lanka - namely that the Horton Plains Slender Loris, presumed extinct, has been found and caught on camera. (more…)
We salute Murali
Thursday, July 15th, 2010, by Sam ClarkThe legend that is Muttiah ‘Murali’ Muralitharan plays his last test this weekend - at Galle against India. We at Experience Travel salute one of the greatest players that has ever played the game.
There is a great article here from Steve James in The Telegraph if you ever wondered what it felt like facing him..
Galle is a wonderful test match venue - indeed watching Murali tormenting the Indian batsmen as I drunk arrack and sang ‘aint no sunshine’ with the local cheerleaders in 2001 is one of my favourite Sri Lankan moments.
Get in touch with us if you want to incorporate a cricket match into your Sri Lanka Holiday!
Dilemmas in the development of tourism in Sri Lanka
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010, by Tom Armstrong
We reproduce here a letter which was published in the Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) concerning some of the challenges the government and tourism industry faces as it evolves in the new era of peace and, hopefully, prosperity. We found this to be a particularly interesting angle that many previous visitors to Sri Lanka will have considered as the prospect of peace became a reality. Big changes lie ahead for the island nation and this article raises some very legitimate questions about how those changes should be handled. Whilst we at Experience Travel in Sri Lanka would certainly not associate ourselves with the Tour Operators detailed in the article (who squeeze local providers into offering budget products at even more budget rates), it is something that we frequently have to explain when potential customers enquire why our prices are higher than those found in the back pages of the UK newspaper’s Sunday travel supplements, where you can often find a week holiday at a generic beach hotel including flights for less that you can find a standard return flight for elsewhere. (more…)
World Spice Food Festival 2010
Monday, June 28th, 2010, by Tom Armstrong
Visitors to Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo between July 14th and 24th should pop along to the fourth ‘World Spice Food Festival’ and zap their taste buds with a dazzling variety of delicacies.
The event will feature gourmet guest chefs from around the world at numerous hotels and restaurants throughout the city. The event will operate from it’s base at Ananda Kumaraswami Road, where marquees and tents will offer a wide selection of delicious nibbles and more.
Ash, Bangkok and BA
Friday, May 21st, 2010, by Sam ClarkThey say trouble comes in threes and if that is true then we are at Experience Travel can look forward to a restful summer.
We’ve had the volcanic ash, the trouble in Bangkok and the BA strikes, designed as if by a mischievous god, to cause maximum havoc in the travel industry… (more…)
The Gathering Of The Elephants
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010, by Tom Armstrong
The ‘Gathering of the Elephants’ in Minneriya National Park is one of the world’s most spectacular wildlife phenomenon. Hundreds of Asian elephants converge around the park’s main lake generally between July and October, coinciding with the dry season in Sri Lanka’s North Central & Eastern provinces. The tank is an incredible place to observe elephants that come to bathe and graze on the grasses as well as the huge flocks of birds that come to fish in the shallow waters. (more…)
2011 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010, by Tom Armstrong
Sri Lanka will co-host the 2011 Cricket World cup along with India and Bangladesh. Fixture details and venues are still in the planning stages at present, but Sri Lanka Cricket (the country’s Cricket board) has suggested that matches will be played at Colombo’s Premadasa Stadium as well as two new stadiums in Hambantota and Pallekelle. (more…)
Wilpattu National Park to re-open this month
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010, by Tom Armstrong
Leopard in Wilapttu
The park had been closed for security reasons since 1988 although opened briefly during 2003 to give a fortunate few a glimpse of its natural treasures. With the end of the three decade civil war in Sri Lanka, the park has been cleared and deemed safe to re-open. (more…)
Kandy Perahera Dates Announced
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010, by Tom Armstrong
Kandy Perahera