A LAND LIKE NO OTHER
Sunday, November 14, 2010
, Posted by lanka matha at 12:11 PM
Discover your own Private Paradise
Sun-kissed Golden Beaches, Warm Blue Waters,Soft, Golden Sunshine,Gently waving Plam Trees,Hospitality as warm as the Tropical Sun.Sri lanka's Hill Country
Green velvet Tea Plantations
The resort town of Nuwara Eliya known as "Little England" or"The Switzerland of the East"
Horton Plains-misty grassland and icy cold streams through which Rainbow Trout dart.
World's End-An awe-inspirimg escarpment which drops vertically for around 5,000 feet. Haggala botanical Gardens.
World's End-An awe-inspirimg escarpment which drops vertically for around 5,000 feet. Haggala botanical Gardens.
A Land of Cascading Waters
Refresh your senses on our Paradise Island dotted with picturesque Water Falls.
Diyaluma or Koslanda Falls are a sheer wall of water cascading down from the mountain tops. Three drops combine to make Bambarakanda Falls the highest drop on the island.
Dunhinda Falls are Sri Lanka's most awe-inspiring cascades.Rawana Falls a tiered cascade- pause to picnic here and bath in its cool waters.
Out of the Concrete Jungle into the Real One
Explore the vast Sinharaja Tropical Rain Forest rich with rare flora and fauna making it one of this island's World Heritage Sites
we have it all ...........
Revel in the Tranquil Beauty of our Ancient Culture and Heritage
THE little island of Sri Lanka is home to no less than 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Climb the Rock Fortress Sigiriya, view the ruins of a luxurious palace at its summit, and be enthralled by the creations of the visionary king kasyapa.
Explore the wonders of the Sacred City of Anuradhapura founded in the 5th Century BC and view the Sacred Bo Tree brought to Sri Lanka in the 3rd Century BC,marking it the oldest documented tree in the world.Wonder at the great waterways,tanks,palaces,pavilion and rock-hewn sculptures and monasteries of the ancient city of Polonnaruwa.Take a grntle stroll to the summit and explore the rock caves of Dambulla lined with statues lined with statues of the Buddha and murals of great antiquity and exquisite beauty.
Reval in the prisine beauty of the Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy, and listen to the beat of Kandyan drums as their message of reverence through the mighty temple twice a day.
All this and much more......
A Land of pomp and Pageantry!The Esala Perahara-One of the world’s most spectacular pageants…..Watch in awe as the Sacred Tooth Relic of Lode Buddha is carried in procession by the Temple Tusker-accompanied by hundreds of caparisoned elephants,dancers,drummers and whip crackers-along the streets of the hill capital,Kandy.The nawam Perahara in Colombo, New Year Celebrations in april,Wesak in May and the Festival in August.
So many reasons to Celebrate in Sri Lanka!
A Treasure Trove in the” City of Gems”
Discover Sri Lanka’s burid treasure in Rathnapura, a city where the earth yields bounty of precious and semi-precious gemstones-Cat’s Eye,blue Sapphires of brilliant hue.Visit a gem mine and see how these precious stones are excavated from deep underground.
Stop over at a gem laboratory and watch the fire emerge from the heart of these precious stones….
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