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The popular Amangalla Salon will be different once again; on Saturday June 14th it will be an evening of wine tasting and a presentation by Prakash Mirchandani of Favourite International.The wine on presentation and for tasting is from the Sandalford range of wines which come from the oldest and largest family run vineyard in Western Australia.
Yala National Park is once again open to visitors and around 100 tourists have been visiting daily since its opening on 1st January after the unusually long break last year.“Around 20 jeeps visited during the first two days after the reopening. The visitors included locals as well as foreigners” said an official at the park.The park is open from 6 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. all seven days and all safari jeeps are in operation while the management is looking forward to opening the seven park bungalows as well.
January saw the reopening of Block 1 of the Yala National Park for visitors. Wildlife authorities keen on opening all parks as early as possible await the green signal, especially to fully open the Yala Park, to tourists and local visitors.“At present around 30 -40 foreigners are visiting the park daily” said Tourism Officer Department of Wildlife Nayana Kulatunga going on to add “ The jeeps are in operation for visitors seeking wildlife safaris.” She also said “As at now, the Uda Walawe and Wilpattu Parks remain to be opened” according to other government sources these parks too are to be reopened in the very near future.The following parks are currently open - Yala National Park (Block I), Bundala National Park, Kalametiya, Sinharaja, Kithulgala, Kanneliya, Talangama, Bodhinagala, Anniwilundua, Wasgamuwa National Park and Minneriya National Park.
Sri Lanka Calling warmly welcome celebrity writers Gael Le Bellego for GLAMOUR, Elisabeth Schneiter for LES ECHOS SERIE LIMITEE, Michèle Hispard for VIVRE ZEN, Arnaud Guillon for SENSO, Béatrice Amagat for FEMMES (Prisma Press Group) and FUTUR E-MAISON .We wish them a wonderful stay in Sri Lanka as they travel through the country to observe places offering Ayurvedha treatment experiencing first hand, the rich diversity of the culture, nature, adventure, and the much talked about sun, sea and sand offer, and the curative therapy of mind/body wellness, Ayurvedha.
Lanka, home to beautiful golf courses has produced some of the regions best players; continue to be an attractive destination, for both amateurs and professionals alike. The Victoria Golf and Country Club, a more recent addition to the centuries old and legendary Royal Colombo Golf Club and the Golf Club Nuwara Eliya, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year with special tournaments.The Donald Steel scheduled for the 9th and 10th of February and the second round of the Victoria 10th Anniversary Trophy on the 16th with the Medal Round on Saturday the 23rd are some of the highlights of the celebrations.
Wildlife enthusiasts and elephant lovers in particular will be transposed in to life at the Uda Walawe National Park, on reading ‘Tranquil Footsteps’, a novel about nature and wild life where the elephant is the main theme and is written from the perspective of a matriarch elephant. The story begins as the elephant speaks “I stood quietly watching the sun rising in the eastern skies …………and at 48 years I have seen and heard many things…… “ Written by Sri Lal Miththapala committed conservationist, wild life enthusiast, an Electrical Engineer by profession and a leader in the hospitality and tourism trade; Vice President of The Hoteliers Association of Sri Lanka, on having studied the Sri Lankan elephant in the wild for nearly 20 years.
Valmiki’s epic poetic work composed in Sanskrit around 3rd century B.C. is followed through Sri Lanka by Hindu devotees unfolding many of nature’s treasures.To the Hindu devotee it is a pilgrimage of awe and inspiration; to the uninitiated it is a trail through Sri Lanka visiting some of the most beautiful natural sites - some quaint temples, some majestic monuments, each confirming a unique aspect of Sri Lanka’s ties to Valmiki’s epic evoking a devotion beyond faith, by the sheer beauty of the places visited.From coast to inland from South to North to East to West, the story takes you through Sri Lanka on the ‘Ramayana Trail’ viewing a landscape of rich diversity.
The popular Amangalla Salon will be different once again; on Saturday June 14th it will be an evening of wine tasting and a presentation by Prakash Mirchandani of Favourite International.
Yala National Park is once again open to visitors and around 100 tourists have been visiting daily since its opening on 1st January after the unusually long break last year.
January saw the reopening of Block 1 of the Yala National Park for visitors. Wildlife authorities keen on opening all parks as early as possible await the green signal, especially to fully open the Yala Park, to tourists and local visitors.
Sri Lanka Calling warmly welcome celebrity writers Gael Le Bellego for GLAMOUR, Elisabeth Schneiter for LES ECHOS SERIE LIMITEE, Michèle Hispard for VIVRE ZEN, Arnaud Guillon for SENSO, Béatrice Amagat for FEMMES (Prisma Press Group) and FUTUR E-MAISON .
Lanka, home to beautiful golf courses has produced some of the regions best players; continue to be an attractive destination, for both amateurs and professionals alike. The Victoria Golf and Country Club, a more recent addition to the centuries old and legendary Royal Colombo Golf Club and the Golf Club Nuwara Eliya, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year with special tournaments.
Wildlife enthusiasts and elephant lovers in particular will be transposed in to life at the Uda Walawe National Park, on reading ‘Tranquil Footsteps’, a novel about nature and wild life where the elephant is the main theme and is written from the perspective of a matriarch elephant. The story begins as the elephant speaks “I stood quietly watching the sun rising in the eastern skies …………and at 48 years I have seen and heard many things…… “ Written by Sri Lal Miththapala committed conservationist, wild life enthusiast, an Electrical Engineer by profession and a leader in the hospitality and tourism trade; Vice President of The Hoteliers Association of Sri Lanka, on having studied the Sri Lankan elephant in the wild for nearly 20 years.
Valmiki’s epic poetic work composed in Sanskrit around 3rd century B.C. is followed through Sri Lanka by Hindu devotees unfolding many of nature’s treasures.