Friday, February 7, 2014

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The Navam Perahara of Festival of Gangarama , a Buddhist perahara with nearly 1000 performers and 100 richly clad elephants parades the streets of the colombo on the full moon Poya day  of February.










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The Annual Hot Air Ballooning Festival organized by the Ceylon Air Ship and Balloon Club is held in March in and around Sigiriya, Hambanthota and Colombo with the participation of nearly 40 participants from around the world. The Balloonists follow a path around the country traveling from down south to North-central plains of Sri Lanka and ending in Independence Square in Colombo for final display of the balloons participating in the event.



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Travel and Leisure Magazine Recognized Sri Lanka as the “Best Travel Destination” for Chinese Travelers......

  Sri Lanka was awarded with the “Best Travel Destination” Award at the Annual Travel Award Ceremony of the Travel and Leisure Magazine of China held on 16 January 2014 in Beijing. Awards were given for Best Travel Destination, Best Hospitality Provider, Best Airlines and Best Travel Organizer. Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to China Ranjith Uyangoda received the Award at the awarding Ceremony, which was attended by more than 400 representatives including diplomats, travel executives and travel media personnel. The Travel and Leisure Magazine identified Sri Lanka as the Best Travel Destination through an opinion poll conducted among its Journalists and Readers in China. At the awarding ceremony, a Holiday Package jointly sponsored by the Sri Lankan Airlines and Jetwing Travels of Sri Lanka was awarded to a lucky winner.