by admin-unique | Jun 7, 2019 | Blog, Cultural Tours, Cultural Triangle, Tours In Sri Lanka, UNIQUE SRI LANKA HIGHLIGHTS
With the celebration falling on the 13th night and 14th day of the Hindu month of Phalguna or Maagh, the 2017 Maha Sivaratri Sri Lankan Festival, which in held in honour of the Hindu god Shiva, will this year take place on 24th February 2017.
The event is of great importance to the many Hindus in Sri Lanka who believe that worshipping Shiva through chanting prayers, meditation, fasting and Yoga will cleanse themselves of their sins. Maha Sivaratri, or “the Great Night of Shiva”, is said to mark the day Shiva married the Goddess Parvati and performed the cosmic dance known as Tandava Nritya.
by admin-unique | Jun 6, 2019 | Adventure Travel, Blog, Family Holidays, Family Holidays in Sri Lanka, Family Holidays to Sri Lanka, Family Tours in Sri Lanka, Family Tours to Sri Lanka, National Parks, Tours In Sri Lanka, Travel Tips, Wildlife and National Parks, Wildlife Safaris
This month’s Wanderlust Travel Magazine cover story takes their readers on a voyage of the Indian Ocean, the highlight being the incredible experience of exploring Sri Lanka’s cultural gems and witnessing her stunning wildlife up close.
The first-hand experience of the magazine’s writer Phoebe Smith (and the amazing photographs taken on the journey by Neil S Price) takes the reader on an epic journey around the Bay of Bengal where they explore mangrove forests, the rock-top fortress of Sigiriya and exploding volcanoes.
by admin-unique | Jun 6, 2019 | Adventure Travel, Blog, Tours In Sri Lanka, Travel Tips, Wildlife and National Parks, Wildlife Safaris
A sub-species of the Sloth Bear, the Sri Lankan Sloth Bear is a rare and highly threatened species with as few as 500 reported in the wild. Thankfully the National Parks of Wilpattu, and particularly Yala, preserve these unique mammals which are best spotted in the parks during the month of June.
With their distinct thick black coats and hairless snouts, the Sloth Bear is an omnivore which usually consumes insects which it finds in trees by using its long snout and powerful smell. The bear very rarely kills other animals and typically eats berries, nuts and roots alongside insects.
Due to its diet, the Sri Lankan Sloth Bear is very much dependant on the lowland forests in the dry-zone of the island where its staple food sources are found. Unfortunately, the recent destruction of these zones across the island has left the bear highly threatened with as few as 500 thought to still be in the wild.
by admin-unique | Jun 5, 2019 | Blog, Cultural Tours, Cultural Triangle, Family Holidays, Sri Lankan Cultural Sites, Tours In Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has been the focal point of Buddhist teachings since the third century BC. Today, over 70% of the population of the small island are Buddhists.
With more than 2,000 years of practicing Buddhism and culture, Sri Lanka can boast its ancient Buddhist temples like few places in the world. What’s more, because Buddhism is still the islands primary region, you can heighten your experience of visiting the Buddhist temples of Sri Lanka by coinciding it when the time of one of the many festivals that takes place.
The following are a few of the prominent temples you can see during a Sri Lankan tour:
by admin-unique | Jun 10, 2019 | Tours In Sri Lanka
The tour of a lifetime to celebrate a momentous event !
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