Dream Creations Tours Sri Lanka

28/08/2019

Sri Lanka is offering free tourist visas to citizens from 48 countries

28/08/2019

Jacqueline Fernandez kicks off Cinnamon’s ‘Bring a Friend Home’ campaign in style

Jacqueline Fernandez recently kicked off Cinnamon’s ‘Bring a Friend Home’ campaign by visiting Sri Lanka in August to celebrate her birthday with her family and friends. Along the way, she shared a vibrant stream of digital content, showcasing the unique experiences that Cinnamon curated for h...

29/03/2018

National Geographic’s latest travel stories about Sri Lanka

30/01/2018

Kelaniya Duruthu Perahera 2018

The Annual Kelaniya Duruthu Perahera at the Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara is being held from 9 to 11 January. The historic Kelaniya Duruthu Maha Perahera had its origins in 1927, due largely to the efforts of Philanthropist Don Walter Wijewardene, son of Helena Wijewardene Lamathani. This religious cultural pageant has evolved over the years to become the country’s most elaborate and grandest low country pageant in its category.

17/12/2017

Sri Lanka has topped the National Geographic Traveller UK’s coolest destinations list for 2018.

We reveal the coolest haunts, the hippest hangouts, the bucket list breaks and the enthralling escapes... these are the 18 destinations set to make it big in 2018

http://www.natgeotraveller.co.uk/smart-travel/features/the-cool-list-2018/

20/10/2017

First ever Colombo International Shopping Festival kicks off today at SLECC, Colombo

The Colombo International Shopping Festival, which will be one of the major events of the year, will get underway for the first time in Sri Lanka from 20-22 October at the SLECC from 10.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m.

This event is organised by the Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau and Sri Lanka Retailer’s Association, in order to showcase and create the ultimate shopping experience and to promote Sri Lanka as a shopping destination for tourists. This will be marked as an annual event on the tourism calendar.

“Sri Lanka’s strategic location in the Indian Ocean was well noted by ancient traders who travelled from east to west and vice versa.

01/09/2017

Why Sri Lanka is the ultimate destination

Sri Lanka has long been referred to as Paradise on Earth. From safaris to clifftop surfing resorts, The Mail on Sunday's Jessica Davies finds out why this description is so apt.

07/08/2017

Kandy Esala Perehara 2017

The Esela Procession of Kandy is the ostentatious pageant of the Asia held annually to respect the sacred Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha which is honourably housed at the palace of Kandy called DaladaMaligawa. Representing a unique symbol of Sri LankaAnchor, the procession consists of many traditional local dances such as fire-dances, whip-dances, Kandyan dances and various other cultural dances. Elephants are usually adorned with lavish garments to honour the procession. Traditional event designers have properly synchronised the colours used for the procession with lighting to create more elegant and contrasted scene all over the procession.

Justifiably the most celebrated religious and cultural pageant in South Asia, the Kandy EsalaPerahera rings the goriest history of ancient Sri Lanka alive before your eyes. No other pageant anywhere else in Asia embodies so many historical cultural, political, spiritual and emotional elements of the nation. Beautifully caparisoned elephants, whip crackers and flame throwers, traditional dancers and drummers are some of the participants that threads through the old torch / lit streets in this truly exotic experience which has changed little over the centuries.

The Kandy EsalaPerahera begins with the KapSituveema, with a sanctified young Jackfruit tree (Artocarpusintegrifolia) is cut and planted in the premises of each of the four Devales (Shrines of Gods) dedicated to the four guardian gods Natha, Vishnu, Katharagama and the goddess Pattini. Traditionally it was meant to shower blessing on the King and the people. The festival ends with the traditional diya-kepeema ritual, a water cutting ceremony which is held at the Mahaweli River at Getambe, Kandy.

30/06/2017

Asia's Leading Destination 2017 - Sri Lanka

http://www.ft.lk/article/620260/Sri-Lanka-named-Asia-s-Leading-Destination-2017

14/05/2017

Sri Lanka Tourism shows prestige at the ATM

Sri Lanka Tourism, in collaboration with the Sri Lankan Mission in Dubai, participated at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) which concluded recently on a highly successful note. Sri Lanka Tourism has been participating at this event since 2003 along with the travel and tourism industry in Sri Lanka, marking 2017 as the 14th consecutive year of participation at the event.
The Sri Lankan stall created a special attraction, showcasing an attractive display of the island destination.

22/03/2017

Sri Lanka shows its colors at ITB Berlin 2017

Sri Lanka was able to clinch an established place in the German Market as an ideal holiday destination, by showcasing it’s powerful and exquisite attractions, at the Internationale Tourismus – Borse (ITB) Berlin, (ITB Berlin), which concluded on a highly successful note recently.

The Sri Lankan pavilion drew the attention of all those who visited the fair, with its eye catching display of local attractions and astonishing creativity. The pavilion depicted the exquisite beaches, wild life, cultural festivals, the healing bliss of Ayurveda and Spa, not forgetting to offer a cup of Ceylon tea, at the tea bar which was located at the pavilion.

16/03/2017

Sri Lanka Tourism bags Most Popular Destination Award at GTIF 2017