In the past to travel to Jaffna, Sri Lanka, you needed a special visa stamp in your passport. Since January 2015 this has now changed. Jaffna is now open for tourists full-time. Being located in the very north of Sri Lanka, Northern Province is sometimes referred to as Sri Lanka’s Tamil country. Previously its visitors tended to be salesmen and distributors, but with the opening up of Jaffna, the town is slowly getting ready for

Climbing Sigiriya Rock can be a daunting task. There are 1,200 steps to climb, and it can take the average person one hour to ascend this impressive palace fortress. Coming down of course is much easier, and it takes about 30 minutes for the average person to descend. Whilst the site is open from 7.30 every morning, you may find it best to wait until afternoon before you take up the challenge. The reason is

  King coconut or Thambili, a ‘living pharmacy’ as Sri Lankans are calling it. A pharmaceutical wonder that has a cure for almost every ailment and in addition is super cheap, effective and has a super yummy taste. It cures hangovers and it helps with all kinds of belly sickness. It is almost like a drip, you feel like a new born after drinking it.   It is used in Ayurveda in Aralu brew that

KLM resumes flights to Colombo after nearly 20 years At the start of the 2016 winter schedule, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will resume direct services to Sri Lanka’s Colombo International Airport from October, the airline said in a statement last week. The first flight to Colombo is scheduled to depart on Monday, 31 October 2016. This marks KLM’s return to Sri Lanka after an absence of almost 20 years. KLM suspended service to the Sri

Austrian Airlines now fly to Sri Lanka. The Vienna Colombo route is currently tagged as costing 684 euros return. “In addition to the Maldives and Mauritius, Sri Lanka is yet another destination in the Indian Ocean“, explains Andreas Otto, Chief Commercial Officer of Austrian Airlines. ”In this way we are increasingly focusing on long-haul tourist destinations which are particularly in demand during the winter months.” Also known as the Spice Island, Sri Lanka is mainly