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Milan Colombo direct flights operational in December 2009 |
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SriLankan Airlines will launch a new twice-weekly direct service between Milan and Colombo from 16th December and will better facilitate Italians traveling to Sri Lanka for leisure and tourism while being a convenience for Sri Lankan expatriates living in northern Italy. Milan will also serve as a connecting point between those traveling from the south of France and southern Switzerland to Colombo.
The National Carrier launched services to Rome last December, and serves the southern and central regions of Italy, and will continue its fly twice-weekly flights to the Italian capital complimented by the new flights to Milan, Italy’s second largest city.
The Milan service will also offer one-stop flights via Colombo to popular Far Eastern destinations - Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Beijing, and six major cities in India, while continuing to service the Maldives.
With the addition of Milan, SriLankan will expand its route network to 44 destinations in 29 countries across Europe, the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent, the Far East, and North America. The Milan flights, on modern Airbus A330 and A340 aircraft, will operate on Wednesday and Saturday. Wednesday’s flight UL565 will operate on the route Colombo-Paris-Milan-Colombo, while Saturday’s flight UL 555 will fly Colombo-Frankfurt-Milan-Colombo |
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The Elephant Gathering at Minneriya National Park (August - September) |
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Every year during the months of August and September, one of the most awesome wildlife spectacles in the world takes place in Sri Lanka. Over three hundred wild elephants converge for ‘the gathering’. Matriarchs lead their clans to water the whole group taking care to safe guard the baby elephants who are always flanked by adults.
‘The Gathering’ at Minneriya is a wonderful opportunity for Wildlife
enthusiasts to observe the social dynamics of Elephants. |
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Kandy perahara 2009 - 25th July 2009 to 5th August 2009 |
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Elaborately adorned elephants, in rows of three, sway to the beat. At times, with their trunks linked or tucked away, it almost appears as if they are joining in the dance. Flanking the entire procession are the torch-bearers. Walking with measured step, they steadfastly carry the flaming long wooden poles, their golden-orange glow tinting the scene with magic light. At regular intervals, they lower their poles to revitalize the glow with coconut shells. The heat is intense. Their bodies glisten with beads of sweat. Smoke plays tricks with the coloured lights. Sri Lanka's hill capital, Kandy, will once again host the festival honouring Lord Buddha's Sacred Tooth Relic - enshrined in the city's main temple - and showcase temple chiefs, Kandyan dancers, fire-juggling acrobats, whip crackers, palanquins, musicians and torchbearers who follow the elephants through the streets in spectacular processions.The highlight of the nightly procession is the brightly festooned Maligawa Tusker, the biggest elephant in the procession, entrusted with carrying the Perahera Karanduwa, a replica of the tooth casket enshrined in the temple in the 4th Century AD. |
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Hikkaduwa Beach Fest 2009 (30th July 2009 - 2nd August 2009) |
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A fun-filled fiesta for kids, adults, and grandparents. The world famous southern coastal town of Hikkaduwa,
is all agog with preparations, to hold Hikkaduwa Beach Fest 09 an initiative of Sri Lanka Tourism. The sun-kissed
beaches of Hikkaduwa will vibrate to the pulsating rhythms of DJs, dancers, and musicians from July - August . The event will cater to both local and foreign visitors as well as to persons of all age groups – a family outing – a break
from the monotony. There will be something for everyone from sand-castle building, movie night to a jazz festival. |
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Ayurveda 2009 - May 23 - 25, 2009 at (BMICH) - Colombo |
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Symposium on Ayurveda & Indigenous Medicine |
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A series of workshops and plenary sessions on special topics related to Ayurveda and Indigenous Medicine addressed by world renowned professionals from India, UK, Germany, Japan, Singapore and Sri Lanka will be held on 23rd, 24th and 25th May 2009. |
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