Dambulla's cave temples showcase centuries of art, culture, and devotion ...

A dozen years on from 2004’s devastating Christmas tsunami and seven years after the end of a 40-year civil war, Sri Lanka is rebounding, and so its tourism appeal.

THERE is something suitably humbling about arriving at Anuradhapura - the first Sinhalese capital, founded 2500 years ago - on a bicycle at the end of a long, hot ride through Sri Lanka's central ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The country’s holiest place of Buddhist worship plans to exhibit what most Buddhists believe is a tooth relic of the founder of their religion, said the custodian of the ...

The temple agreed to transfer the elephant last November to Sri Lanka’s National Zoological Garden, where it has been receiving treatment and preparation for the airlift to Thailand planned for ...

Here, near the town of Hatton, in the alluring hill country of Sri Lanka, some of the finest tea in the world is grown at an elevation exceeding 4,000 feet.

The town of Dambulla in Sri Lanka is home to the largest cave complex in the country. With a labyrinth containing over 80 documented caves, five in particular stand out from the rest.

After a tumultuous few years, Colombo, Sri Lanka’s largest city, is once again beckoning tourists. ... Kelaniya Temple, just outside Colombo, is one of the main Buddhist temples in Sri Lanka.

The Thai royal family gave the elephant as a gift in 2001 to Sri Lanka’s government, which in turn gifted it to the temple where it was named Muthu Raja and given honored roles in religious ...