November 2005

Launch of the new website. This will give our clients access to all the new programs and partnerships established by Sri Lanka Escape Tourism. We hope this will allow us to provide you with the best experience during your visit to Sri Lanka .

October-November 2005

Designer outdoor clothing company Cotswold is shooting their Spring 2006 catalogue in Sri Lanka . We are providing all the logistical support, including arranging discounted airfares from SriLankan Airlines, and free accommodation at selected hotels with support from the Sri Lanka Tourist Board., Cotswold will be shooting in 5 different locations covering a variety of nature, history and cultural sites in Sri Lanka . You can join in a special promotion tour of Sri Lanka in 2006 visiting all the locations covered by Cotswold.

September 2005

The first Sci-Escapes tours were launched in partnership with the Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society. Two batches of guests from Biosphere Expeditions spent a month conducting elephant and leopard ecological research in the Wasgamuwa area making a great contribution to the ongoing conservation efforts.

January 2005

After the tsunami hit Sri Lanka in December, we provided all the ground, water and air support and logistics to one of the teams assigned by the Department of Wildlife Conservation to conduct the first post-Tsunami Ecological Assessment of protected areas. The team consisted of personnel from the Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society and the Nature Conservancy. The logistics included providing 4WD vehicles, motorboats to dive and assess coral reefs and a helicopter to survey the total tsunami impacted coastline as well as furnished mobile campsites where no other accommodation was available. The whole assessment was covered by the National Public Radio USA and Discovery Channel.

July 2004

Comprehensive 24-day Pilot Tour, highlighting some of the extraordinary features of Sri Lanka , organized for several USA based up-market travel operators.