Ritigala is an ancient Buddhist monastery and mountain in Sri Lanka. The ruins and rock inscriptions of the monastery date back to 1st century BCE. It is located 43 km away from the ancient monastic city of Anuradhapura This reserve can be reached from ...
Kaudulla National Park is a national park on the island of Sri Lanka located 197 kilometres (122 mi) away from the largest city, Colombo. It was designated a national park on April 1, 2002 becoming the 15th such area on the island. In the 2004–2005 season ...
Minneriya National Park is a national park in North Central Province of Sri Lanka. The area was designated as a national park on 12 August 1997, having been originally declared as a wildlife sanctuary in 1938.[1] The reason for declaring the area as prote ...
Gal Oya National Park in Sri Lanka was established in 1954 and serves as the main catchment area for Senanayake Samudraya, the largest reservoir in Sri Lanka. Senanayake Samudraya was built under the Gal Oya development project by damming the Gal Oya at I ...
Wasgamuwa National Park is a natural park in Sri Lanka situated in the Matale and Polonnaruwa Districts . It was declared to protect and to make a refuge for the displaced wild animals during the Mahaweli Development Project in 1984 and is one of the four ...
HOW TO GET THERE: Colombo – Ratnapura – Pelmadulla – Godakawela – Embilipitiya – Padalangala (turn left) – Sisilassagama (Turn Right) – Kalametiya. (5 hours) BIRDS AT KALAMETIYA SANCTUARY Glossy Ibis, White Ibis, Painted Snipe, Large Sand Plover, R ...
Kumana National Park in Sri Lanka is renowned for its avifauna, particularly its large flocks of migratory waterfowl and wading birds. The park is 391 kilometres (243 mi) southeast of Colombo on Sri Lanka's southeastern coast.[1] Kumana is contiguous with ...
Lunugamvehera National Park in Sri Lanka was declared in 1995, with the intention of protecting the catchment area of the Lunugamvehera reservoir and wildlife of the area. The national park is an important habitat for water birds and elephants. The catchm ...
Sigiriya (Lion Rock Sinhala: සීගිරිය, Tamil: சிகிரியா, pronounced see-gee-ree-yah) is an ancient palace located in the central Matale District near the town of Dambulla in the Central Province, Sri Lanka. The name refers to a site of historical and archae ...
Udawalawe National Park lies on the boundary of Sabaragamuwa and Uva Provinces, in Sri Lanka. The national park was created to provide a sanctuary for wild animals displaced by the construction of the Udawalawe Reservoir on the Walawe River, as well as to ...
HOW TO GET THERE: - Colombo- Kurunegala – Dambulla – Mihintale – Medawachchiya – Vavuniya – Kilinochchi – Elephant pass – Jaffna – Chundikulam. (8-9 hours) BIRDS AT CHUNDIKULAM SANCTURY Greater Flamingo, Eurasian Widgeon, Common Teal, Pintail, Garge ...
HOW TO GET THERE: - Colombo- Kurunegala – Dambulla – Mihintale – Medawachchiya – Vavuniya – Kilinochchi – Elephant pass – Jaffna. (8-9 hours) BIRDS IN JAFFANA Eurasian Wigeon, Northern Shoveller, Common Teal, Pintail, Gargeni, Great Black-headed Gu ...
HOW TO GET THERE: - Colombo – Negombo – Chilaw – Puttlam – Anuradhapura – Medawachchiya – Settikulama – Murunkan – Giant’s Tank (5 ½ hours) BIRDS AT GIANTS TANK SANCTUARY Openbill, Common Coot, Pheasant-tailed Jacana, Cotton Teal, Rufous-rumped Shri ...
HOW TO GET THERE: - Colombo – Negombo – Chilaw – Puttlam – Anuradhapura – Medawachchiya – Settikulama – Murunkan – Mannar (6 hours) BIRDS AT MANNAR & VANKALAI SANCTUARY Indian Spot-billed Duck, Eurasian Widgeon, Avocet, Common Teal, Northern Shovell ...
Wilpattu National Park (Willu-pattu; Land of Lakes) is a park located on the island of Sri Lanka. The unique feature of this park is the existence of "Willus" (Natural lakes) - Natural, sand-rimmed water basins or depressions that fill with rainwater. Loc ...
Anawilundawa is made up of nine tanks linked together to form a unique irrigation system. The six large tanks – Pinkattiya, Maradansola, Anawilundawa, Mayyawa, Surawila and Vellawali – and three smaller peripheral tanks, exist as a single system and are l ...
Size 1,397 hectares Main attractions forested wetlands includes mangrove swamps and freshwater swampsMigratory and local water birds Anawilundawa Sanctuary is one of the 6 RAMSAR wetland in Sri Lanka, The sanctuary covers 1,397ha lying between the costa ...
HOW TO GET THERE: - Colombo-Negombo - Chilaw – turn right at the Chilaw Rest House and go along the coast road to reach the sand spit. Towards the end the surface of the road becomes very sandy and thus it is advisable to park vehicle well in advance if ...
තිස්සමහාරාම පාර, හම්බන්තොට, ශ්රී ලංකාව
Bundala National Park is an internationally important wintering ground for migratory water birds in Sri Lanka. Bundala harbors 197 species of birds, the highlight being the greater flamingo, which migrate in large flocks.[1] Bundala was designated a wildl ...
Victoria Randenigala Rantambe Sanctuary is situated between the knuckles mountain range and the central mountains of Kandy. The size of this Sanctuary is 42,087 hectares .This Sanctuary was artificially created by people to protect Victoria reservoir, Ran ...