Turtles have been roaming the earth for many millions of years. Five out of eight known species are found in Sri Lanka who visit the island to lay eggs. Main areas of turtle nestling is western and southern beaches. Five species found in Sri Lanka are ...
One of the few remaining such towers in the built by the British Empire around the world in late 18th century. Built according to the Mortello Tower in Corsia in defence of the coastal areas said to have repulsed an attack from the Kandyan Empire. About 2 ...
හුම්මානය, කූඩාවැල්ල, ශ්රී ලංකාව
The second largest of the six large blow holes in the world. The most spectacular display of the blowhole can be seen during the southwest monsoon, especially in June. The outlet is at a top of the fissured cliff about 20 metres above the sea level. The f ...
Ruhuna National Park at Yala is Sri Lanka's most popular wild life safari destination. Situated about 300kM from Colombo the 1250 sq kM park is home to leopards, crocodile, elephant, deer, sambar, bear, wild bore, wild buffalo and peacock and may varietie ...
Gal Oya covers 260km2 (100 sq miles) of scrub and open country around an artificial reservoir, the Senanayake Samudra (Senanayake Sea), named after Sri Lanka's first post-independence prime minister. Formed in the early 1950s by damming the Gal Oya River, ...
About 16km (10 miles) west of Pottuvil, Lahugala was designated as a national park mainly to provide a protected corridor for elephant groups moving between the larger reserves of Ruhuna (Yala), to the south, and Gal Oya, to the north. In the dry season t ...
Arugam Bay is a bay situated on the Indian Ocean in the dry zone of Sri Lanka's southeast coast. The bay is located 320 km due east of Colombo. "Ullai" as Arugam Bay is locally known is a popular surfing and tourist destination.Beyond surfing there are ma ...
Nilaweli and Uppuveli 16 kM and 6kM north of the city respectively are among the best beaches in Sri Lanka. Knee deep shallow seas spreads out hundreds of meters towards the sea. An ideal place for sun bathing and snorkelling. . Coordinates: 8°34′0″N 8 ...
This park is situated in the District of Polonnaruwa in the North Central Province. Wild Elephant is the flagship species of the park. Minneriya National Park is a national park in North Central Province of Sri Lanka. The area was designated as a natio ...
Horton Plains National Park is a protected area in the central highlands of Sri Lanka and is covered by montane grassland and cloud forest. This plateau at an altitude of 2,100–2,300 metres (6,900–7,500 ft) is rich in biodiversity and many species found h ...
ශ්රී පාදය, රත්කපුර, ශ්රී ලංකාව
Adam's Peak (also Sri Pada; Sinhalese Samanalakanda - සමනළ කන්ද "butterfly mountain", and also ශ්රී පාදය "Sri Paadaya"; Tamil Sivanolipatha Malai - சிவனொளி பாதமலை), is a 2,243 m (7,359 ft) tall conical mountain located in central Sri Lanka. It is well kn ...
There are many popular water falls around the town. Many could be visited as a part of trekking and/or hiking expeditions. Ramboda Falls - 329 ft. is also an attraction in this area Devon Falls drops 97 metres and is named after Devon, a pioneer coffe ...
A member's only club, however visitor's could apply for temporary membership for use of the facilities. A dress code applies for dining where you could borrow appropriate clothes. No jeans allowed. There is also a golf course and tennis courts History ...
Walking distance from the town center, built in 1891 the club offers 18 hole course for a green fee of about Rs 1500. Could rent clubs, shoes and buy old balls. History The Nuwara Eliya golf course was constructed in 1889 by a Scottish soldier of the ...
Situated at around 2000m above sea level and surrounded by lush tea plantations Nuwara Eliya is the main hill resort of Sri Lanka and the heart of the tea industry. Once a pleasure retreat of the European planters the town is still very much an English to ...
කැගල්ල-රඹුක්කන පාර, රඹුක්කන 71100, ශ්රී ලංකාව
Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage is an orphanage, nursery and captive breeding ground for wild Asian elephants located at Pinnawala village, 13 km (8.1 mi) northwest of Kegalle town in Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. Pinnawala is notable for having the la ...
Once a pleasure gardens of a Kandyan Queen this 40ha land is a beautiful park with numerous tropical foliage and the best in the island. The Commander of the allied forces in Southeast Asia Earl Mountbatten had the headquarters in the garden during the Se ...
Embekka Devalaya (Embekka Temple) was built by the King Vikramabahu III [1] of Gampola Era (AD 1357 - 1374) in Sri Lanka. The Devalaya in Embekka is dedicated to the worship of Mahasen, popularly known as Katharagama Deviyo. A local deity called Devath ...
පිළිමතලාව, මහනුවර, ශ්රී ලංකාව
Gadaladeniya Temple is located at Pilimathalawa, Kandy. When you are driving from Colombo to Kandy, Gadaladeniaya temple road is at your right hand side. After taking that turn from Pilimathalawa, you have to travel another 2 km. The famous Embekke Deval ...
Lankatilake temple is a magnificent building built on rock at a scenic location which also has fine paintings Lankathilaka Viharaya, Kandy was constructed in the 14th century AD by King Buvanekabahu the 4th. It was revived later by Vijayabahu IV. Lanka ...