තිස්සමහාරාම පාර, හමිබන්තොට, ශ්රී ලංකාව
Haven for migrant and resident birds and for it's wetland habitat Bundala is most famous for its migratory and resident birds and the only one Ramsar site in Sri Lanka. The migration period from August with the commencement of the harsh winter and conti ...
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 ...
Home to more than half of Sri Lanka's vertebrates, half of the island's endemic flowering plants and more than 34% of its endemic trees and shrubs, the Horton Plains is mystery cloaked and breathtaking wonder and ideal for trekking, hiking and camping. Ad ...
Maduru Oya National Park is located in the Dry zone and is 314 km away from Colombo. It is situated by Kuda Sigiriya a great eco location yet to be explored. Maduru Oya well known for its elephant habitat other than elephants, leopards, sloth bears, sambh ...
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 ...