HOW TO GET THERE: - From Colombo this wetland can be reached using the following route. Colombo – Rajagiriya – Pelawatta - turn right and drive towards Hokandara Junction - turn left about 150m before the junction on to the ITN TV station road. Go pass ...
Meethrigala Nissarana Wanaya, one-of-Sri Lanka’s most respected and largest Buddhist Forest Hermitages, celebrated its 40th year of existence, on December 23 (Unduvap Poya Day). The occasion was marked with the laying of foundation stones for a new bui ...
Udagama Kanda, a mountain in Sri Lanka, situated in Padukka Division, Colombo district, Western Province. It is the highest mountain in the district reaching a height of 1492 feet above sea level. The Labugama and Kalatuwawa reservoirs are also situated i ...
The location of Berendi Kovil built by Rajasinghe the First in the 16th century. Close to Avissawella (60Km from Colombo) was the seat of power under the King Rajasinghe the First, famous for his resistance to the Portuguese invaders occupying the coas ...
The film location of "The Bridge over the River Kwai". Remember the film "The Bridge over the River Kwai", it is here the bridge for the film set was built. The beautiful tributary of the Kelani River, over which the bridge was built is still attractin ...
BIRDS IN DOMBAGASKANDA Green-billed Coucal, Ceylon Trogon, Ceylon Crested Drongo, Indian Three-toed Kingfisher, Yellow-fronted Barbet, Black Capped, Yellow Browed & Black Bulbuls, Legge’s Flowerpecker, Black Naped Flycatcher, Large-billed & Green Leaf Wa ...
BIRDS IN KNUCKLES WILDERNESS AREA Mountain Hawk Eagle, Black eagle, Crested Hawk Eagle, Crested Serpent Eagle, Shahin Falcon, Rufus-bellied Hawk Eagle, Crested Honey Buzzard, Ceylon Blue Magpie, Ceylon Whistling Thrush, Ceylon Scimitar Babbler, Dusky Blu ...
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 ...
Galway's Land National Park is a small national park situated within the city limits of Nuwara Eliya in Sri Lanka. Having been declared as a wildlife sanctuary on 27 May 1938, the Galway's Land was elevated to the national park status on 18 May 2006.[2] T ...
Peak Wilderness sanctuary is a natural reserve in Sri Lanka. It is the third largest (by area) of the 50 sanctuaries in the country.[2] Peak Wilderness sanctuary is a tropical rain forest that spreads over a land of 224 square kilometers around the Sri ...
Kanneliya-Dediyagala-Nakiyadeniya or KDN is a forest complex in southern Sri Lanka. The forest complex designated as a biosphere reserve in 2004 by UNESCO.[1] The KDN complex is the last large remaining rainforest in Sri Lanka other than Sinharaja.[2] Thi ...
The Kelani Valley Forest Reserve in Kitulgala was established to protect the watershed of the Kelani River and is home to many of Sri Lanka’s endemic fauna & flora. This area is also famous for its adventure activities including rafting on Grade 3 and 4 r ...
Sinharaja Forest Reserve is a national park and a biodiversity hotspot in Sri Lanka. It is of international significance and has been designated a Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The hilly virgin rainforest, part of the Sri Lanka l ...
Sinharaja Forest Reserve is a national park and a biodiversity hotspot in Sri Lanka. It is of international significance and has been designated a Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The hilly virgin rainforest, part of the Sri Lanka l ...
In Sri Lanka there are many types of wetland, as estuaries, lagoons, sea grass beds, mangroves and marshes. These areas are of immense environmental, economic and social importance, yet not valued by most. Part of the marsh known as Muthurajawela near Neg ...
This twin St. Clair’s waterfall cascades over three rock outcrops into a massive pool and it is most conveniently seen by travellers on Hatton – Talawakelle Road. This beautiful and popular fall is located among tea gardens, transmits a large volume of wa ...
Rawana falls is another striking waterfall which sited in Badulla district. It’s located in Bandarawela – Wellawaya main road. It’s about 11 Km away from Bandarawela. Rawana Falls or Rawana Ella which is about 82ft (25m) high and cascade from an oval-shap ...
The 109 metre high double fall is borne of the many convergent brooks in the area that flows into the Puna Oya Reservoir, a tributary of the Kotmale River. It is above 3200 feet above sea level. The first part is above the road and is in the jungle hidden ...