Lanka Sites

Muthurajawela is the largest saline coastal peat bog in Sri Lanka, located on the west coast (7003’N, 79055’E) between the Negombo lagoon and Kelani River. The marsh, together with the Negombo lagoon forms an integrated coastal wetland ecosystem (6,232 ha in total extent). A cruise along the Muthurajawela & Hamilton canal, built during the British period, will take you through a lush vegetation of mangrove rich in bird life and an occasional crocodile

The Hummanaya Blow Hole is a natural fountain, caused when sea water rushes through a submerged cavern and is pushed upwards. Hummanaya is located on the southern Sri Lankan coastal fishing village called “Kudawella”, in between Dikwella & Tangalle. You have to reach there Passing the Matara town and after Dickwella, one has to turn right at Kudawella and proceed about 1.1 km. Residents in the area offer to take care of your vehicle at a nominal fee.

On the way to Trincomalee is the small town of Kanniyai ((Kal = stone; niya = land) where lie seven hot springs. All these springs are within a rectangular enclosure of high walls. The springs are seperated from one another by

Goats on trees are found mostly only in Morocco. The goats climb them because they like to eat the fruit of the argan tree, which is similar to an olive. Farmers actually follow the herds of goats as they move from tree to tree. Not because it is so strange to see goats in trees and the farmers like to point and stare, but because the fruit of the tree has a nut inside, which the goats can’t digest, so they spit it up or excrete it which the farmers collect.

The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins, and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits. A report released recently recorded 17,650 species living below 656 feet, the point where sunlight ceases.

More than 100, and possibly hundreds, of Antarctic icebergs are floating towards New Zealand in a rare event which has prompted a shipping warning, officials said on Monday,November 23. An Australian Antarctic Division glaciologist said the ice chunks, spotted by satellite photography, had passed the Auckland Islands and were heading towards the main South Island, about 450 kilometres (280 miles) northeast.

The Bar Reef is a large patch reef off Kalpitiya, on the northwest coast of Sri Lanka. In 1992 the Bar Reef Marine Sanctuary was established covering an area of 306 square kilometers that included shallow patch reefs, deep sandstone reefs and seagrass beds.The Reef is simply world class and full of marine fish life including Butterflyfish, Bannerfish, Parrotfish, Groupers,manta rays, reef sharks and the occasional turtles.

Horton Plains National Park "Maha-Eliya" in Sinhala is a national park in the highlands of Sri Lanka. It lies at a height of more than 2000 m in the central highlands, and its altitude means that it has a much cooler and windier climate than the lowlands of Sri Lanka, with a mean annual temperature of 16 °C rather than the 26 °C of the coasts. In the winter months it is cold at night, and there can even be frosts, although it rapidly warms up as the tropical sun climbs higher in the sky.

Bundala is an important wetland sanctuary that has been recognised under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, but it has always been less visited than Yala. It shelters some 150 species of bird within its 62-sq-km area, with many birds journeying from Siberia and the Rann of Kutch in India to winter here, arriving between August and April.

The Wasgamuwa National Park in Sri Lanka is a refuge for Sri Lanka's wild animals. It was established back in 1984 during the Mahaweli development Project. Found within the districts of Polonnaruwa and Matale that is bordered by the Mahawali and Amban Rivers that stretches up to 36, 948 hectares.

The Udawalawe National Park situated in the dry zone of the country and belonging to Sabaragamuwa & Uva provinces. The park area is 30,821 ha. The park was established in 1972.

Anuradhapura is Sri Lanka's first capital, a potent symbol of sinhalese power, and the most extensive and important of Sri Lanka's ancient cities. For over 1000 years, Sinhalse kings, and occasional South Indian interlopers, ruled from the palace of Anuradhapura and its size and the length of its history

"On the summit of the Rock, known as the Swami Rock or the Three Swami Rock, was the temple of unusual size and splendor, renowned through the whole of India, the temple which was razed to the ground and despoiled by the Portuguese in 1624.

Nuwara Eliya meaning "city on the plain (table land)" or "city of light", is a town in Sri Lanka. It is located at an altitude of 1,868 m (6,128 ft) in the central highlands and is considered one of the most important locations for Tea production in Sri Lanka.

Tucked away on the South Eastern coast of Sri Lanka – about 300 kms. from Colombo, is the lazy little fishing village of Arugambay – richly endowed with a beautiful stretch of ocean and vast expanses of deserted beach.

Yala National Park is situated in the southeast region of the island in the dry zone boarding the Indian Ocean. Park area is belonging to two provinces namely South and Uva Provinces.