Description

<ul>About 45% of the Gal Oya national park is covered with the dry-zone forest. 33% contains an area of Savannah-like grasslands and 9% is mountainous grasslands. 10% consists of water bodies and 2% is covered with Chena, an area of virgin or secondary timberland.<br>
<br>The terrain of the Gal Oya, situated between the dry-zone forest and the Savannah, makes it one of the best sites for wildlife photography.
The water stream which feeds the Senanayake Samudraya falls to the reservoir through a natural tunnel. That place is known as ‘Makara’ or ‘Makara Kata,’ meaning Dragon’s Mouth in the Sinhala language.<br>
<br>The mountains of Nilgala, Ulpotha, and Danigala with an elevation of 30 m to 900 m are situated in the national park.</ul>