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Wildlife safari, Wilpattu national park |
Wildlife safari, Wilpattu national park |
<ul>Wilpattu national park, the largest national park in Sri Lanka is spreading across the northwest coastal lowland. It is located 188 km away from Colombo, 78 km from Kalpitiya, and 38 km from Anuradhapura. Wilpattu was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1905 and upgraded as a national park in 1938 together with Yala.<br>
<br>Due to its varying biodiversity consist of dense forest, natural lakes, coastal belt, and open grasslands provide a natural habitat for various flora and fauna. The main attraction of Wilpattu is Leopards and Sloth bears. You have the best chance to spot and photograph Leopards near natural lakes in the park during your wildlife safari. </ul> |
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Scuba diving & Snorkeling, Kalpitiya |
Scuba diving & Snorkeling, Kalpitiya |
<ul>Kalpitiya is heaven for Snorkelling and Scuba diving where you will be mesmerized by the underwater beauty. The well-protected and untouched Bar Reef marine sanctuary, the largest coral reef in Sri Lanka located 3 Km from the shore provides the best opportunity to explore the beautiful rainforest of the sea and colourful marine life unique to tropical ocean waters.
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Bird watching, Wilpattu national park |
Bird watching, Wilpattu national park |
<ul>Bird watching in Wilpattu national parks is a unique experience because the villus, the natural sand-rimmed water basins in the park provides a haven for birds. Thus bird watchers can easily access the birds. They have the chance to study and take photographs of them easily.</br>
<br>The most common birds can be seen there are Black-backed yellow woodpecker, Golden-backed woodpecker, Rufus woodpecker, White-bellied sea eagle, Grey-headed fish eagle, Crested hawk eagle, Crested serpent eagle, Brown-capped babbler, Ceylon grey hornbill, Pintail snipe, Great stone plover, Little-ringed plover, Ceylon green pigeon, Orange-breasted green pigeon, Malabar pied hornbill, Racket-tailed drongo, Forest eagle owl, brown fish owl, Hoopoe, Common kestrel, Ceylon jungle fowl, Black-tailed godwit, Ceylon frog mouth and many more. |
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Kudiramalai, Wilpattu national park |
Kudiramalai, Wilpattu national park |
<ul>At the western border of the Wilpattu national park, there is an area called “Kudiramalai”. It has a unique terrain with red-colour soil which is not found anywhere else on the island. This type of soil gives evidence to the belief of meteor falling, which has, though, not been proven.</br>
<br>The red soil and clay structures are made out of red and dark-brown earth. They are also made of rocky structures, with the blue-grey surface, studded with stunning vegetation of trees and shrubs. The vegetation holds onto their lives in the forceful wind and limestone reef on the beaches of the Kudiramalai area. The place will take you to a different world of wonder and awe.
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Pomparippu, Ancient burial ground |
Pomparippu, Ancient burial ground |
<ul> “Pomparippu” is a Mesolithic burial ground. It is located near the Kudiramalai point within the Wilpattu national park. The archeological evidence confirms that the Kudiramalai area had been populated from the Mesolithic period. Archeologists believe that the site may contain about 8,000 burial sites of remains of about 10,000-12,000 people. |
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Kalpitiya beach |
Kalpitiya beach |
<ul>A sandy headland of Kalpitiya is a peninsula, that separates Puttalam lagoon from the Indian Ocean. It has a diversity of flat coastal plains, saltpans, mangrove swamps, salt marshes, and sand dune beaches. Kalpitiya is located 168 Km north of Colombo and is a stunning place for underwater and above water adventure.<br>
<br>Alankuda beach is a newly developed stretch of beach in Kalpitiya peninsula with guest house type hotels.<br>
<br>Kalpitiya beach is one of the world’s best locations for Kite surfing. It is also the best place in the world to witness the pods of dolphins. Due to the “Bar Reef”, the largest coral reef in Sri Lanka, Kalpitiya become a heaven for Scuba Divers and Snorkelers. </ul> |
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Bird watching, Adam's bridge marine national park |
Bird watching, Adam's bridge marine national park |
<ul>The sea of the Sri Lankan section of Adam’s Bridge is shallow. The maritime biodiversity is very high and marine mammals such as Dolphins, Whales, and Dugong can be seen. The diversity of fish is also very high. Therefore the area was declared as a Marine national park and is the only Trans Boundary national park in Sri Lanka.<br>
<br>Many migratory birds follow the route via Adam’s Bridge and Mannar Island when flying to and from Sri Lanka. This region is rich with sea grasslands and the eggs and chicks can be seen lying on some spots on the sand dunes when exploring this area. The migratory bird season from December to march plant of migratory birds can be seen at patch reefs of Adam's bridge. <br>
<br>The most common birds in the park are Caspian tern, Little tern, Large crested tern, Gull-billed tern, Whiskered and Common terns, and many more. </ul> |
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Bird watching, Vankalai sanctuary |
Bird watching, Vankalai sanctuary |
<p>Vankalai wildlife sanctuary, partly a wetland comprises the strips of land on either side of the causeway connecting the island of Mannar to the mainland, Pallimunai, Puliyantivu island, Tiruketiswaram, and Vankalai. It was the fourth Ramsar wetland in the country.</p><p><br></p><p>There are about 150 resident bird species and more than 1000 migratory bird species have been recorded in the sanctuary.</p><p><br></p><p>Most common birds are Indian spot-billed duck, Eurasian wigeon, Avocet, Common teal, Northern shoveller, Pintail, Gargany, Greater flamingo, Crab plover, Oystercatcher, Red knot, Great knot, Ruff, Lesser crested tern, Caspian tern, Little tern, Heuglin’s gull, and many more.</p> |
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Lighthouse, Talaimannar |
Lighthouse, Talaimannar |
<p>Old lighthouse in Thalaimannar known as the Urumalai lighthouse was located in the area called Urumalai and only the iron structure remains. The new Talaimannar lighthouse situated near the Talaimannar pier where an A 14 highway and railway line gets ends together.<br></p> |
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Baobab tree, Mannar |
Baobab tree, Mannar |
<ul>An ancient Baobab tree believed to be planted by Arab traders who came for pearl trading over 700 years is still in live at Mannar.<br>
<br>The world's largest natural pearl bank was located in shallow seas around Mannar. It supplied massive amounts of natural pearls to the world over 2000 years. That was destroyed by the colonial rulers in the late 19th century due to over-harvesting. </ul> |
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Talaimannar pier |
Talaimannar pier |
<ul><p>The ferry service operated until 1984 between the Talaimannar westernmost tip of Sri Lanka and Dhanuskodi, the easternmost tip of the peninsula of southern India along the Adam’s Bridge as a part of the Indo-Lanka railway service. Tickets could be obtained from railway stations in both countries. The remains of the Talaimannar pier can be seen even today.</p><p><br></p><p><b>You also like to read:</b></p><p>Best train journeys in the world <a href="https://www.fantasiatours.com/blogs/view-blog/b-e-s-t-t-r-a-i-n-j-o-u-r-n-e-y-s-i-n-t-h-e-w-o-r-l-d" target="_blank">https://www.fantasiatours.com/blogs/view-blog/b-e-s-t-t-r-a-i-n-j-o-u-r-n-e-y-s-i-n-t-h-e-w-o-r-l-d</a></p><p> </p></ul> |
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Mannar beach |
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<ul>Keeri beach fringed by a small Palmyra palm forest, located 7 km west of Mannar town is good for swimming. Talaimannar beach is a charming and tranquil beach for swimming. |
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