| Id | Location | Name | Created | Actions |
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| 5 | YALA | Wildlife safari at the Yala National Park is the most captivating activity at the destination of Yala. Asian Elephants and leopards can be seen more often in the Block I of Yala National Park. | 12/29/18, 2:56 AM | View Edit Delete |
| 6 | ARUGAM BAY | The best quality of the surf and the charm of the location list Arugam Bay as one of the top ten surfing beaches in the world.</br> For the high-quality surf breaks, “Main Point” located towards the south of the bay is popular. Other breaks in the area include Whiskey Point and Pottuvil Point to the north, and Elephant Rock and Peanut Farm to the south. There is a secret surfing point named Panagala, near Okanda which was also coincidently known as Secret Point. | 1/6/19, 12:06 AM | View Edit Delete |
| 7 | KALPITIYA | Kalpitiya Dolphin watching is also world-famous. It is one of the best places in the world to witness the pods of the spinner, bottlenose, and Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins submerging and re-emerging from the sparkling water. The Sperm Whales and the occasional Blue Whale are also can be seen in the Kalpitiya. | 1/6/19, 2:41 AM | View Edit Delete |
| 9 | GAL OYA | </br>The Gal Oya National Park offers you a rare opportunity of getting closer to exotic animals and birds. You can get out of your safari vehicle and explore the jungle on foot; something that adds to the excitement.</br> </br>Gal Oya Park is famous round the world for ‘sitting-and-swimming’ elephants. The serene water of the Senanayake Samudraya reservoir is punctuated with a variety of islands. So, the elephants swimming from one island to the other, always makes a picturesque seen.</br> | 2/3/19, 12:44 PM | View Edit Delete |
| 10 | WILPATTU | Wilpattu means “land of many natural lakes or villus” in Sinhala. There are about 42 natural lakes that are surrounded by white sand scattered inside the Park. They are believed to be formed by a meteor falling long time ago. They provide a fantastic location for sighting animals including birds. | 2/3/19, 3:29 PM | View Edit Delete |
| 11 | HORTON PLAINS NATIONAL PARK | The plateau of the Horton Plains area is the highest plateau of the country which rises up to 2,500 m above sea level. It comes to a sudden end at the place called “the World’s End” which contributes immensely to its awe inspiring physiognomy. The “Mini World’s End” drops by 274 m whereas the “World’s End” drops by 884 m. On a clear day morning, World’s End affords the view running to the southern coast and the Udawalawa National Park with adjoining reservoir of the southern part of the country. | 2/4/19, 1:29 AM | View Edit Delete |
| 12 | KUMANA NATIONAL PARK | The Kumbukkan Oya flows 28 Km along the southern boundary to form the Kumana estuary and Villu before it flows to the sea. “Kumana Villu”, a 200 hectare swamp lake sustained by the river through a half a mile long narrow channel is subject to occasional inundation with sea water, is one of the most important bird nesting and breeding ground. Tens of thousands of migratory birds chose Kumana swamp as their destination during the months of April–July annually. There are about 450 species of birds recorded in Sri Lanka comprising endemic, resident and migrant. From that around 200 species of birds can be seen in Kumana National park. Thus it is one of the prime Bird Watching destination in the world. | 2/10/19, 12:52 AM | View Edit Delete |
| 13 | UDAWALAWE | <ul>If you are coming from Tanamalwila – Udawalawe road, 4 Km drive on Udawalawe Dam gives you the feeling that you are going to disappearing into infinity. The scenery on the Uadawalawe Dam in the evening is one of the most spectacular sceneries that can be seen in Sri Lanka. On your right huge Udawalawe Reservoir, on your left spill of the reservoir and the misty Kaltota mountain range is in front of you. | 2/10/19, 2:05 AM | View Edit Delete |
| 14 | WASGAMUWA NATIONAL PARK | Wasgamuwa literally means gathering place for bears, where bears are predominant in the park. According to the research done, Wasgamuwa has the highest density of bears anywhere else in the country. Sri Lankan Sloth Bear, a sub species of the Sloth Bear, is considered highly threatened with only around 1000 remaining. | 2/10/19, 5:07 AM | View Edit Delete |
| 15 | MATALE | Aluvihara Cave temple is the place where the doctrine of the Buddha in 3 segments called “Tripitaka” which were carried out orally till that time was documented into Ola leaves in 83 BC. | 2/10/19, 5:15 AM | View Edit Delete |
| 16 | GALLE | <ul>The old town of Galle and its fortifications, the World Heritage Site is Asia’s largest remaining fortress built by European occupiers. The Portuguese initially built a basic fort in Galle. When the Dutch started their control over the area they rebuilt and extensively fortified the fort according to their specifications. A lot of historical, archaeological, and architectural colonial remains are there in Galle fort and the surrounding area. Even today the colonial-era buildings inside the fort, functioning as villas, antique shops, cafes, and restaurants without changing their old fashion.</ul> | 2/13/19, 4:40 AM | View Edit Delete |
| 47 | PINNAWALA | Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, the caring and protection centre for orphaned wild Asian elephants due to various reasons. It has considered that the biggest herd of captive elephants in the world is living in the Pinnawala elephant orphanage. | 1/10/21, 2:31 AM | View Edit Delete |
| 17 | MANNAR | <ul>Ramayana speaks about a bridge over the ocean connecting India with Sri Lanka called “Setubandhanam”. In reality, it was reported that a 30 km long bridge, passable on foot, separated the Gulf of Mannar from the Palk Strait connecting India and Sri Lanka was there. It was destroyed by a cyclone in 1480 BC. The remnants of that bridge comprising 103 small patch reefs lying in a linear pattern with reef crest, sand cays, and intermittent deep channels can be seen. Today it is called Adam’s Bridge. | 2/13/19, 6:04 AM | View Edit Delete |
| 18 | JAFFNA | There is a series of islands in the West of the Jaffna Peninsula. Islands of Kayts and Punkudutivu join up with the mainland by causeways. The Jetty at Kurikattuwan in Punkudutivu Island is the starting point of the ferry service to Nainativu and Delft. Jaffna peninsula is the place where you can best experience the Sri Lankan Tamil culture. The unique cultural identity of the Jaffna people has exhibited by their lifestyle, activities, and festival celebrations. | 2/13/19, 7:46 AM | View Edit Delete |
| 21 | KALUTARA | <ul>Kalutata stupa is a unique stupa with an entirely hollow interior, the only one of its kind in the world. It was built in the 1960s in the ground where the Portuguese was built a fort. The vast echoing interior was decorated with the 74 murals depicting various scenes from the Buddhist Jataka stories (The life story of Load Buddha) | 2/13/19, 10:37 AM | View Edit Delete |
| 23 | BENTOTA | <ul>Bentota beach is separated by the Bentota river. The north end comprising a spit of land, called “Paradise Island” surrounded by sea and a river while the southern end comprises the island’s best upmarket hotels. Bentota has become the best beach resort in Sri Lanka for family-friendly activities. | 2/14/19, 3:46 AM | View Edit Delete |
| 24 | HIKKADUWA | <ul>Hikkaduwa is a Marine National Park that contains a fringing coral reef with a high degree of biodiversity. Around 60 species of Corals belonging to 31 genera and 170 species and reef fish belonging to 76 genera are recorded here. | 2/14/19, 4:33 AM | View Edit Delete |
| 25 | PASIKUDA | <ul>It won’t be easy to find many places in the world that encompass two stunning beaches within walking distance. The twin bay beaches of Pasikuda & Kalkuda huddles on either side of the deserted palm-fringed Kalkuda headland are one such place in the world.</br> <br>Pasikuda Beach, one of the longest stretches of the shallow reef coastline in the world. The relatively weak current and few inch depth of seawater allow you to walk a kilometer into the sea at Pasikuda. The wide beach of Kalkuda with soft sand is never-ending. | 2/14/19, 5:24 AM | View Edit Delete |
| 26 | TRINCOMALEE | <ul>Koneshwaram Hindu Temple situated atop of the Swami Rock is a classical medieval Hindu temple devoted to God Shiva, contains ornate shrines and a massive statue of Shiva.</br> <br>According to Chronicles, King Mahasen was built Gokanna Viharaya in the 3rd century AD at the top of the rock. | 2/14/19, 6:03 AM | View Edit Delete |
| 28 | MIRISSA | Mirissa is one of the top places in the world for whale and dolphin watching. Together with its beach and vibrant nightlife Mirissa become one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Sri Lanka. | 2/14/19, 9:02 AM | View Edit Delete |
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