Udawattakele Forest Reserve in Kandy
Udawatte Kele Sanctuary or Royal Kandy National Park is located in the hills behind the Temple of the Tooth. This 257 acres forest is considered as an essential biological reserve for the densely populated city of Kandy. The highest point of the ridge (7°17’55.41″N, 80°38’40.04″O) is 635 meters above sea level and 115 meters above […]
Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya in Boralesgamuwa
Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya is a Buddhist temple situated in the suburbs of Colombo in the village of Bellanwila, just 3 kilometers away from the city limits. Located near Dehiwala – Maharagama road, the temple attracts hundreds of devotees daily and is famous for its annual Esala Perahera festival which usually takes place in August or […]
Viharamahadewi Park in Colombo
The largest park in Colombo was originally known as Victoria Gardens but after it was renamed Viharamahadevi, the mother of King Dutugemunu. It stands out for its super flowering trees that bloom in March, April, and early May. It is located in an old part of the city and is close to historical monuments such […]
St.Clair’s Falls in Nuwara Eliya
St. Clair’s Falls, the widest waterfall in the island, is popularly known as the “Small Niagara of Sri Lanka”. Water levels have recently been affected by the Upper Kotmal Hydroelectric Project. St. Clair’s Falls, named after the tea estate, is located near Talawakele on the A7 main road between Hatton and Nuwara Eliya. In stark […]
Puna Ella Falls in Ramboda
Ramboda Falls, located at a distance of 25 km from Nuwara Eliya, is a scenic waterfall located in Ramboda, near the city of Nuwara Eliya in Sri Lanka. It is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Sri Lanka and Nuwara Eliya is one of the must-visit places. It is also known as Ramboda Ella […]
Kande Viharaya Temple in Aluthgama
Kande Viharaya temple, located in Aluthgama in Kalutara district is one of the major Buddhist temples which receives veneration locals as well as foreigners. Thousands of devotees flock daily to the temple and obey the rituals. The temple has got its name ‘Kande Vihara’ (Mountain temple) as it is built on top of a hill […]
Kondagala Hike in Sri Lanka
Kondagala is a beautiful and picturesque hill called Loolcandura located in the first commercial tea estate in Sri Lanka. It is the property of the Eighteenth Sir James Taylor. He is a well known British merchant. There he did a great service to Sri Lanka. It is very easy to reach from the Kandy-Galaha side […]
Meeyan Ella Waterfall in Ihala kotte
Meeyan Ella Falls is a waterfall that has not been heard of by many environmentalists and waterfall enthusiasts and also the general public in our country. At least most people do not even know where it is. This waterfall is located along the railway line to Kandy near the Ihalakotte railway station. The stream which […]
Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo
Gangaramaya is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Colombo, started by the famous scholar-monk Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Nayaka Thero in the late 19th Century. The 120-year-old Gangaramaya is not a typical Sri Lankan temple, situated in the bustling inner-city Colombo, nearby the scenic Beira Lake. The temple houses a museum that displays a collection […]
Kadugannawa in Sri Lanka
Kadugannawa is a city and a municipal council in the Kandy District in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is located west of Peradeniya along the A1 road. There are several must-visit places in Sri Lanka in Kadugannawa. Details of those places are given below. Kadugannawa Rock Tunnel Kadugannawa Rock Tunnel is an important […]
Thudugala Ella falls in Kalutara
Thudugala Ella Falls is located in the village of Thudugala in the Dodangoda Divisional Secretariat in the Kalutara District in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. This is the 268th out of 382 waterfalls recorded in Sri Lanka. Spread over an area of about 400 hectares, the environment around Thudugala Falls is beautiful. This waterfall, […]
18 Bend Road in Sri Lanka
18 Bend Road, also known as ‘Daha Ata Wanguwa’. It is a famous asphalted road located on the Kandy-Mahiyangana-Padiyathalawa Expressway in the central hills of Sri Lanka. This road is popular with even the most experienced drivers as a very challenging driver. Many people were afraid of this road because of these bends, but it […]
