Sri Lankan Travel guide

Grand Kandyan Hotel

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Olu ella - Yatiyanthota

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Nagasthenna Estate

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Glenloch tea factory

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Glenloch tea factory, tea center and restaurant at Ramboda

Kalpitiya Beach

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Dolphin Watching - Kalpitiya

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Dothalugala Camping Site - Knuckles

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Baticcaloa

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India Tour - Ooty

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Waterfall Resort - Thalawakele

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Hunnasgiriya - Mini Hydro Power Plant Visit

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Knuckles Kobonilla

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Pasikuda Beach

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On the way from Batticaloa to Polonnaruwa

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Victoria Reservoir

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Scenic View from Kurugama

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Agricultural Research Station - Seetha Eliya

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The Agricultural Research Station at Sita Eliya mainly caters to the quality seed potato production under the national seed potato production programme and its supporting to the research and development activities primarily on up country vegetables, Fruits and Floricultural crops. The research programmes mainly focused on varietal improvement of potato based on yield, pest and disease management selection of high quality vegetable varieties and packages for the management of pest and diseases in all crops.

Sky Park - The best Panoramic view of Nuwara Eliya

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Sky Park located near by Nuwara Eliya city on Unique View Road. Still remain unpopular but one of the best place to have most attractive panoramic view of Nuwara Eliya city. Sky Park holiday Inn is also located there. Check their landing page on AGODA for more details and location map. Sky Park holiday Inn

Saradiyel Village

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Soora Saradiyel back at alive - උතුවන්කන්දේ සූර සරදියෙල් ගම්මානය

The local Robin Hood or Soora Saradiyel of Uthuwankanda is a great character over centuries providing basement for tons of legends. Uthuwana / Uthuwankanda area nearby Mawanella town has evidences for all of these stories. There is a great attraction of Local and Foreign tourists Uthuwan kanda called Saradiyel Village recreating these legends and bring back them alive.

Saradiyel Village is located about 2Km away from Colombo - Kandy highway near by Mawanella. About 6Acre area has been utilized to create this 19th century traditional village. Everything built in cement amazingly to feel they are really live. There's also a tour guide doing excellent job by explaining each and every indecent of Saradiyel story and major attractions of a 19th century village in Sri Lanka.

Entrance fee is 100Rs for a local visitor and it's a really reasonable rate when comparing with the service they provide. It does take about 1 - 2 hour to complete the trail including all explanations. Monument shop is also full with traditional equipment and foods.

The whole Soora Saradiiyel village is still under construction and will be completed soon. Access road is little bit hard and steep but easily could reach with a car. It's highly recommended to visit there if you are passing Mawanella and having little spare time.

Looking around...

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I captured these pictures at home. Thinks they are really beautiful. Just wanted to share with you all.

Bopath falls - Rathnapura

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Bopath ella or Bopath falls is located near Rathnapura. Few kilometers away from Colombo - Rathnapura highway. You can easily arrive there by taking the left turn at Kuruwita town. The name given for Bopath ella because the top section of waterfall creates the shape shape very similar to the leaf of the Sacred fig or "Bo" tree. The waterfall is about 30m high and main tourist attraction of Rathnapura district. Access ways are in pretty good condition and could reach there easily by any vehicle. Beautiful and safe place for bath, family picnics.

Diyawanna oya landscaped spectacular walkway and leisure area

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Diyawanna oya has both historical and environmental values and popular among all Sri Lankans. A newly landscaped spectacular walkway and leisure area adjacent to Diyawanna Oya Waters Egde premises, recently built and open for public.

The lush greenery and the serene waters of Diyawanna by the side of the parliament drive between Rajagiriya and Battaramulla has become a captivating sight for many people who are passing this way daily to and from work in the hustle and bustle of the Colombo city.

For many months people saw how that narrow strip of Diyawanna oya spreading its presence to the nearby greenery with heavy machinery engaged in a 24 hour job in all seven days of the week uninterrupted to make a big difference in the surrounding. Now exactly one year after the commencement of that work people see a vast difference in the surrounding giving them a soothing effect to their eyes to think afresh of their daily affairs. So that project which was initiated as a quick solution for the flooding in Colombo and suburbs with the creation of retention tanks are slowly turning into one of the major attraction in the city now.

Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation (LRDC) now operating under the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development Authority has completed the water retention and flood control under the phase one of the project by December 31 as scheduled.

Gadaladeniya temple

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Gadaladeniya Temple is situated at Pilimathalawa, Kandy. When you are traveling from Colombo to Kandy, Gadaladeniaya temple road is on your right hand side. After just passed Pilimathalawa Town, Gadaladeniya Temple is away 2 km from Kandy - Colombo highway. The well-known Ambekke Devalaya and Lankathilaka Viharaya also situated nearby.

The Gadaladeniya temple is located in a little hilltop, but not hard to climb up. Small vehicles such as car or van could be possible to drive up to the hill. You can have a good view of the surrounding area from the temple.

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Sembuwaththa Lake

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Sembuwaththa lake - Elkaduwa (සෙම්බුවත්ත වැව)

Sembuwaththa Lake is located in the premises of Elkaduwa tea plantation. Elakaduwa is situated about 14 kilometers away from Matale town and 150 - 160 Kilometers from Colombo. If you are coming from Colombo take the right turn at the Elwala junction which meet before 3 - 4 Kilometers from Matale Town. The road will take you directly to Elkaduwa and take left turn towards down the hill at Elkaduwa town. There are few turns from Elkaduwa to Sembuwaththa lake. It's better to ask from villager for correct directions. The road is not in good condition from Elkaduwa to Sembuwaththa. Four wheel vehicle is the Best choose for tackle hard parts of the journey. Anyway It's possible to reach there by any vehicle such as Car, Van, Tuk Tuk or Motorbike, If you are driving very carefully.

There is a ticket counter at the entrance of Tea factory. The Tea factory is belongs to Elkaduwa estate but not functioning currently. Ticket costs 150 Rupees per person seems to be too much.

There is about 1 - 2 kilometers travel to Sembuwaththa lake from the Ticket counter. The lake situated at the top of the hill. Vehicles are allowed to go up there. The lake surrounded by Tea fields and Pinus plantation. It is not recommended to bath at lake since the lake is seems to be so muddy. There is a great swimming pool to bath at other end of the lake. It's feeding by natural water stream.

The surround view is amazing from the top of the hill. Summer huts and kids play points has built around the lake. Great place to spent a day away from rush world and feel the nature.

Aluwihare temple - Matale

View of Bible Rock from Kadugannawa.

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Bible Rock View from Kadugannawa

If you are travelling along Colombo - Kandy road, there are few places everyone remembers with less effort. Pahala Kadugannawa is at the top of above list because of magnificent view from there. Many of travelers take few minutes to stop their vehicles road side and watch and feel this beautiful creation of nature. Kadugannawa is the place where you get the first feeling you are entering to the Hill capital. In most of times roads are misty and in the morning it makes a view like you are in heaven since you can see all clouds at down of the valley. Bible rock or Bathalegala in other words also a very attractive scene from Pahala Kadugannawa.

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