Dunhinda Waterfall

Dunhinda waterfall is big waterfall of Sri Lanka and which is at Soranathota place of Badulla Sri Lanka. Dunhinda waterfall is made by jump water with high gap of Badulu river. This water ways started with Uma Oya, Hal Oya and various water ways. Dunhinda is at Badulla - Mahiyangana road and there are about 10km from Badulla town. Dunhinda waterfalls at about 1km from main road. This path is to be walk.  First you can see little Dunhinda waterfalls which is at downside of main waterfall.

Hikkaduwa

The beautiful world lies beneath the waves, and Sri Lanka offers a wide variety of experiences and vistas for photographers.
Hikkaduwa reefs support five species of angel-fish and twelve species of butterfly-fish. These fish feed on coral tentacles and coral polyps. Statistics from the Hikkaduwa Marine Sanctuary have revealed that 18.2% of the lagoon areas have live hard coral cover, 8.19% of coral rubble and 28.9% of dead corals.
In this area, traditional fishing types such as angling and the use of cast  nets are prevalent.


Sinharaja Rain Forest
Sinharaja forest reserve is one of the least disturbed and biologically unique lowland rain forest in Sri lanka. This forest covers an extent of about 11187 hectares from east to west .The length of the forest is about 21km and width from North to South is about 3.7km.It was declared a Man and Biosphere Reserve (MAB) in 1978,as representative of tropical humid evergreen forest Eco system in Sri Lanka and has been recognized by UNESCO as part of it�s International Network of Biosphere reserves. It was declared a National wilderness area in 1988 and lately a world heritage site in 1989.It is situated in the southwest lowland wet zone of the country in the districts of Ratnapura, Galle and Matara. The average annual temperature of Sinharaja is 23.6 C. Annual rainfall is more than 2500mm.The rain fall is well distributed during two monsoons, May to July and October to December.

The vegetation of Sinharaja may be described either as a tropical lowland rain forest or tropical wet evergreen forest.some striking characteristics of the forest are the loftiness of the dominant trees, the straightness of their bole, the abundance of regeneration and the diversity of species. Average height of the trees varies between 35m � 40m.some individuals rise even upto 50m.The vegetation of Sinharaja is that of humid wet evergreen forest type with a high degree of endemism. In fact some families such as Dipterocarpaceae show an endemism more than 90%. The untapped genetic potential of Sinharaja flora is enormous.

Studies on the fauna of Sinharaja have revealed that there is a high degree of endemism among the butterflies, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals are greater than 50%. There have been reports of sightings of a few animals in the eastern Secter.The most common deer species is the Sambhur The Monk deer and Barking deer are also found within the reserve. Leopards are very seldom sighted, but their frequent presence has been confirmed by tracks and other signs. Badger Mongoose and the Golden Palm Civet have been occasionally sighted. The most commonly seen primate is the Purple - faced Leaf Monkey.Although the elephants said to be common in the past, there have not been reports of sightings during the last 15 years.

Nakals Mountains

Nakals Mountains is at Dumbara place of Kandy district. Nakals Mountains meet in Mahiyangana to Kandy road at Hunnasgiriya place. Hunnasgiriya and Dumbara mountains.

Nakals mountain is like closed hand. Unfortunately we haven’t picture to show you. 

Nakals travel is very wonderful and very difficult task.

Piduruthalagala Mountain

Piduruthlagala is the Highest mountain and highest top of the Sri Lanka. Top of the Piduruthalalgala mountain is high 2524m above sea level. this mountain is very beautiful and very cool mountain of Sri Lanka. piduruthalagala cool climate is very wonderful.

Most highest pot of Sri Lanka called Piduruthalagala and top of this mountain and meter to every place of Sri Lanka with their distance and vector. Piduruthalagala mountain is at Nuwaraeliya place and secret plants secret animals and various things are hidden in there. Most plants and animals are endemic to Sri Lanka. 

Horton Plains

The most famous place of foreigners in Sri Lanka is Horton plains because this place is very big. You haven't permission to travel every place of Horton plains because some damages to endemic plants, some burns the grass grounds, some troubles to animals or some gets liquor on the plain. These items are prohibited at Horton Plains.

 A lot of rivers of Sri Lanka is started in Horton plain. Water of this place is very cold and very pure. Everyday we can see many foreigners come to this place and search animals. Leopard is endemic to this place but search the leopard is very difficult task. However some people fined the secret animals and show others. Walikukula is also endemic bird lot of foreigners follow and take photos.       

 There have special two places and specially two Mountains to see. The places are Worlds End which which has highest gap in Sri Lanka and other place is  Bakers Water Fall which looks like a very beautiful princes. The two mountains are Kirigalpoththa Mountain which is second highest mountain in Sri Lanka and Thotupala Mountain which is third highest mountain in Sri Lanka.

Wilpattu National Park

Wilpattu National Park is located 26 Km north of puttalam spanning from the northwest coast inland towards the ancient capital of Anuradhapura. Covering an impressive 425 sq miles, the park is Sri Lanka’s largest, and having reopened in March, 2010 it is just a matter of time before it becomes a popular eco-tourism destination.

Wilpattu is a fairly thick dry zone jungle interspersed with a number of flood plain lakes banked with delicate white sands. It boasts an impressive variety of flora in huge expanses of forest, and varied wild life, including deer, elephant, wild boar, sloth bears and leopards.

Annual temperature in the Wilpattu Park is around 27.2 Celsius and its annual rainfall is approximately 1000 mm. Though situated in the dry zone, the climate inside the Wilpattu National Park is very unlike that of the dry zone. Upon entering the densely wooded Park, a feeling of going to a forest with abundant water is what enters the mind. This is perhaps explained by the patterns of rainfall it experiences.

There are many Villu and lakes at Wilpattu. This is identified as the main topographical feature of the Park. They are often flat and basin like while containing purely rain water. The western sector of Wilpattu is covered deeply with forests. There are three types of vegetation; 01.Littoral vegetation, 02.Including salt Grass, 03.Low Scrub.

Looking at the fauna of this national park mammalian diversity and ecological densities highest. A total of 31 species of mammals have been identified at the Wilpattu national park. Mammals threatened with extinction are also there. The Elephant, Sloth bear, Leopard and Water Buffalo are identified as the threatened species living within the Wilpattu National Park. Other wetland bird species as Garganey, Pin Tail, Whistling Teal, Spoonbill, White Ibis, Large White Egret, Cattle Egret and Purple Heron also found at the Wilpattu National Park.

World End

Worlds End means the place which has highest gap in Sri Lanka. This place is situated at the border of Nuwaraeliya, Badulla and Rathnapura districts and also Horton plains which is highest plain in Sri Lanka. There has two worlds’ end one of the small worlds end and other one is big worlds end. The big worlds end is higher than other gaps.

There are a lot of beautiful places and a lot of beautiful sceneries we can see in down side of Words End at clear time. In the morning time the down side is very clear and we can see long distance and beautiful sceneries. After few hours the fully down side attack with mist. When you come to Worlds End road first you meet little worlds end. Little worlds end is same to the main worlds end. But this gap is not higher than main one.

Sri Pada (Adams Peak)

Though not the highest mountain of Sri Lanka, the striking pyramid of Adam's Peak (7,360 ft) is certainly the most remarkable. A depression in the rocky summit resembles a huge footprint, which has been venerated as a sacred sigh from remote antiquity. This was identified by Buddhists as the Buddha's footprint, by Hindus as that of Shiva, and by Muslims as Adam's. Later the Portuguese attributed it to St. Thomas the Apostle.

The Mahawamsa tells how the sacred footprint was imprinted by the departing Buddha on his third visit to Lanka, but the site did not become an object of regular Buddhist pilgrimage until the Polonnaruwa period, when Vijayabahu I built resting houses for pilgrims and King Nissankamalla himself, in the year 1201, climbed to the top and worshipped the spot.

The Muslim tradition of a footprint of Adam, first of the prophets, goes back to gnostic sources as early as the Mahawamsa itself. According to the legend, Adam was hurled from Paradise for his disobedience and stood in penance for a thousand years on one foot at the top of Adam's Peak, after which he was reunited with Eve on Mt. Arafat overlooking Mecca. By the ninth century, this footprint was consequently considered one of the most sacred sites in the world.

Elephant Orphanage (Pinnawala)

Pinnawala is a village in Kegalle District of Sri Lanka and is around 90 km from the capital, Colombo. It is well known for its elephant orphanage.

The Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage is situated northwest of the town of Kegalle, halfway between the present commerciel capital Colombo and the ancient royal residence Kandy in the hills of central Sri Lanka. There are about 84 elephants under protection. The orphanage is very popular and visited daily by many Sri Lankan and foreign tourists.

Yala National Park

Yala National Park, one of Sri Lanka’s premier eco tourism destinations, lies 24Km northeast of Tissamaharama and 290Km from Colombo on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka, spanning a vast 97,878 hectares over the Southern and Uva Provinces.

The vegetation in the park comprises predominantly of semi-arid thorny scrub, interspersed with pockets of fairly dense secondary forest. Small patches of mangrove vegetation also occur along the coastal lagoons. The park is renowned for the variety of its wildlife and its fine coastline. It also boasts a large number of important cultural ruins, bearing testimony to earlier civilizations and indicating that much of the area used to be populated and well developed.

Yala National Park has a variety of ecosystems including moist monsoon forests, dry monsoon forests, semi deciduous forests, thorn forests, grasslands, fresh water and marine wetlands, and sandy beaches. The area under forest cover mainly consists of Block I and rangelands of open parkland including some extensive grassland. The forest area is restricted to around the Menik River while rangelands are found towards the sea side. 

Yala is one of the 70 Important Bird Areas in Sri Lanka. Of 215 bird species of the park, six are endemic to Sri Lanka. They are Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill, Sri Lanka Jungle fowl, Sri Lanka Wood-pigeon, Crimson-fronted Barbet, Black-capped Bulbul, and Brown-capped Babbler.

Kumana National Wildlife Park

Kumana National Wildlife Park located in the southeast corner of Sri Lanka, the 18,149 hectare Kumana National Park is a well-known eco tourism attraction and bird sanctuary where a multitude of birds breed and roost. One of the most significant features of the park is the ‘Kumana Villu’ a 200 hectare natural swamp lake, fed by the ‘Kumbukkan Oya’ through a half mile long narrow channel. It is at this mangrove swamp that many water birds nest in May and June. Regular sightings include such species of bird as pelicans, painted storks, spoonbills, white ibis, herons, egrets and little cormorants. The very rare black-necked stork has also been spotted at the swamp. Besides the prolific birdlife, Kumana is also home to some of the Mammals found in the larger Yala National Park, such as elephants and leopards.