Vilpaththu National Park

Largerst national park in sri lanka located in Anuradapura district and published as reserve in 25^th February, 1958. Quantity of the whole area is 130000 hectares. Vilpaththuwa means lot of lakes, it means the forest have lot of lakes. More than 25 natural lakes are located in the forest. Some lakes always have water even period of drought. Forest contains various eco systems, some area in the forest is have Hugh trees and other site of the forests contains with shrubbery. Lot of elephants, elks, tigers, bares and dears. Currently anyone can visit and explore this place without any risk, because these areas now controlled by government.

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Yala Forest Reserve

Yala is the oldest national nature reserve in Sri Lanka and in quantity in land it in second place. Yala nominated as a nature reserve in 23^rd, march 1900 and nominated as a park in 1938 year. Currently yala divided in to five zones and all zones are consists with huge biodiversity. Many no of Wild Elephants are in living Yala. Therefore lot of tourists come and visits Yala for study the behavior of Elephants.  In addition to elephents, visitors can watch buffalos, foxes, monkeys, peacocks , bears and various kind of birds. Several endemic birds are living in Yala, such as

•    Lanka Giramalitta    - Loriculus beryllinus
•    Thithpiya Thirasikaya - Zoothera spiloptera
•    Hisakalu Kondaya - Pycnontus melanicterus
•   The Brown-Capped Babbler - Pellorneum fuscopillum

In Addition to endemic birds hundreds of tourist birds come to Yala from various countries of the world in April to October months.  Eight kind of endemic reptiles are living this forest

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Trincomalee

Trincomaliee is one of the beautiful area in north east area of Sri Lanka with more attractive beach. District consists with two electronic divisions, Seruvila and Murthur. Quantity of land of the district is 2727 square Kilometers.   This area were affected by war for several decades, but now everyone can go and visit these area in freedom with peaceful environment. Trincomalee is famous among tourists because it has huge attraction and gorgeous place, such as huge Tamil temples, Worm water fountains, historical places, lagoons and many more. Most well-known two beach sites are located in these area, Nilavali and Arugambe.  

Thirukoneshwaram fane (Hindu temple)

One of the huge hindu temple which built for “god Siva” in Sri Lanka. Fane has huge history, and it was built at several centuries ago. Two offering to gods are conducted daily at 7.00 am and 4.00 pm, thousands of devotees participate for those programs.

Nilaveli Beach

Best attraction beach in sri lanka situated 12 kms away from Trincomalee. To reach this place, visitors have to go Pulmudey road. Specialty of this beach is ocean with clear and blue water and having long beach area. This place is famous for the surfing among foreign tourists.

Paravi Dupatha (Island)

Paravi island is situated in 2km east toward Ocean from Nilaweli. There is having a boart service to the island. Special thing of this island is it has one of the natural bathing pool between two rocks.

Worm water fountains

Situated in kinnia area, and have 7 worm water fountains.  Local and foreign tourists come daily to visit and bath to this place. Some people believe that when the bath by this water, it helps to be prevent diseases.

Kalkuda and Pasikuda beach

This coast is beautiful as well as nilavali beach. Specially should mentioned that  tourists able to walk toward sea  more than 100 meters  without any risk. Therefore this beach is famous among foreigners as well as local tourists.  

Kokilae Bird's nature reserve

Various kinds of birds can be seen in this nature reserve including several endemic birds and lot of tourist birds. Tourists can visit to nature reserve via pulmudey- Trincomalee road. 

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Galle

Galle is one of the beautiful areas which situated in south west part of Sri Lanka with most attractive coast. The area is considered as low country, wet zone and district divided to 10 electronic divisions. Ancient romans coins were founded in several areas of Galle and it shows the Galle was the world trade center in 16^th to 19^th centuries. After the 14^th century, Galle attracted by various foreign countries, such as Portuguese, England, Netherland. So more than 300 years Galle were controlled by them and it was affected to cultural and Economic changes of Galle.  Most archaeological places in Galle can be identified as built on King Kirthi Shi Rajasinghe’s time and some places were built by foreigner who controlled the area.

Galle Fortress

This is the main historical place in Galle which is situated in the middle of the Galle town and it generates huge arrogance for Galle Town. This fortress was built by Portuguese as a temporary fortress for protect from Sinhalese attacks. When the 1619, fortress converted as a permanent and more than 60 soldiers used for protections for fort. Fortresses were acquired by the Dutch in 1640. After that they modified fort and built lot of buildings according to Dutch architecture. When the start with the 17^th century fortress were acquired by English. Fortress spreads more than 92 acres. It has been announced as a World heritage sites in 1974 by UNESCO.

Special places which situated insides the Fortress

• Dutch museum

This building was built at 1656 CE and it is considered as the oldest building in Galle fort.  Currently, this building is used for Galle National Museum.

• Galle New Oriental Hotel

Most attraction place for tourists. This hotel is famous for the delicious foods among the foreigners who visit the Sri Lanka.

• Roman Catholic Church

This was built as according to the Dutch architecture and shown as a shape of Corus. The church and a   campanile which is situated in church nominated as the national heritage by department of archaeology, Sri Lanka.

Rumassala Mountains

Mountain is located in near the Galle town and it’s consists with huge biodiversity. There is have a measurement pillar on the top of the mountain and it was built by W.Bartan in 1875. Mountain located in height in 250 feet on sea level.  

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Kandy

Kandy is a one of the ancient kingdom of Sri Lanka. It can be describe as the final kingdom of ancient era. Kandy city is located in 116 km away from Colombo and travel time is around 4 hours. Kandy city was mostly affected by the prutugesi   Dutch and British era in 16 th to 18 th century. Kandy is the last independent   capital of Sri Lanka .Kandy became the kingdom of the last independent king of Sri Wicrama Rajasinha . Kandy remain as capital of Sri Lanka until it become a under the British rule by agreement at 1815.

Lots of No of temples is located in Kandy Such as

·         Temple of Tooth

·         Lankathilaka Viharaya

Temple of Relic Tooth

Temple of Relic Tooth is the most well-known attractive place in Kandy. in Sinhala, it mention “Daladha Maliyawa”. Buddha’s Relic Tooth was bringing to Sri Lanka in the King Nishshankamalla’s time. After that it became a symbol of royal and peoples of Sri Lanka thought that ownership of the relic tooth is a requirement to be a king. So every king tries to protect and honor it, therefore when the shifted the kingdom, also sifted the relic tooth for new kingdom.  

Relic tooth was first brought to Kandy during the king Vimaladarmasooriya’s time in the 17^th century and he built a temple for it. This temple was destroyed due to Portuguese attacks. After that king second Rajasinghe repowered the kingdom, built a building for relic tooth by him. When the concentrate on the present buildings, most of them are built by king Veera Narendrasinghe and those are modified by subsequent kings and at presently those building are maintaining by the government of Sri Lanka.

Relic tooth is kept inside a reliquary with more protection. Presently, temple of Relic tooth administrated by Malvathu and Asgiri Maha Vihara. There are having two times services for s sacred relic tooth at morning and evening. Temple of relic tooth conducts a perahara festival in July month which can be considered as the huge cultural festival in Sri Lanka, even south Asia. 

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