by admin-unique | Jul 21, 2020 | Adventure Travel, Blog
Hills of Sri Lanka
One of the advantages of visiting a small country is that, you can get to different places of the Country within a short space of time. From the Coast of Srilanka you can get to the Hill station called Nuwara- Eliya within four Hours. The Temperature would drop from nearly 30 Degrees to 15, which is probably a nice summer day for you. The Hill country offers stunning, breath taking scenery covered by thousands of Acers of Tea which looks like a green carpet on the Hills. You will get to see the Tea pickers moving around in their bright and colorful cloths with the sack of tea leaves on their backs. Some Guide books describe Nuwara- Eliya as a misplaced English Village because of the Gregory’s Lake with Trout, The 18 hole Golf course, the race course and the old Colonial Buildings that showcases the ancient Glory of the Colonial era. One place that you cannot miss is the Hill Club which is an amazing Hotel locked in time. You can visit a Tea factory to experience the Journey from Leaf to Cup and have a Cup of Ceylon Tea; you could do various excursions from Nuwara- Eliya such as visiting the Horton Plains National Park, Climbing the Single Tree Mountain, Climbing Kirigalpottha .the second tallest Mountain, and Thotupola Kanda the third tallest Mountain in SriLanka. The Haggala Botanical Garden is a great place, if you are in to Trees and Plants. You can easily spend a whole day here in peace and quiet.
Ella is one of the best places to visit in the Hill country. It is very popular among the younger generation as it offers cheap accommodation and food. There are some good hikes here and the most popular are Little Adam`s peak and the Ella rock. The nine Arches Bridge that was built by the British is also a Highlight in Ella.
by admin-unique | Jul 21, 2020 | Blog
Hydro Engineering civilization of Sri Lanka
The life of the Srilankans had been based around Water and the History reveals the value of Water. The whole mark of our civilization had been Agriculture. Even today, we are nearly self-sufficient in Food. Huge man made reservoirs [We call them Tanks] were built to store water. When you travel to the dry Zone which is about two thirds of the Country, you will get to see massive ancient reservoirs. These Reservoirs are fed by the rain water from the Wet Zone. Water is been diverted along long Canals from the Wet Zone to the Dry Zone. Some of these projects are seen as Hydro- Engineering wanders as they are still functioning and the most impressive project being Parakrama Samudraya in Polonnaruwa which was the second indigenous Capital of the Country. This particular Tank is in an area of over six thousand Acers and is the largest man made Reservoir in the Country. Had it not been for these irrigation schemes, growing crops in Srilanka would have been restricted
by admin-unique | Jun 29, 2020 | Blog
Peradeniya Botanical Garden
Just outside of Kandy is the stunning Peradeniya Botanical Garden, which once was reserved
exclusively for Kandyan royalty. Today the Garden has become a major Tourist attraction and
is the largest Botanical Garden in the Country which is in an area of 60 hectares.
It is an escape from the busy city where you could easily spend a day as the Botanical Garden
offers so much Varity. The Café in the Garden in well located where you can have a Coffee or
Lunch watching the massive trees swaying in the Wind
The orchid House, Cannon-ball trees, Cocodo- mere Trees, Spice garden, giant bamboo, rubber
trees and a magnificent avenue of royal palms planted in 1950s are the highlights of the
Botanical Garden . More than 2 million visitors visit the Botanical Garden annually. This is also
a great place for research and Study for Botanists.
by admin-unique | Jun 29, 2020 | Blog
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake nestles in the heart of the City that adds so much to the city of Kandy. The Bird life
around the lake is fascinating and big Water Monitor Lizards swimming around , Terrapins
sitting on Rocks is a common site here.
The lake was built by the last Srilankan King in 1807. Since then several expansions have been
done to get it to where it is today.
The small island in the middle of the Lake has been used by the King as his personal harem. It
was later used by the British to store Weapons. The British built the Fortress type wall in the
Island.
The Temple of the Tooth is bordering the Lake on one side adding the much needed peace and
quiet to the area. Most of the lake is bordered by the busy road with heavy Traffic that dents
the serenity a bit.
by admin-unique | Jun 29, 2020 | Adventure Travel, Blog
Explore the North and the East
The North of Srilanka was in isolation for over three decades due to the Civil War. Though the
War ended over Ten years ago the North and East is not visited by many Tourists. The Golden,
Wide, sandy Beaches are yet to be explored. After the War ended, some very good Hotels
were built in the North and the East with a lot of expectations which had not been full filled
due to the lack of Tourists. Trincomali, Nilaweli and Uppuveli , Pasikudah are probably the best
beaches for Swimming and Pigeon Island being the best place for Snorkeling. Arugambay is
very well known among Surfers as one of the best places in Asia. Going on a Whale and
Dolphin watching trip in Kalpitiya, Visiting the Isolated Delft Island and visiting the Nagadeepa
Temple are the most popular activities in the North.
The North of Sri Lanka is very much like South India with a lot of Hindu Temples and shrines.
Some of these Temples are massive Towers with colorful sculpture and paintings.
Most tourists do not visit the North and a East due to long travel time. But if you carefully
design an itinerary, you can break up Journey by including The largest National Park in
Srilanka, named Wilpatthu. You could visit the first ancient Capital of Srilanka which was
flourishing, about thousand years ago. Anurathepura, the ancient City is an amazing Unesco
World Heritage Site.
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