Beauty Of Sri Lanka

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Mirissa Beach, Sri Lanka

Mirissa is a small beach town and a fishing port located on the Southern tip of Sri Lanka. The warm Indian Ocean is the only thing between you and the next large land mass, the continent of Antarctica or Africa.

Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka and your most likely entry point onto the Island unless you are swimming is about 150 km North West. This translated into roughly a 3-4 hour trip by road depending on traffic and how insane your driver is.
Mirissa Beach is sandwiched between the towns of Welligama and Matara and it is about 35 KM or 1 hour South of the fort city of Galle by bus.
Mirissa and its breathtaking sandy beach pretty much transforms your dreams and visions of a tropical paradise into an everyday reality.

Located close to the Southern tip of the Island of Sri Lanka and only about 200 km from the Equator, this secluded crescent shaped beach is the perfect place to sit back, relax and forget about all the hussle and bussle of your other life that’s a million miles away.

This small sandy tropical beach boasts some of Sri Lanka’s best and most stunning sunsets and sunrises.
All the Guest Houses in Mirissa are set back from the actual beach giving you the impression that you are on a deserted palm fringed island. Every now and again the silence is broken by the sound of a coconut falling on the sand or a chilled beer being opened by someone further up the beach.








Mirissa Beach is rapidly becoming a popular Surfer hangout during the months of November to March when it’s the rainy season on the East coast.
For some reason Mirissa Beach is well known to the Japanese Surfers .

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Sri Lanka's rivers

There are 103 rivers and streams with most flowing from the upcountry mountains of Sri Lanka. The longest is the Mahaweli. It starts its 333 km journey near Adam’s Peak and finds its way into the Indian Ocean at Koddiyar Bay at Trincomalee. It is the only perennial river to cross the dry Zone. Sri Lanka’s perennial rivers are called Ganga,and other streams are called Oya in Sinhala or Aru in Tamil. A number of rivers have now been developed both for irrigation and power. The Victoria power project on Mahavali Ganga is one of the largest in Asia. The other power projects are Kothmale, Rantambe and Randenigala on the Mahaveli river.
Kala - Oya starts from Kalawewa Reservoir built in the 5th Century.
Other rivers which are over 100 Kms long:
Name of River Length
Mahaweli Ganga 335 km
Aruvi Aru 164 km
Kala Oya 148 km
Kelani Ganga 145 km
Yan Oya 142 km
Deduru Oya 142 km
Walawe Ganga 138 km
Maduru Oya 135 km
Maha Oya 134 km
Kalu Ganga 129 km
Kirindi Oya 117 km
Kumbukkan Oya 116 km
Menik Oya 114 km
Gin Ganga 113 km
Mi Oya 109 km
Gal Oya 108 km

Mahaweli

The Mahaweli River is a 335 km long river, ranking as the longest river in Sri Lanka. Its drainage basin is the largest in the country, and covers almost one-fifth of the total area of the island. The river reaches the Bay of Bengal on the southwestern side of Trincomalee Bay. The bay includes the first of number submarine canyons, making Trincomalee one of the finest deep-sea harbors in the world. The river and its tributaries are dammed at several locations to allow irrigation in the dry zone, Production of hydroelectricity from six dams of the Mahaweli system supplies more than 40% of Sri Lanka's electricity needs. One of the many sources of the river is the Kotmale Oya.

Kealani

The Kelani River is 145 km Long River in Sri Lanka. Ranking as the fourth longest river in the country, it stretches from the Sri Pada Mountain Range to Colombo. It covers approximately 80% of the water supply to Colombo. In addition to that, the river is used for transport, fisheries, sewage disposal, sand mining and for production of hydroelectricity. Due to these, many people depend on the river for their daily routine in life.
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Asian Photography – October 2011

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The Horton Plains

The Horton Plains are located on Sri Lanka 's highest plateau, between altitudes of 2,000 and 2, 300m. The landscape typically consists of undulating lands covered in a tropical cloud of forests or verdant montane savannah grasslands, locally known as patannahs.Visiting Horton Plains or 'Mahaeliya' as it is traditionally named is quite popular amongst locals, who mostly come to admire the views from the park's thrilling escarpments such as World's End at weekends . For this reason we recommend that you try to organise your visit during a weekday as this ensures that you will experience the Plain's isolated serenity.

The Park lies approximately 32 km south of Nuwara Eliya in the highland of the central province.
Horton Plain the surrounding forest and the adjoining peak Wilderness constitute Sri Lanka’s most important catchment area , of almost all major rivers. The plains are of outstanding senic beauty and conservation importance, containing most of the habits and endemic plants and animals representative of the country’s wet and montane zones. The western slops support the most extensive area of montage cloud forest surviving I the country.
Horton plains can be reached by any of the following routes
Via Nuwara Eliya,Ambewela,Pattipola (32 km)
Haputale or Welimada,Boralanda,Ohiya (38 km)
Nuwara Eliya,Hakgala,Rendapola,Ambewela,Pattipola (38 km)

Adventurous visitors can trek into the park along the Thalawakele-Agarapatana-Diyagama and the Belihul Oya- Narak trails.

The Annual rainfall in the region is about 2540 mm, but may exceed 5000mm on the plains. Rain occurs throughout most of the year but there is a dry season from January to March. Temperature are low with an annual mean temperature 15°C and ground forest is common during December.

Cultural Heritage
Stone tools dating back to the Prehistoric Balangoda Culture have been found in the area. The Sinhalese settle in the lowlands up to and altitude of 700m, sometimes frequenting higher altitudes to mine for gems or iron ore ,graze cattle, construct irrigation canals and fell trees for timber. Several patinas existed at the time in regions above 1800m.



Visitor Facilities
The overnight park accommodation though limited caters to deferent preferences. Ginihiriya(Anderson)bungalow with four well-appointed rooms is in an existing forest setting . in additional there is another circuit bungalow called “Mahaeliya” within the park. Two separated dormitories in groups. Several camp-sites are available for natural lovers.
Horton Plains is well recognized for its reach and unique biodiversity , its flora given to a high level (5%) of endemism , yet remains largely underexplored. Thus it is not merely a destination for nature tourists, but also for those engaged in educational and research activities.







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National parks in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka was the setting “Mihinthale” being the site of the world’s first recorded (247 BC) wildlife and nature preserve, established by King Devanampiyathissa , a convert to conservationism preceded only by Noah in the animal of mankind : deeply influenced as he was by the inspirational massage of the Buddha imparted to him by Arahath Mahinda. Further evidence of this deep-rooted concern for wildlife and the commitment to conservation is found in an inscription engraved on a stone slab at Anuradhapura’s majestic millennia-old Ruwanveli dagoba,attributed to the 12th Century king Kirthi Nisanka malla of polonnaruwa, forbidding the capture, killing or commercial trafficking of any animals,birds and fish within a radius of 7 gau from the city. References to royal protection and preservation of wildlife are extent throughout the Mahawansa and this Traditional care concern for crenatures of the wild continues to this day.

There are 15 popular national park in Sri Lanka maintained by the Department of Wild Life Conservation, totaling 8%(app: 2026 Sq.miles/ 5284 Sq.km) of the island’s Total land area.
There are
1. Bundala National Park
2. Flood plains National Park
3. Gal Oya National Park
4. Horton Plains National Park
5. Kaudulla National Park
6. Lahugala Kithulana National Park
7. Lunugamvehera National Park
8. Madhuru oya National Park
9. Minneriya National Park
10. Somawathiya National Park
11. Udawalawa National Park
12. Wasgomuwa National Park
13. Willpattu National Park
14. Yala East National Park
15. Yala National Park




Travel Information to Parks

Visiting hours - 6.30 a.m to 6.30 p.m
There is an entry fee to all national Parks. Tickets could be obtained from entrance gates.
Reservation of circuit Bangalows and Camp Sites must be made at the Derpartment’s head office.
Department of Wild Life Conservation
Bodhiraja Mawatha
Jayanthipura
Baththaramulla
Sri Lanka
Tel : +94 011 288 8585
Web : www.dwc.gov.lk

Map of National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries in Sri lanka
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