The national park was created to provide a sanctuary for wild animals displaced by the construction of the Udawalawe Reservoir on the Walawe River, as well as to protect the catchment of the reservoir.
The Department of Wildlife Conservation initiated a major step towards the conservation of orphaned baby elephants in 1995
Ranchamadama is a remote school in Kolonna. In 2007, archaeologists carrying out excavations of the site located in a school
A collective of skilled and hard-working artisans from the Koularagama Co-operative Society in the same village near the Udawalawe National Park
A research facility for the benefit of the sugarcane industry of the surrounding area of Sevanagala,
Sankapala is a Raja Maha Viharaya meaning Royal Temple, situated near Pallebedda to the north of Udawalawe
Within reach of 15 minutes is a large commercial town-centre with supermarkets, banks, equipment suppliers, that can support almost any requirement.
Also known as the ‘Bat Cave’ and the ‘Limestone Cave,’ the Waulpane cave is instantly recognizable with its presence of speleothems
Pallebedda Bambaragala is an ancient forest monastery complex lying close to the remote village of Galpagama north to the Udawalawe
Maduwanwela Walawwa is an eighteenth century aristocratic mansion situated in the town of Kolonne, which lies along the Embilipitiya-Suriyakanda road
The place is open from 7.00 am – 7.00 pm. During rainy seasons the hot springs shoot about 65cubic meters per second
Ridiyagama is a 500-acre safari park, zoo in Hambantota. The park was opened to the public on 28 May 2016 and sections are still under construction.It also
Padikemgala Raja Maha Vihara, is now an archaeological reserve. It got its name from a large water hole on a rock - “Kema”
The first ever dry-zone botanic gardens in Sri Lanka, is located at Mirijjawila in between the Mattala International Airport and the Hambantota
The 25m high Maduwanwela Duli Ella Fall is a creation of a branch of Adaluwa River, called the Arapora River
Buduruwagala is located about 5 km from the Wellawaya Junction on the Thanamalwila road. The name Buduruwagala means “the rock with the statue of Buddha”.
Lunugamvehera National Park in Sri Lanka was declared in 1995, with the intention of protecting the catchment area of the Lunugamvehera
“Tissa” as it is affectionately called, in its own right, is a major cultural and nature attraction.In the Tissamaharama town spreads the vast ancient irrigation reservoir
Kataragama is a pilgrimage town sacred to Buddhist, Hindu and indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka
Ella is a small town in the Badulla hills situated at an elevation of 1,041 metres above sea level