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Today's Most Viewed

  1. කුවේණි විජයට දෙස් තැබූ යක්දෙස්සා ගල (Yakdessagala 540m) 21 views
  2. Hike to Dumbanagala (1642m) in a clear day 17 views
  3. 3 Day Trip to Waulpane ,Pitadeniya Conservation Center via Sinharaja (වන නිවහන) 17 views
  4. ගවරා විසූ ගවරවිල (Gawarawila plains) 14 views
  5. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 14 views
  6. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 13 views
  7. New additions of Hambanthota 13 views
  8. A Family Trip to Morningside 13 views
  9. Story of Victoria 12 views
  10. Scenic walk to Karagahatenna 12 views

This Week's

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 105 views
  2. A Family Trip to Morningside 93 views
  3. Dhanigala / Kandegama the Alien Mountain 79 views
  4. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 67 views
  5. Camping at Kelebokka 360 view point…. 53 views
  6. Hike to Bathalegala and some attractions of Pilimathalawa 51 views
  7. First Ever Camping at “Haritha Kanda”, Bogawanthalawa 49 views
  8. Chariot Path of Ravana & Sitha on top of Piduruthalagala range and James Taylor’s Loolecondera! 47 views
  9. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 46 views
  10. කුවේණි විජයට දෙස් තැබූ යක්දෙස්සා ගල (Yakdessagala 540m) 44 views

This Month's

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 430 views
  2. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 305 views
  3. First Ever Camping at “Haritha Kanda”, Bogawanthalawa 292 views
  4. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 250 views
  5. Camping at Kelebokka 360 view point…. 214 views
  6. Dhanigala / Kandegama the Alien Mountain 185 views
  7. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 180 views
  8. ගවරා විසූ ගවරවිල (Gawarawila plains) 170 views
  9. Uda Lakshapana Gala / Saptha Kanya / Seven Virgins (1569m) hike 166 views
  10. A Family Trip to Morningside 161 views

All-Time

  1. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 45,497 views
  2. Aliyawetunaela Hike – 1665m (අලියාවැටුණඇල) 32,022 views
  3. Camping trip to Meemure – One of the best trips ever!!! 30,062 views
  4. Bathalegala (Bible’s Rock) 798m 26,904 views
  5. Chariot Path of Ravana & Sitha on top of Piduruthalagala range and James Taylor’s Loolecondera! 25,726 views
  6. Waterfalls of Colombo District 24,750 views
  7. Scenic Hike to Wangedigala 19,006 views
  8. සබරගමුවේ ආදරවන්තයන්ගේ කන්ද (Paraviyangala) 18,983 views
  9. ගලේ බණ්ඩාර දෙවියන්ගේ අඩවියේ පිහිටි රාවණා රජු මල දවස රජුට ජනතාව ගරු බුහුමන් දැක් වූ ස්තානය (යහන්ගල/Yahangala 1220m)... 18,206 views
  10. Great Western (6th highest mountain in Sri Lanka- 2212m) Once in a life time HIKE! 17,438 views

Cascades of Southern border of Sinharaja rain forest

Waterfalls of southern border of Sinharaja rain forest and Neluwa can be classified as follows Waterfalls in Neluwa (4) – Thapolena Ella 1, Thapolena Ella 2, Neluwa/Kosmulla Duwili Ella, Thambalagama Duwili Falls, Waterfalls in Warukandeniya (3) – Aliboda Falls, Ratawal dola Ella (? Beraliyadola Ella), Beraliya Galanda Ella, Waterfalls in Lankagama (6) – Classic five waterfalls and Hathbinna Ella, Waterfalls in Pitadeniya (3)-Malmora Ella, Pathan Oya Ella/Wathugala Ella and Kakuna Ella.

The Old Man & The Seven Virgins

We reached the Pahiyangala Temple around 6.30am and it was a fine morning with lots of cloud cover and sun fighting to pierce through them to lighten the world. We climbed the steps to the cave complex. Though there were only about 100 or so steps to climb, it was still a bit hard to swallow in the morning and we were panting by the time we arrived at the mouth of the place.

It had the typical ancient look about it but when I looked around, I was aghast. There were so many writings along the rocky wall. Now don’t get excited coz they’re nothing to do with the ancient value of the place but the stupid works by the idiotic tourists (no doubt locals). What a waste! It was so frustrating to see how much they have wretched this place. Having boiled our blood in the morning wasn’t going to help our cause so I tried to keep my cool and see around for some interesting captures. Covered in a hall like complex lies a giant Buddha Statue. It was so huge and looking very serene and all my worries and uneasiness vanished into thin air. To make it better, there was this small monk clearing the dead flowers on the stand in front and I took a nice pic of him standing in front of Lord Buddha.

Sinharaja Via Lankagama – Covered in 12 hours

I have to do a confession before writing this trip report. This trip was arranged by Sri with Some other lakdasun members on 23rd Saturday using Sri’s old Strategy, Face book conversations. I had notified my absence In advance as I had to report duty on Saturday. But I was free on 22nd Friday. Due to various reasons most of the other members also confirmed their absence expect the little boy Tony. So that trip was postponed.

Mystery of Waduwa Ketu gala & kingdom of Dambadeniya!

It was a while since we walked around, so both of us decided to visit Dambadeniya and return back before dawn. Though Dambadeniya was not far from Chilaw we had to take 5 buses to reach there ;-D . Our main target was a famous rock called “Waduwa ketu gala” which has an interesting folklore. I never thought this could be climbed until one of our fellow Lakdasun members climbed it. So Lahiru was the one who gave me all the information I wanted before attempting this steep climb.

A Fairyland in Thotapola Kanda…

I have been closely following the topic “Nelu” since it first started appearing in the forum late October and with every report and every photograph the desire to see Nelu was becoming too irresistible. Moreover, the fact that the next sighting of Nelu will be in 2025 made this trip a “must do now”. Do not know where we would be in 2025 – grave yard/ hospital bed etc…etc??

Pinch of Our Heritage – Pic Journey 1…

“Among the carvings, there are 125 series of decorations, 256 liyawel, 64 lotus designs in Pekada, 30 decorative patterns on timber, roof members, making a total of 514 such exquisite carvings.”

“The ‘Madol Kurupuwa’ is one of the finest examples of medieval carpentry excellence. It is a wooden pin (this Madol Kurupuwa) which holds together 26 rafters at the hipped end of the roof of the Digge of Embekke Devale.”

A century of travel journals glorified by Cascading angels!

It has been a long journey since I joined Lakdasun in 2009 actually it added some spice in to my life and enforced my passion for traveling. Now it’s almost four years since I have transformed in to an ideal traveler. The knowledge the experience I gained from Lakdasun is immense and that per se was enough for me to do 100 write-ups voluntarily for the betterment of future travelers of our pearl island. I still remember the day Mithila asked me to write a trip report on Adams peak which was the second trip report on this forum and since then I have been writing continuously(except 2011 latter half) on Lakdasun

Journey to Holy peak in off season. (From Kuruwita to Rajamale via Sri Pada peak)

Sri Pada(ශ්රීd පාද) /Adam’s peak one of my favorites places in Sri Lanka. After having seven visits to Sri Pada I wanted to do it in a combination of trails during off season. I selected Kuruwita-Erathna trail for climbing up and Rajamale-Sandagalathanna (සදගල තැන්න) route for getting down.

The forgotten path to Bibile from top of Mini Worlds end

Mini world’s end of Elamanna is the best out of all four known worlds’ ends in SL for me and that’s why I visited the same place thrice within a period of one year. This time though I was lucky because there was no mist and I did enjoy the full view which I was craving for. On the previous two days I had hiked strenuously by visiting Udawadiya, Lunugala peak, Bambaragala pathana, Kohonawala villege and to add on to that I had to walk 18 more Km’s to achieve something I dreamt of.

Five Have Plenty of Fun – Rail Hike Stage 03…

Having stocked our larder with rice and curry and noodles, we reached at the Ambewela at moderate 8.45am and got the permission from the SM to park our car and leave it there. He was very willingly agreed and the Colombo-bound Podi Menike was arriving at the station and then sat waiting for the signal to run along.

Having stored water bottles, meal packs, portable cooker of Prasa and other essential items into our back packs, we left Ambewela towards Nanu Oya through the lush green patches of Ambewela farm.

Diggalahela the rock of Siyambalanduwa (450m) and Bingoda cave complex!

Degal hela (Diggalahela) is also known as Rock of Siyambalanduwa. This isolated monadnock was first seen while climbing Govinda hela last year, since then it was a dream for me. Though I found a guide to show me the way the weather was always turning from bad to worse when ever I plan to do so. On a Saturday early morning I met Ajith from 2nd mile post at Siyambalanduwa and proceeded towards Helamulla ancient temple which lies at the base of the mountain where I was introduced to Sena who promised to take us uphill. The weather god’s made sure that a bit of drizzle would make it bit more challenging to us. We curved along the mountain climbing boulders and reached a slope which was not much difficult to tackle and at last we were almost at the top after a one and a half hour hike. The summit has two rocks hence Degal hela(450m).

Divided between Two Giants and a Million Petals

“Apparently there are 30 different kinds of Nelu and 24 of which are endemic to Sri Lanka”

We jumped out and headed towards the summit of Thotupola with an elevation about 200ft over 2km stretch. It was a sight to treasure for the rest of our lives. We were simply speechless and kept walking through dense forest patches till we reached a bit open area and the sight was simply outstanding. So many mountains were visible and Adam’s Peak was standing tall and majestic in the horizon with her distinct shape. Kirigalpoththa and the undocumented Agra-Bopath were standing next to each other.

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