Degodathurawa (441m) is an isolated mountain situated at Polpithigama area. It was a half a day hike to Degodathurawa.
Degodathurawa (441m)/ දෙගොඩතුරාව Hike | |
Degodathurawa (441m) is an isolated mountain situated at Polpithigama area. It was a half a day hike to Degodathurawa. |
ඇත්බැද්දෙන් නුවරගලට /From Ethbadda to Nuwaragala | |
Nuwaragala and Ethbadda are two rocks situated at Nuwaragala forest reserve. We have camped at Ethbadda and trekked to Nuwaragala in second day. Nuwaragala is considered as the fortress of King Saddathissa. |
Hike to Nawanagala / Nawenagala (නාවනගල/නෑවෙනගල) (1488m) | |
Nawenagala / Nawanagala (1488m) is a prominent peak situated at southern border of Knuckles massif. It has two peaks. This is our one day hike to Nawenagala. |
Overlooking peak of Kimbulwana reservoir-Kalugalpaya / කළුගල්පාය (340m) | |
Kalugalpaya (340m) is a rock adjacent to Kimbulwana reservior. This is our one day hike to Kalugalpaya and Banamaduwagala. |
Towering peak of Moragollagama-Nikawagampaha Kanda / නිකවගම්පහ කන්ද (380m) | |
Nikawagampaha Kanda (380m) is situated at Moragollagama area and famous Nagala RMV is situated at base of it. |
Cascades of Maha Ganga/මහ ගගේ ඇලි සොයා | |
Maha Ganga and Kuda Ela Maga are small tributaries of Knuckles Kalu Ganga. They form beautiful cascades in their course to Knuckles Kalu Ganga. This is our journey to view these hidden beauties. |
Meeriyathenna (2032m), Udaweriya peak (2069m) and Idalgashinna highest point (=1950m) | |
Meeriyathenna (2032m) and Udaweriya (2069m) are two peaks above 2000m, situated closer to Hortain plains. There is a foot pathway between those two peak to the highest point of Idalgashinna. |
Timagama gala (263m) and Nathagane ancient caves | |
Once when we were loitering along Wariyapola -Kalugamuwa road we noted a rock close to Bamunukotuwa and we planned to hike it someday with our kid. So when my brother in-law visited us after many years we decided to take him on a small hike and Thimmagama gala was the ideal rock for that. |
Visit to Dambulla | |
Dambulla temple is one of the key tourist attraction site among locals as well as foreigners. I have passed Dambulla in many times but never been at this temple for proper evaluation. Therefore this trip was planned to visit at Dambulla cave temple on our way to Aliya resort at Habarana. |
Konduruhela / කෝඳුරුහෙල (348m) | |
Konduruhela is an isolated mountain situated at Ampara district with height of 348m. This is our one day hike to Konduruhela. |
In searching of ruins at Nuwaragala Kanda / නුවරගල කන්දේ නටබුන් සොයා………….. | |
Nuwaragala Kanda (520m) is forest hill with archeology value. It is said King Mahasen has built his palace on top of this mountain. Ruins and the lake on top of the mountain are major attractions. |
Hike to Kalundawa /කළුන්දෑව (=560m) | |
Kalundawa is another rock situated at beautiful village called Kalundawa in Dambulla area. This is our one day journey to Kalundawa. |