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Today's Most Viewed

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 34 views
  2. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 15 views
  3. Hidden beauties of Gomare and Rangala Pool 14 views
  4. Trekking from Thangappuwa to Kalugala with Alugal Lena camping 13 views
  5. Missed target at Knuckles Kalupahana-Thunhisgala (1627m) 11 views
  6. Gal Koth Kanda (631m) ගල් කොත් කන්ද 10 views
  7. Nuwaragala the castle with a heavenly pond! 9 views
  8. A splendid weekend at Waterfalls Cottage Dunsinane (Pundalu Oya) 9 views
  9. Visit to Pokunuwita Rajamaha Viharaya Temple 9 views
  10. Most Sacred Mountain in the World – Sri Pada (Rajamale Route) 9 views

This Week's

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 74 views
  2. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 51 views
  3. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 45 views
  4. Bulathkohupitiya-Narangala Hike (880m) 36 views
  5. Dreams Do Come True, Maragala-kanda (1111m) The Paradise Of Monaragala 33 views
  6. Brandy Rock (1130m), Matale 30 views
  7. Beauty of Thangappuwa to Corbet’s Gap Road 29 views
  8. ගලේ බණ්ඩාර දෙවියන්ගේ අඩවියේ පිහිටි රාවණා රජු මල දවස රජුට ජනතාව ගරු බුහුමන් දැක් වූ ස්තානය (යහන්ගල/Yahangala 1220m)... 27 views
  9. Camping at Kelebokka 360 view point…. 26 views
  10. Five peaks of knuckles (1862m) 25 views

This Month's

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 351 views
  2. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 281 views
  3. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 270 views
  4. Dhanigala / Kandegama the Alien Mountain 158 views
  5. Misty point-Ambokka (1159m) and Selagama Mini world’s end 152 views
  6. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 152 views
  7. Back to Yahangala (1220m) 144 views
  8. Camping on Kabaragala Mountain (1506m)-The highest of Dolosbage Range 141 views
  9. Five peaks of knuckles (1862m) 140 views
  10. Bulathkohupitiya-Narangala Hike (880m) 139 views

All-Time

  1. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 45,092 views
  2. Aliyawetunaela Hike – 1665m (අලියාවැටුණඇල) 31,907 views
  3. Camping trip to Meemure – One of the best trips ever!!! 30,026 views
  4. Bathalegala (Bible’s Rock) 798m 26,710 views
  5. Chariot Path of Ravana & Sitha on top of Piduruthalagala range and James Taylor’s Loolecondera! 25,506 views
  6. Waterfalls of Colombo District 24,501 views
  7. සබරගමුවේ ආදරවන්තයන්ගේ කන්ද (Paraviyangala) 18,905 views
  8. Scenic Hike to Wangedigala 18,858 views
  9. ගලේ බණ්ඩාර දෙවියන්ගේ අඩවියේ පිහිටි රාවණා රජු මල දවස රජුට ජනතාව ගරු බුහුමන් දැක් වූ ස්තානය (යහන්ගල/Yahangala 1220m)... 18,105 views
  10. Great Western (6th highest mountain in Sri Lanka- 2212m) Once in a life time HIKE! 17,333 views

Quick Getaway to the Beautiful Nuwara-Eliya

The trip wasn’t planned extensively but was well executed at the end. The trains were booked from the Fort railway station just that morning. Third class sleeper-rest was our choice (quite economical) and due to the fact that it was a Monday evening of a non-vacation time we were able to book the train on the same day. We were able to get contact details of a cab to do the day traveling in Nuwara-Eliya. Pello Resort was booked by one of our group mates.

A Three Day Trip to Wilpattu (Kokmote and Panikka vila Bungalows)

We started our journey at about 9 pm from Colombo with five members and headed directly to kurunegala to accompany with the other two. We spend the night at kurunegala and headed towards puttalm early morning, from this point onwards our crew was 7 in Hilux Vigo cab and a motor car. Road condition is excellent we only spend 45 minutes to travel 87 Kms. At puttalam we had our breakfast and drive towards Willpattu on A12 Puttalam Anuradhapura road.

Trip to Ohiya and World’s End

After spending some time at the Adisham we hit the road again towards Ohiya. Road was not in the best condition, so it took us some time. After the Ohiya Railway station the road condition was good and started to be scenic. It was around 5.30 pm when we reached the turnoff to the Hill Safari’s gravel road. We were mesmerized by the stunning view and simply forgot to proceed towards the Hill safari.

Yala Leopard Fiesta

As soon as we entered the 2 started taking us to most of the rocky places famous for LEOPARDS and at 6.10 we came across this family at Rukwila and the pictures will tell the story. It was amazing to watch and after that we had the luck to see 2 more during the day : one on a rock and another on a tree.It was a treat to watch and one of the best movements in wild life encounters .

Family Trip to Gal Oya – Camping at the Shoreline of Senanayake Samudraya

We planned the trip initially to the August school vacation but due to the National Elephant Senses which was on the way we had to reschedule the trip to September. All were enthusiastic on the trip and final number on for the trip was 10 with 3 teenagers, 2 youths and 5 adults. The campsite was booked in advanced and officers were helpful to provide us a campsite despite their strike. Cab service van was booked which was familiar due to the past experiences with the driver/owner of that van.

Trip to Trinco – Less Frequented Places

We intended to cover Trinco and surrounding places of interest as much as possible and the trip was planned to the minute detail. However unexpected bad weather, poor road conditions and Grease Yaka prevented us from touching all places, meaning another trip when time permits!!!!

Thotupola Kanda(2359m) 3rd highest mountin in Sri Lanka

Originally we planned this trip to visit the waterfalls in Ginigathhena and Hatton area, but since we were able to reach Ginigathhene before 7, made a sudden change of plans and decided to hike the Thotupola kanda. As I mentioned earlier the climate was really cool and the roads were all covered in mist.

Experiencing the wonders of Galoya National Park

There was a hike to the Kahathaaththa Hela rock at Nilgala. During the time of King Dutugemunu, there had been a monastery on this rock. The ruins were to be seen. We also, saw the Nilgala aniket where the waters of Galoya gets transferred to help paddy cultivation. A few members in the group went bird watching from Kossapola Campsite one morning.

Trip to Kataragama and Yala national park

We took Galle road and we depart from home early morning 5.30 AM since we are planning to visit Weherahena and Wawrukannala temples in Matara as part of this trip. Took our breakfast at Koggala beach and drive towards Matara and arrived at weherahena around 9 AM. Since this is a week day (Monday) there were only few visitors to the temple and we had good chance to observe the Lord Buddha statue (It says tallest statue in Sri Lanka but not sure since Kandewihara Lord Buddha statue might be taller than that) and also Umang wihara (tunnel) art works as well.

Trip to Galkadawala, Kantale and Lankapatuna

This lodge is an isolated, quiet very simple place and it is far away from human habitat. It’s surrounded by huge trees and gives the real feeling of a forest. You will not be disturbed as there are no TV or telephones, except the hassle of your mobile phone. There are swings and outdoor showers. This is an ideal place for a relaxing holiday.

A day trip to Udawalawe

The run in the open cab was a super experience as you could see in all directions up to a good distance and can see animals easily. Though it was very dry the surface of the roads were in bad shape and as a result the double cab got it’s side bars damaged.Though it was quite hot we managed to see quite a number of Elephants including a baby tusker and some birds as well.

Bird Watching in Nuwara Eliya

Came to Nuwara Eliya town and went to Galways forest which is on Welimada road few kilometers from Victoria park. Though we went in at around 11 this man made forest in the middle of the town is a bird’s paradise. Due to high canopy as the sunlight does not show much even at that time it was full with some uncommon birds such as Velvet fronted Nuthatch, Grey cannery flycatcher, Bar tailed Flycatcher,Yello Bulbul , Great Tit etc.

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