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Trip Reports Archive » By Month » June

Today's Most Viewed

  1. Ancient Paradise – Mahiyanganaya

  2. To Sri pada From Ihala Maliboda

  3. Trip to Trincomalee and the East coast

  4. Visit to Hiyare Forest reserve and wildlife Conservation Center

  5. Walk from Okanda to Kataragama through Kumana and Yala National Parks

  6. Pilgrimage & Sight Seeing in Anuradhapura

  7. Trip to Trinco – Less Frequented Places

  8. Waterfall Hunting at Naya Ganga, Uda Maliboda

  9. Trip to Jaffna

  10. Hot Air Ballooning in Kandalama

This Week's

  1. In search of “Soora Saradiel’s” hide out and Bo Ella

  2. Whale and Dolphin watching at Trincomalee

  3. Ancient Paradise – Mahiyanganaya

  4. Three Days Close to the Seven Virgins

  5. A Travel Back In Time – Yapahuwa, Ritigala & Pidurangala

  6. Kebaliththa (Kebiliththa) Devalaya

  7. Visit to Hiyare Forest reserve and wildlife Conservation Center

  8. A Day Trip to Hunnasgiriya

  9. Madu, Dancing Islands and through Wilpattu in the Dark

  10. Sri Pada (Adams Peak) via Uda Maliboda

This Month's

  1. In search of “Soora Saradiel’s” hide out and Bo Ella

  2. Three Days Close to the Seven Virgins

  3. Reversturn – වසරේ අවසන් චන්ද්‍රග්‍රහණය දා දුම්බර ගැමි ගෙදරක, ගැමි ආගන්තුක සත්කාර මැද……

  4. Walk from Okanda to Kataragama through Kumana and Yala National Parks

  5. Sri Pada (Adams Peak) via Uda Maliboda

  6. Madu, Dancing Islands and through Wilpattu in the Dark

  7. A Day Trip to Hunnasgiriya

  8. Waterfall Hunting at Naya Ganga, Uda Maliboda

  9. Three day trip to Reversturn, Wasgamuwa, Passikudha

  10. Whale and Dolphin watching at Trincomalee

All-Time

  1. Heaven On Earth (Knuckles – Illukkumbura, Reverstan)

  2. In search of “Soora Saradiel’s” hide out and Bo Ella

  3. Wilpattu National Park, Horse Mountain, Thumbapanni

  4. Trip to Jaffna

  5. Ancient Paradise – Mahiyanganaya

  6. Bathalegala (Bible’s Rock) 798m

  7. Bambarella,Kalupahana,Doovili Eli And Return to Ranamure

  8. Kebaliththa (Kebiliththa) Devalaya

  9. TRIP TO POTHUVIL (POTTUVIL) AND DOWNWARDS

  10. Siyane Korale Heritage – Maligathenna, Pilikuththuwa, Varana, Koskandawala, Petta-gam Gala Historic Cave Temples

Walk from Okanda to Kataragama through Kumana and Yala National Parks

In 2010 couple of Lakdasun members lead by Priyanjan participated in Pada Yatra. As usual the resulting discussions in the forum provided every little bit of information one would need regarding the cultural event as well as the walk. In 2011 Priyanjan planned his North to South excursion along the full Pada Yatra route all the way from Jaffna. I couldn’t have got a better opprtunity to do this walk than joining Priyanjan at Okanda to do the last stretch!

Knuckles,Riversturn,Pitawala pathana,Ilukkumbura,Manigala

We organized this trip during our university vacation. We started our journey from Kandy to Matale by morning 7:10 train and arrived Matale at 8:30 a.m. All the crew members gathered at Matale town. After buying some necessary food items at Matale we hired a van to go to Riversturn. On the way to Riversturn we visited Bambarakiri Ella which was located about 1-2 km from Rattota. It was a short and easy path about 100m to the falls from the main road.

Three Days at Samanalawewa

Our trip was started from Rathnapura around 3.00PM in the evening. It took 3.00 hours to reach Samanalawewa VIP bungalow, because we stopped at Belihuloya to have a bath there. Several security checks were required to enter the bungalow. It was the first time I went to the VIP bungalow though I have been in to Samanalawewa several times and the view from bungalow was fantastic.

Lipton’s Seat, Pilkington point and top of Diyaluma

We were able to reach the Lipton’s Seat at around 10.30am in the morning. Cars can go up until the last turn to the Lipton’s Seat from there you have to walk around 500m through the tea estate to arrive to the view point. Since it was a very bright and sunny day we were able to enjoy clear and endless views.

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.

Misty mountains via Illukkumbura

Knuckles mountain range has been a paradise for me since the first time I visited there via Deanston in 2009. The breathtaking surroundings, strong cool winds and challenging hikes had been tempting me to visit there again and as a result I decided to visit Knuckles again in the following year from Illukkumbura side. The story of our unforgettable journey is as follows

මන්නාරම සහ යාපනය (Mannar & Jaffna)

We started in the morning around six thirty and headed towards Negombo. We traveled in a 4×4 Hilux pickup and had all what was needed such as several cans of water food items and other necessary supplements. From Paliyagoda we traveled along the A3 highway. At Wenappuwa we had our breakfast and we went to the Chilaw rest house for a cup of tea. By 10.30 am we were at Puttalam. As it was a poya day the roads were peaceful and we made it to Puttalam sooner than we thought.

Trip to Yala National Park

At around 7.30 – 8.00 am we stopped at a small roadside hut at “Ranna” for breakfast. (We had newly made hoppers & bananas, pancake and poll-roti and plain tea) Then we proceed to Tissa market to purchase the vegetables as all other provisions were purchased from Colombo. (We got fresh village vegetables from tissa) At around 11.00 am we came to Palatupana Office (Yala Entrance) and took about 30mts to get our permit confirmed and they provide us with a Tracker (Dimuthu)

Hiking Lakegala – Knuckles Mountains

We met an elderly person and asked about climbing the Lakegala mountain. He said that season is not good for climbing Lakegala because of the strong wind. But we were not in a mood to give up the idea of climbing Lakegala. That night we camped in the jungle near Memure village. And it was a terrible night, because of heavy wind our tents were going to crash. We had to hold the tent most of the time.

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