Lakdasun Trip Reports Archive » Katharagama – Haputale

Year and Month	December, 2011
Number of Days	05 days
Crew	03 (me, my wife and my son)
Accommodation	02days In Kataragama @ kirivehera guest house(paviveki visrama shalava-047 3489610) 01 day in Haputale (Don’t have the contact) 02days in Nuwara eliya @ Handicraft bungalow(0112446584,0527402247)
Transport	Pulsar 135 LS motor bike
Activities	Photography,view the misty hill country
Weather	First two days (in kataragama)- rainy 3rd, 4th and 5th days (Haputale and Nuwara Eliya)- okay with misty
Route	Galle -> Matara -> Hambantota -> Weeravila -> Tissa -> Kataragama Kataragama -> Thanamalvila -> Buduruwagala -> Wellawaya -> Beragala -> Haputale Haputale -> Adisham bungalow - > Glanaore -> Boralanda -> Keppetipola -> Nuwara Eliya
Tips, Notes and Special remark	Hand craft circuit bungalow in n’eliya must reserved from head office in Colombo(laksala) It was a motor bike tour so I had few challenges than other vehicle Bajaj Service – Yasasuru motors-Tissa- (047 2239069/0472237716) In Diyathlawa (057 5671375)
Related Resources	Trip Planing Thread: Trip advise-kataragama-nuwara eliya
Author	sanath
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We started the journey early morning 5.00am from our home in galle. Then got the breakfast at beach side in matara.
After then stopped at few places between matara and kataragama.reached kataragama at 2.00pm.

We had accomadation at “paviveki visrama shala” in kataragama . this is managing by kirivehera and double room(two beds, ceiling fan) with attached bath room cost is Rs.375.00 per night

Few photos between galle and kataragama:

Beach side near koggala

traditional fishing method (koggala)

.	New Kataragama road from hambantota

“බෙලිමල් කඩේ” – road side –tissa- kataragama road

“Delum” fruit

Baby elephant at Tissa temple

Paddy field near tissa temple

Surrounding Tissa Temple

Rare scene in k’gama town area

At kirivehera

Foot path to Buduruwagala

Buduruwagala

Buduruwagala in wallawaya

Road side near wallawaya

Diyaluma water fall- near Wallawaya –beragala road

Road side scenery –wallawaya- beragala road

Adisham in Haputale

Adisham bungalow in Haputale

Road side pic-Boralanda-N’eliya

Very very fresh vegetables….

Towards n’eliya

My son @our circuit bungalow in Hawa Eliya

Surrounding hand craft bungalow

Hand craft circuit bungalow

Inside of the bungalow

Living area

kitchen

Living area of the bungalow

Near Gregory lake park

Near the bungalow

Shanthipura in n’eliya

Highest Buddhist temple in SL- shanthipura

Our HERO…

.	View point in shanthipura

.	From view point (kalapura)

.	Adams peak from shanthipura

Adams peak from shanthipura view point

Ambewela area

Hotel- the plains

Surrounding Ambewela area

Vegetables cultivation in Ambewela area

Famous trees in Ambewela

Most famous tree in ambewella (near” the plains” and strawberry farm)

.	Road towards Horton plain

Grassland in ambewella

Grassland in Ambewela

Our Hero-pulsar 135

.	New Zealand farm

Surrounding new zealand farm

Flowers in new zealand farm

Carrot cultivation near new zealand farm

New zealand farm

.	Cabbage cultivation (inside of the farm)

“minchi”

red rhubarb

Salad leaves

.	Back to n’eliya from newzealand farm

Road side near new zealand farm

.	Famous trees in ambewela- (When returning to n’eliya)

Road side-n’eliya-Hatton road

St.clare water fall in thalawakalle

Last picture of the TRIP……..

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Katharagama – Haputale – N’eliya