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Trip Reports Archive » Trips Filed Under Pinnawala

Today's Most Viewed

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 30 views
  2. Sinhagala Nature Trail – Sinharaja Rain Forest 18 views
  3. One day hike to Kabaragala (1506m) 12 views
  4. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 12 views
  5. Camping on Kabaragala Mountain (1506m)-The highest of Dolosbage Range 12 views
  6. Galpadihela Mountain (1106m) and Galpadipela 11 views
  7. Alagalla mountain hike (1140m) 10 views
  8. Five peaks of knuckles (1862m) 9 views
  9. A Family Trip to Morningside 9 views
  10. Dhanigala / Kandegama the Alien Mountain 9 views

This Week's

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 108 views
  2. Dreams Do Come True, Maragala-kanda (1111m) The Paradise Of Monaragala 53 views
  3. Days at Chilaw 46 views
  4. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 46 views
  5. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 44 views
  6. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 42 views
  7. Waterfalls of Colombo District 40 views
  8. Uda Lakshapana Gala / Saptha Kanya / Seven Virgins (1569m) hike 38 views
  9. Dhanigala / Kandegama the Alien Mountain 33 views
  10. Scenic Peacock Hills (1518m) + Kadiyanlena & Galboda Waterfalls 32 views

This Month's

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 399 views
  2. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 241 views
  3. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 226 views
  4. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 159 views
  5. Bulathkohupitiya-Narangala Hike (880m) 156 views
  6. Misty point-Ambokka (1159m) and Selagama Mini world’s end 152 views
  7. Dhanigala / Kandegama the Alien Mountain 139 views
  8. Dreams Do Come True, Maragala-kanda (1111m) The Paradise Of Monaragala 139 views
  9. Camping at Kelebokka 360 view point…. 138 views
  10. Back to Yahangala (1220m) 123 views

All-Time

  1. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 45,159 views
  2. Aliyawetunaela Hike – 1665m (අලියාවැටුණඇල) 31,919 views
  3. Camping trip to Meemure – One of the best trips ever!!! 30,032 views
  4. Bathalegala (Bible’s Rock) 798m 26,741 views
  5. Chariot Path of Ravana & Sitha on top of Piduruthalagala range and James Taylor’s Loolecondera! 25,539 views
  6. Waterfalls of Colombo District 24,556 views
  7. සබරගමුවේ ආදරවන්තයන්ගේ කන්ද (Paraviyangala) 18,919 views
  8. Scenic Hike to Wangedigala 18,879 views
  9. ගලේ බණ්ඩාර දෙවියන්ගේ අඩවියේ පිහිටි රාවණා රජු මල දවස රජුට ජනතාව ගරු බුහුමන් දැක් වූ ස්තානය (යහන්ගල/Yahangala 1220m)... 18,127 views
  10. Great Western (6th highest mountain in Sri Lanka- 2212m) Once in a life time HIKE! 17,346 views

A Three Day Trip to Rambukkana & Mawanella

We started our trip on 5th March on 5.30 a.m. We reached Pinnawala at 8.00 a.m. First we went to see newly open “Ape Gama”( The model of old village ) We spent nearly 1 ½ hrs there & went to Deliwala “Kotawehera”. The temple situated in Rambukkana – Dombemada main road. After worship the viharaya we went to Kele Dambulla Temple. It situated 4 – 5 km’s away from Deliwala “Kotawehera”. It also nice place & we have to climb more than 350 steps to Len Viharaya. After that we went to relatives house in Kadigamuwa.

Waterfalls in Balangoda-Hatton road

Balangoda is the edge of Rathnapura district and Balangoda-Bogawanthalawa road provides access to number of waterfalls.

Project Kohonawala – Donation of Wheelchair…

So thanks to them all, the fee was paid and the wheelchair was ready to be taken but how we were to take it from Colombo all the way to Kohonawala was the million dollar question. As it was custom built so that it could handle the rugged and uneven terrain of Kohonawala, the wheelchair was, compared to an ordinary one, larger and heavier making it impossible to transport by bus. We didn’t wanna send it by train either in case it got damaged in the process as there were many cables and handles that might not survive a train journey amid many other goods to Badulla. Dismantling it was out of the question as we had no technical knowledge about many screws and bolts attached to it so had to take the full packaged assembled as it was.

Again it was Ana who came to our rescue offering his SUV to take the wheelchair to Kohonawala. So we set the dates for 22-23 Aug but due to the busy schedule NG was unable to join us but Athula and I joined Ana for the Journey. Ana had gone and picked up the wheelchair from the manufacturer at Borella in advance which took the whole back space of the vehicle and we left around 3.00am on 22 August while the rains were hitting us from all around.

Nature “Drive Thru” via Hambegamuwa, Welioya, Bogawantalawa and Maskeliya

There are plenty of scenic roads around Sri Lanka offering breathtaking views intersecting different landscapes. This was such a “photo journey” along three scenic roads offering unique views where Hambegamuwa – Welioya – Kaltota through Paddy centered low country dry/intermediate zone, Balangoda – Bogawantalawa – Norwood through Tea centered mid/up country, Dickoya – Delhouse through Tea centered up country reservoir banks.

Visit to Uggal Aluthnuwara, (Balangoda), former Etharawa Koralaya In search of a formal Traditional temple centered village in Sri Lanka, Its historical sites, and other connected temples

We set out of Colombo at about 5.00amin the morning and traveled via Ratnapura, Balangoda A4 road and at the 151 Km post the road to Uggal Aluthnuwara is on the right side of the road marked by a Thorana still incomplete. Nine KMs from Balangoda towards Badulla. Passing the thorana travel about 450meters and turn right and then proceed about 150 meters and come to the site of the magnificent dewalaya.

Hunting cascades continues (Pelmadulla to Imbulpe)

The Monsoons seems to be coming to an end and most of the waterfalls were at full flow so the temptation was too much that I could handle so finally decided to give it a shot though I was not feeling very well. As usual within few minutes after the idea popped out I gave a call to Lahiru who simply loves waterfalls and he was in to it within no time. So as planned we met on the next morning at Avissawella and took off earlier than expected.

One Day Trip to Pinnawala, Kandy and Ambuluwawa

We stopped at Wahalkada in Warakapola for breakfast. This turned out to be an excellent one. They serve buffet (a bit expensive – but once in a while on a day like this, it’s worth going for something like that) breakfast with a wide range of meals such as Egg Hoppers, String Hoppers, Rice and Curry, Rotii, etc… However, they serve Kenda which was one of the very best I’ve ever had.

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage – An ideal one day trip for kiddies vacation

Thusitha asked me to park the vehicle at a suitable place for the brake-fast, having observing my eyes were locating the face (dial) of the wrist watch. We were going on a trip with Thusith’s family; since it was the August vacation for kids. In the next moment we were under a tree near the construction site of proposed Zoo at Pinnawala. At that point; we had almost reached the first travel location of the journey, the elephant orphanage at Pinnawala.

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