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Hot Springs of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is blessed with number of Hot Springs. Unfortunately due the the LTTE terrorists most of these springs were not accessible to the normal traveler. All except one was located in unsafe areas. The only safe hot spring was the one at Mahapelessa ( Sooriyawewa ). But with the destruction of the of the LTTE, all these places are now freely accessible to all.

There are about 11 recognised hot springs in the country.

• Trincomalee District
  • Rankihiriya / Ulpotha / Gomarankadawala
  • Kanniya

  Wahawa Hot Springs

• Polonnaruwa District
  • Madawawa
  • Nelum Wewa / Gal Wewa
  • Mutugalwela/ Gurukubura in Maduru Oya national park
• Ampara District( see attached PDF file for the Road map for the Springs in Ampara District)
  • Mahaoya
  • Wahawa
  • Kapurella
  • Kivulegama - Jayanthi Wewa (Emmbilinne ?)
• Hambanthota District
  • Madunagala / Mahapelessa /Sooriyawewa

A new hot spring has been identified in Polonnaruwa near the Nelum Wewa (Reservoir) close to the foothills of Dimbulagala .

Rankihiriya / Ulpotha / Gomarankadawala

Gomarankadawala can be reached by on the Trincomalee - Horowpathana road. Travel past Kannia, Pankulama and turn off to right at Kambakotte ( tamil : Kambakoddai). Gomarankadawala is few kilometres in to this route. By travelling past Gomarankadawala and Adampane you can also reach Thiriyaya .

Madawawa Hot Spring

No information is available

Mutugalwela / Gurukumbura

Mutugalwela lies inside the Maduru Oya National Park on the boarders of the Maha Oya - Padiyathalawa - Mahiyangana Road. Details of the hot spring unknown.

Kapurella

Said to located Inside the Kapurulla Buddhist Viharaya. No further inforantion available.

Kivulegama - Jayanthi Wewa

No infromation is avaialbe on this hot spring

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