This is a 45m tall Alawala Devin Panna Ella Falls (Dunumala Ella Falls) and the surrounding area are of great historical importance and steeped in legend.
Such is the scale of this 30m Alakolagala Ella Fall, it can be seen from up to 3km away. The water collects to form a deep pool, significantly enhancing the beauty of the area.
The 30 meter high Ahas Bokku Ella is located about 5 kilometers away from the Athwelthota in the Kalutara District.
Beginning from the Hanguranketha Mountain, and flowing to Suduganga River, the 12m Andanwala Falls is situated in Matale District Ukuwela PS (Provincial Secretariat) Division, in the Laliambe Village.
Aggra Upa Ella adjacent to the left of Agra waterfall power Station. The stream originates in the Ambewela Jungles. Both waterfalls are in close proximity, and flows to Agra reservoir, before flowing to Mahaweli River.
Come via Talawakelle to Diagama Estate in Dayagama to reach the Aggra Falls. It is incipient from Horton plains. Agra Falls lies on the old road to Agarapatha, Dayagama road to Horton Plains which now closed at the boundry of the Horton Plains.
Fed by dual streams within the Gartmore Estate, this stunning waterfall cascades directly into the Maskeliya Reservoir. Often confused with the nearby Moray Falls, this site is a centerpiece of the Sri Pada wilderness, offering breathtaking views of the sacred mountain peak amidst a lush, high-altitude tea plantation landscape.
Hambantota Abarana Ella Falls is located off the Pelmadulla-Embilipitiya-Nonagama Highway about 12 miles away, near Hedawinna-Pallerotte from where a deviation has to be made off the Muravasihena Branch Irrigation Field Channel.
The association of Elephants in Sri Lanka and the man goes back to the pre-Christian era. There was an abundance of elephants in the country in those early days. The ancient Sinhalese kings captured and tamed elephants for their use.
There are 294 species of snakes in the world and 96 are found in Sri Lanka. Of these, 50 species are endemic to the island. There are 13 species of sea snakes and 10 species of blind snakes in Sri Lanka.
Spreading over the districts of Ratnapura, Galle and Matara, Sinharaja, our great tropical rain forest, by all accounts is a vast repository of national wealth.
The Mihintale Wildlife Sanctuary, which is believed to be the first sanctuary in the world, is today in a rather neglected state. There are no proper borders demarcating the sanctuary and no measures have been taken to protect its biodiversity. However, the Government has now taken steps to restore this sanctuary to its former state, in connection with the 2550th Buddha Jayanthi celebrations.
Bellanwila-Attidiya , a sanctuary in the city. A haven for birds so close to the metropolis. There are some 166 species of birds sighted in the area of which most are residential and around 40 migratory.
Anawilundawa Sanctuary consist of interconnected 9 tanks going back to the 12th century and sadly the water ways which fed this system is lost without an trace and today these tanks are fed by flood waters of the Deduru Oya
Established in 1984 under the Mahaweli Project, Flood Plains National Park in Polonnaruwa features vital villu wetlands. It serves as a crucial elephant migration corridor between Wasgamuwa and Somāwathiya parks while hosting an ancient cave monastery dating back to the 2nd century BCE.
Bundala National Park is a premier RAMSAR wetland and UNESCO biosphere reserve in Sri Lanka’s semi-arid southeast. Renowned for hosting over 20,000 migratory birds, including Greater Flamingos, its diverse lagoons and scrublands also shelter unique, smaller-statured elephants and four endangered sea turtle species, offering a serene, crowd-free safari experience.
Yala Strict Nature reserve lies insode Block 2 of Yala and lies between the Manik Ganga and the Kumbukkan Oya which is a designated Strict Natue Reserve and access to this area is only through special permission.
Ritigala Strict Nature Reserve has a unique vegetation. Ramayana legend has it that Hanuman was asked to bring a particular medicinal plant, to cure Rama, from the Himalayas.
Hakgala, which is adjacent to the Hakgala Botanical Gardens, is the only Srict Nature Reserve (SNR) in the wet zone and was declared in 1938.
During the last one million years, when humans are known to have existed in various parts of India, Sri Lanka was connected to the sub-continent on numerous occasions.
