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Pigeon Island National Park consists of two small islands off the east coast north of Trincomalee and is popular destination for scuba diving and snorkeling.

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Maluweyaya Archaeological Ruins in Elahara – ඇළහැර මළුවෙයාය පුරාවිද්‍යා භුමිය
The ruins at Maluweyaya in Elahara, Bakamuna spreads on the banks of the Amban ganga and at one time of history must have made a picturesque setting for its purpose. Its possible to drive quite close to these ruins in a vehicle. […]
Weheragala Ruins inside Lunugamvehera National Park : ලුනුගම්වෙහෙර තුල සැඟවුණු වෙහෙරගල ණටබුන්
Weheragala rock inside the Lunugamvehera National Park is common site for anybody taking a safari tour in the park. Unfortunately even though you pass this rock at some distance, you are not allowed to get down or visit this site. All you will see is the half built stupa on a massive rock outcrop. […]
Ruins of Stone Bridge inside Angammedilla National Park – අංගම්මැඩිල්ල තුල පිහිටි ගල් පාලම නටබුන්
Ruins of an ancient stone bridge are It is located in the southwestern part of Parakrama Samudraya inside the national park of Angammedilla. It is located across a small tributary that flows from the west into the ancient Angamedilla Yoda Ela, which carries water to Parakrama Samudraya. […]
Polonnaruwa Dimbutulu Gala Ruins near Parakrama Samudraya – පරාක්‍රම සමුද්‍රය අසළ දිඹුටුලු ගල නටබුන්
There is a ruined stupa at the top of the open Dimbutulu Gala rock hill, a 16-step carved staircase on the bedrock at the south end, and a platform trace that seems to be a building trace at the northwest end. […]
Sudukanda (Kumarakanda) Ruins hidden in the Jungles of Wasgamuwa – වස්ගමුව වන තුල සැඟවුණු සුදුකන්ද නටබුන්
The Sudukanda (meaning "white mountain" in Sinhara) ruins are located in the central western end of Wasgamuwa National Park, which has the western limit of the Amban River, a tributary of the Mahaweli River, the largest river in Sri Lanka, and two mountain ranges in parallel. […]
Polonnaruwa Kok Doowa Island Ruins in Parakrama Samudraya – පරාක්‍රම සමුද්‍රයේ කොක් දූව බෞද්ධ නටබුන්
Kok Doowa is a small rocky island inside the massive Parakrama Samudraya reservoir in Polonnaruwa built by king Parakramabahu the Great (1153-1186). Kok Doowa means the 'island of storks' due to large number of birds, specially storks nesting on the rock. […]
Polonnaruwa Mada Vehera Ruins inside Angammedilla National Park – අංගම්මැඩිල්ල තුල පිහිටි මැද වෙහෙර බොදු නටබුන්
Unexplored ruins of Meda Vehera lies on the western border (on the opposite bank from embarkment) of the massive Parakrama Samudraya reservoir in Polonnaruwa built by king Parakramabahu the Great (1153-1186). […]
Polonnaruwa Weherabendigala Ruins inside Angammedilla National Park – අංගම්මැඩිල්ල තුල පිහිටි වෙහෙරබැඳීගල බොදු නටබුන්
Weherabendigala rocky mountain mentioned here lies in side the inside the Angammedilla National Park on the southwestern side of the Parakrama Samudraya where the Angammedilla canal carry water to the Parakrama Samudraya from the Amban Ganga. […]
Parakramabahu Statue at Pothgul Vehera – පොත්ගුල් වෙහෙර (පරාක්‍රමබාහු) පිළිමය
This beautifully carved statue stands 11½ feet (3.5 meters) in height and carved in to a semi-circular rock. Popular belief is that this is the statue of king Parakramabahu (1153-1186) thus generally known as the Parakramabahu Statue. Another belief is that this is a statue of an Indian high priest (probably “Kapila” of “Pulasthi”). The long beard and the mustache, the hair, the clothing, and the body with a slightly large stomach are not what you would expect from a statue of a great king. […]
Udawatta Kele Sanctuary – උඩවත්ත කැලේ
The lush forest cover of Udawatta Kele Sanctuary behind Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy has a long history dating back to many centuries. It was declared Tahansikele or forbidden forest by the Sinhala kings who ascended the throne when Kandy became the capital city. […]
Bambarakanda Ella Falls – බඹරකන්ද ඇල්ල
Bambarakanda is the highest waterfall in Sri Lanka with a sheer drop of a 263 meters. In the world ranking its the 299th tallest waterfall in the world. […]
Kumara Ella Keththaramaya Archaeological Ruins in Elahara – ඇළහැර කුමාර ඇල්ල ඛෙත්තාරාමය පුරාවිද්‍යා භුමිය
Unexplored ruins of an ancient temple is found on the land where the new Keththaramaya is built. Many stone pillars lie around the structures of the ancient temple. […]
Monaragala Archaeological Ruins in Elahara – ඇළහැර මොණරගල පුරාවිද්‍යා භුමිය
The remains are of a small building of unknown use that was built on the bedrock facing the Amban River. The area of the site is a square with a length and width of 3 m. […]
Mihindu Seya of Mihintale Monastery – මිහිඳු මහා සෑය
To the west of the Mahaseya at Mihintale are the remains of a smaller stupa identified as Mihindu Seya, the one which king Uttiya, Devanampiyatissa's successor built enshrining the relics of the great Sage Mahinda […]
Bo Ella Falls – බෝ ඇල්ල
This 3m tall Bo Ella Fall is served by a minor bo (Ficus religiosa) leaf-shaped stream (formed by the Ma Oya ) that begins in the Aranayake Rassawa Mountain, and also serves the Ahupini Falls. […]
Buduruwayaya Archaeological Site – බුදුරුවයාය
Buduruwayaya Archaeological Site with rock carvings similar to Gal Viharaya lies south west of the Wasgamuwa park, some 6 kilometers from Bakamuna town. […]
Marakapu Ella Falls – මරකපු ඇල්ල
Marakapu Ella Falls lies in the Kalutara district Agalawatte in the world heritage Sinharaja Forest Conservation. Passing Matugama Baduraliya come to Athweltota area. The fall cascades errantly from a huge rock protuberance. […]
Goxin Falls at Ratnapura – ගොක්සිං (ගොක්සින්) ඇල්ල
The Goxin Falls gets its name from a British planter, Goxin, said to have been adept at aquatic sports. The waterfall is 50m in height and up to 50m wide during the rainy season. […]
Orubendisiyambalawa Tamarind Tree – පුරාණ ඔරුබැඳිසියඹලාව සියඹලා ගස
A giant Tamarind Tree over 1700 years in Orubendisiyambalawa lying on the banks of ancient Elahera Yoda Ela. It is said that king Mahasen (276-303) used to tie his royal barge on to this tree when he visited Elahera area. […]
Parakrama Samudraya (The Sea of Parakrama) – පරාක්‍රම සමුද්‍රය
This vast water reservoir was built by King Parakramabahu the great (1153-1186) and today what you see as the Parakrama Samudraya is only a portion of his original creation.Parakrama Samudraya originally consisted of five large reservoirs separated by smaller dams to reduce the pressure on the main dam. […]

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