Mahaweli River

The Mahaweli River (Sinhala: Mahaweli Ganga; literally: The Great Sandy River)[1] is a 335 km (208 mi) long river, currently ranking as the longest river in Sri Lanka. Its drainage basin is the largest in the country, and covers almost 1/5th of the total area of the island. The river reaches the Bay of Bengal at the north-east end of Trincomalee. It continues as a major submarine canyon, making Trincomalee one of the finest deep sea harbors in the world.[2] Due to the production of hydroelectricity, the river is heavily dammed at multiple locations. The river is also used for irrigation, which had resulted to almost 1,000 km2 (386 sq mi) of land irrigated.[3] One of the many sources of the river is the Kotmale Oya.

Haggala Botanical Garden

Haggala Botanical Garden
10 km on the Badulla Road.The Garden was first established in 1860 under the curatorship of three Britishers of the same name - William Nock, JK Nocl and JJ Nock. It lies under the Hakgala Peak, between 5000-6000 feet in elevation - the highest set Botanical Gardens in the world. It boasts 100 year old Monetary Cypress trees from California, Japanese Cedars, Himalayan Pines and English Oak.
The Botanical Garden is first as a cinchona plantation and then adapted to an experimental garden for the acclimatization of plants from temperate zones in the tropics. Here can be found all the flowers of an English cottage garden in spring and summer, and much else besides - such as the oldest tea-bush in the island, an ornamental pond and quaint summerhouse. Hakgala (Jaw Rock) rises a sheet 1500 ft/460 meters and offers one of the most stunning views ever. Legend says it was part of the Himalayas carried here by the Monkey God - Hanuman in his quest to help God-Rama rescue Goddess - Sita from the demon king - Ravana. Sita-Eliya, site of Sita's imprisonment, stands a mere mile away, with the 'Sita Amman Kovil' close by.

A short glance on the Nuwara Eliya City

A short glance on the City
Nuwara Eliya is a mountain station at 1,868 m (6,128 ft) of altitude, in a splendid landscape. The city pretends to be particularly well-kept and neat, and the always green grass gives to the locality an aspect of “colonial British style".
Nuwara Eliya was built entirely during the 19th century and its architecture mimics that of an English country town, with red-brick walls, country house like hill club and mock-Tudor half-timbering.
Blessed with salubrious climate, breathtaking views of valleys, meadows, mountains and greenery; it's hard to imagine that Nuwara Eliya is only 180 Km from the hot and humid Colombo. Temperatures are 14C-21C (Jan- April) 16C-18C (May-Aug) 15C- 18C (Sept-Dec).

Railway To Badulla from Kandy

About Journey
This is a tour to Badulla from Train with visiting all places including railway stations, Tunnels, bridges and all other visiting places.

Watawala Railway Station

Watawala railway station is famous for local tourism of Sri Lanka. Watawala railway station situated at between Galboda and Ihala Watawala railway stations. Watawala surrounded a lot of mountains and there fore railway of Watawala is has some gapping way.

There are several tea estates and tea productizing factories at Watawala place. There for all mountains of Watawala is become greens look. There are about 15km to Ginigathhena from Watawala. Ginigathhena is a junction and Watawala railway station is main railway station of theirs.

The highest rainfalls of Sri Lanka had been recorded at Watawala and Ginaigathhena places. About 5457 mm of rainfalls is recorded in Watawala. Because of this rainfalls Watawala is very suitable for Tea cultivation. Watawala tea is very famous in Sri Lanka and all around the world

Welcome to Ambewela Sri Lanka

About Ambewela
Ambewela is at the border of Nuwaraeliya district and 15km from Nuwaraeliya town. Acessing roots of Ambewela from Nuwaraeliya is via Lindula junction. From Nuwaraeliya to Ambewela pass the several places such as Ruwaneliya, Mipilimana and Kandeela. Kandeela is a reservior at Mipilimana and some identified it s Mipilimana lake.

Ruwaneliya and Mipilimana famous for rest houses and SLBC rest bungalow is at Mipilimana place. New Zealand and Ambewela farms are at closed to Ambewela and spray dried milk powder factory also at Ambewela.

There is a railway station of Ambewela and it is at between Parakumpura and Pattipola railway stations. Pattipola is highest railway station of Sri Lanka. There is a school, post office, railway station, butiques, cafeterias, milk bar, liquor bar are at Ambewela.

Sri Lanka Flower - Orchid (Udawediya)

Orchid is a very beautiful flower of Sri Lanka and all around the world. Orchid flowers are very expensive in world wide although in Sri Lanka it's growing at forest areas. In Sinharaja forest and such tropical low land rain forests easily visit Orchid types. Scientific name of the Orchid is Dendrobium macarthiae and sided picture is taken from Sinharaja forest of Sri Lanka.

Insect Trapper (Bandura)

Insect trapper is a plant species and which is supplied their food as catching small insects by flower. Sinhalese name of flora type is 'Bandura'. The flower of Insect trapper is green colored and it seems beautiful. Small insects attractive to its color and come to get honey of something from it. But.... It cannot fly again. Then plant supples food from it. In tropical rain forest we can see those plants.
Following first four pictures were taken from Sinharaja rain forest of Sri Lanka and other two pictures were taken by Kanneliya forest reserve of Galle Sri Lanka.