tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763273406961721291Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:13:31 +000002.Nature Tourism01.Historical places03.Adventure Tourism05.Special supplement04.Spiritual TourismMonaragala districtColombo districtRatnapura DistrictPuthalam districtAmpara districtBatticaloa districtJaffna districtMathale districtNuwara eliya districtGalla districtHmbanthota districtMannar districtkurunagala districtAnuradhapura districtGampaha districtKaluthara districtMatara districtPolonaeuwa districtBest Radio Travel Programme - Presidential Awards for Travel and Tourism 2008,2009- Best Eco Radio Programme- THE SRI LANKA MASS MEDIA AWARD CEREMONY – travel sri lanka, travel srilanka, t sri lanka travel,srilanka travel,http://sunchare.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger98125en-usyestravel sri lankasri,lankatravel sri lankasuncharenade gurasunchare@gmail.comnade guratag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763273406961721291.post-8399127810156777286Thu, 05 May 2011 06:56:00 +00002012-09-20T04:33:38.615-07:0003.Adventure TourismMathale district lights typically depart shortly after sunrise as this is when the air is cool and winds are calm. Hot Air Balloon Flights are very weather permitting and require good visibility and low wind speeds. Preplanning is necessary since flights average about an hour or so and the whole excursion is upto about 3 ½ hours from the time of pick up to the time you are dropped back at your hotel, http://sunchare.blogspot.com/2011/05/ballooning-sri-lanka-dambulla.html14sunchare@gmail.com (nade gura)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763273406961721291.post-8540971781354403874Mon, 02 May 2011 14:00:00 +00002011-05-06T01:54:30.451-07:00 var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; Thanthirimale. A part of the Auradhapura District, Thantirimale spreads over 366 of the Mahavilachchiya Divisional&nbsp;Secretariat&nbsp;consisting of, Dematamagoda, Nelumvila,&nbsp;Sandamaleliya, Thuppitiyawa, Navodagama, mahaahatuwawa and Oyamaduwa Grama Niladhari Divisions. This historical valley where the Malwatu Oya http://sunchare.blogspot.com/2011/01/thanthirimale.html3sunchare@gmail.com (nade gura)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763273406961721291.post-3514731825657753726Sat, 29 Jan 2011 15:13:00 +00002011-01-30T07:38:41.353-08:00 This park is one of Sri Lanka's smallest but most valuable con-servation areas for elephants and endemic birds. Location : Park lies in the basin of the Heda Oya, 16km inland from the coastal town of Pottuvil in Eastern Province. The Pottuvil Moneragala trunk road runs through the south eastern sector of the park. Access : The route would be the same as the approach to Yala East Na-tional Parkhttp://sunchare.blogspot.com/2010/11/lahugala-kitulana-national-park.html1sunchare@gmail.com (nade gura)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763273406961721291.post-945760338156998733Tue, 09 Nov 2010 09:41:00 +00002010-11-13T05:40:56.091-08:0002.Nature TourismAmpara districtMonaragala district The only National Wildlife Sanctuary of Sri Lanka which offers an opportunity to travel through it by boat, is the Galoya Wildlife Sanctuary. The journey may span a minimum of 07 to 08 hours. Between 05 and 10 people could travel in one boat while the amount per person is Rs. 650.00. A fee of Rs. 400.00 is charged generally for the whole group, as service charges. As the distance travelled http://sunchare.blogspot.com/2010/11/galoya-boat-ride.html0sunchare@gmail.com (nade gura)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763273406961721291.post-7531737864747439734Tue, 26 Oct 2010 05:20:00 +00002011-01-28T19:13:09.204-08:0001.Historical places04.Spiritual TourismMonaragala district Ruhunu, Maya and Pihiti comprised the ancient Tri-Sinhale. The Ruhunu Rata or Rohana Deshaya was an independent kingdom spread over about three-fourth of the country. The Uva province which belonged traditionally to Rohana, was declared in 186 to be a separate administrative unit. When studying the religious, cultural and social history of Sri Lanka, the Uva province receives a special place. http://sunchare.blogspot.com/2010/10/butthala.html0sunchare@gmail.com (nade gura)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763273406961721291.post-2661070495133855016Wed, 06 Oct 2010 03:58:00 +00002010-10-06T02:40:35.930-07:0001.Historical places02.Nature TourismMannar district<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><!-- AddThis Button END -->The Mannar Island which occupies an area of 1505.4 square kilometers, has been known historically by names such as, “Manthei”, “Mathota”, “Mahathiththa”, “Mahaputu” “Mawatuthota”. Mannar displays a similarity to the dry desert climate.There are two main roads leading to Mannar. One is the road passing through Anuradhapura and Madwachchiya, http://sunchare.blogspot.com/2010/10/mannar-island.html3sunchare@gmail.com (nade gura)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763273406961721291.post-1011359475263824765Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:23:00 +00002010-10-01T05:08:43.762-07:0002.Nature TourismMatara districtvar addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};Kirala Kelle, as the Sinhalese name implies, is a ‘mangrove forest’ covering an area of 1,800 ha, accessible from Matra- Hakmana and Matara-Akuressa roads and 3 km from Matara. It is comprised of marshlands, irrigation cannels, and mangrove habitats. Home gardens can be found in the immediate boundary of the wetland.It is an important wetland http://sunchare.blogspot.com/2010/10/kirala-kelle-matara.html0sunchare@gmail.com (nade gura)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763273406961721291.post-4358023330841234033Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:22:00 +00002011-03-16T01:21:44.127-07:0002.Nature TourismHmbanthota districtMonaragala districtThe Lunugamvehera National ParkThe Lunugamvehera National Park was designed to protect water-ways and to provide a resting-station for elephants, migrating between the Eastern section of the Yala Wildlife Conservation and the Western side of the Udawalawa National Park. As the biodiversityin this area, including elephants is considerable, in order to conserve the area, it was declared a National http://sunchare.blogspot.com/2010/08/lunugamvehera-national-park.html0sunchare@gmail.com (nade gura)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763273406961721291.post-2280085539433547782Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:37:00 +00002010-08-15T16:55:59.435-07:0002.Nature TourismPuthalam district >var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; Wilpatthu national park is among the oldest and most important of protected areas in sri lanka its flora and fauna are representative of the dray lowland zone. It also contains a number of important cultural sites. Extension of the park to include the adjacent waters is identified a priority Location The park lies on nirthwest cost, 30km duehttp://sunchare.blogspot.com/2010/08/wilpatthu-national-park.html0sunchare@gmail.com (nade gura)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763273406961721291.post-8932797149476856523Sat, 03 Jul 2010 05:19:00 +00002010-10-02T23:38:04.536-07:0002.Nature TourismMonaragala districtRanmihithanna: A road with some locations in the 1st tele cinema village in the Sri Lanka. There are more locations built permanently for designed tele dramas and cinema in Ranminithanna Mahinda Rajapaksha Tele Cinema village. Directors &amp; producers able capture many shots to their cameras in local and foreign locations, many cultural locations and many climate locations.රන්මිහිතැන: ශී‍්‍ර http://sunchare.blogspot.com/2010/07/ranmihithannamahinda-rajapaksha-tele.html0sunchare@gmail.com (nade gura)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763273406961721291.post-4190486006908519118Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:48:00 +00002011-05-18T00:21:21.185-07:0001.Historical placesJaffna districtJaffna fort The Jaffna fort, built in 1619 by the Portuguese Army to prevent enemy invasions from the sea, is a most popular site in Jaffna. The fort which was under "Yuan De Melo" during the reign of Portuguese was repaired by the Dutch in 1658 and Ian Vandelite was the officer in charge of the fort during the period of Dutch. The Dutch captured this fort from the Portuguese without much effort http://sunchare.blogspot.com/2010/08/jaffna-trip-02-jaffna-town_09.html0sunchare@gmail.com (nade gura)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763273406961721291.post-4837945455753370744Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:40:00 +00002010-08-09T06:09:04.263-07:0001.Historical places02.Nature Tourism03.Adventure Tourism04.Spiritual TourismJaffna districtPOINT PADRO , பருத்தித்துறை, පේදුරු තුඩුවThe point Pedro is at 432 Km distance from point Donra and most people coming to Jaffna and visiting Nagadeepa and Nallur kovil, like to visit point Pedro as well. Many of them like to take photographs at this beautiful place. Dambakola PatunaA text saying, "Lankeshwara Narendra, uttering merry words, got in to water with the people belonging to 16 http://sunchare.blogspot.com/2010/08/point-padro-point-pedro-is-at-432-km.html0sunchare@gmail.com (nade gura)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763273406961721291.post-8325648797854489358Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:05:00 +00002010-02-26T04:36:21.196-08:0001.Historical places02.Nature TourismJaffna districtNagadeepa 'Nagadeepa' is probably the recognized landmark in the Jaffna peninsula for the Southeners since Buddhists, the majority of the southerners believe that lord Buddha visited Nagadeepa during his second visit to the country. According to legend Lord Buddha visited the site to resolve a conflict between 'Naga' tribesmen who build the temple to honour the settlement.Over time the temple http://sunchare.blogspot.com/2010/02/jaffna-trip-nagadipa-and-delft-island.html1sunchare@gmail.com (nade gura)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763273406961721291.post-1159344083571040528Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:02:00 +00002010-02-18T19:34:41.199-08:0002.Nature TourismColombo districtAs you progress along the Colombo-avissawella main road, you shall find the kaluaggala junction from which when you take a turn to the left and go on for a mere 14km, it will lead you to the labugama tank. This place of great beauty is also a place of great importance as it gives the life form for the country’s commercial capital’s water needs.As the people have brought forward the story behind http://sunchare.blogspot.com/2010/02/labugama-and-kalatuwawa-reservoir.html0sunchare@gmail.com (nade gura)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763273406961721291.post-131486214788035234Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:50:00 +00002010-02-18T19:28:13.177-08:0004.Spiritual Tourismkurunagala districtThe vidya Sagara Pirivena in Monaragala piriven Viharaya, Rambodagalle,Ridiyagama,Kurunegala had a great big rock that was at the temple.Shasthrapathi Venerable Amaramouli Anunayaka Thero thought of using this great big rock to sculpt an equally large Buddha statue at his temple to replace the Bamian Buddha in Afghanistan. <!-- AddThis Button END -->http://sunchare.blogspot.com/2009/12/vidya-sagara-pirivena-in-monaragala.html0sunchare@gmail.com (nade gura)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763273406961721291.post-6647784766080687870Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:59:00 +00002010-02-18T19:17:06.593-08:0005.Special supplementColombo districtPeople who are residing long way from Colombo may feel embarrassed in finding a suitable place for them for lodging also for a place to just a spend in a day. Don't worry here are some useful tips for your personal plans.CLICK AND GO.http://sunchare.blogspot.com/2009/12/colombo-colombo_10.html0sunchare@gmail.com (nade gura)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763273406961721291.post-8298543957724209816Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:55:00 +00002010-02-09T01:55:30.581-08:0001.Historical placesGalla district· Galle fort was first build by the Portuguese,then modified by the Dutch during the 17th century. Galle fort is made from gneisses and coral limestheones. One of the main places in Galle fort is the black spot. It had used as a main defence centre in the past. In the past,Galle town had used as a trade centre. There are various religious places which belong to http://sunchare.blogspot.com/2009/12/galle-fort.html1sunchare@gmail.com (nade gura)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763273406961721291.post-4930521286357978879Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:37:00 +00002009-11-28T18:36:12.143-08:0005.Special supplementColombo districtAir Force Museum is situated in Ratmalana, it is co-located with Colombo Airport Ratmalana which is used mainly for domestic flights. This is the only national museum dedicated entirely to aviation and the history of the Sri Lanka Air Force.A visit to this establishment would be a unique experience for enthusiast of aviation of all ages. The museum offers an insight not only into the history of http://sunchare.blogspot.com/2009/11/sri-lanka-air-force-museum.html0sunchare@gmail.com (nade gura)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763273406961721291.post-5691614932763330367Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:36:00 +00002011-05-18T00:14:08.684-07:0002.Nature TourismKaluthara district “The Bawa gardens of Sri Lanka” –. Namely Geofry Bawa’s younger Brother Bevis bawa’s has created his own vision for the creation of this garden. You could easily find this location when you travel through Colombo - Galle road, and when you reach Aluthgama, turn to the Muslim village called Dharga Town, and then you will find the destination.Bevis has dedicated his life for the creation of http://sunchare.blogspot.com/2009/11/bawa-garden-sri-lanka.html1sunchare@gmail.com (nade gura)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763273406961721291.post-6792641607876692981Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:04:00 +00002009-11-16T02:29:56.091-08:0002.Nature TourismRatnapura DistrictMadunagala Hot Springs is a wonderful creation of nature in all its natural beauty. Historically, these hot springs flowed into a natural water hole which has become the most attracted tourist destination in the island of the southern province. This is monitored and controlled by the Southern Province Tourism Board. Changing rooms, western toilets and small shops with snacks and beverages are http://sunchare.blogspot.com/2009/11/madunagala-hot-springs-is-wonderful.html0sunchare@gmail.com (nade gura)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763273406961721291.post-3193118369435030309Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:47:00 +00002009-11-13T01:02:34.874-08:00Our Planetarium exhibiting the grandeur of the Universe Our Planetarium was a special feature of the Industry Exhibition held in the year 1965. It is administrated by the Ministry of Science &amp; Technology. State Engineering Corporation. It was designed by Dr. A.N.S.Kulasinghe. The inner dome of the Planetarium was constructed by German Engineers. The main projector was from East Germany. In http://sunchare.blogspot.com/2009/10/planetarium-sri-lanka.html0sunchare@gmail.com (nade gura)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763273406961721291.post-3444294652733083174Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:58:00 +00002009-10-13T00:51:31.107-07:0002.Nature Tourism03.Adventure Tourism,The Kudawella (South) Fisheries Co-operative Society, Kudawella, provides boat rides for locals and tourists interested in visiting the blow hole. The boat will station you 25 meters away from the blow hole in the sea, where you could experience the sprouts of water at close range.The Hummane Blowhole is the second hugeness in the worldhttp://sunchare.blogspot.com/2009/10/hummane-blow-hole-sri-lanka.html0sunchare@gmail.com (nade gura)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763273406961721291.post-3334852331890995357Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:32:00 +00002009-10-13T00:56:59.853-07:0002.Nature TourismMathale districtPITAWALA PATHANA* Road reaching to pitawala pathana01. From Colombo - Mathale - RatthotaBatandukappolla, pitawala pathana ( via Riverstone )02. from Anuradhapura -Dambulla RoadNaula,Elahera Road Hettipola - Laggala - Pallegama -Pitawala Pathana03. From Mahiyanganaya - Hettipola, Elahara- Laggala - Pallegama - Pitawala Pathana* Pitawala Pathana Land - 50 Acars* 1st Baloongala is situated 800 ms http://sunchare.blogspot.com/2009/10/pitawla-pathana.html0sunchare@gmail.com (nade gura)