Amazing Sri Lanka

"Let the Life travels to Sri Lanka"



Colombo the capital of Sri Lanka is a nice place to visit a few museums for a little trip to history. There are the National Museum, Natural History Museum, Dutch Period Museum, and the Bandaranaike Museum. Amazing several aspects of Sri Lankan history & culture can be viewed there.

The Colombo zoo is a delight for the children and their parents, and it is in the southern area of the city. It is indeed a fine place to be in with an aquarium and night house to view, and there are also elephant shows. Also see the butterfly park and a few more animal exhibits, and it’s quite large so give it at least two hours to make the entire rounds.
In Sri Lanka the temple of the Tooth is the temple which houses the tooth believed to have been one of the Buddha’s teeth and is a relic that they guard in the temple. It is a most sacred site to believers which you may care to visit and view.

Yala National Park is also referred to as Ruhunu National Park and is located in the southeast region of Sri Lanka. One can start enjoying the refreshing sight of the park. One can also stroll in the area while seeing leopards here from a safe distance. One may like to visit Jaffna to see some more temples like the Nallur, Selva Sannithi and Ninatheevu temples. Festivals that are religious in nature and there’s the Chariot Festival which is a considered a big event in Sri Lanka as well as the Harvest festival observed every January. Remember to enjoying canoeing in the Samanalawewa reservoir with its still waters that make this a good activity to try. One can even paddle to the river of Belihul Oya for more adventure.

Bambarakada Falls is a sight to watch because it is found inside a basin-like valley and surrounded by steep rocks and forest filled with tropic and pine tress. It is the highest known waterfalls in Sri Lanka which tumbles down to a height of 240 meters. Waterfalls will remain a favorite spot for tourists because of its sheer beauty.