Located approximately 20km inland from Galle, just off the Udugama Road near Nakiyadeniya, is the ecologically sustainable organic farm of Samakanda. The journey to the 60-acre ecologically sustainable organic farm of Samakanda is of interest in itself. As you leave the coast, you pass by little hamlets and briefly drive ...

On the opposite side of the main road, in the Kolonne Regional Secretariat area of the Sabaragamuwa Province, lies the Wavulpane limestone cave. Three hundred metres above sea level, it has stalagmites and stalactites. This cave derives its name from the many thousands of bats living in it. So make sure to wear clothes you ...

Sri Lanka is blessed with many different types of wetland, such as estuaries, lagoons, sea grass beds, mangroves and marshes. These areas are of immense environmental, economic and social importance, yet they are increasingly under threat. Part of the marsh known as Muthurajawela near Negombo is a protected area open to the ...

Horton Plains National Park is in stark contrast to Sri Lanka’s other conservation areas because it is situated at an altitude of 2,100 metres. As a result, the plains have a strange atmosphere and scenic beauty that cannot be found elsewhere. They contain the habitats of much of the endemic fauna and flora of the ...

The next hotspot for Sri Lanka would be its glorious waterfalls which provide valuable water supply and irrigate the surrounding region. The Diyaluma Falls, St. Claire Falls, Ravana Falls and Devon Falls are but a few of the many waterfalls that dot the countryside.

The Sinharaja Rainforest would perhaps be the most natural hotspot in the country - teeming with exotic flora and fauna and of great academic interest to naturalists. The World Heritage Sight remains untouched and no commercialisation is allowed in its environs in a bid to maintain its biodiversity.