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Galkadawala Forest Lodge (ගල්කඩවල) – “Heaven on Earth”
READ MORE →: Galkadawala Forest Lodge (ගල්කඩවල) – “Heaven on Earth”“Galkadawala Forest Lodge “has become a MUST VISIT stopover in almost every tour we made to dry zone of Sri Lanka in North Central Province. (www.galkadawala.com) Most of our guests rated Galkadawala as one of the best places/experiences they had encountered during their…
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වත රතු මල් කොහා (Red faced Malkoha)
READ MORE →: වත රතු මල් කොහා (Red faced Malkoha)One of the members of “Birds feeding flock / Mixed feeding flock” at Sinharaja Rain forest. It occupies the highest layer of the canopy and has a weak flight. A painting of Red faced Malkoha can be spotted at the image house of…
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The great Asian Elephant gathering at Minneriya ( Aug 2025)
READ MORE →: The great Asian Elephant gathering at Minneriya ( Aug 2025)Great Asian elephant gathering happens in Minneriya / Kaudulla National parks during the months of July, August, and September during the dry season. Since there were an influx of tourists in this season, we have decided to enter the park early and leave…
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New born at Udawalawa National Park
READ MORE →: New born at Udawalawa National ParkWe were lucky to see the interesting behavior of a less than 2-week old elephant cub during evening wildlife safari at Udawalawa National Park. Udawalawa National Park is one of the best places to see Asian Elephant herds throughout the year. (July 2025)
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Travel enthusiast, backpacker, traveled to 35 countries in 5 continents. Naturalist/birder, spotted & identified over 1000 bird species and photographed over 750 bird species. Contributed over 1800 checklists to ebird platform towards conservation. Managed family-run Airbnb accommodation for over 7 years with all 5-star reviews. Ex-banker at HNB PLC – Relationship manager – SME loans. Certified gemologists.