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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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Great Asian Elephant gathering at “Minneriya/ Kaudulla” National Parks
READ MORE →: Great Asian Elephant gathering at “Minneriya/ Kaudulla” National ParksThe above phenomena take place during the dry season in dry zone in Sri Lanka mainly from July to September. A visitor can observe nearly 100-350 Sri Lankan elephants gathers closer to the water bodies. This event has been reconginze as one of…
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Owls of Sri Lanka (බකමූණා)
READ MORE →: Owls of Sri Lanka (බකමූණා)There are 12 types of owls can be spotted in Sri Lanka. 2 endemic , 1 migratory and 1 very rare “Sri Lanka Bay Owl. Best places to spot the 2 endemic owls are “Sinharaja Rain Forest” & “Kithulgala”. “Spot-Bellied Eagle-Owl” is quite…
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“Kandy”, the last Kingdom (මහනුවර/සෙංකඩගල රාජධානිය)
READ MORE →: “Kandy”, the last Kingdom (මහනුවර/සෙංකඩගල රාජධානිය)The hill country town “Kandy” is one of the 8 UNESCO WH sites in Sri Lanka. Kandy becomes a must-visit destination for many tourists to Sri Lanka for its charming beauty as a city, art and architecture and specially to visit the most…
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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.