★ Trip to Muthurajawela Wetlands .☆•*•.¸¸☆•*´`*•.¸¸

Date: 28.12.2013 – Half a day tour

Directions:  Colombo -> Colombo-Kandy Rd -> Colombo - Katunayake Expy -> Ja-Ela à Delathura -> Pamunugama Rd   -> Turn left onto Fr.Sunanda Wanasinghe Rd -> Muthurajawela information center – Bopitiya

Today I am writing the last blog post for year 2013. Looking back to year, fortunately I was able to travel several places during this year.

This time I went to Muthurajawela Wet lands with our company photography club members. Organizing committee of the photography club asked us to meet at the Muthurajawela Visitor Center at 7.00 am.      I went there with one of my office friend who also living in the area where I am living. 

After we arrived at Muthurajawela Visitor Center on time then we had our breakfast around 7.00 am to 7.30 am. Then we get on to boats and our journey begins. They provided life jackets for us. There were 3 boats of us. One has a roof but others do not have a one. I bought a hat from Muthurajawela visitor center and it protected me from sun rays. Then we spend 2 hours boat ride in Negobo lagoon & Muthurajawela.  Fortunately we were able see several species.

Muthurajawela Wetlands

Muthurajawela is a marshy land situated in Sri Lanka around 30 km North of Colombo in the Negombo lagoon. This is one of the main tourist attractions in Sri Lanka. There are many varieties of flora and fauna which are interdependent in this coastal ecosystem. This marsh lagoon complex is estimated to have originated about 5000 year BC.

Flora & fauna of Muthurajawela :

Species: fish, reptiles, birds, mammals, butterflies & dragonflies.

Access

The Muthurajawela Marsh is located just off the Negombo lagoon to the south of the town. The Information can be obtained from Muthurajawela Visitor Centre (Entry point to the wetlands), Indigaslanda, Bopitiya Pamanugama. Tel: 011 4830150

Some use full links

http://trips.lakdasun.org/visit-to-muthurajawela-visitor-center.htm

http://www.lakdasun.org/forum/index.php?topic=1694.0

★ Trip to Kandy .☆•*•.¸¸☆•*´`*•.¸¸

Date:  16.10.2013 -  One day trip

Route: Delgoda -> Balumahara -> Pasyala -> Kadugannawa -> Kandy

This time I went to Kandy with few of my family members. We started our Journey around 7.00 AM. Our destinations were Sri Dalada Maligawa, Lankathilaka Viharaya, Peradeniya Botanical Garden

Sri Dalada Maligawa

Sri Dalada Maligawa or the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the royal palace complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of Buddha. Since ancient times, the relic has played an important role in local politics because it is believed that whoever holds the relic holds the governance of the country. Kandy was the last capital of the Sri Lankan kings and is a UNESCO world heritage site partly due to the temple.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Dalada_Maligawa

  Sri Dalada Maligawa

    Lankathilaka Viharaya

Royal Botanical Garden - Peradeniya

Royal Botanical Garden, Peradeniya is situated about 5.5 km to the west from the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka and attracts 2 million visitors annually. It is renowned for its collection of a variety of orchids.      
It includes more than 4000 species of plants, including of orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees. Attached to it is the National Herbarium of Sri Lanka. The total area of the botanical garden is 147 acres (0.59 km2), at 460 meters above sea level, and with a 200-day annual rainfall. It is managed by the Division of National Botanic Gardens of the Department of Agriculture.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Botanical_Gardens,_Peradeniya