Thalpitiya Beach is one of the most famous beaches that decorates the west coast of the Sri Lanka with wide and long stretch golden sand heaven boarded by beautiful and elegant crystal blue water shore kissing sea and soft yet radiant sunlight that would let anyone rest under it feel the warmth of Mediterranean sea side. The Panadura region houses this strip of shore in the Wadduva sub-region. Sunbathing, photography, flying kites, beach parties, beach sports, or simply walking along the shore while the sea kissing your feet, and many more activities can be enjoyed in this blessed land.
Ambagaspitiya Ambalama is a 18th century wayside rest built on granite pillars in Mahara Divisional Secretariat. The ambalama is situated on the Yakkala-Radawana road, 4.7 km from Yakkala. The ambalama is built with 12 granite pillars with a design similar to the Gallindawatta Ambalama few kilometers away. A half height brick and mortar wall goes around the ambalama with a entrance on the northern side. The granite pillars are decorated with various carvings. The stone pillars have peculiar carvings depicting the scenes of Ramayana such as the Hanuman with the chunk of earth with medicinal plants, which are all rare themes in Sri Lanka. The pillar top (pekada) is made of wood and is exquisitely carved. The roof is the typical kandyan style (doubled pitched hipped roof) and tiled with semi cylindrical barrel clay tiles (sinhala ulu)
Horagolla Rainforest in Sri Lanka is a great spot for birdwatching. It’s known for its rich biodiversity, including over 40 bird species such as parakeets, black-crested bulbul, barbets, and the Sri Lanka grey hornbill. The rainforest also hosts mammals like the fishing cat, Sri Lankan spotted chevrotain, and golden jackal. Located about 40 kilometers from Colombo, it’s a wonderful place to explore nature and observe wildlife.
Have you ever seen a waterfall with yellow colored water outside of heavy rainfall of the waterfall area, especially in nearby forest reserved area? With no apparent explanation the water mixed in yellow soils giving a rather contrasting affect on the normal colorings yet adding a highlighted beauty to the waterfall? This is another wonder of the nature : the Kahapath Ella named to complement its yellowish beauty of the cascading waters. Proudly standing on the Kelinkanda Grams Division, with extremely hard pathways to reach, the access is hidden from the world, the waterfall itself is out of reach from tampering even from their own local community. People believe that the water was a result of some cooking some traditional rice called 'Muradana' nearby with their leftovers disposed around the land of surrounding water resources. In the folklore it is said that the prince Vidiyabandara – a local ruler has used this waterfall. With its relative anonymity, it is the perfect place for endangered Flora and fauna to thrive in the back of relatively untouched environment engineered by the nature to house its inhabitants from the total annihilation.
