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Athwelthota Ella Falls is another small but a graceful waterfall lying in the Athwelthota area.
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Nachchimale is the most famous area of Ingiriya. The Nachchimale port is a part of the Nambapana lake. Beautiful waterfalls, stone holes filled with clear water are a common scene. Numbers of foreigners and many local visitors come to visit Nachchimale to bathe and have fun during holidays
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Wevita Wewa Reserve is a small water compound that spreads over 7 Acer’s of limited land. Nestled in Gampaha District of Sri Lanka, the Wevitawewa mostly used in cultivation of the near 80 Acer’s of paddy fields. Despite its small size, the Wevitawewa is one of the best places of bio-diversity actively preserved. Several native Flora and fauna as well as the native freshwater fishes are found in this area. The villagers and the visitors to this area are excited in taking a bath in this relatively tucked away water source.
Bellanwila-Attidiya Bird Sanctuary (බෙල්ලන්විල අත්තිඩිය අභය භූමිය) is a hidden gem for birdwatchers near Colombo. Situated near the Bellanwila Viharaya in the Colombo District, this sanctuary covers 372 hectares. The sanctuary features forested wetlands, including mangrove swamps and freshwater swamps. Early mornings are magical here, as dawn breaks, observe the rich bird life freely moving around, preening themselves for the day. Silhouetted against the orange dawn, visitors might even glimpse the dark outline of the Adam’s Peak mountain range. A study by the Society for Environmental Education recorded 166 bird species in the area, with most being residential and around 40 migratory. Rare birds include the Indian Shag, Blue Breasted Banded Tail, and Ruddy Crake. Visitors might spot the elusive Glossy Ibis, believed to be migratory. The sanctuary also hosts 71 species of butterflies and 44 species of fish.
The Bolgoda lake situated in Moratuwa is the largest natural lake of Sri Lanka. It is a tributary of the Kalu Ganga which originates at Adams Peak and is a popular resort for swimming, angling and boating. Blogoda lake spreads, twisting from Ratmalana via Moratuwa and Panadura till it meets the sea at Wadduwa and Moratuwa via the Moratu ganga.
Nurtured by the history and the legends of the nearby locals, the Dambora Ella is located in Hanwella, Avissawella. With its published height of 10 meters and due to difficulty in reaching the top and thus the actual measurements would have reached 15 to 20 meters, the Dambora Ella is one of the beautiful sites housed in Avissawella. With the relatively large bottom pond area, the Dambora Ella has Labugama Reservoir as its nurturing ground, thus have rather peculiar bio-diversity hidden inside the area.
The Dehiwala National Zoo, which has a remarkable collection of exotic and indigenous fauna, is one of the oldest Zoos in Asia. The Zoo in Sri Lanka is widely known as Colombo Zoo all over the world. Currently, Dehiwala Zoo houses 72 species of mammals, 65 species of birds, 31 species of reptiles, 89 species of fish, 03 families of amphibians and 30 species of butterflies etc. The total number of animals varies from 2500-3000 due to breeding and free-living colonies of birds
In a extremely urbanized city of Sri Lanka, having an eye catching water reservoir is like a blessing in disguise. Diyawanna Oya Wetland or also known as the infamous Diyawanna Lake is a urban wetland housed in just away from Colombo main city at Sri Jayawardhanapura – Kotte, the administrative capital of Sri Lanka. In an urbanized city, the water retention and flood protection is extremely important while maintaining the scenic beauty the water reservoir offers in the land. Not only it supports the large amount of water reservoir, it also became a house for many islands, in which one of them holds the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Diyawanna reservoir holds a treasured value of ancient history, specially as the defensive barrier of ancient Kotte Kingdom of Sri Lanka. Even in the ancient literature the Diyawanna Reservoir became a topic of admiration, and apart from that the significance change to the reservoir happened in 1979 and 1980 when the Parliament Complex started to construct, and declaration of the Kotte and newly building land as the administrative capital in Sri Lanka respectively. Nature is also endowed the Diyawanna Lake and the surrounding a gift in a form of wetland, with vast marshlands, wooded area, swamps, islands and also as a protection from heavy rainfall and their consequences as well as temperature regulator of the area and its enriched bio-diversity housing several Flora and fauna , fish and birds of different caliber. As it is declared a wet land, the wildlife sanctuary and the immediate area, there are many activities offered in front of boat rides, recreational activities, exercising activities, sporting, bathing and even enjoying the tracks and park of the Diyawanna Reservoir.
Walking along the edge of a beautiful lake while enjoying the vibrancy of evening in the Western, the enjoyment of having boat tours in the water habitat and enjoying a night away under the starry sky, the Kesbewa Lake facilitate these dream in Piliyandala, Colombo District. It has wide variety of activities not just limited to boat rides yet still preserve the nearby flora and fauna housing to many variety of birds and amphibians. Kesbewa Lake currently regarded as a water reservoir of the Western .
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Located in the Palindanuwara area the Halmba Pili Hatha is another unique waterway, which is yet to get the footfall of the visitors. This is one of the many smaller waterfalls found in the Palindanuwara area.
The Kabaradola Ella is another uncommon attraction in the Western Province yet to get visitors attention. The fresh waters of this waterfall and the fauna and flora in the area is unique. The fall can be reached following the Palindanuwara – Kalawana Road passing Athwelthota.
A vast array of naturally occurring plants, as well as indigenous fish and birds, live in and around this 3m-high Thambadola Ella fall in the Kalutara District. Take the road from Matugama to Agalawatte via Kitulgoda. At Polgampala, take the Kuruwita road eastwards for 0.5km to find the fall.