Sri Lanka ( இலங்கை ). A voyage to Sri Lanka, Asia - Colombo, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Moratuwa, Kandy, Kurunegala, Negombo, Anuradhapura...

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P01NTeZ8qQA/T1jybhTFeWI/AAAAAAAADik/KO88NSQa4_M/s1600/sri+lanka+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="418" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P01NTeZ8qQA/T1jybhTFeWI/AAAAAAAADik/KO88NSQa4_M/s640/sri+lanka+10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z7iGPGSsVkk/T1jyg0B0sGI/AAAAAAAADi8/_7NX2ohWzSw/s1600/sri+lanka+13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="143" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z7iGPGSsVkk/T1jyg0B0sGI/AAAAAAAADi8/_7NX2ohWzSw/s200/sri+lanka+13.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6iYqyGijcPA/T1jyrDdQS4I/AAAAAAAADkU/bUUuR7jc5nU/s1600/sri+lanka+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6iYqyGijcPA/T1jyrDdQS4I/AAAAAAAADkU/bUUuR7jc5nU/s200/sri+lanka+9.jpg" width="200" /></a><i><b>Travel Alert: </b>There are security warnings for the Northern and Eastern areas of Sri Lanka. Check the <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/default.stm" target="_blank">BBC</a> for news updates and <a href="http://www.safetravel.govt.nz/destinations/srilanka.shtml" target="_blank">Safe Travel</a> for current government warnings.</i><br /><div class="mpuWrapper " id="mpuInContent"><div class="mpuInner"><div class="adContainer" id="adContainer_mpuInContent"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/click;h=v8/3c32/0/0/%2a/n;254102348;0-0;0;56567650;4307-300/250;46888358/46904706/1;;%7Eokv=;ctt=asia;cnty=sri-lanka;thm=world-food;tnm=overview;rsi=J08781_10291;rsi=J08781_10287;rsi=J08781_10052;rsi=J08781_10205;rsi=J08781_10290;rsi=J08781_10335;%7Esscs=%3fhttp://www.facebook.com/BBCKnowledgeAsia" target="_top"></a> </div></div></div>When the noted writer Sir Arthur C Clarke made his home in Sri Lanka in 1956, he claimed the island jewel of the Indian Ocean was the best place in the world from which to view the universe. The author of <i>2001: A Space Odyssey</i> passed away in 2008, but no doubt the futurist would have logged on to Google Earth to gaze back at his island home from an online universe. And concealed in the sky-high imagery of this teardrop-shaped nation, he would have recognised an amazing diversity for somewhere so compact.<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5QaWlyKm7zc/T1jyqcl1agI/AAAAAAAADkI/S9O1-187bnM/s1600/sri+lanka+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5QaWlyKm7zc/T1jyqcl1agI/AAAAAAAADkI/S9O1-187bnM/s320/sri+lanka+8.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-temvv6-nhKw/T1jykz5ZxHI/AAAAAAAADjQ/0Y8tYBcRag8/s1600/sri+lanka+16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-temvv6-nhKw/T1jykz5ZxHI/AAAAAAAADjQ/0Y8tYBcRag8/s200/sri+lanka+16.jpg" width="200" /></a>Fringing the coasts is an array of gently arcing golden-sand beaches, now making a comeback after the devastation wreaked by the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. Zoom closer to spy the giant tanks (artificial reservoirs) built by the first Sinhalese rulers around the ancient cities of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=357449">Anuradhapura</a> and Pollonaruwa. In the Hill Country, a layer of cotton wool clouds obscures the view, mirroring the misty mornings travellers often experience in this area of waterfalls and verdant tea plantations.<br />To the northwest, a gossamer-thin land bridge almost connects fragile Sri Lanka to the modern juggernaut that is <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=356195">India</a>. Two and a half decades of civil war reinforces this bridge to <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=356482">Tamil Nadu</a> is as much cultural as geographic. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DQrTYRE4F3U/T1jyieHn2fI/AAAAAAAADjE/mu5UMfJxNd4/s1600/sri+lanka+14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DQrTYRE4F3U/T1jyieHn2fI/AAAAAAAADjE/mu5UMfJxNd4/s200/sri+lanka+14.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ih4Z4CVZg-k/T1jyjD9xpkI/AAAAAAAADjM/fJ4PJjBNolM/s1600/sri+lanka+15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ih4Z4CVZg-k/T1jyjD9xpkI/AAAAAAAADjM/fJ4PJjBNolM/s200/sri+lanka+15.jpg" width="200" /></a>Irrespective of their cultural background, Sinhalese, Tamil and Muslim locals will welcome you with pride. Pride in their criminally underrated cuisine, pride in their national parks and wildlife, and – especially – pride in their national cricket team. Whether you’re a humble three-wheeler jockey or a British-trained lawyer or doctor, the sport that frequently stops the nation is always worthy of discussion. How will the boys do in the upcoming series against <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=362644">New Zealand</a>? Will the country be ready to host the World Cup in 2011? And have you seen how much that opening batsman from <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=357477">Kandy</a> is earning in the new Indian Premier League?<br />Faced with funding a war and weathering a global financial crisis, Sri Lanka’s proud population has been doing it tough for a few years. But equipped with a stellar combination of scenery, culture and history, a growing focus on sustainable tourism and (hopefully) a more settled society, Sri Lanka is firmly back on the radar for curious travellers seeking unique experiences.<a class="pin toggleMap closed" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/sri-lanka#" id="pinToggleMap" style="display: block;"><span class="showMapText">Show in Lonely Planet</span></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Dmly3GrwRao/T1jynsQKT0I/AAAAAAAADjw/UhIo8m0hZ9Y/s1600/sri+lanka+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Dmly3GrwRao/T1jynsQKT0I/AAAAAAAADjw/UhIo8m0hZ9Y/s320/sri+lanka+5.jpg" width="320" /></a><b>Ready to go?</b><br />These tours & activities make it easy:<br /><ul class="inBody"><li>Experience Sri Lanka <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/sri-lanka/tours/cycle/sri-lanka-by?lpaffil=fbta1">at handlebar level</a></li><li>Circle Sri Lanka <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/sri-lanka/tours/explorer/circle-sri-lanka?lpaffil=fbta1">in 15 days</a></li><li>Give the kids a memorable holiday on this <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/sri-lanka/tours/family/sri-lanka-family-2?lpaffil=fbta1">Sri Lanka family discovery</a></li></ul><div class="relatedLinks clearfix"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u6m_U27n3OY/T1jymue-VxI/AAAAAAAADjo/w_nl70qbS68/s1600/sri+lanka+23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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Sri Lanka ( இலங்கை ). A voyage to Sri Lanka, Asia - Colombo, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Moratuwa, Kandy, Kurunegala, Negombo, Anuradhapura...

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Udawalawe National Park

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTsh01lFWvKAaHeVmwYa8Lvrq0J5pCTIMRoo7hZnOEqgwUosCTHk1TOeBjAVxdHibOz_fD8F75RCOF8HemDRDA4IYjVYKsLCVFRK7WEpX6z2D_CVLvKs5p_CIAzLWs_KYeaQCey7QBWFh/s1600/Udawalawe+National+Park_animals_tour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTsh01lFWvKAaHeVmwYa8Lvrq0J5pCTIMRoo7hZnOEqgwUosCTHk1TOeBjAVxdHibOz_fD8F75RCOF8HemDRDA4IYjVYKsLCVFRK7WEpX6z2D_CVLvKs5p_CIAzLWs_KYeaQCey7QBWFh/s640/Udawalawe+National+Park_animals_tour.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b>Udawalawe National Park</b> is a national park was established on June 30, 1972 This is a place that is deliberately created to provide a refuge for wild animals who have no homes due to construction of reservoirs Udawalawe in the Walawe River. This National Park is located in the border province of Uva and Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka, with the extent of approximately 30,821 hectares.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qoCFub3A0Jj7CAqi4LVrwdCc5widrFTkB_4yeiK0hXx5WG5rUIUGoRZNSV7o3xjsBG8Dknq-0JCC6Z8FTscbgwTx2RGlKYwIEY-A0xn8NFYHFtSRt6t7wcII03mgLE_axKTEF6BMRiOu/s1600/Udawalawe+National+Park_safari_track_tour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qoCFub3A0Jj7CAqi4LVrwdCc5widrFTkB_4yeiK0hXx5WG5rUIUGoRZNSV7o3xjsBG8Dknq-0JCC6Z8FTscbgwTx2RGlKYwIEY-A0xn8NFYHFtSRt6t7wcII03mgLE_axKTEF6BMRiOu/s640/Udawalawe+National+Park_safari_track_tour.jpg" width="640" /></a>Before you become a National Park, his first this place is used for shifting cultivation (Chena farming). And now this park is a popular tourist destination and the third most visited park in the country of Sri Lanka.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVeEtLiCSC8YEclK8N20I5GltcoHgb2RcIKeJrHd2Mdrst9VjxM9d5EMcS7X2oTFcaaWTxvUl4WYJ-Fkxokrgt8mOjink3FdJIDuFoqIBJcSTcvS63j_jH1RFSF-XkctQOuYNXXhN_xffy/s1600/Udawalawe_National_Park_animals-tour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVeEtLiCSC8YEclK8N20I5GltcoHgb2RcIKeJrHd2Mdrst9VjxM9d5EMcS7X2oTFcaaWTxvUl4WYJ-Fkxokrgt8mOjink3FdJIDuFoqIBJcSTcvS63j_jH1RFSF-XkctQOuYNXXhN_xffy/s640/Udawalawe_National_Park_animals-tour.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>

Udawalawe National Park

Udawalawe National Park is a national park was established on June 30, 1972 This is a place that is deliberately created to provide a refug...

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Udawalawe Reservoir

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLgIjJqdLXlcWJGFgZjtI6k9mpmbrhyphenhyphen6oJyXc4-mWQqzcGrPRL081cZw5DUDzZUHvDgRh906_CLI5ifOPzQwjYh3fb2Vdex8-KoFTkiOFpiq42hY5FeNY565kdP1XOuWYHxpFGx2SKqJC/s1600/Udawalawe+reservoir_1_tour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLgIjJqdLXlcWJGFgZjtI6k9mpmbrhyphenhyphen6oJyXc4-mWQqzcGrPRL081cZw5DUDzZUHvDgRh906_CLI5ifOPzQwjYh3fb2Vdex8-KoFTkiOFpiq42hY5FeNY565kdP1XOuWYHxpFGx2SKqJC/s640/Udawalawe+reservoir_1_tour.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b>Udawalawe reservoir</b> is an artificial reservoir which is very beautiful and well-known in his country of Sri Lanka or abroad. Udawalawe Reservoir showing the view from the remains of thousands of forest trees that die due to the floods that fill the artificial dam. And now this dam began again visited by various groups and types of animals that exist in the vicinity of this reservoir, like a bunch of elephants, several new types of fish, and many more animals coming into the reservoir.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDq_X5kAwSeDyaRWJssEWG6AbQWITtNAsWOdIadfWQTovFRF7Cb9bPfqh0dHPiysW1NYznzh7lP1jIdT4g1zwEfwuPv2096Tt1gkFZpEe1-3WOYV3zSa1OsqYYlwsTPHhcZQJHVXVl9fsU/s1600/Udawalawe+Reservoir_2_tour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDq_X5kAwSeDyaRWJssEWG6AbQWITtNAsWOdIadfWQTovFRF7Cb9bPfqh0dHPiysW1NYznzh7lP1jIdT4g1zwEfwuPv2096Tt1gkFZpEe1-3WOYV3zSa1OsqYYlwsTPHhcZQJHVXVl9fsU/s640/Udawalawe+Reservoir_2_tour.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptcnTgesOqGSocu0ds2s5IQ5JiEyOZrp6IOZtVDiN-NX1Ns9JcvfxFAWaJOGoC1FCWVnfEMokpCoPFzZGmo2qUTxmduU_c4L49ChgLwtTrpAIASami1mzX3htDBJYFD9S3Ch1561sBcUM/s1600/Udawalawe+reservoir_3_tour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptcnTgesOqGSocu0ds2s5IQ5JiEyOZrp6IOZtVDiN-NX1Ns9JcvfxFAWaJOGoC1FCWVnfEMokpCoPFzZGmo2qUTxmduU_c4L49ChgLwtTrpAIASami1mzX3htDBJYFD9S3Ch1561sBcUM/s1600/Udawalawe+reservoir_3_tour.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SLzo4bMS9IQVgEOysYBoviQZzmfl4-aXy2z6bBzrhgkgMHtl0Or5VIIoY9jH3i99JFMFnuwn-WBPCl68F27_pISsklzDcDpInJ-N5lyi3s6RVk_cNTCQ9fMFkw-dlea3JJ8lYDY3lvNE/s1600/Udawalawe+reservoir_tour.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SLzo4bMS9IQVgEOysYBoviQZzmfl4-aXy2z6bBzrhgkgMHtl0Or5VIIoY9jH3i99JFMFnuwn-WBPCl68F27_pISsklzDcDpInJ-N5lyi3s6RVk_cNTCQ9fMFkw-dlea3JJ8lYDY3lvNE/s640/Udawalawe+reservoir_tour.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSYA1usOaTknW-ixeunfp46AJzejPrmUcOw3jp962cQs_wy4sWKvUiNOL3LqhzGKaupzh99oKL7iGN5U4sCkTnRHHWEzP7hqpTDHWD74VlyVcKetqW-BadldmeIDz7U6n4fpea7kxr_QMc/s1600/Udawalawe+reservoir_4_tour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div>

Udawalawe Reservoir

Udawalawe reservoir is an artificial reservoir which is very beautiful and well-known in his country of Sri Lanka or abroad. Udawalawe Rese...

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