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Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage

The Pinnawala elephant orphanage has been existing since 1975 to protect and take care of baby elephants, which were found motherless in the jungle. In the beginning Pinnawela kept five elephants...

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The Royal Botanical Garden Peradeniya

When you visit Kandy and some of its mystical temples you should have a stop at Peradeniya as it is a wondrous monument of the British era, located 500 metres above sea level  and surrounded by the...

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Horton Plains National Park

The Horton Plains National Park lies at an altitude of more than 2000 meters and is one of the natural attractions in Sri Lanka that is worth visiting due to the possibility of experiencing...

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Yala National Park Sri Lanka

If you wanna experience an exciting safari with endangered species you’ve never seen before it is worth getting up ealry to arrive at Yala National Park at dawn. The most popular area to visit is Yala...

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The Highlands of Sri Lanka – Nuwara Eliya

Nowhere in Sri Lanka the British influence is so perceptible as in Nuwara Eliya. Even the climate is so different from the rest that you wouldn’t consider yourself to be in a tropical country as it is...

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The Gathering | Migration of the Sri Lankan Elephants

You can witness this nature spectacle called The Gathering each year when the wild elephants of the Minneriya National Park migrate during drought (July to November with its peak in August and...

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