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Irrigation systems of ancient Sri Lanka 1 Man made lake for 1 sq Kilometer in the dry zone Irrigation systems of ancient Sri Lanka consist of a large number of village reservoirs to gigantic reservoirs and a intrinsic network of water canals connecting these tanks while supplying water to farming land. There about 30,000 reservoirs in Sri Lanka of which the majority was built form 3rd century BC to 12th century. This compared to the Sri Lankan dry zone land area of about 40,000 sq. kilometers (where almost all the tanks are located), is almost equivalent to one reservoir for each sq. kilometer. The first large reservoir to be built in recorded history is   Abaya Wewa   in 3rd century BC. From that day onwards Sri Lankan tank builders developed a remarkable expertise on controlling large bodies of water which allowed them to built massive reservoirs which no other civilization ever could have dreamt of. The breakthrough which made the Sri La...
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                 ITS TIME TO THINK ABOUT THE NATURE  THAN                                                    VERY OTHER THING........ Look deep ,deep in to nature and you will understand everything (Albert Einstein) ITS TIME TO THINK ABOUT THE NATURE  THAN EVERY OTHER THING, AS A TOUR OPERATOR  I  AM ASKING FROM ALL THE TRAVELERS PLEASE BRING A ONE MESSAGE AROUND THE WORLD TO PROTECT THE NATURE, CHANGE A ONE PERSON TO PROTECT THE NATURE , IT IS FOR YOUR CHILDREN THEY ALSO LIKE TO TRAVEL... THEY ALSO LIKE TO SEE THINGS... THEY ALSO LIKE TO LIVE ... LIKE US Obituary: Great Barrier Reef (25 Million BC-2016) Climate change and ocean acidification have killed off one of the most spectacular features on the planet . the Great Barrier Reef of Australia passed away in 2016...
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                     Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage                                 Time Table When you are visiting the orphanage time table  is very important because then you can watch the Elephant procession to the river, see them bath and bottle feed baby Elephants without spending too much time at the sanctuary. This is the time table last time I visited but it is subject to change T IME ACTIVITY 08.30 AM Opening time, Visitors can start entering 09.15 AM Bottle feeding baby Elephants 10.00 AM Going to the River 12.00 AM Herd returns to the orphanage, the larger ones are fed 01.15 PM The baby elephants are bottle fed again 02.00 PM The herd again leaves for the river 04.00 PM Herd returns from the river 05.0...
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Bird Watching Sri Lanka Sri Lanka is one of the top places for bird watching in the world. Of the 427 recorded species, 250 are resident and 23 are endemic to the country.  with our  experience in successful nature tours for over 7 years , For you, Sri Lanka will be a heavenly birding experience.               Birding Sites In Sri Lanka       Kitulgala Rain Forest Sinharaja Rain Forest       Udawatta Kele Forest Reserve Horton Plains Victoria Park in Nuwara Eliya Sigiriya Sanctuary Hakgala Botanical Gardens Yala National Park Bundala Wetland and Bundala National Park Udawalawa National Park Talangama Wetland Adam's Peak and Wilderness Sanctuary  Sinharaja Old Growth Rain forest   - you can see many of the endemics and mixed species birds. It is  a UNESCO world heritage site since 1988 and you also can see most endemic flora and fauna s...