Nature & Parks / National Parks

Kumana National Park in Sri Lanka is renowned for its avifauna, particularly its large flocks of migratory waterfowl and wading birds. The park is 391 kilometre...

Kokkilai lagoon is an estuarine lagoon in Mullaitivu District and Trincomalee District, north-east Sri Lanka. The town of Kokkilai is located on a sand bar betw...

Angammedilla National Park is one of the new national parks in Sri Lanka. The region was designated national park on 6 June 2006. Originally Angammedilla was a ...

Anawilundawa Bird Sanctuary is a Nature Preserve. The Anawilundawa wetland sanctuary is located between the coast and the Chilaw (10km) Puttalam railway line, i...

Adam’s Bridge National Park, Sri Lanka, is represented by a chain of small islands and shoals in the Indian Ocean, lengthwise in 48 km and connecting Indi...

Chundikkulam Lagoon and its surrounding area was designated as a bird sanctuary on 25 February 1938 under the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance (No. 2) of 19...

Willu-pattu or Land of Lakes is a park located on the island of Sri Lanka. The unique feature of this park is the existence of “Willus” (Natural lak...

Birdwatcher’s paradise – Wirawila Bird Sanctuary is a reserve and is located in Southern, Sri Lanka. The estimate terrain elevation above seal level is 27...

Gal Oya National Park in Sri Lanka was established in 1954 and serves as the main catchment area for Senanayake Samudraya, the largest reservoir in Sri Lanka. S...

Yala combines a strict nature reserve with a national park. Divided into 5 blocks, the park has a protected area of nearly 130,000 hectares of land consisting o...

Horton Plains National Park is a protected area in the central highlands of Sri Lanka and is covered by montane grassland and cloud forest. This plateau at an a...

Kalametiya is a coastal wetland area that has an especially rich bio-diversity, and is situated on the picturesque southeastern coast of Sri Lanka, in the distr......

Udawalawe National Park lies on the boundary of Sabaragamuwa and Uva Provinces, in Sri Lanka. The national park was created to provide a sanctuary for wild anim......

National Park Udawatta Kele Sanctuary, often spelled as Udawattakele, is a historic forest reserve on a hill-ridge in the city of Kandy. It is 104 hectares (257...