Srilankan Wonderful Nature

Bambarakanda waterfall is highest waterfall of Sri Lanka and which is situated at Haldummulla Electorate of Badulla district. The waterfall is high about 241meters. The water fall down with high rock and knock other rocks increase the beauty of this fall. Water comes to this fall from Horton plains and after this water goes to Samanala wewa means the valley looks like a butterfly. After via Valawe river this water goes to sea.
Travel to this place is not easy than other waterfalls of Sri Lanka because this fall is far away from main road. Kalupahana Junction (160Km from Colombo - Badulla road) is closest main road to Falls. Kalupahana is at Between Belihul Oya and Haputale. Belihul Oya also famous and beautiful place in Sri Lanka. The distance between Kalupahana snd the waterfall is about 5 kilometers. This 5 Km is wide way and Car, Van or lite vehicle can be travel. The way to Bambarakanda from Kalupahana is not finished at Waterfall. It moves till Ohiya and Horton Plains via Udaveriya tea Estate. About 18Km to Ohiya from Bambarakanda waterfalls.
There are few accommodation facilities available in closed to Bambarakanda Waterfalls.Bambarakanda Holiday Resort which is located overlooking the Bambarakanda Waterfall is one and only holiday resort at closed to waterfalls. Five starts and high conditional hotels and residential places are available at Belihul Oya which is closed to Bambarakanda (10Km)
                                                                         

 The first Ramsar site in Sri Lanka, Bundala National Park is a mix of scrub jungle and sand dunes bordering the sea. The park falls within the South-eastern Arid Zone of Sri Lanka, with a general climate that can be classified as hot and dry. The park consists of mainly dry thorny scabland and lagoons. The shallow brackish water lagoons located within the park are Koholankala, Maala, Embilikala and Bundala form a complex wetland system that harbours the rich bird life including several species of migratory birds. This is unmissable park for any bird watcher visits the island.

Sinharajah is the last vital undisturbed area of rainforest in Sri Lanka which is also considered to be a biodiversity hotspot. The commercial logging that threatened the balance of the ecosystem was banned and the area was designated a Biosphere Reserve in 1978. UNESCO inscribed Sinharajah as the World Heritage Site in 1989 in view of its biological diversity including those containing threatened species and their conservation.
Sinharajah comprises 11,187 hectares of forest, measuring about 21km east to west and 3.7 km north to south. It extends from about 200 – 1000 m above mean sea level. The area reserves between 3500mm and 5000mm of rain annually. The average temperature is about 240C inside the forests, with humidity around 87%. The leeches are present in damp rainforest conditions. Instead of pulling up these unpleasant little critters, the salt or insect repellent may keep them away without any bite infection.
The most significant feature of the dominant plant life in Sinharaja Rainforest is the loftiness of the larger species. Some trees found in these forests are known to be more than 50 meters in height. The high level of humidity found in the forest creates an ideal environment for the growth of plants. The canopy trees reach heights of up to 45m, with the next layer down topping about 30m. Each layer of the forest canopy has a unique set of environmental conditions and organisms. The ground layer referred to as the lowest stratum is composed of many rare and endemic herbal plants. More than 65% of trees and woody climbers endemic to Sri Lanka’s rainforest are found in Sinharajah.
The largest carnivore in the rain forest is the leopard but they are seldom seen because of dense vegetation. The commonest larger mammal is the endemic Purple-faced-Langur. Sambar, barking deer and wild boar has been spotted regularly within forest limits. Bird watching in this ecosystem is particularly interesting because it is home to rare species of endemic birds of Sri Lanka such as Red-faced Malkoha, the Sri Lanka Blue Magpie, the Ashy – headed Babbler, the White- Headed Starling and the Green-billed Coucal the rarest of Sri Lankan birds. A variety of reptiles and amphibians also call these forests their home along with a range of fish species such as the striped rasbora and the walking catfish.