Dunukara Lanka Travel
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Tel :- 0716931256
One Night Tour
Yala
Yala
National Park is the most visited and second largest national park
in Sri Lanka. Actually it consists of five blocks, two of which are now open to
the public; and also adjoining parks. The blocks have individual names also,
like Ruhuna National Park for the (best known) block 1 and Kumana National Park
or 'Yala East' for the adjoining area. It is situated in the southeast region
of the country, and lies in Southern Province and Uva Province.
The park covers 979 square kilometers (378 sq mi) and is located
about 300 kilometers (190 mi) from Colombo.
Yala was designated as a wildlife sanctuary
in 1900, and, along with Wilpattu it was one of the first
two national parks in Sri Lanka, having been designated in 1938
Tour
Details
Day 1
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6.00 am
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Leave from Galle
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7.30 am
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Breakfast
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11.30 – 14.30 pm
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Leisure at Kirinda
Beach & Lunch
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15.30 – 16.30 pm
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Visit Kataragama
Devel & Kirivehera Temple
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Dinner & over
night stay at yala
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Day 2
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6.00 – 12.00 pm
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Yala safari
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7.30 am
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Breakfast
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12.30 – 13.30 pm
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Lunch
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13.30 pm
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Leave for Galle
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18.30 pm
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At Galle
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The
park is best known for its variety of wild animals. It is important for the
conservation of Sri Lankan Elephants and aquatic birds.
There are six national parks and three wildlife sanctuaries in the vicinity of
Yala. The park is situated in the dry semi-arid climatic region
and rain is received mainly during the northeast monsoon.
Yala hosts a variety of ecosystems ranging from moist monsoon forests to
freshwater and marine wetlands.
It is one of the 70 Important Bird Areas (IBAs) in Sri
Lanka. Yala harbours 215 bird species including six endemic species of Sri
Lanka. The number of mammals that has been recorded from the park is 44, and it
has one of the highest leopard
densities in the world.
The
area around Yala has hosted several ancient civilizations. Two important
pilgrim sites, Sithulpahuwa and Magul Vihara, are situated within the park. The
2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
caused severe damage on the Yala National Park and 250 people died in its
vicinity. The number of visitors has been on the rise since 2009 after the
security situation in the park improved.
The
Yala area is mostly composed of metamorphic rock
belonging to the Precambrian era and classified into two series,
Vijayan series and Highland series. Reddish brown soil and low humic
grey soil are prominent among six soil types.
Yala is situated in the lowest peneplain
of Sri Lanka, which extends from Trincomalee to Hambantota. Topographically the
area is a flat and mildly undulating plain that runs to the coast with
elevation is 30 metres (98 ft) close to the coast while rising in the
interior to 100–125 metres (330–410 ft). The national park is situated in the dry semi-arid climatic region
and rain is received mainly during the northeast monsoon.
The mean annual rainfall ranges between 500–775 millimeters (20–30.5 in) while
the mean temperature ranges between 26.4 °C (79.5 °F) in January to 30 °C
(86 °F) in April. It is windier in Yala, during the southwest monsoon
compared to the wind during the northeast monsoon with wind speeds from 23
kilometers per hour (14 mph) to 15 kilometres per hour (9.3 mph).
Kataragama
Devel
Kataragamam
temple in Kataragama, Sri Lanka,
is a Hindu
and Buddhist
temple complex dedicated to Skanda-Murukan
also known as Kataragama deviyo. It is one of the few
religious sites in Sri Lanka that is venerated by the majority Sinhala Buddhists,
minority Hindu Tamils, Muslims
and the indigenous Vedda people. It is a collection of modest shrines, of which
the one dedicated to Skanda-Murukan also known as Kataragama deviyo is the most
important. For most of the past millennia, it was a jungle shrine very
difficult to access, but currently is accessible by an all-weather road. Almost
all the shrines— and the nearby Kiri Vehera are
managed by Buddhists, apart from shrines dedicated to Tevayani, Shiva
(Siva) and the Muslim mosque.
Up until the 1940s a majority of the pilgrims were Tamil
Hindus from Sri Lanka and South India,
who undertook an arduous pilgrimage on foot.
Since then most pilgrims tend to be Sinhala Buddhists, and cult of Kataragama
deviyo has become the most popular amongst the Sinhalese
people.
A
number of legends and myths are associated with the deity and the location,
differing by religion, ethnic affiliation and time. These legends are also
changing with the deities' burgeoning popularity with Buddhists, as the
Buddhist ritual specialists and clergy try to accommodate the deity within
Buddhist ideals of non-theism. With the change in devotees, the mode of
worship and festivals has also changed from that of Hindu orientation to one
that accommodates Buddhist rituals and theology. It is difficult to reconstruct
the factual history of the place and the reason for its popularity amongst Sri
Lankans and Indians based on legends and available archeological and literary
evidence alone, although the place seems to have a venerable history. The lack
of clear historic records and resultant legends and myths fuel the conflict
between Buddhists and Hindus as to the ownership and the mode of worship at
Kataragama
The
priests of the temple are known as Kapuralas and are believed to be descended
from indigenous Vedda people. Veddas too have a claim on the temple, a nearby
mountain peak and locality through a number of legends. There is a Muslim
mosque and a few tombs of Muslim pious men buried nearby. The temple complex is
also connected to a number of other similar temples in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka
dedicated to Murukan
which are along the path of pilgrimage from Jaffna
in the north to Kataragama
Benefits from the Tour
Ø Transportation
Ø Lunch
Ø Guiding
Ø Entrance
Fee
Ø 1
liter Drinking Water
Ø Insurance
Please Note
Ø Breakfast
not Include
Ø Make
Sure to bring extra water in addition to which we supply.
Ø Try
to be cooperative with the others.
Ø Be
Environmental Friendly.
Ø Kindly
pay your attention to respect and protect to the cultural monuments and the
sites.
Ø Liquor
and drugs are prohibited to use in the tour.
Ø Please
follow the right and proper way to remove the garbage.
Ø When
you are visiting the sites with the others, the time which has been provided
will be highly concern.
Ø Please
be kind enough to provide your highly attention specially in dangerous places
in the sites to be protect you and others, Your cooperation on this regards
will be very much essential to succeed the whole tour.
Please note 03 – 11 year old is concerns as children
and above 12 years old are concern as adult.
Charging
US-$ 700
