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The entrance is on the right side of the Tapovanaya Monastery. There is parking space for cars and vans near the entrance and a refreshment stall. The entrance fee for Sri Lankan visitors is Rs. 30,-; the fee for foreign visitors is Rs. 570,-. Sri Lankan visitors have to register and leave their identity card at the entrance.
It is the first ever Safari Park in Sri Lanka. [4] In 2008, construction work of park was started by the direction of The National Zoological Department of Sri Lanka. The safari park constructed for the expectation of tourism, and estimated cost for the project is 1.6 billion Sri Lankan rupees. [2]
The most recent site, the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, was listed in 2010. The Central Highlands and the Sinharaja Forest Reserve are natural sites, the other six are cultural. In addition, Sri Lanka has four sites on its tentative list. The country served as a member of the World Heritage Committee in the years 1983–1989. [3]
The archaeological heritage of Sri Lanka can be divided into three ages; Prehistoric (Stone-age), Protohistoric (Iron age), and historical period. The presence of man activities in Sri Lanka probably dates from 75,000 years ago (late Pleistocene period). Prehistoric sites which are presently identified in the country are distributed from the ...
The Pettah Market also called Manning Market is an open market in the suburb of Pettah in the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka. [1] [2] The entrance to the Pettah Market is marked formally by a tall monument in the centre of a roundabout, known as the Khan Clock Tower which was built by the family of Framjee Bhickajee Khan, an eminent Parsi family ...
Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya are about 5.5 km to the west of the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. In 2016, the garden was visited by 1.2 million locals and 400,000 foreign visitors. [1] It is near the Mahaweli River (the longest river in Sri Lanka). [2] It is renowned for its collection of orchids.
The following is a list of settlements in Sri Lanka with a population between 5,000 and 50,000. Towns. Town Image DS Division District Province Population Area [1]
Department of Census and Statistics – Sri Lanka 7°04′30″N 80°47′29″E / 7.07500°N 80.79139°E / 7.07500; 80 This Kandy District , Central Province, Sri Lanka location article is a stub .