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Colombo Travel Guide - Sri Lanka Astonishing Experience
Colombo Travel Guide - Sri Lanka Astonishing Experience
Colombo (Sinhala: කොළඹ, Tamil: கொழும்பு) is the largest city and the financial and commercial capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo remains both the commercial and financial capital of Sri Lanka even after the administrative capital has been moved to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, a suburb east of the city.
Colombo is a huge, sprawling city, which can be visited any time of year due to its tropical climate. The traffic can feel somewhat overwhelming at first but it is organised and much more manageable when compared to other major cities of South and Southeast Asia. Colombo as a city has been discussed in historical records for over two millenia. The city boasts an incredible level of cultural diversity that can be experienced through its eclectic architecture and cuisine. Sri Lankan are very friendly, highly educated and worldly. In Colombo you will experience tradition blending with progressive values with English being spoken widely.
Getting around by Tuk-Tuk (Three wheeler, Tri-shaw) is generally the most convenient option in Colombo. There is a good, cheap public bus service but you need to know the route number of the bus that you would have to take to your destination. Train services are available to some of the main cities from Colombo but they are infrequent.
Like many cities, Colombo's urban area extends well beyond the boundaries of a single local authority, encompassing other municipal and urban councils such as Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Municipal Council, Dehiwala Mount Lavinia Municipal Council, Kolonnawa Urban Council, Kaduwela Municipal Council and Kotikawatte Mulleriyawa Pradeshiya Sabha. The main city is home to a majority of Sri Lanka's corporate offices, restaurants and entertainment venues.[11] Famous landmarks in Colombo include Galle Face Green, Viharamahadevi Park, Beira Lake, Colombo Racecourse, Planetarium, University of Colombo, Mount Lavinia beach, Nelum Pokuna Theatre, Colombo Lotus Tower as well as the National Museum.
Colombo Divisions and suburbs :
Fort
Slave Island, Union Place
Kollupitiya
Bambalapitiya
Havelock Town, Kirulapana, Kirilapone North
Wellawatte, Pamankada,
Cinnamon Gardens
Borella
Dematagoda
Maradana, Panchikawatte
Pettah
Hultsdorf
Kotahena, Bloemendhal
Grandpass
Mutwal, Modara, Mattakkuliya, Madampitiya
PitaKotte
EthulKotte
Nawala
Nugegoda
Rajagiriya
Athurugiriya
Battaramulla
Batuwatta
Boralesgamuwa
Dalugama
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
Ekala
Godagama
Homagama
Hokandara
Ja-Ela
Kadawatha
Kaduwela
Kalubowila
Kandana
Katunayake
Kiribathgoda
Kolonnawa
Koswatte
Kotikawatta
Kottawa
Maharagama
Malabe
Moratuwa
Pannipitiya
Peliyagoda
Piliyandala
Ragama
Ratmalana
Thalawathugoda
Wattala
Wickramasinhapura
A lot to see in Colombo such as :
Galle Face Green
Gangaramaya Temple
National Museum of Colombo
Pettah
Viharamahadevi Park
Independence Memorial Hall
Galle Face
Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque
Beira Lake
Paradise Road
Seema Malaka
Colombo Dutch Museum
Pettah Market
Laksala
Old Parliament Building, Colombo
Royal Colombo Golf Club
World Trade Center
Pettah Floating Market
Barefoot
Asokaramaya Buddhist Temple
Galle Face Beach
Wolvendaal Church
Galle Road
Colombo Municipal Council
St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade
Colombo Lotus Tower
St. Lucia's Cathedral
Khan Clock Tower
Slave Island
Shri Ponnambalawaneswaram Kovil
Bellagio Colombo
Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara
Thimbirigasyaya
Temple of Sri Kailawasanathan Swami Devasthanam Kovil
Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha
Colombo Lighthouse
Dehiwala Zoological Garden
Crow Island Beach Park
Diyatha Uyana
Sambodhi Chaithya
Crow Island Beach
Beddagana Wetland Park
Sri Lanka Planetarium
Colombo's cheap lodgings in the center of town, apart from the famous YMCA (containing a gay bathhouse), are mostly concentrated along the road opposite the Colombo Fort Railway Station. Many rooms are available but with shared bathrooms starting around 900 LKR. Buy a lunch packet from street stands practically anywhere in the city. Typically, it will be a filling meal of rice and vegetables for about LKR120. Around Fort Railway Station there are several local restaurants with the sign Hotel, these actually are restaurants and not hotels, this usage of the word Hotel seems to be unique to Sri Lanka and India.
( Colombo - Sri Lanka ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Colombo . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Colombo - Sri Lanka
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A visit to Bambalapitiya
A visit to Bambalapitiya With Visit Sri Lanka Properties
Kataragama -Sri lanka, Gopro hero 4 and DJI Phantom 4 drone
Kataragama is a pilgrimage town.it is a regionally popular place of pilgrimage of Hindu, Buddhist.
Katharagama is famous for the Hindu Shrine (Devale) and Dageba (Buddhist Pagoda - Kirivehera). Lord Buddha and his third and the last visit to Sri Lanka were believed to have met the King Mahasena who ruled over the Katharagama area in B.C.580. Thus the Sri Lankans believe that Katharagama was sanctified by Lord Buddha.
The Kirivehera Dageba which stands in close proximity to the Devale was built by the King Mahasena. According to the legend, the King met the Lord Buddha and listen to the Buddha's discourse and as a token of gratitude, the Dageba was built on that exact spot where it now stands.
Katharagama God is indigenous and long-celebrated in Sri Lankan lore and legend, and originally resides on the top of mountain called Waedahiti Kanda just outside of the Katharagama town. Since ancient times an inseparable connection between the God and his domain has existed. God Katharagama is popularly known among the Hindus as God Skandha, and Sivaites of South India call the God Subramanya. Following are the other names to identify the same God in the Hindu texts; Kandasamy, Kadiradeva, Kadiravel, Kartikeya, Tarakajith etc.
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Victoria Golf & Country Resort - Sri Lanka
Golf Tours Abroad are presenting a video of Victoria Golf & Country Resort in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The 6993 yard Par 73 championship course was designed by Donald Steel and commissioned in 1999. Golf Tours Abroad feature Victoria Golf & Country Resort in their Sri Lanka golf holidays - view the relevant web pages for further details:
Sri Lankan 1st Nelum Kole Foods - Boralesgamuwa
It was not just an ordinary hotel, since a range of Sri Lankan foods are served in a special way. Eventually it has become popular among the people and also known as a special restaurant in the area. Same type ofbusinesses followed this concept later andKrishantha never given up. With all the improvements Krishantha shifted to Boralesgamuwa and arranged it as a traditional Sri Lankan house with the touch of Sri Lankan style.
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Prasanna Money Exchange Colombo 06 Sri Lanka #USD #TheBest
Prasanna Money Exchange is the best money changer in Sri Lanka.
While 1 USD = 158 Lanka rupees in Unawatuna, 160 in Galle, 159 in the airport (the arrival), 163 in the airport (the departure), it is 164.5 in Prasanna money changer. This office located in Wellawatte, Colombo 06: 6.877827, 79.860431.
Diyasaru Park aka Biodiversity Study Park, Thalawathugoda (2018)
Thalawathugoda Biodiversity Study Park (now known as the Diyasaru Park) is a wetland artificially built near new Parliament Complex in Sri Jayawardanapura in a marshland. This park lies hidden behind the Parliament on the Japan-Sri Lanka friendship road with only a small board visible to the road. Diyasaru Park covers approximately 60 acres with artificial ponds and canals where you could see over 50 varieties of migratory birds, over 15 fish varieties including three endemic to Sri Lanka and over 25 butterfly species. It is also home to few crocodiles and about five Fishing Cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) locally known as “Handun Diviya” and “Kola Diviya“.
Being a wetland, this park serves home to many other different animals and marshy plants, dragonflies, mammals, amphibians, reptiles and many terrestrial and aquatic plant species indicating a high biodiversity value especially highlighting the value of urban wildlife. It contains a study center, open study area, board walks for walking through the wetland, butterfly garden, bird watching tower and bird hide, ground water wells, a laboratory, a herbarium, children’s pond, wetland agriculture area, rush and reed pond, audio video room and boat riding facilities.
Originally this park was a paddy land. During the late 1970’s the parliament lake was created and this land was used to deposit dredge material and cultivation ceased. At present it serves as a flood detention area, absorbing flood water during heavy storms and contributes protect parliament area from being inundated. Some of its other benefits are lowering the city temperature, providing a place for students to conduct biodiversity practicals, and providing a recreational area for lovers of nature.
The park is open all seven days of the week from 6 AM to 6 PM.
Source: Amazing Lanka
Special Note for the Viewers:
I’ve done this video to make other human beings aware of the beauty of this place and please don’t misuse this information in order to ruin this place. I’ve spent so much of time/money bringing this to you so that you may enjoy it. However I’ve a very kind and humble request from you all.
Should you ever visit this place, you’re kindly requested to adhere to the following in order to save our Mother Nature (essentially Our Country) not only for the future generations but for the current one as well:
* Avoid careless/reckless/irresponsible/money-oriented/mega tour groups or organizers.
* Travel in smaller groups as Mother Nature can’t afford so many footprints at once.
* Minimize the use of polythene/plastic and do bring back if you have to take any with you.
* Don’t litter and even if it’ bio-degradable, please bring it back and dispose of the garbage properly and responsibly. Because no matter what it is, it will still be alien to that environment.
* Use reusable water bottles so that you don’t have to keep buying plastic ones. It’ll not only save you money but will help save nature massively.
* Remain quiet and vigilant. Don’t disturb the tranquility of the nature. Instead savor it.
* Try and bring if you spot any litter/garbage left behind by other careless travellers.
* Don’t light fires unnecessarily and do try to use portable cookers instead of using firewood when camping. The increase usage of firewood leads to more deforestation even at a smaller scale.
* Don’t bring any plants back with you or break any plants/branches unnecessarily.
* Don’t walk off the designated footpath.
* Don’t use soap/detergent/shampoo when bathing in natural streams as they’d only lead to the contamination of those pure water sources and elimination of wildlife species.
* Don’t do anything that harms the Mother Nature.
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