Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Kegalle
Location
This Elephant Orphanage Is Located At Pinnawala, Kegalle District, In Sabaragamuwa Province. The Main Access Is From Colombo- Kandy Main Road And Turn Towards Rambukkana. You Can Easily Find The Place From Name Boad By The Main Road.
This Elephant Orphanage Is Located At Pinnawala, Kegalle District, In Sabaragamuwa Province. The Main Access Is From Colombo- Kandy Main Road And Turn Towards Rambukkana. You Can Easily Find The Place From Name Boad By The Main Road.
Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage Established In 1975 As Place For
Shelter And Care The Wounded Elephants And Abandoned Baby Elephants Found In
Jungle. This Is Covered A Area Over 24 Acre Land. Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage
Was Under The Department Of Department Of Wildlife But Now Under The National
Zoological Garden.
The
Main Daily Activities Taken Place In The Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage Are
Feeding Milk To Baby Elephants And The Bathing Sessions. Feeding To Babies
Usual Taken Place Around 8.00 Am( May Subjected To Change, Please Contact The
Relevant Authorities Before You Visit).
This Area Is Not A Jungle, Just A Garden With Coconut Trees.
So Items Such As Jackfruit Leaves(Branches), Coconut Tree Branches And Kithul
Tree Branches Taken Out Side To Fed Elephants. Other Than Those, They Were Fed
With Mixture Of Some Nutritious Foods Such As Rice, Gingerly Seeds,
Elephants Were Taken For Bath In Nearby Ma-Oya( A River)
Around 10.00 Am And 2.30 Pm In The Evening.
Elephants Lie Down On Riverbeds And Allow The The People Who
Look After Them To Scrub And Clean Their Body. In The Bathing Time, Visitors
Can See Elephants Walk One Followed By Other, Then Cross The Road And Go Down
To The River.
Berendi Kovil,Seethawaka
Direction To Berendi Kovil
If You Are Coming From Colombo, Once You Pass Avissawella, Take
The Ginigathena Road ( Avissawella - Hatton- Nuwaraeliya Road). You Will Pass A
Small Bridge And Just After It You Will Find A By-Road To Your Right Hand Side.
This Turn Is Before The Thalduwa Junction.
There Is A Name Board Also Located By The Turning Point From The Main Road And You Also Can Check The Directions With The Villages Even.
You Need To Travel Just 200m Along With By-Road And It Ends At The Kovil Enterance. You Can Park Your Vehical At The Car Park And Take The Stares To The Kovil. Berendi Kovil Is By The Seethawaka River.
There Is A Name Board Also Located By The Turning Point From The Main Road And You Also Can Check The Directions With The Villages Even.
You Need To Travel Just 200m Along With By-Road And It Ends At The Kovil Enterance. You Can Park Your Vehical At The Car Park And Take The Stares To The Kovil. Berendi Kovil Is By The Seethawaka River.
Aluth Nuwara Dedimunda Devalaya
Aluth
Nuwara Dedimunda Devalaya Is Located Few Kilometers Away From The Mawanella Town.
When You Are Traveling From Colombo To Kandy, Once You Pass The Mawanella Town
You Will Reach A Village Call Hingula.
From Hingula Take A Sub Lane In The Right Hand Side. Once You Travel Through By This Sub Road, You Will Reach The Dedimunda Devalaya. Ample Parking Area Available Nearby. You Can't Find The Place, Best Option Is To Consult Villagers By The Road.
You Will Also Find Another Devalaya Located By The Kandy Main Road Close Hingula Junction. But Its Not The Original Dedimunda Devalaya.
From Hingula Take A Sub Lane In The Right Hand Side. Once You Travel Through By This Sub Road, You Will Reach The Dedimunda Devalaya. Ample Parking Area Available Nearby. You Can't Find The Place, Best Option Is To Consult Villagers By The Road.
You Will Also Find Another Devalaya Located By The Kandy Main Road Close Hingula Junction. But Its Not The Original Dedimunda Devalaya.
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