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Kegalle is developing tourism destination and there are many hidden attractions to visit.This page w

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Amazing Saradiyel Village

The local Robin Hood or Soora Saradiyel of Uthuwankanda is a great character over centuries providing basement for tons of legends. Uthuwana / Uthuwankanda area nearby Mawanella town has evidences for all of these stories. There is a great attraction of Local and Foreign tourists Uthuwan kanda called Saradiyel Village recreating these legends and bring back them alive.

Saradiyel Village is located about 2Km away from Colombo - Kandy highway near by Mawanella. About 6Acre area has been utilized to create this 19th century traditional village. Everything built in cement amazingly to feel they are really live. There's also a tour guide doing excellent job by explaining each and every indecent of Saradiyel story and major attractions of a 19th century village in Sri Lanka.

Entrance fee is 100Rs for a local visitor and it's a really reasonable rate when comparing with the service they provide. It does take about 1 - 2 hour to complete the trail including all explanations. Monument shop is also full with traditional equipment and foods.

The whole Soora Saradiiyel village is still under construction and will be completed soon. Access road is little bit hard and steep but easily could reach with a car. It's highly recommended to visit there if you are passing Mawanella and having little spare time.

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Nice place in Asupini Ella

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Kurulu Kele
Widely popular not only in the region but island wide, it is a rich bird sanctuary of both typical and migrants. Located in the heart of the city Kegalle, accession is easy and many varieties of birds are flying here at any time of the year. The name of the location suggests exactly what it is. Kurulu means birds and Kele means forest.

Route: Colombo –> Kegalle Town –> Bandaranayake Mawatha

Attractions and activities

1.Activities at Kurulu Kele: Birds Watching, Photography, Nature Study.

Accommodation Options

1. Kurulu Kele Inn, No.17, Albert Senavirathne Mw, Kegalle.
2. Earl’s Chateau, No.9, Winstom Wickramasinghe Mw, Kegalle.
3. Nipuna Rest, 821, Meepitiya, Kegalle.

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Salgala monestry to meditation

Salgala monastery is a haven for monks who have renounced worldly pleasures to lead a life of austerity and meditation.

A place of rare serenity, which could inspire Sandesha Kavya writers, Salgala, is easily accessible from Warakapola. Seven miles on the Anguruwakanda road and another 2 1/2 miles from Galapitamada bring one to its entrance. To the villagers, this natural forest reserve extending over 600 acres is merely the ‘Ketakilla Mukalana’- a place to gather firewood and herbs. The ‘kele mahattayas’ (forest officers) had not come for some time, but they penalized only the illicit fellers. And that happened in the leech -infested ‘high climb’ not trod by ordinary folk.

Attractions and activities

1. Activities at Salgala Monastery: Meditation, Nature Study.

Accommodation Options

1. Rangana Rest, Kandy Road, Warakapola.
2. Hotel Randiv, Kandy Road, Meepitiya, Kegalle.
3. Ambasewana Walauwa, Aranayake Road, Ussapitiya, Kegalle

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Dorawaka rock cave

It is believe that excavation surveys conducted at the Dorawaka Rock caves at Warakapola reveal information of the Mesolithic Era, the third phase of the Stone Age.

According to them, the caves at Dorawakkanda and Uragala near Warakapola in the Kegalle District have yielded some of the most sensational archaeological findings in recent times, among them Brahmi inscriptions, a communication mode within suggest and attributes a different language pre-dating the arrival of Vijaya.
Brahmi lettering is typically found in rock inscriptions in stone caves. The roots of this science is said to have originated in India. The chronicles, the Mahawansa in particular, believe that the communication mode was brought to Sri Lanka in the same period as Arahant Mahinda’s arrival in Sri Lanka. This, therefore, is the most ancient form of lettering found in the island.

Apparently some of the Brahmi characters are yet to be idenfied. However, such inscriptions in conjunction with other historical evidence as well as folk lore tell us much about the commercial and trading activities engaged in by the Naga tribes and other ancient peoples prior to the planned settlement schemes.

Attractions and activities

Visiting Historic & Archeological Sites, Photography, Rock Climbing, Cave Tourism.

Accommodation Options

1. Rangana Rest, Kandy Road, Warakapola.
2. Picturesque Mountain Inn, 503, Thembiliyana Estate, Dehiowita.
3. Kurulu Kele Inn, No.17, Albert Senavirathne Mw, Kegalle

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Beauty of the Asupini Ella

Asupini Ella (waterfall) also called `Asupini Falls` is a beautiful waterfall that can be seen from the historic town of Aranayake. According to ancient tales, it was named after the story about a King who had many queens. On his return from war, he assured them that he would give them a sign from the hills about the fate of the war.He said,If his soldiers waved a white flag over the hills, it would mean he was defeated and killed in action. But, if he waved his own flag bearing his crest, that he was victorious.

A waterfall of about 10 m on the upper course of the Maha Oya. At the margin of a rock ledge there is a valley-break off with a height-difference of about 120 m. here the Maha Oyahas formed a waterfall surrounded by steep walls of rock and by jungle. From Dolosbage (20 km west of Nawalapitiya, 132 km from Colombo) a narrow road takes to Wevelkelle upon the Maha Oya (6 km). Along the west bank of the river there is a path downstream through tea plantations off Epalawtta to the waterfall (2 km). You may proceed to the north to Mawanella (18 km) upon trunk road A-1 (Colombo-Kandy), but this road is poor.

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Bathalegala Rock

Bathalegala rock, situated in Kegalle, it can clearly visible when reach Kadugannawa. Bathalegala is more than 1688 feet high and surrounded by its satellites such as Devanagala Kanda hallowed by the visit of legendary God Alutnuwara in the north east, Kaithankadagale and Urakanda hillocks and Montane rock, Wakirigala rock and Uthuwankanda from the north. Also it is well famous as Bible Rock because it resembles an open book.

Bathalegala is situated at Aranayake in Aranayake D.S, Hathgampala GS division.

Route: Colombo –> Mawanella -> Gewilipitiya -> Hathgampala -> Bathalegala (2.5km)

Attractions and activities
1. Actvities at Bathalegala: Rock Climbing , Nature Trails , Photography , Scenery , Camping
2. Near by Attractions: Asupini Ella, Bo Ella

Accommodation
1.Hotel Randiv, Kandy Road, Meepitiya, Kegalle.
2.Ambasewana Walauwa, Aranayake Road, Ussapitiya, Kegalle

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Kegalle district situated between the central highlands and western southern planes. It is a largest town in Sabaragamuwa province. Today it is a developing tourism destination and also it today boosts of a rich rubber , spice cultivation and booming clay industry and world's only elephant orphanage. It has become one of profitable tourist attractions of the country.

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