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Ratnapura

Named as the “city of Gems”. Almost every street corner you could find gem related dealings. The Gem Museum exhibits prehistoric fossils, precious stones and valuable jewellery item. You could see the demonstrations of jewel polishing by the craftsmen at workshops; even the finish products are available. You can buy very rare shades of gems in this area. This city is one entrance to historical ‘Adams Peak’ or ‘Sri Pada’ mountain which is worshiped by many pilgrims.

Sinharaja Rain Forest

Which is a world heritage site. This is the only surviving tropical rain forest in Sri Lanka. Waterproof clothing and boots are essential. Not a hint of sunlight penetrates the dense tree canopy on which the rain patters. Insects hum and chirp incessantly, but only the Butterflies display any colour in this evergreen world. In addition, there is very rare endemic bird call “Blue Magpie”. Environmental protection groups saved this paradise by freeing from timber factories and the forest has been nature reserve since 1989.The travellers can feel that they have entered into another world without distracting sounds of day-to-day hassle.

Yala

The largest National Park in Sri Lanka; covers 126,786 hectares including the Strict Natural Reserve (Block II). The most familiar is Block I (14,101 hectares) and this were established in 1938. Yala is famous for its herds and number of elephants, leopards, spotted deer, sambur, crocodiles, mongoose, wild boars, wild buffaloes, sloth bears and many other animals. More than 130 bird species are recorded which includes the resident and winter visitors. There are holiday resorts within the jungle are for elephant and leopard- watching.

Turtle Hatchery

Is a conservation project to survive the turtles because it’s an endangered species. Sri Lanka is a safe haven for turtles. Out of eight remaining turtle species five of them lay their eggs on Sri Lankan coast during the breeding season (December to February).