asiamaya.com - optimized for cell phone and PC browsing
Sri Lanka / Flora and Fauna (page 3)
Special safaris are conducted in areas such as Wasgamuwa, Uda-Walawe and Habarana for those interested in viewing wild elephants in their natural habitat. For those who like staying in the wilds, a visit to the TASK Camp at Kuda Oya in Moner-agala district is a essential. The camp is on one acre while the total site covers 15 acres. Programmes include a safari to the Lunugamvehera - Strict Natural Reserve or Debara Aara where groups are taken to observe the pachyderms in their natural habitat. Accommodation is in tents with attached toilets having running water and showers. Meals are served in a mess tent with a bar. Lunch comprises a Lankan meal cooked in clay pots and dinner is at the open-air barbecue.
Conservationists would enjoy a visit to the Turtle Research Station at Rekawa beach of Tangalle where turtles come to nest. Of the eight species of turtles in the world Sri Lanka has five. There are cottages for visitors on scientific expeditions.
Of the three botanical gardens in Sri Lanka, two of them are in the hills and the third in the lowlands. Each is a rare storehouse of the world's finest collection of exotic tropical plants. The Royal Botanical Gardens at Peradeniya is the oldest its origins going back to the 14th century. Only 7 km from Kandy and 110 km from Colombo, the gardens, with over 400 species, have gained worldwide fame. The not-so-famous and not- as-large Hakgala Gardens are set in the cool climes upcountry, 10 km from Nuwara Eliya.
- Page 1
- Page 2
- Page 3
- Page 4
- Page 5
- Page 6
***
When stimulating neurotransmitters such as
dopamine and norepinephrine
are in the driver's seat, appetite for food is suppressed and appetite for sex is pronounced.
This page: http://www.asiamaya.com/asiaguide/srilanka/e-01land/es-lan11_c.htm
Copyright © Dan Kardarron
333 Srinakarin Road
Nongbon
Bangkok, 10250
Thailand
dan_kardarron@yahoo.com