A visit to the Sinharaja Forest

 







Recently we had the chance of visiting the Sinharaja Forest. Our family members organized this tour. There were 10 members for this tour. We were able to reach Rakwana at about 10.00a.m. This forest is situated in the South Western section of the island. From Rakwana we travelled through tea estates.After about half an hour we reached the little village of Kudawa. Then we went to the office of the forest department. We obtained the necessary permits there. A guide too came with us. We walked along the paths . While walking we could see various kinds of trees and creepers in various sizes. It was a very attractive scene. We also came across a large number of beautiful butterflies. The Sinharaja is the only rain forest in Sri Lanka. It is the home to hundreds of indigenous flora and many kinds of birds, beasts, and reptiles. It has become a national heritage wilderness area under the the national heritage area act in 1988. We saw many streams in the forest. There were a large number of plants that are used for Ayurvedic medicine. There were also many rare birds and insects. We stopped at a place called Mulawella. We had our lunch there. After having our lunch ,we started climbing up the hill. There were huge trees with their roots running all over the ground. Then we came to another interesting place called Sinharaja. As it was getting dark we started our return journey.

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