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It is one of the sought after tourist attractions among the Weligama visitors today. Believed to belong to the 7-9th centuries, the famous statue is part of the Kushtarajagala Viharaya tradition. Irrespective of any belief, this statue is the only remaining preserved statue here that still receives people from all over the world. They come here to worship and get relieved from various types of diseases.
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Kushtarajagala Statue
A2 It is one of the sought after tourist attractions among the Weligama visitors today. Believed to belong to the 7-9th centuries, the famous statue is part of the Kushtarajagala Viharaya tradition. Irrespective of any belief, this statue is the only remaining preserved statue here that still receives people from all over the world. They come here to worship and get relieved from various types of diseases.

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Agrabodhi Raja Maha Viharaya is an ancient Buddhist temple situated in Weligama.

Distance from Mirissa – 8.7 km (20 minutes)
Agrabodhi Raja Maha Viharaya is an ancient Buddhist temple situated in Weligama. The temple dates back to the reign of King Devanampiyatissa of the Anuradhapura kingdom. The chronicle of the Holy Bodhi Tree, the Bodhivamsa states that the very first of the Bodhi saplings out of the first thirty two saplings from the sacred tree of Sri Maha Bodhi was planted at Agrabodhi Raja Maha Viharaya temple grounds during the reign of King Devanampiyatissa. However, the image house of the temple is believed to have been built by the great King Parakramabahu of the Polonnaruwa era. The painting inside the image house if belongs to the Kandyan era. Some folklore also states that the temple was built by King Agrabodhi IV and thus was named after him.
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Agrabodhi Raja Maha Viharaya

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Agrabodhi Raja Maha Viharaya is an ancient Buddhist temple situated in Weligama.

Distance from Mirissa – 8.7 km (20 minutes)
Agrabodhi Raja Maha Viharaya is an ancient Buddhist temple situated in Weligama. The temple dates back to the reign of King Devanampiyatissa of the Anuradhapura kingdom. The chronicle of the Holy Bodhi Tree, the Bodhivamsa states that the very first of the Bodhi saplings out of the first thirty two saplings from the sacred tree of Sri Maha Bodhi was planted at Agrabodhi Raja Maha Viharaya temple grounds during the reign of King Devanampiyatissa. However, the image house of the temple is believed to have been built by the great King Parakramabahu of the Polonnaruwa era. The painting inside the image house if belongs to the Kandyan era. Some folklore also states that the temple was built by King Agrabodhi IV and thus was named after him.
Weligama Surfing Beach is located on the southern end of Sri Lanka, is a sandy stretch of beach that’s popular for beginner surfers. The beach spans about two kilometers in length and offers a small beach resort and an established fishing scene.
Tourists tend to frequent this part of the island between peak surfing season for Weligama beach is anywhere between October and April.
Weligama is one of the best places to learn to surf (or to hone your skills) as the wave breaks make for a pleasant, easy experience compared to other beaches. There are also areas for more advanced surfers, but in general, Weligama offers a perfect beginner surf experience.
The best part of staying in Weligama is that within few minutes of ride you can reach up to nine to ten more surf spots.
Our surf camp in Sri Lanka located just middle of all these surf spots right next to the beach in Weligama surfing beach.
Weligama City Beginner's Surf beach
Weligama By Pass RoadWeligama Surfing Beach is located on the southern end of Sri Lanka, is a sandy stretch of beach that’s popular for beginner surfers. The beach spans about two kilometers in length and offers a small beach resort and an established fishing scene.
Tourists tend to frequent this part of the island between peak surfing season for Weligama beach is anywhere between October and April.
Weligama is one of the best places to learn to surf (or to hone your skills) as the wave breaks make for a pleasant, easy experience compared to other beaches. There are also areas for more advanced surfers, but in general, Weligama offers a perfect beginner surf experience.
The best part of staying in Weligama is that within few minutes of ride you can reach up to nine to ten more surf spots.
Our surf camp in Sri Lanka located just middle of all these surf spots right next to the beach in Weligama surfing beach.
Whales Watching Mirissa
The fort has a colourful history, and today has a multi-ethnic and multi-religious population. The Sri Lankan government and many Dutch people who still own some of the properties inside the fort are looking at making this one of the modern wonders of the world.The heritage value of the fort has been recognized by the UNESCO and the site has been inscribed as a cultural heritage UNESCO World Heritage Site under criteria iv, for its unique exposition of "an urban ensemble which illustrates the interaction of European architecture and South Asian traditions from the 16th to the 19th centuries."
The Galle Fort, also known as the Dutch Fort or the "Ramparts of Galle", withstood the Boxing Day tsunami which damaged part of coastal area Galle town. It has been since restored.
Galle’s earliest historical existence is traced to Ptolemy’s world map of 125–150 CE when it was a busy port, trading with Greece, Arab countries, China and others. Its mention as a "port of call of the Levant" is made in the cosmography of Cosmas Indicopleustes. This is the harbour where the Portuguese, under the leadership of Lourenço de Almeida, made their first landing in 1505 on the island and caused a notable change in developments on the island with their close friendship with Dharmaparakrama Bahu (1484–1514), the then king of the country. Before the Portuguese arrived here, Ibn Batuta had touched base at this port. This was the beginning of the fort’s history, which was built by the Portuguese, along with a Franciscan chapel (now mostly in ruins) inside the fort in 1541. The fort also, in later years, served as prison camp to incarcerate Sinhalese natives who opposed the Portuguese. The Portuguese had moved to Colombo from Galle as they preferred the latter. In 1588, however, they were attacked by the Sinhalese King Raja Singha I (1581–93) of Sitawaka, which forced the Portuguese to return to Galle. At Galle, they initially built a small fort out of palm trees and mud. They called it the Santa Cruz, and later extended it with a watch tower and three bastions and a "fortalice" to guard the harbour.
In 1640, the events took a turn with the Dutch entering the fray joining hands with King Rajasinhe II to capture the Galle Fort. The Dutch, with a force of some 2,500 men under Koster, captured the fort from the Portuguese in 1640 itself. Although not an ideal situation for the Sinhalese, they were instrumental in building the fort as seen in its present form in the Dutch architectural style. Fortifications were added up to the early 18th century. The establishment consisted of public administration buildings, warehouses and business houses and residential quarters. A Protestant church (planned by Abraham Anthonisz) was also built in baroque style in 1775 to cater to the colonists and the local people who were converted to Christianity. The most prominent buildings in the fort complex were the Commandant's residence, the arsenal and the gun house. Other buildings erected in the fort catered to trade and defense requirements such as workshops for carpentry, smithy, rope making and so forth. They also built an elaborate system of sewers that were flooded at high tide, taking the sewage away to sea.
The British took over the fort on 23 February 1796, one week after Colombo was captured. Sri Lanka remained a British colony formally from 1815 till it became an independent island nation in 1948. The importance of Galle also declined after the British developed Colombo as their capital and main port in the mid nineteenth century.
After the fort came under the control of the British in 1796, it remained their southern headquarters. They made many modifications to the fort, such as closing the moat, building houses, a lighthouse on the Utrecht Bastion, a gate between the Moon Bastion and the Sun Bastion. A tower was erected in 1883 to commemorate the jubilee of Queen Victoria. The Second World War saw many more fortifications built to defend the fort. In spite of all the changes made over the years, since it was first built between the 16th and the 19th century, the Galle Fort still remains a unique monument complex said to be "the best example of a fortified city with a fusion of European architecture and South Asian traditions built by Europeans in South and
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Galle Dutch Fort
Church StreetThe fort has a colourful history, and today has a multi-ethnic and multi-religious population. The Sri Lankan government and many Dutch people who still own some of the properties inside the fort are looking at making this one of the modern wonders of the world.The heritage value of the fort has been recognized by the UNESCO and the site has been inscribed as a cultural heritage UNESCO World Heritage Site under criteria iv, for its unique exposition of "an urban ensemble which illustrates the interaction of European architecture and South Asian traditions from the 16th to the 19th centuries."
The Galle Fort, also known as the Dutch Fort or the "Ramparts of Galle", withstood the Boxing Day tsunami which damaged part of coastal area Galle town. It has been since restored.
Galle’s earliest historical existence is traced to Ptolemy’s world map of 125–150 CE when it was a busy port, trading with Greece, Arab countries, China and others. Its mention as a "port of call of the Levant" is made in the cosmography of Cosmas Indicopleustes. This is the harbour where the Portuguese, under the leadership of Lourenço de Almeida, made their first landing in 1505 on the island and caused a notable change in developments on the island with their close friendship with Dharmaparakrama Bahu (1484–1514), the then king of the country. Before the Portuguese arrived here, Ibn Batuta had touched base at this port. This was the beginning of the fort’s history, which was built by the Portuguese, along with a Franciscan chapel (now mostly in ruins) inside the fort in 1541. The fort also, in later years, served as prison camp to incarcerate Sinhalese natives who opposed the Portuguese. The Portuguese had moved to Colombo from Galle as they preferred the latter. In 1588, however, they were attacked by the Sinhalese King Raja Singha I (1581–93) of Sitawaka, which forced the Portuguese to return to Galle. At Galle, they initially built a small fort out of palm trees and mud. They called it the Santa Cruz, and later extended it with a watch tower and three bastions and a "fortalice" to guard the harbour.
In 1640, the events took a turn with the Dutch entering the fray joining hands with King Rajasinhe II to capture the Galle Fort. The Dutch, with a force of some 2,500 men under Koster, captured the fort from the Portuguese in 1640 itself. Although not an ideal situation for the Sinhalese, they were instrumental in building the fort as seen in its present form in the Dutch architectural style. Fortifications were added up to the early 18th century. The establishment consisted of public administration buildings, warehouses and business houses and residential quarters. A Protestant church (planned by Abraham Anthonisz) was also built in baroque style in 1775 to cater to the colonists and the local people who were converted to Christianity. The most prominent buildings in the fort complex were the Commandant's residence, the arsenal and the gun house. Other buildings erected in the fort catered to trade and defense requirements such as workshops for carpentry, smithy, rope making and so forth. They also built an elaborate system of sewers that were flooded at high tide, taking the sewage away to sea.
The British took over the fort on 23 February 1796, one week after Colombo was captured. Sri Lanka remained a British colony formally from 1815 till it became an independent island nation in 1948. The importance of Galle also declined after the British developed Colombo as their capital and main port in the mid nineteenth century.
After the fort came under the control of the British in 1796, it remained their southern headquarters. They made many modifications to the fort, such as closing the moat, building houses, a lighthouse on the Utrecht Bastion, a gate between the Moon Bastion and the Sun Bastion. A tower was erected in 1883 to commemorate the jubilee of Queen Victoria. The Second World War saw many more fortifications built to defend the fort. In spite of all the changes made over the years, since it was first built between the 16th and the 19th century, the Galle Fort still remains a unique monument complex said to be "the best example of a fortified city with a fusion of European architecture and South Asian traditions built by Europeans in South and
Located in southern Sri Lanka, Udawalawe National Park is the island’s 6th-largest reserve, created in 1972 to house wildlife displaced by the building of the Udawalawe Reservoir. Spot animals such as elephant, buffalo, deer, crocodiles, leopards, and exotic birdlife among the park’s 119 square miles (308 square kilometers).
Things to Know Before You GoUdawalawe National Park lies about 55 miles (88 kilometers) northeast of Galle, with its main entrance 7.5 miles (12 kilometers) off the Ratnapura-Hambantota A18 highway. While you can get there via cab or local bus-hopping from places such as Ella, Ratnapura, the easiest options are safari tours that incorporate a game drive, round-trip transportation, and hotel pickup and drop-off.
Safaris depart in the morning and afternoon and last about three hours.
Light clothing in colors that blend with the park’s scrubland is recommended.
Bring a camera, binoculars, sunhat, sunscreen, and sunglasses.
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Udawalawa nasjonalpark
Located in southern Sri Lanka, Udawalawe National Park is the island’s 6th-largest reserve, created in 1972 to house wildlife displaced by the building of the Udawalawe Reservoir. Spot animals such as elephant, buffalo, deer, crocodiles, leopards, and exotic birdlife among the park’s 119 square miles (308 square kilometers).
Things to Know Before You GoUdawalawe National Park lies about 55 miles (88 kilometers) northeast of Galle, with its main entrance 7.5 miles (12 kilometers) off the Ratnapura-Hambantota A18 highway. While you can get there via cab or local bus-hopping from places such as Ella, Ratnapura, the easiest options are safari tours that incorporate a game drive, round-trip transportation, and hotel pickup and drop-off.
Safaris depart in the morning and afternoon and last about three hours.
Light clothing in colors that blend with the park’s scrubland is recommended.
Bring a camera, binoculars, sunhat, sunscreen, and sunglasses.
Katharagama dewalaya and kirivehera near the rest house
Papaa herbal & spice garden
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Boat Safari at koggala lake
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