For a quarter century, Sri Lanka seems to have been plagued by misfortune, including a brutal civil war between the government and a separatist Tamil group. But the conflict finally ended last May, ushering in a more peaceful era for this teardrop-shaped island off India’s coast, rich in natural beauty and cultural splendors.
The island, with a population of just 20 million, feels like one big tropical zoo: elephants roam freely, water buffaloes idle in paddy fields and monkeys swing from trees. And then there’s the pristine coastline. The miles of sugary white sand flanked by bamboo groves that were off-limits to most visitors until recently are a happy, if unintended byproduct of the war.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Tourism - Udawalawe elephant transit home





As in the famous Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage, tourists can visit there and would have the joy of seeing the baby elephants being bottle fed every three hours. Although in this conservation centre people could not be allowed to get right amongst them and touch them. They should watch all these activities stand away from some distance because the conservation centre does not want to build up any relationship between elephants and human due to ongoing releasing programme.
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