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Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage is an orphanage, nursery and captive breeding ground for wild Asian elephants located at Pinnawala village, 13 km (8.1 mi) northwest of Kegalle town in Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. Pinnawala is notable for having the largest herd of captive elephants in the world. In 2011, there were 88 elephants, including 37 males and 51 females from 3 generations, living in Pinnawala. The orphanage was originally founded in order to afford care and protection to many of the orphaned unweaned wild elephants found wandering in and near the forests of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1975 by the Sri Lanka Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC).

Kandy is a major city in Sri Lanka, located in the Central Province. It is the second largest city in the country after Colombo. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills in the Kandy plateau, which crosses an area of tropical plantations with mainly tea. Kandy is both an administrative and religious city as it is the home of The Temple of the Tooth Relic (Sri DaladaMaligawa), one of the most sacred places of worship in the Buddhist world. It was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1988. 

Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya - Royal Botanical Garden,Peradeniya is situated about 5.5 km to the west from the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka and attracts 2 million visitors annually.It is renowned for its collection of a variety of orchids. It includes more than 4000 species of plants, including of orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees.Attached to it is the National Herbarium of Sri Lanka. The total area of the botanical garden is 147 acres (0.59 km2), at 460 meters above sea level, and with a 200-day annual rainfall. It is managed by the Division of National Botanic Gardens of the Department of Agriculture.

Nuwara Eliya is a city, in the hill country of the Central Province, Sri Lanka. The city name meaning is "city on the plain (table land)" or "city of light". The city is the administrative capital of Nuwara Eliya District, with a picturesque landscape and temperate climate. It is considered to be the most important location for Tea production in Sri Lanka. The city is overlooked by Pidurutalagala, the tallest mountain in Sri Lanka.

Due to its highland location, Nuwara Eliya has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) with a mean annual temperature of 16 °C (61 °F).In the winter months it is quite cold at night, and there can even be frost. However, it rapidly warms up as the tropical sun climbs higher during the day.

Bentota is a tourist attraction, with a local airport  (Bentota River Airport) and a handful of world-class hotels. It is a destination for  water sports. It is the hosting land for the famous Sri Lankan Jeweler Aida. Bentota also delivers an ancient art of healing called  Ayurveda and is famous for its  toddy production, an alcoholic beverage made out of coconut nectar.

Herbal & Spice garden - Sri Lanka is world renowned for its valued spices and healing herbs. Our lushspice and herbal gardens feature many important herbs such as Sandalwood, Margosa, Cocoa, Citronella, Almond, Jasmine and Coconut. You can learn of their medicinal healing properties and how to use them in your day to day needs by visiting a Spice Garden.

Madu River - The estuary of the Madu Ganga River is a complex coastal ecosystem of mangroves andislands. It may be one of the last remaining tracts of  pristine mangrove forests in Sri Lanka. A boat trip is a wonderful way of seeing some of the hundreds of species of plants and animals – monkeys eat fruit in the trees, a water monitor lizard glides slowly through the water, and cormorants, egrets and kingfishers wait patiently on the banks, eyeing the water for prey.

Turtle Hatchery - The main aim of the project is to monitor local sea turtle activity and conserve thelocal nesting sites. We aim to make the public more aware of how endangered these beautiful creatures are and just how important it is to help protect them before it is too late. The hatchery program is designed to maximize the number of hatchlings reaching the sea and surviving through the critical stages of their early life.

Colombo is the  largest city and the commercial, industrial and cultural capital of  Sri Lanka. Itis located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to  Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte suburb or the parliament capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is also the administrative capital of  Western Province, Sri Lanka and the district capital of  Colombo District.