| Year and Month | February, 2013 (15th) |
| Number of Days | Two Day Trip |
| Crew | 9 (between 23-26 years of age) |
| Accommodation | WAWUL ABEY – A Bungalow of the Wild Life Department, in side the park |
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| Activities | Enjoying the sceneries of wild elephants, birds and the lovely flora and fauna soon after heavy rain season |
| Weather | Excellent – Since it was after a period of heavy rain fall in late January, the weather was not very hot and dry as it’s expected to be in the dry zone. |
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| Author | Rudz |
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But ultimately I managed to hook up 3 girls and 6 guys including me for the tour.The journey was stared on a evening of a busy Friday (15TH February 2013), from Colombo around 10:30pm. We reached the Kandy city by 1:00am and had a snack and started travelling towards Matale road and then to the Daha ata Wanguwa- Hasalaka.
We reached Wasgamuwa Park at 5.45am and began a morning safari. As we planned our jeep came loaded with our breakfast which we in the river bank of Mahaweli River inside the park.
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As we entered it was obsrved by all of us how the dry zone changes after the rainy season. The flora and fauna looked so fresh and green all over. Pits which are usually filled up with mud, were overflowing with water.
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For me the sight was an absolute miracle as we were expecting to see the typical dry land full of dust.
The bungalow was located inside the jungle about 13 Kms. The setting of the bungalow is a heavenly place for a nature lover. The elevated bungalow faces to the Mahaweli River from on side, where you get to see animals especially elephants arrive at the river bank during the day. You may stay at your balcony(Wawul Abey) and gaze out to the river banks and in to the jungle for many miles as the bungalow is built in two stories.
View of the river from the bungalow
View of the river from the bungalow
Travelling on a the morning in a jungle (in the dry zone) which had heavy rains couple of weeks ago, is a unique and a breath taking experience. You may figure out the same by looking at below two pics
Watch how the dry zone has changed…
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We had two safaries after the morning one. One in the evening and another one in the following day morning
Famouse Wasgamuwa wild elephants
However, travelling was not so easy as the roads were se muddy and a four wheel tractor had to come for our rescue few times
The journey was too hard at times…
We left the bungalow after Sunday’s breakfast with lunch packed to have on the way. The route we took to Dambulla offered us with breath taking places with beautiful fresh water streams. We stopped by a stream and had lunch close to Dambulla.
This is where we had our lunch on our way back to Colombo
We reached Colombo at 8pm.
The key take home memory out of this trip is that we realize how the dry zone changes with the heavy rains and the beauty of it !