A day spent at dried Habarana Lake and Minneriya Park

This was the first official trip I had after joining. This was to Habarana Village by Cinnamon for 3 days and we have enjoyed a lot and I and two of my friends had a small adventure on massive Habarana lake as it was fully dried. We walk around the lake and crossed it and again walked for nearly 2Km on the river to explore the atmosphere to get an understanding of the status of a dried lake.

It was very sad to see that all the fish died and there was nothing on the river and it was also damaged due to the heavy sunlight. After we explore this we had a safari trip to Minneriya national park to see elephants.

Habarana is a charming city belonging to the Anuradhapura District in the north-central region of Sri Lanka. Being located in a major road junction, Habarana is very close to Sigiriya and is a perfect stop for nature lovers. Habarana is also the starting point of departure for safari trips to Minneriya and Kaudulla national parks, which offer some of the island’s best elephant-watching.

The main attraction in Habarana is the beautiful Habarana Lake. The small footpath around it makes it possible to have a calm walk around it. You can get an elephant ride in the lake area. The area is surrounded by lush greenery and wilderness. A walk around it will give you a chance to watch many interesting creatures. A place situated not far from the ancient rock fortress of Sigiriya and the Dambulla Cave temple, Habarana attracts those who are interested in a day excursion. The area is a paradise for those who love history and wildlife.

This is the only part of the water at the corner of the lake

Only water

See the shape

The corner

I was planning the journey

Its too hot

Burning sky

Journey started

Pure Stray

The ground of the lake

No fishery life

Time for me

The status of the lake ground

Closer view

Died	Another one

Its too hot also

Clear sky

There were many

Me and the friends

Many died fish

Dry tree

Parts of the fish

No water

Dried Habarana Lake

No leaves

Dried

The beautiful tree

More to go

I was there

There are elephant rides around the lake

They are enjoying

A giant

Tourism

Minneriya National Park

Minneriya National Park (Sinhala: මින්නේරිය ජාතික වනෝද්‍යානය, romanized: Minnēriya Jātika Vanōdyānaya; Tamil: மின்னேரியா தேசிய வனம், romanized: Miṉṉēriyā Tēciya Vaṉam) is a national park in North Central Province of Sri Lanka. The area was designated as a national park on 12 August 1997, having been originally declared as a wildlife sanctuary in 1938.[1] The reason for declaring the area as protected is to protect the catchment of Minneriya tank and the wildlife of the surrounding area. The tank is of historical importance, having been built by King Mahasen in third century AD. The park is a dry season feeding ground for the elephant population dwelling in the forests of Matale, Polonnaruwa, and Trincomalee districts. The park earned revenue of Rs. 10.7 million in the six months ending in August 2009.[2] Along with Kaudulla and Girithale, Minneriya forms one of the 70 Important Bird Areas (IBAs) of Sri Lanka.[3] The park is situated 182 kilometers (113 mi) from Colombo.      Info – Wikipedia

Safari started

There were many

Shadow art

Dried

Elephants

Under the burning sky

Grass also bit dried

Giants are roaming

Over the sky

They were at Minneriya lake

The only tree

Over 50 elephants

Minneriya Lake

Stunning

Safari is on

Time to leave

Back to the entrance

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