Amara Sri Lanka tours

30/03/2024

Cycling tour at Anuradhapura ancient city

02/02/2024

End Of another fantastic Tour

31/12/2023

Happy New Year

24/12/2023

Christmas # And New Year #

07/09/2022

04/05/2022

At Ella

01/01/2022

සුභ නව වසරක් වෙවා!

22/08/2019

Safari at Kaudulla

22/08/2019

Safari at Kaudulla

20/08/2019

At Sigiriya

19/08/2019

Sri Lankan Dress # Saree #

14/08/2019

At Yala National Park #

28/03/2019

27/03/2019

At Sigiriya

16/02/2019

At Yala National Park

02/02/2019

At Sigiriya Lion Rock

23/01/2019

Sri Lanka Tours # Tea Factory Visit #

15/01/2019

Dambulla Rock Temple.

14/11/2018

With Sri Lanka Tours #

04/11/2018

# with Sri Lanka Tours #

01/11/2018

Traval with Amara Sri Lanka tours #

23/09/2018

With Amara Sri Lanka Tour #
of a nother Wonderful Tour #

22/09/2018

# Fun Sri Lanka Tour #
Madu River Safari

22/09/2018

Madu River

21/09/2018

Sri Lanka Tour #

Sea Turtles of Sri Lanka

The waters around Sri Lanka are teeming with sea life. Though the threats to sea life exist here too, we take extensive measures to reduce the threats. Five out of the seven types of sea turtles call nest on our beaches. All of them are on the endangered list. The species in that inhabit the seas around Sri Lanka are:

Leatherbacks:
Largest and oldest of all sea turtles. They have been around for over 150 million years. The average adult weighs between 600-800 pounds and has length measures between 5 to 6 feet. They are one of the. largest reptiles alive today

Green Turtles:
They are the second largest sea turtles and can measure upto 4 feet in length and weigh upto 500 pounds. They are herbivores.

Loggerheads:
One of the larger turtle species. They weigh between 200-400 pounds and may have a length upto 4 feet. They are named for their large heads and strong crushing jaws adapted to eat hardshelled prey such as crabs, conchs, etc.

Hawksbills:
They measure between 2-3 feet and weigh around 100-200 pounds. They are on the smaller end of the sea turtle size spectrum.They make their homes in tropical waters. Their names come from their narrow heads and sharp birdlike beaks. They use the beaks to catch prey in cracks and crevices coral reefs and rocks. Hawksbills are considered to be the most beautiful of all sea turtles.

Olive Ridley Turtles:
They are the second smallest after Kemp Ridley turtles. They beasure between 2-2.5 feet and weigh between 75 to 100 pounds. Their pale green carapace gives them their name. They arecurrently the most abundant sea turtle species around the world but are still vulnerable.

The Kosgoda Turtle Care – Sri Lanka’s Part in Turtle Conservation

The Turtle Care Centre at Kosgoda beach is one of 18 turtle hatcheries along the southern coast of Sri Lanka. The centre is located in the South Western coastal village of Kosgoda and was establised in 1981. It is also very popular as all five species of turtles that visit Sri Lanka nest in Kosgoda. This is not so with many of the other hatcheries around the island whose beaches host only some of the species.

The centre functions mainly as a hatchery and makes huge efforts to increase the rate of hatching, and survival of baby turtles in their very initial stages. However the Care centre also works on sick or injured adults; treating them and releasing them back into the ocean. They also run volunteer programs and awareness programs for local and international visitors.

The hatchery works in the following steps:Staff patrols beach at nights looking for mother sea turtles that come out of the sea to lay eggs.They protect the mother from afar during the nesting process, until she finishes laying the eggs and returns to the ocean.The eggs are relocated from beach to hatchery to protect them from predators and irresponsible human action.In addition fishermen are also paid to bring any turtle eggs they find to the hatchery.The eggs develop and hatch in a protected area. This may take between 45-60 days.The hatched turtles are released into the ocean on the same day if no complications arise. This is to avoid human interference in their lifestyles as much as possible.

The Kosgoda Turtle Care centre is a great place to learn and love nature while also having fun. It is hands-on and family friendly and therefore should definitely be visited on your holiday to Sri Lanka

20/09/2018

Udawalawe Elephant Transit Home

The Udawalawe Elephant Transfer Home is a facility within Udawalawe National Park in Sri Lanka that was established in 1995 by the Sri Lanka Department of Wildlife Conservation. Its primary objective is to rehabilitate orphaned elephant calves for ultimate release back into the wild.

Release program
While at the center, contact with humans is deliberately minimized so that the elephants will not acclimate to humans. Elephant calves are looked after until they are 5 years old, when they are released into the wild. The elephants are fitted with radio collars to help wildlife officials monitor their movements, behavior and progress. To erase any residual human smell and help ensure their acceptance among their wild cousins, the elephants are given a bath in diluted elephant dung before being released