Location: Polonnaruwa
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Top 5 Nature & Parks in Polonnaruwa, North Central Province
Poḷonnaruwa (Sinhalese: පොළොන්නරුව, Poḷonnaruwa or Puḷattipura, Tamil: பொலன்னறுவை, Polaṉṉaṟuvai or Puḷatti nakaram) is the main town of Polonnaruwa District in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Kaduruwela area is the Polonnaruwa New Town and the other part of Polonnaruwa remains as the royal ancient city of the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa.
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1. Moragahakanda Reservoir
2. Wasgamuwa National Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 72 reviews
Reviewed By vertigrow
Wanted a park with few crowds and in an area where roads weren’t congested. Wasgamuwa was perfect. Booked a three hour trip for $60 including park fees and enjoyed it all. Only two other cars there all afternoon, beautiful scenery and saw lots! Monitor lizards, mongoose, buffalo , spotted deer, and lots of elephants - really close too!
3. Samudra Parakrama
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 42 reviews
Reviewed By Q7840EUdanl - Bunbury, Australia
The reservoir was built by King Parakramabahu 1 in an attempt to alleviate water shortages during the dry seasons. There were 5 reservoirs to ease the pressure on the main dam. Thopa Vewa was constructed in 386AD and the King had the other four reservoirs built and the system expanded with many smaller reservoirs to built to feed the five primary and take away any excess water. It was a complex ancient technology that worked until reconstructed in the 19th century when a structural design error altered the water flows. As a result there are now two lakes the largest consisting of Thopa Vewa, Eramudu Vewa and Dumbuthula Vewa and the smaller Kalahagala Vewa and Bhu Vewa. A very scenic area and we had the good fortune to see a small herd of seven elephants nearby.
4. Giritale Lake
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 10 reviews
Reviewed By sarathkumaraab - Piliyandala, Sri Lanka
Giritale tank (Sinhala: ගිරිතලේ වැව) is a reservoir in Giritale , Polonnaruwa in Sri Lanka. It is very beautiful lake. It was built by King Agbo II in (608-618). It is believed that the tank was renovated by King Parakramabahu, the Great (1153–1186). Later, it was subjected to renovation in 1905, 1942 and 1952 during colonial era. Giritale Tank was considered as the deepest tank in Sri Lanka during the rule of medieval capital Polonnaruwa. Capacity of the Reservoir is 19,000 acre⋅ft.
