Hot Springs of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is blessed with number of Hot Springs. Unfortunately due the
the LTTE terrorists most of these springs were not accessible
to the normal traveler. All except one was located in unsafe areas. The
only safe hot spring was the one at
Mahapelessa
( Sooriyawewa
). But with the destruction of the of the LTTE, all these places are
now freely accessible to all.
There are about 9 recognised hot springs in the country.
- Trincomalee District
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Wahawa
Hot Springs
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- Polonnaruwa District
- Ampara District( see
attached PDF
file for the Road map for the Springs in Ampara District)
- Hambanthota District
A
new hot spring has been
identified in Polonnaruwa near the Nelum Wewa (Reservoir)
close to the
foothills of
Dimbulagala
.
Rankihiriya / Ulpotha / Gomarankadawala Hot Spring
Gomarankadawala can be reached by on the Trincomalee - Horowpathana road.
Travel past Kannia, Pankulama and turn off to right at Kambakotte ( tamil
: Kambakoddai). Gomarankadawala is few kilometres in to this route. By
travelling past Gomarankadawala and Adampane you can also reach
Thiriyaya
.
Mutugalwela
/ Gurukumbura Hot Spring
Mutugalwela lies inside the Maduru Oya National Park on the boarders of
the Maha Oya - Padiyathalawa - Mahiyangana Road. Details
of the hot spring unknown.
Kapurella
Said to located Inside the Kapurulla Buddhist Viharaya. No further inforantion
available.
Kivulegama
- Jayanthi Wewa
Not much information is avaiable on this hot spring. Its located along
the Pallan Oya Road near Jayanthi Wewa in Ampara District. From
the Wadinagala Junction, take the Pallanoya Road which leads to
Inginiyagala. Travel along this road approximately 1.9 km to the
Pallanoya Bridge. You should come to spring after travelling about 800m
passing the bridge. The location was obtained from here.
Route from Ampara to Kivulegama/Jayanthi
Wewa Hot Springs |
Route from Ampara to Kivulegama/Jayanthi
Wewa Hot Springs |
Though : Inginiyagala Rd
distance : 32 km
Travel time : 45 mins
Driving directions : see
on google map |
Though : Hingurana - Damana
- Wadinagala
distance : 33 km
Travel time : 45 mins
Driving directions : see
on google map |
Route from Buttala to Kivulegama/Jayanthi
Wewa Hot Springs |
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Though : Monaragala - Siyambalanduwa
distance : 85 km
Travel time : 1.15 hours
Driving directions : see
on google map |
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key words : Rankihiriya Hot Spring, Ulpotha Hot Spring,
Gomarankadawala Hot Spring, Kanniya Hot Spring, Nelum Wewa Hot
Spring, Galwewa Hot Spring, Madawawa hot springs, Mutugalwela
Hot Spring, Gurukubura Hot Spring,
Mahaoya Hot Spring, Wahawa Hot Spring, Maragala Hot Spring, Kapurella
Hot Spring, Kivulegama Hot Spring, Jayanthi Wewa Hot Spring, Emmbilinne
Hot Spring, Madunagala Hot Spring, Mahapelessa Hot Spring,
Sooriyawewa Hot Spring, Rankihiriya Hot Water Well, Ulpotha Hot
Water Well, Gomarankadawala Hot Water Well, Kanniya Hot Water
Well, Nelum Wewa Hot Water Well, Galwewa Hot Water Well, Madawawa
Hot Water Wells, Mutugalwela Hot Water Well, Gurukubura Hot
Water Well, Mahaoya Hot Water Well, Wahawa Hot Water Well,
Maragala Hot Water Well, Kapurella Hot Water Well, Kivulegama
Hot Water Well, Jayanthi Wewa Hot Water Well, Emmbilinne Hot
Water Well, Madunagala Hot Water Well, Mahapelessa Hot Water
Well, Sooriyawewa Hot Water Well, Geo Thermal Spring
Created : December 21, 2009
Updated :
November 26, 2011
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