Top of The Mountain Summer Version '15 Organization Booklet
Puttalum Tour
1. 0700hrs Departure CMB
0900hrs Arrive TM’s Home
0900hrs – 1500hrs Lunch @ TM’s Home
1500hrs - 1900hrs Visit Annanthaya
Overnight Stay at TM’s Home
0700hrs Departure Chilaw to Wilandagoda
1000hrs Anuradhapura-Puttalam highway, take a left turn at Aluthgama
junction (17th mile post). Pass three Sapaththu Palam, and take a left turn
towards the end of the Pahala Puliyankulama village. The Aranaya is about
4km from the Southern border of Wilpattu. We will have to get off the
vehicle and open the wired fence, which lies between the jungle and the
village for the vehicle to enter. After driving about 600m ahead through the
jungle
Wilandagoda Aranya 025 4 928 982
14th May 2014
15th May 2014
2. Departure Wilandagoda by 1400hrs
Drive toward Eluwankulama
Take left from Eluwankulama Junction and drive toward Gange Wadiya
Sunimal for camping, Coral Watching and a boat ride along the Kala Oya.
Sunimal’s contact numbers are 0725-240673 or 0712-241251. (Check the
fees beforehand)
There’s a huge Holcim board and you can’t miss that. Go about 2km before
you reach a Y junction where the left hand road takes you to Holcim
Aruwakkalu Quarry Site where they excavate limestone for manufacturing
cement in their factory at Puttalam.
Take the right and after about 500m you’ll meet a railway line (in fact it
ends there with no clear indication) and turn right. The path is running in
parallel with the Lunu Ela where it joins Kala Oya close to Gange Wadiya
village. The view was simply breath taking and the earth is scorched by the
searing heat and you can see the Wilpattu Jungle on the other side of the
river.
Dinner & Overnight Stay at the Camp
3. Breakfast at 0700hrs
Departure the campsite to Elephant Tree
Lunch at Puttalum
To get to Kalpitiya turn right at 120th km post and drove along B349. This
stretch of the road is carpeted only for about 6km and the rest is not so
good. The terrain around is harsh and dry but it is offset by the spectacular
view of the Puttalam lagoon on the right side of the road.
The road from Al Aksha junction to Sethawadiya is pretty narrow but can be
done in a car. The directions are not marked and you need to ask the
villagers for them.
Overnight Stay at Sethawadiya/ Rosaanne Beach Resort
16th May 2014
4. Early Breakfast & Dolphin Watching tour
Departure after Lunch
Visit Anawilundawa/ Nawadankulama in the evening
Dinner & Overnight Stay at TM’s Home
Departure after Breakfast
Visit Munneswaran Kovil
Lunch at Jaadi Negombo
Arrive CMB by evening
17th May 2014
18th May 2014