Sri Lanka being an
island nation, and the fact that it lies in a central location as far as the
ancient trade routes were concerned, is littered so to speak of wrecks from many different
era’s.The tireless wonderers of lands of the ancient,
Ibn Battuta and Fa-Hsien have recorded their arrivals to the island via ship. The oldest
of such known wreck is from “Godawaya”
(close to current sea port Hambantota), a wooden ship dated to be over 2,000
years old by way of potsherds and intact pots found on site, an important transit trading port in ancient silk route
where silk, spices and handicrafts were exchanged between the East and West.
Under Water Diving & Snorekeling Hikkaduwa Sri Lanka
In 1940, the Hikkaduwa Rocky Islets were declared sanctuaries and was limited to the land boundaries of these rocky islets. In 1998 it was upgraded to the status of a nature reserve and later to a national park. The famed Coral Gardens and Telwatte Bird Sanctuary are the main attractions of Hikkaduwe which lies 98km from Colombo.
Under Water Diving & Snorekeling Kalpitiya Sri Lanka
Lesser known than
Hikkaduwa or the Beruwela Barbryn reef but biggest of the three, Kalpitiya bar
reef sanctuary is a pristine system of coral reefs just off shore of the
Kalpitiya peninsula. The reef was declared a sanctuary in 1992 and covers an
approximate area of 306sq.km.
Under Water Diving & Snorekeling Trincomalee Sri Lanka
One of the finest
natural deepwater harbours in the world, located in the eastern seaboard of Sri
Lanka approximately 245km from Colombo. There is an account of “Gokanna”, as it
was known during the Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa period, attracting great sea
fares in the calibre Marco Polo and Ptolemy. The empire building British
fortified it with fort Fredrick, which stands guard to this day with cannons
intact, the approach of the natural harbour the other is the small Dutch fort
both stand together. Famous swami rock (lovers leap) is inside the fort where
one could dive into the deep water off a cliff next to one of the “Koneswaran”
one of the oldest Hindu kovils on the Island. Most of the beaches in the area
are wide and the water is crystal clear and one place not to miss is the marble
beach, best you use the selections of hotels that will give you a bird’s eye
view of the China bay.
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