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Outing to Amaara Forest Hotel Sigiriya and Maalu Maalu Resort & Spa Pasikuda

We planned to go on an Outing to Amaara Forest Hotel Sigiriya and Maalu Maalu Resort & Spa Pasikuda since there was a credit card offer for most of the hotels in Sri lanka.
On day one we started our journey at around 10 in the morning from Colombo to Sigiriya. We took the Expressway to Katunayake and took Minuwangoda, Divulapitiya, Giriulla, Narammala, Kurunegala and Dambulla route to Sigiriya. We reached Amaara Forest Hotel Sigiriya at around 3 in the evening and had our lunch. Dinner was arranged in their Forest restaurant in an open area and it was a different experience in a star hotel. It was drizzling but we had a good time inside the forest.

















The staff at Amaara Forest hotel were very friendly and the environment was well maintained without disturbing the natural look of the forest and the feeling was amazing. Weldone!!
We had our breakfast the following day morning at around 8AM and started our journey towards Pasikuda. We turned right from Habarana. On our way we went through Minneriya National park and the surrounding view was mind blowing. You can see lots of sign boards asking drivers to be cautious while driving since wild animals may cross the road then and there.
On our way we passed Minneriya lake. (this point gives a good view of the lake). We also passed Polonnaruwa which was the royal ancient city of the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa.
We reached Maalu Maalu Resort & Spa Pasikuda at around 12.30 in the afternoon and had our lunch straight a way.
In the evening we went to the beach and also had a good swim in the infinity pool. It was a great experience spending time at Maalu Maalu Resort & Spa.
















The following day we had our breakfast and left Maalu Maalu Resort & Spa.
We Drove towards Batticaloa and turned right from Chenkaladi towards Mahiyanganaya. The road in between Chenkaladi and Mahaoya was a little rough and was under construction as of 9th Oct 2017.
We stopped at "Dahaata Wanguwa Viewpoint" which was a privately owned place and the view was amazing.



It was around 10PM when we reached Colombo

All the images were taken from a Samsung Galaxy S8, please ignore the quality if they are not clear. 
Please keep the environment clean!!

Main locations in Google Map;
Amaara Forest Hotel Sigiriya
Maalu Maalu Resort & Spa Pasikuda
Minneriya lake Viewpoint
Dahaata Wanguwa Viewpoint

Route;
Colombo → Katunayake → Minuwangoda → Divulapitiya → Giriulla → Narammala → Kurunegala → Dambulla → Habarana → Minneriya → Polonnaruwa → Pasikuda → Chenkaladi → Mahiyanganaya → Kandy → Colombo

Distance - 617KM

Trip Dates - 14th, 15th & 16th of Oct 2017

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