| Year and Month | March, 2014 |
| Number of Days | Two Day Trip |
| Crew | 8 (Me, Ashan, Lahiru, Prasanna, Chamil, Chinthaka, Thilina, Gimhan) |
| Accommodation | Maha Gal Amuna Campsite |
| Transport | Mitsubishi 4DR5 Jeep & KIA Sportage |
| Activities | Photography, Wildlife, Visit archaeological sites |
| Weather | Dry, sunny & extremely hot |
| Route | Colombo -> Pelmadulla -> Udawalawa -> Thanamalwila -> Wellawaya -> Monaragala -> Pothuwil -> Panama -> Kumana |
| Tips, Notes and Special remark |
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| Author | KasunDes |
| Comments | Discuss this trip report, provide feedback or make suggestions at Lakdasun Forum on the thread |
Kumana was on the list for too long. So we thought of giving it a shot this time. Though the dry season is not at its peak yet, Kumana was extremely hot when we visited. The sightings were not the greatest, but we had enough sightings and more importantly had a great time especially at the awesome Gal Amuna Campsite.
Since there are some good trip reports on Kumana to be found on the forum, I thought of just adding short picture report.
Enjoy..!
 Misty Lahugala lake in the morning |
 Good morning fellas |
 How to pass this place without clicking around… |
 OK, we were going to see birds in Kumana |
 Lahiru leading the convoy on one of the most beautiful road stretches in SL |
 just as we turned off from Panama village |
 The rear view |
 How beautiful I am… |
 two in one |
 the second one |
 Hey little one, how are you… |
 Finally we’re here |
 Some of the many we saw |
 Could not get the third rock into the frame |
 Caught red handed |
 landscape |
 Ancient steps at Bowaththegala |
 One of the many inscriptions found there |
 The rock pond |
 A cave |
 Remains |
 Interesting signs from an inscription |
 Inscription under the drip ledge |
 The view |
 Veddah paintings |
 Towards the camp site |
 Track was dry, not too tough but not too easy as well.. |
 Never underestimate from the looks of it. the tough little guy managed all without a hint of a strugle… |
 The Oasis… |
 Crystal clear waters of Kumbukkan Oya |
 Remains of teh ancient Gal Amuna. Had an awesome bath there |
 What a lovely place it was… |
 The evening session started |
 Mr. Lonely |
 Bird infested… |
 Ones who deliver the babies (in cartoons) |
 Looking for a prey |
The Kumana Villu
 The guy was busy cleaning the feathers |
 Gathering… |
 Kumana Lake at sunset |
 It set a lovely orangish tone to the whole atmosphere |
 The perfect resting place after an almost 24 hour run… |
 Lovely way to end the day |
 Oh no, the day is not end yet… found on the way back to the camp site |
 The campfire |
 Good morning… |
Over the broken amuna
 Lovely, just lovely… |
Time to say good bye to pur lovely campsite
 they were everywhere |
 Hunting |
 Oh I cannot even have a sunbath peacefully with these guys… |
 cannot recall the name … |
 Watchfull.. |
 hungry fellas |
 He was alone |
 Portrait |
 Off he goes |
 Disturbed… |
 Another lone guy |
 Landing… |
 Plenty |
 Yeppeee, found a prey… |
 Just go away, please… |
 Traffic police… |
 Crossing the road |
 Found a shade to hide from the scortching sun |
 He didn’t like being seen by us |
 Finally |
Open lands in Panama village
Here’s a short videos of our tour as well.