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The eastern boundary is defined by the famous long flowing Mahaweli Ganga, while the northern and western sides are bordered by the Amban Ganga and Dunuwila Oya respectively. The ancient tanks stand as evidence to the historical importance of the Wasgamuwa National Park and the religious sites are part of the story of Yudanganapitiya – the site where Sri Lanka's famous kings, Dutugemunu and Elara, camped during their mighty battles, in the 2ndCentury BC. The Wasgamuwa National Park has a history of being the place to observe the Sri Lankan Sloth Bear (a recognized subspecies of the Sloth Bear). The name Wasgamuwa is derived from the Sinhalese 'walas gamuwa' where walaha is bear and gamuwa means 'the woods'. 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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3GMI9dOs0QRYX-S3tXloY945NgvakSG4VoH6G8Er8bnXM7cmswsXOq29-mQGn07XLmPfB1ubcfiXDTajQtSfbT0SplSmufhmSJpAVrV_SygMVWDdydQddQTWy4e28q-4Qw9i5etIoa4qb/s1600/ballon_lk_500+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3GMI9dOs0QRYX-S3tXloY945NgvakSG4VoH6G8Er8bnXM7cmswsXOq29-mQGn07XLmPfB1ubcfiXDTajQtSfbT0SplSmufhmSJpAVrV_SygMVWDdydQddQTWy4e28q-4Qw9i5etIoa4qb/s1600/ballon_lk_500+(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">The most popular<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Hot Air Ballooning</span> </strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">sites in Sri Lanka</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>are at <b><strong><span style="color: windowtext; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Sigiriya</span></strong>, <strong><span style="color: windowtext; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Dambulla</span></strong></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>& Uda Walawe. The<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Hot Air</span> </strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Balloon</span></strong><b>r</b>ide lasts for approximately an hour. The total the<span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Ballooning</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>experience is approximately 3- 4 hours; picking up the guests at the hotel, the preparation and inflation of the balloon, flight briefing, takeoff, the flight, landing & retrieval plus return to your hotel after a champagne breakfast is, in all, about 3-4 hrs. The ride that is reserved exclusively for the guests find its best timings within 2 hours of sunrise or two hours of sunset. Steady </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong><span style="color: windowtext; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Weather</span></strong></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; 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Balloons travel with the wind & at the same speed, which makes for one of the magical sensations of the flight. “Sensational tranquility” … is how many describe it whilst others as “surreal, peaceful and quiet”.<br /><br />Floating at heights of 500 to 2000 feet on average, this feeling of peace and tranquility is apparent from the extent of sighs & smiles as the earth seems to slowly descend & rotate below you whilst the views rapidly expand. After the excitement of the takeoff (and its preparations with the inflation of the balloon), within moments you are at ease & in awe of the lofty spectacle while you effortlessly drift over the treetops, wildlife, lakes & rivers, cultural sites, local urban homesteads & landmarks like Sigiriya Rock. Ballooning adds an intimacy with the landscape & people that most guests volunteer as “an experience of a lifetime” whilst floating over the Sri Lankan countryside in gentle, panoramic harmony with nature. Apart from the occasional burst of the burners there is little to disturb the unusual noiseless environment.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />

The most popular   Hot Air Ballooning sites in Sri Lanka   are at  Sigiriya ,  Dambulla   & Uda Walawe. The   Hot Air Balloon r ide la...

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