Sinharaja Rainforest

Sinharaja Rainforest is the largest rainforest and national park in Sri Lanka. This forest is one of the most valuable virgin rainforest which was protected in Sri Lanka. This forest has been named as Biosphere Reserve and world Heritage site by UNESCO. The meaning of Sinharaja is Kingdom of Lion and this forest is covered with endemic species and trees. Sinharaja is very highly environment rich place and there are so many unique plants, birds, reptiles and mammals available in Sri Lanka. There are several rivers such as Maha Ganga ,Kudawa Ganga,Pitakele Ganga ,Aranuwa Dola,Koskulana Ganga  and Gin Ganga cross Sinharaja forest.

 Sinharaja forest is located in South-west area of Sri Lanka and and this forest is fall under primary tropical rainforest. The vegetation of this forest can categorize in to three major types such as Lower slopes and valleys, middle slopes and upper slopes. This is very rare type of forest and 60% of trees are endemic and rare. Sinharaja forest falls under few virgin forest left in the world. There are so many beautiful scenery and cool water resources available in this rain forest .Sinharaja forest is one of very valuable place in Sri lankan and we have to protect this resource for our future generation.