Ratnapura -Water Fall, Gem Mines and Saman Devalaya

This tour goes southeast via Avissawella through every shade and tone of rich green to yellow green of the rubber plantations, paddy fields and tea estates.

Before reaching Ratnapura you will visit the Bopath Ella water falls with a height of approximately 100 feet or 30 meter. Bopath Ella, The name is self explanatory of its beauty and shape. The name has been derived from its heart like structured head, resembling a Bo leaf of the sacred Bo tree.

On to Ratnapura, City of Gems and see Adam’s Peak (in the distance) – a 2,243m mountain venerated by Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims.

After lunch, visit one of the famous gem mines of Ratnapura. Gems such as the Blue, Star and Yellow Sapphires, Cat’s Eyes, Rubies, Alexandrites, Amethysts, Zircons, Topaz and Tourmalines are found here. There will be an opportunity to watch a gem cutter and polisher at work and also visit at a lapidary.

The Last stop will be at the Saman Devala, an important shrine for Budhists, is devoted to God Saman a Buddhist deity who is regarded the guardian of Ratnapura. The temple which stands here was rebuilt after the Kandyan kingdom recaptured Ratnapura from the Portuguese an ancient temple stood here which was destroyed by the Potuguese.

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