SINHARAJAYA 

         Named by UNESCO in 1988, it is the world's tropical rainforest. In 1926 it was designated a protected forest. This forest belongs to Galle, Matara and Ratnapura districts and covers an area of ​​23000 acres. The highest point of the Sinharaja forest is the top of Hinipitigala hill. (1170 m) The Gin River flows through the Sinharaja from the south and the Kalu Ganga from the north.In addition to these two rivers, the tributaries Kostulana Ganga, Mahadola, Napola, Pita Kele Ganga and Kabkandawa Ela are the main ones.  Apart from this, Brahmana Falls, Dust Falls, Pig Fallen Falls and Gal Doruwa Falls can be seen in Sinharaja.

Eight of the 24 endemic species of Sri Lanka, 3 out of 10 species of fish, 21 out of 72 species of reptiles and 10 out of 19 species of amphibians are found in Sinharaja.  It is the duty of all of us to preserve the world famous Sinharaja Forest for future generations as one of the rarest high biodiversity evergreen forests in the world.