Koggala Lake And Surrounding

Koggala Lake And Surrounding

 Koggala Lake And Surrounding

Koggala Lake is a yet another place to be visited in Sri Lankan tourism. Koggala Lake is a un- spoiled lake located about few kilo meters away from Galle. It will feel like a paradise for nature lovers who are eagerly seeking for sites to explore and study the natural bio diversity and eco system. The isle is comprised with lush mangrove swamps at all. The lake is embellished with rocky islands, animals, and shrubs. You can explore whole the area and all the islands. It is quite tremendous for bird watching and sunset sceneries in the evenings.

Even many species of birds have immigrated to Koggala islands. In fact, Koggala lake consists of 8 small islands. There are 7 islands around ‘Pol Oya’ that can be reached by a catamaran or a motor boat. The first island is ‘kathduwa’. The famous island ‘Madol Duwa’ is also in the same cluster of the sites. Madol Duwa Island became more famous due to the ‘Madol Duwa’ novel written by the great novelist Martin Wickramasinghe. Later Koggala was identified as the village of the great novelist. The surrounding is tranquil albeit you can hear the shivering tones and trembling sounds of the water. Sometimes you will find reptiles pacing on the shimmering water.

You will meet thrilling and amusing moments on your journey to Koggala Lake. On behalf of that, you can have a nature bath if you are interested. But don’t try to pollute the Koggala lake and the surrounding as it should be preserved for the next generation.
More over Koggala lake is an adorable place to while away your holidays and weekends purposely. There are a number of people who don’t know anything about nature. For such Cool atmosphere and the vivacious breeze will cumin from the busy life you had.