| Year and Month | October 2012 |
| Number of Days | Two Day Trip |
| Crew | Two |
| Accommodation | Kotmale Holiday resort |
| Transport | Train and Tuk-Tuk |
| Activities | Visiting Places of interest around Kotmale |
| Weather | Good |
| Route | Colombo –> Peradeniya –> Gampola -> Kotmale |
| Tips, Notes and Special remarks |
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| Author | Ruki |
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It was a two day trip to beautiful Kotmale with its lush greenery, paddy fields and mountains and more importantly because Kotmale is steeped in history and tales of the past making it a very interesting place to visit.
 The Hanging Bridge at Kotmale |
 Taking a swing on the hanging bridge |
 Closer look |
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 The Gigantic Mahaweli Maha Seya |
 Another angle |
 The base |
 Still under construction |
 The inside |
 The skylight |
 Deheda Kadulla |
 Dehadu Kadulla |
 The entrance |
 A closer look |
 The rocky mountain peak in the distance is from where king Dutugemunu was supposed to have galloped from (mounted on horseback) to the rock slab shown below |
 The rock slab |
 The beautiful Kotmale scenery |
 The water sprout (Pilla) at which King Dutugemunu was supposed to have bathed |
 The pathway to the Sprout |
 Closer look at the water sprout |
 The ambalama close to the water sprout |
 The gentle giant taking a bath |
 The Kotmale Reservoir |
 More of the reservoir |
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 Cleaning the reservoir |