Nuwara Eliya
20/09/2022
Pigeon Island
Description
The national park contains some of the best remaining coral reefs of Sri Lanka. This national park is the 17th in Sri Lanka. The island was used as a shooting range during the colonial era.
Pigeon Island consists of two islands; large pigeon island and small pigeon island. The large pigeon island is fringed by a coral reef, and is about 200 m long and 100 m wide. The national park is situated within the dry zone of Sri Lanka. You can see over 100 species of coral and 300 coral reef fish recorded in the area. Sea Turtles and Blacktip Reef Sharks are also commonly seen in the shallow coral areas.
To reach Pigeon Island National Park, visitors must rent a boat from Nilaveli Beach and then take a one hour trip to the island. These can be organised outside hotel arrangements. The islands are looked after by the Navy. You can visit the Pigeon Island National Park every day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can also buy goggles and other swimming equipments.
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