Hambanthota Bird Park
Hambantota Bird Park is the largest bird park and research center in Asia. This bird garden is a laboratory for many university students studying zoology for their research. Scientists can observe many things like animal behavior patterns, reproduction methods, their food patterns, etc. here. Special facilities are also provided here.
The efforts made to grow different types of vegetation and fruits throughout the park area is remarkable. Different types of fruit trees are grown even inside the bird feeders. Guava trees that are resistant to dry weather are mostly found. If you are going to visit the bird garden from Colombo, you can go all the way to Matara by highway. Coming from Matara and passing Hambantota town, you can turn left at Katuwewa Junction and reach birds park after 7km.Until now, there was no place in Hambantota city where you could visit easily to get a little rest and relax. But now Hambantota Bird Park will definitely be a great place for you to relax. So now there is an unprecedented Hambantota