Great birding destination.
Roads tend to be muddy often and area is mosquito infested. Travellers should take precautions.
Great for cycling, walks and Birdwatching
best place to visit
Birding hot spot
Wetland sanctuary right next to the Godagama expressway entrance. Number of wetland flora & fauna can be seen at this mangrove forest. Bird watching season is October to March.
Very beautiful park
Kirala Kele in Sinhala means ‘forest of kirala trees- or a ‘mangrove forest’. It covers an area of 1,800 ha with 310 ha of it being designated a wetland located at the exit of the Southern expressway in Godagama about three km from Matara town.
Kirila Kelle wetlands are found a short distance ( 3km ) inland from the southern Sri Lankan city of Matara. The wetlands are a part of the Nilwala River basin. It comprise some 750 acres of wetlands.