Colombo Trip Overview
You will be pick up at the Hotel in Colombo by our Guide,You can reach Belilena Cave after about 3.5 hour vehicle ride.You can research and Visit that at about 6 hours,After the the journey our Guide will drop off you Your Hotel in Colombo
Additional Info
Duration: 11 to 13 hours
Starts: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
You will be pick up at the Hotel in Colombo by our Guide,You can reach Belilena Cave after about 3.5 hour vehicle ride.You can research and Visit that at about 6 hours,After the the journey our Guide will drop off you Your Hotel in Colombo
Itinerary
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Stop At: Belilena Cave, 8 Km From the Town of Kitulgala., Kitulgala 71720 Sri Lanka
Prehistoric Beli Lena Caves lies upon a steep path on the hillside inside from a ledge that looks down over a breathtaking view of rubber plantations of Kitulgala estate close to khgben 190 Kitulagala, 2000 feet above sea level. This Huge Cave has been home to the prehistoric ‘Balangoda Man’ (Homo sapiens balangodensis) where 16,000 year old skeletal remains have been found. Fa Hien-lena has yielded the earliest evidence (at ca. 37,000 BP) of the ‘Balangoda Man’ followed by Batadomba-lena at 31,000 and 18,000 BP.
These caves have also yeiled other artifacts such as prehistoric tools belonging to the 30,000 BP. Batadomba-lena caves have yeiled tools going back to 31,000 BP. These are important findings to whole of Asia as these tools are considered to have first originated in Europe around 12,000 BP. But these finding have proved that the Sri Lankan ‘Balangoda Man’ has been at the same stage od deveopment 19 ,000 years before the Europeans.
Duration: 6 hours
