| Year and Month | February, 2014 |
| Number of Days | Two Day Trip |
| Crew | 5 adults |
| Accommodation | Chundikulam Holiday Resort |
| Transport | Double Cab |
| Activities | Enjoying wilderness, landscapes and taking photographs |
| Weather | Excellent |
| Route | Maharagama -> Colombo -> Anuradhapura -> Vavuniya -> Puliyankulam -> Mullattivu -> Paranthan ->Elephant Pass -> Chundikulam |
| Tips, Notes and Special remark |
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| Author | Christy |
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After going through all corners of Jaffna it was my dream to visit and stay a night at Chundikulam Nature Park managed by Sri Lanka Army.
I was able to realize that dream at later part of last year.
My son and three other friends joined me for the trip.
I reserved the main Cottage of the Resort (940213216254) which consists of a living area, two bed rooms with attached bath and roofed open area to have fun. It is a bargain for Rs.5000 we paid.
We started at night, went through A 9 till Puliyankulam, turned right and reached Mullaittivu by early morning. We rushed through war affected area as one of my friends, an Austrian lady, wanted to see how fast the normalization process is taking place.
We came back to A 9 at Paranthan, collected our lunch packets from an Army friend and proceeded towards our destination, CHUNDIKULAM NATURE PARK HOLIDAY RESORT.
DIRECTIONS
Just after passing Elephant Pass (270Km +), we reached Iyakkachchi Junction and turned to right. After a bit rough ride of about 7 kilometers, we reached Kaddaikadu Junction on the road leading to Point Pedro (not yet fully cleared). At this point, we turned right and proceeded another 8 kilometers to reach our destination. The total distance from A 9 was 15 Kilometers and there are road signs and human guides in the form of our army boys to give willing directions.
NOTE – Now there are three wheeler operators at A 9 Junction who provide transportation to the resort at a bit high rate. They provide the transport for return trip too. Our Army boys support for negotiations, in case of need.
On arrival, we received a warm welcome.
The entire staff went an extra mile to make our stay with them, an impressively pleasing one.
The Resort which is located between lagoon and sea was formally used to nature-cure the disturbed army personnel. It has a roomy restaurant, main cottage, a Tree House (One bedroom) and 4 or 5 rooms with three single beds of each.
They provide meals as per our requirement. Food in tasty and cost is bearable.
Following photos will tell the beauty of the place better than thousand words.
 LANDSCAPE |
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 ROAD TOWARDS |
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 DIRECTIOINS |
 ENTRANCE |
 RESTAURANT SEEN FROM LAGOON HUT |
 MAIN COTTAGE SEEN FROM LAGOON HUT |
 MAIN COTTAGE |
 JUST NEAR THE LAGOON – NOT ALWAYS DRY |
 RELAXING |
 LAGOON BIRDS |
 LAGOON BIRDS |
 LAGOON BIRDS |
 LAGOON BIRDS |
 LAGOON BIRDS |
 LONELY BEACH |
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 NOT SO LONELY |
 TREE HOUSE |
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 TREEHOUSE BED ROOM |
It was another long lasting experience of tranquility by sheer beauty of nature. When the lagoon is fully filled with more birds, it must be a real paradise.