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eemure is one of remote and poorest village located near the border between Kandy and Matale District. It's a isolated small village with approximately population of about 400. Due to features of Meemure it suits to experience rural flavor. Appropriate to the occasion promoting its b e t t e r t o p r o m o t e R u r a l To u r i s m . Simultaneously beautiful landscape of Meemure is help for that. Therefore we are suggests to promote Meemure with the concept of “Pure Isolation with Rural Colours”. In Meemure its consist with Knuckles mountain range, Lake gala, Water falls, Meemure oya, Paddy fields, Weather and Season,Corbats Gap,The village. With the help of these attractions we can promote this destination. To convert Meemure as a tourist destination we are suggesting new tourism activities based on their r e s o u r c e s . 'Being Bold' – Lakegala Hiking: Lakegala hiking will be interesting experience with camping night over this mountain. With the beautiful scenery from the top of the Lakegala and spending tough night will be great experience. For the guiding purpose villagers can hire. Helping Hand: In Meemure educational facilities are lack. The school of Meemure is holding for grade 1-5. Tourists who love to distribute their knowledge with kids of Meemure can give opportunity to teach in the school. This can identified as a social welfare activity in the village. Flavoring Spices: Experience spices like cardamom, ginger...etc. may be a great experience. Some may be really pungency, differ aromas are really interesting experience for tourists. Local cuisines with spices will give differ t a s t e t o t h e m . Go with cultivation: Give a new experience for the local villagers a chance to engage with the tourists who comes from all around the world. Then the tourists can cultivate in 'Helmalu' while singing 'NelumKawi' and tasting 'Ambula' in the p a d d y f i e l d . Sip the local flavor: Uniqueness of local food and beverage culture in Meemure is quite
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different with their cooking style. Therefore both cooking and flavoring cuisines may be winsome. For the cooking lessons can take help from women from t h e v i l l a g e . Ride a Buffalo save a Buffalo: One of major incomes of them is rearing cattle and buffaloes. For that the income of riding buffalo can use for protection of the ???Q?????????????????????????????????????????????????9????????????1????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????5?????????????-??????????-????Q???? ???????????????????????????????????????5?????????????5?????=????5???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????=?????????? ???????????A??????????????????Q????????
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