Ultimate List of Attraction in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka offer hundreds of possible attractions to our visitors. If you are staying for an extended period of time, like 4-8 weeks, you could easily cover a good portion of this list. Some are within the same location, but listed separately to signify the importance of each item. This list will only get longer as I keep on updating the site.

 

Colombo

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1. Galle Face Green & British Colonial Architecture – Colombo
2. Viharamahadevi Park – Colombo
3. Racecourse & Arcade – Colombo
4. Nelum Pokuna Theatre – Colombo
5. Independence Square & Arcade – Colombo
6. Bandaranaike Memorial International Convention Centre – Colombo
7. Colombo Lotus Tower – Colombo
8. National Meuseum – Colombo
9. Seema Malakaya & Gangaramaya Temple – Colombo
10. Planatarium – Colombo
11. Mount Lavinia Beach
12. Dehiwala Zoological Garden
13. Dutch Hospital Precinct – Colombo
14. Park Street Mews – Colombo
15. Galle Face Green – Colombo
16. One Galle Face – Colombo
17. Colombo City Center – Colombo
18. Marino Mall – Colombo
19. One Pick Mall – Colombo
20. Liberty Plaza Mall- Colombo
21. Majestic City Mall – Colombo
22. Pettah Wholesale Market – Colombo
23. Crestcat – Colombo
24. Laksala Handicrafts – Colombo
25. Bellanwilla Buddhist Temple – Dehiwala
26. Red Mosque

 

Gampola

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1. Aladeniya Temple – Kandy
2. Walwasagoda temple and devalaya (Gampola)
3. Niyamgampaya Rajamaha viharaya
4. Polwatta viharaya (Buwaneka piriwena) – Gampola
5. Botalapitiya Bo tree – Gampola
6. Kahatapitiya mosque – Gampola
7. Ambuluwawa Kanda – Gampola

Ratnapura

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1. Sri Padaya (Adam’s Peak)

 

Anuradhapura

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1. Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiya – Anuradhapura
2. Ruwanwelisaya – Anuradhapura
3. Thuparamaya – Anuradhapura
4. Lovamahapaya – Anuradhapura
5. Abhayagiri Dagaba – Anuradhapura
6. Jetavanarama – Anuradhapura
7. Mirisaveti Stupa – Anuradhapura
8. Lankaramaya – Anuradhapura

 

Arugam Bay

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1. Elephant Rock – Arugam Bay
2. Muhudu Maha Viharaya – Arugam Bay
3. Kudumbigala Monastery – Arugam Bay
4. Kumana National Park Safari – Arugam Bay
5. Lahugala National Park Safari – Arugam Bay

 

Bentota

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1. Brief Garden
2. Galapatha Raja Maha Vihare
3. Madu Ganga River Safari
4. Visit Kande Vihare – Beruwala
5. Cinnamon Island

 

Bundala

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1. Bundala National Park

 

Dambulla

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1. Dambulla Cave Temple – Dambulla

 

Jaffna

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1. Jaffna Fort – Jaffna
2. Jaffna Library – Jaffna
3. Nainatheevu – Jaffna
4. Nallur Temple – Jaffna
5. Casuarina Beach – Jaffna
6. Kadurugoda Viharaya / Kandarodei Buddhist Temple – Jaffna
7. Keerinalain or Naguleeswaram Temple – Jaffna
8. Dambakola Patuna – Jaffna
9. Charty Beach – Jaffna
10. Chundikulam Bird Sanctuary – Jaffna
11. Sakkotai Cape (Point Pedro) – Jaffna

 

Kapltiya

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1. Kite surfing – Kaplpitiya
2. Dutch Fort at Kalpitiya

 

Wilpattu

1. Head for a Safari at Wilpattu National Park

 

Kandy

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1. The Temple of the Tooth Telic – Kandy
2. The Royal Palace of Kandy – Kandy
3. The Lankathilake temple – Kandy
4. The Gadaladeniya Temple – Kandy
5. The Royal Botanical Gardens – Kandy
6. The Royal Palace Park – Kandy
7. The Kandy Lake – Kandy
8. Ceylon Tea Museum – Kandy
9. Esala (Kandy) Perehera Festival – Kandy
10. World Buddhist Museum – Kandy

 

Mirissa

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1. Sri Sunandarama Temple
2. Coconut tree spot – Mirissa
3. Parrot Rock – Mirissa
4. Secret Beach – Mirissa
5. Polhena Beach/ Turtle Beach
6. Visit the Sea Turtle Hatchery
7. Visit the Stilt Fishermen – Mirissa

 

Nuwara Eliya

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1. Gregory Lake & Park – Nuwara Eliya
2. Gregory Lake Watersports – Nuwara Eliya
3. Victoria Park – Nuwara Eliya
4. Galway’s Bird Sanctuary – Nuwara Eliya
5. Horton Plains National Park
6. Ambewela Dairy Farm
7. Nuwara Eliya Farming
8. Tea Estates
9. Lovers Leap – Nuwara Eliya
10. Grand Hotel Nuwara Eliya – Nuwara Eliya
11. Ramboda Falls – Nuwara Eliya
12. Botanical Gardens – Peradeniya

 

Pinnawala

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1. Elephant Orphanage – Pinnawela
2. Pinnawala Zoo – Pinnawala

 

Polonnaruwa

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1. The Royal Palace – Polonnaruwa
2. The Shiva Devale No. 2 – Polonnaruwa
3. The Audience Hall – Polonnaruwa
4. The Sacred Quadrangle – Polonnaruwa
5. The Swimming Pool – Polonnaruwa
6. The Dagaba Kiri Vihara – Polonnaruwa
7. The Pabalu Vehera – Polonnaruwa
8. The Buddha statue at Lankatilaka – Polonnaruwa
9. Lord Buddha figures at Gal Vihara – Polonnaruwa
10. The Rankot Vihara – Polonnaruwa
11. Polonnaruwa Tank – Polonnaruwa

 

Sigiriya

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1. Lion Rock – Sigiriya
2. Pidurandale Rock – Sigiriya

 

Tissamaharama

1. Tissa Lake – Tissamaharamaya
2. Rajamaha Viharaya – Tissamaharamaya
3. Kirinda Vihara Maha Devi Temple – Tissamaharamaya
4. Yala National Park

 

Trincomalee

1. Koneshwaram Temple – Trincomalee
2. The Dutch Fort (Fort Fredrick) – Trincomalee
3. The Harbour – Trincomalee
4. Marble Beach – Trincomalee
5. Nilaveli Beach – Trincomalee
6. Hot Springs – Trincomalee
7. Pigeon Island Reserve – Trincomalee

 

Udawalawa

1. Udawalawe National Park

 

Unawatuna

1. Unawatuna Beach and coral reefs – Unawatuna
2. Japanese Peace Pagoda – Unawatuna
3. Yatagala Raja Maha Viharaya Buddhist Temple – Unawatuna
4. Turtle hatcheries – Habaraduwa, Galle
5. Swing At The Dalawella Beach Swing – Unawatuna
6. Go Snorkelling At Jungle Beach – Unawatuna
7. Swim With The Turtles – Galle
8. Go Whale Watching – Galle

 

Galle

1. Galle International Stadium – Galle
2. Hikkaduwa – Galle
3. Pilana Raja Maha Vihara – Galle
4. Unawatuna – Galle
5. Groote Kerk (Dutch Reformed Church) – Galle
6. All Saints’ Church – Galle
7. National Maritime Museum – Galle
8. Old Dutch Hospital – Galle
9. Galle Lighthouse – Galle
10. Galle Clock Tower – Galle
11. New Orient Hotel (Amangalla) – Galle
12. Galle Fort Hotel – Galle
13. Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery
14. Dondara Light House

 

Haputale

1. Horton Plains National Park

 

Ella

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1. Ella Rock – Ella
2. Little Adam’s Peak – Ella
3. Ravana Ella Falls – Ella
4. Nine Arches Bridge, Demodara – Ella
5. Visit Lipton’s Seat – Haputale
6. Diyaluma Ella Waterfalls – Koslanda
7. Kithal Ella Waterfall – Ella
8. Ellawala Waterfall – Ella
9. Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery
10. Dhowa Temple
11. Bambaragala Peak