Named sights, one page each
Sri Lanka attractions
The specific things people come for — a bridge, a rock, a lagoon, a waterfall. Each with opening times, real costs, the best hour to go and what to be wary of.
Why these have their own pages
Sights, not towns
Our destination guides cover places to stay and how long to give them. These cover the individual sights inside them — the detail you want the night before, not the month before.
Negombo Lagoon
Negombo · West CoastDutch Canal
Negombo · Colonial waterwayNine Arch Bridge
Ella · Hill CountryPidurangala Rock
Sigiriya · Cultural TriangleLittle Adam's Peak
Ella · Hill CountryElla Rock
Ella · Hill CountryMadu River
Balapitiya · South-west coastPigeon Island
Nilaveli · East CoastDiyaluma Falls
Koslanda · Uva ProvinceRavana Falls
Ella · Hill CountryLipton's Seat
Haputale · Hill CountryKoggala Lake
Koggala · South CoastTemple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
Kandy · UNESCO World HeritageGal Vihara
Polonnaruwa · UNESCO World HeritageSri Maha Bodhi
Anuradhapura · UNESCO World HeritageElephant Transit Home
Udawalawe · WildlifeHummanaya Blowhole
Dickwella · South CoastMulkirigala Rock Temple
Tangalle · South CoastBuduruwagala
Wellawaya · Uva ProvinceBundala National Park
Hambantota · Ramsar wetlandKaudulla National Park
Habarana · Cultural TriangleRitigala
Cultural Triangle · Forest monasteryAmbuluwawa Tower
Gampola · Central ProvinceBambarakanda Falls
Kalupahana · Uva ProvinceBrowse by region
All 107 attraction guides
Every named stop from our destination guides has its own page, grouped by the part of the island it sits in.
South coast (24)
- Dutch Reformed Church (Groote Kerk), Galle · Galle
- Galle Fort · Galle
- Galle Lighthouse · Galle
- Galle National Maritime Museum and the Old Gate · Galle
- Koggala Lake · Galle
- Stilt fishermen of the south coast · Galle
- Kabalana Beach · Ahangama
- Hikkaduwa National Park coral sanctuary and the turtles · Hikkaduwa
- Tsunami Honganji Viharaya · Hikkaduwa
- Japanese Peace Pagoda, Rumassala · Unawatuna
- Jungle Beach, Unawatuna · Unawatuna
- Yatagala Raja Maha Vihara · Unawatuna
- Taprobane Island, Weligama · Weligama
- Coconut Tree Hill, Mirissa · Mirissa
- Parrot Rock and Secret Beach, Mirissa · Mirissa
- Whale watching at Mirissa · Mirissa
- Hummanaya Blowhole · Hiriketiya
- Wewurukannala Vihara, Dickwella · Hiriketiya
- Kalametiya Bird Sanctuary · Tangalle
- Mulkirigala Rock Temple · Tangalle
- Rekawa turtle watch · Tangalle
- Brief Garden, Bentota · Bentota
- Lunuganga Estate · Bentota
- Madu River · Bentota
South-east and Arugam Bay (13)
- Bundala National Park · Tissamaharama
- Sithulpawwa Rock Temple · Tissamaharama
- Tissa Wewa · Tissamaharama
- Tissamaharama Raja Maha Vihara · Tissamaharama
- Kataragama Maha Devale and the Menik Ganga · Kataragama
- Kiri Vehera, Kataragama · Kataragama
- Elephant Rock, Arugam Bay · Arugam Bay
- Kumana National Park · Arugam Bay
- Lahugala Kithulana National Park · Arugam Bay
- Main Point, Arugam Bay · Arugam Bay
- Pottuvil Lagoon · Arugam Bay
- Whiskey Point and Peanut Farm, Arugam Bay · Arugam Bay
- Elephant Transit Home · Udawalawe National Park
Hill country (23)
- Peak Wilderness Sanctuary · Adam's Peak
- Ambuluwawa Tower · Kandy
- Bahirawakanda Vihara Buddha statue, Kandy · Kandy
- Esala Perahera, Kandy · Kandy
- Kandy Lake · Kandy
- Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic · Kandy
- Gregory Lake, Nuwara Eliya · Nuwara Eliya
- Lover's Leap Falls, Nuwara Eliya · Nuwara Eliya
- The Grand Hotel and the Hill Club, Nuwara Eliya · Nuwara Eliya
- Victoria Park, Nuwara Eliya · Nuwara Eliya
- Baker's Falls · Horton Plains & World's End
- World's End, Horton Plains · Horton Plains & World's End
- Adisham Bungalow · Haputale
- Bambarakanda Falls · Haputale
- Dambatenne Tea Factory · Haputale
- Lipton's Seat · Haputale
- Buduruwagala · Ella
- Diyaluma Falls · Ella
- Ella Rock · Ella
- Little Adam's Peak · Ella
- Nine Arch Bridge · Ella
- Ravana Falls · Ella
- The Kandy to Ella train · Ella
Cultural Triangle (22)
- Abhayagiri Vihara · Anuradhapura
- Isurumuniya Vihara · Anuradhapura
- Jetavanaramaya · Anuradhapura
- Mihintale · Anuradhapura
- Ruwanwelisaya · Anuradhapura
- Sri Maha Bodhi · Anuradhapura
- Pidurangala Rock · Sigiriya Rock Fortress
- Sigiriya Rock Fortress and the summit · Sigiriya Rock Fortress
- The Sigiriya Mirror Wall · Sigiriya Rock Fortress
- The Sigiriya frescoes · Sigiriya Rock Fortress
- The Sigiriya water gardens · Sigiriya Rock Fortress
- Dambulla Cave Temple · Dambulla
- Golden Temple of Dambulla · Dambulla
- Gal Vihara · Polonnaruwa
- Lankatilaka, Polonnaruwa · Polonnaruwa
- Parakrama Samudra (Sea of Parakrama) · Polonnaruwa
- Rankoth Vehera and Kiri Vehera, Polonnaruwa · Polonnaruwa
- Royal Palace of Parakramabahu, Polonnaruwa · Polonnaruwa
- The Quadrangle, Polonnaruwa · Polonnaruwa
- Hurulu Eco Park · Habarana
- Kaudulla National Park · Habarana
- Ritigala · Habarana
Colombo and the west coast (12)
- Galle Face Green, Colombo · Colombo
- Gangaramaya Temple, Colombo · Colombo
- Independence Square and the Colombo National Museum · Colombo
- Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque, Colombo · Colombo
- Old Dutch Hospital, Colombo Fort · Colombo
- Pettah Market, Colombo · Colombo
- Angurukaramulla Temple, Negombo · Negombo
- Dutch Canal · Negombo
- Negombo Dutch Fort and St Mary's Church · Negombo
- Negombo Fish Market · Negombo
- Negombo Lagoon · Negombo
- Millennium Elephant Foundation, Kegalle · Pinnawala
East and north (12)
- Fort Frederick, Trincomalee · Trincomalee
- Kanniya Hot Springs · Trincomalee
- Koneswaram Temple, Trincomalee · Trincomalee
- Pigeon Island · Nilaveli
- Uppuveli Beach · Nilaveli
- Batticaloa Fort and lagoon · Pasikuda
- Kalkudah Beach · Pasikuda
- Delft Island (Neduntheevu) · Jaffna
- Jaffna Fort · Jaffna
- Jaffna Public Library · Jaffna
- Keerimalai Springs and Nilavarai Well · Jaffna
- Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil, Jaffna · Jaffna
Wildlife and forest (1)
- Kudiramalai Point, Wilpattu · Wilpattu National Park
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