Explore Eastern Province
Rambakan Oya
Eastern Province, Ampara
Rambakan Oya is a scenic river and reservoir in the Ampara District, surrounded by dry zone forest and home to diverse b...
Nuwaragala
Eastern Province, Ampara
Nuwaragala is a rocky peak in the eastern lowlands offering challenging hiking and panoramic views. The name translates...
Dome Houses
Eastern Province, Ampara
The Dome Houses near Ampara are distinctive round-roofed structures built as post-tsunami housing in the aftermath of th...
Veddagala
Eastern Province, Ampara
Veddagala is a forested hill in the Ampara District named after the Vedda (Wanniyala-Aetto), the indigenous people of Sr...
Makaraya
Eastern Province, Ampara
Makaraya is a natural rock formation and viewpoint in the Ampara District, offering panoramic views of the eastern lowla...
Kotaveheragala
Eastern Province, Ampara
Kotaveheragala is a small archaeological site in the Ampara District featuring the remains of an ancient dagoba and asso...
Veheragala Temple
Eastern Province, Ampara
Veheragala Temple is an ancient Buddhist site in the Ampara District featuring a dagoba, stone pillars, and cave shelter...
Sangamankanda Point
Eastern Province, Ampara
Sangamankanda Point is a remote headland on Sri Lanka's east coast, home to an ancient Hindu shrine and a colonial-era l...
Henanegala Len Viharaya
Eastern Province, Ampara
Henanegala Len Viharaya is an ancient cave temple in the Ampara District featuring rock caves with Buddhist paintings, i...
Wadinagala
Eastern Province, Ampara
Wadinagala is a remote rock formation in the Ampara District featuring ancient cave shelters, jungle trails, and panoram...
The Japanese Peace Pagoda
Eastern Province, Ampara
The Japanese Peace Pagoda near Ampara is one of several peace pagodas built in Sri Lanka by the Japanese Buddhist order...
Ancient Veheragala of Pulukunawa
Eastern Province, Ampara
Veheragala of Pulukunawa is an ancient Buddhist monastery site in the Ampara District, featuring a well-preserved dagoba...
Kudumbigala Monastery
Eastern Province, Ampara
Kudumbigala is a 2nd-century BC forest monastery perched atop a dramatic rocky hill near Kumana National Park. Over 200...
Camping in Kumana National Wildlife Sanctuary
Eastern Province, Ampara
Kumana National Park (formerly Yala East) is one of Sri Lanka's premier birdwatching destinations, and camping within th...
Bowattegala Monastery
Eastern Province, Ampara
Bowattegala is an ancient rock monastery in the Ampara District featuring cave dwellings, rock inscriptions, and remnant...
Piyangala Forest Hermitage
Eastern Province, Ampara
Piyangala Forest Hermitage is a remote archaeological site deep in the eastern jungle of Sri Lanka, featuring ancient ca...
Ancient Deegawapiya
Eastern Province, Ampara
Deegawapiya is one of the sixteen holiest Buddhist pilgrimage sites (solosmasthana) in Sri Lanka, believed to have been...
Mullikulamalai
Eastern Province, Batticaloa
Mullikulamalai is a rocky hill formation in Sri Lanka's Eastern Province, offering panoramic views of the surrounding dr...
Pigeon Island National Park
Eastern Province, Trincomalee
Pigeon Island National Park, located just a kilometre off Nilaveli Beach near Trincomalee, is one of Sri Lanka's finest...
Gal Oya National Park
Eastern Province, Ampara
Gal Oya National Park is one of Sri Lanka's most underrated wildlife destinations, centred around the vast Senanayake Sa...
Religious & Spiritual
Neelagiriseya
Eastern Province, Lahugala
Neelagiriseya, the largest Buddhist stupa in Sri Lanka's Eastern Province, towers at 22m high with a 182m circumference...
Nature & Landscapes
Rajagala (The Monarch's Rock)
Eastern Province, Ampara
Rajagala, known as The Monarch's Rock, rises ruggedly 1,038 feet (316 m) in Sri Lanka's Eastern Province, harbouring one...
Islands & Coastal
Arugam Bay & Pottuvil Point
Eastern Province, Pottuvil
Arugam Bay and Pottuvil are Sri Lanka's premier surf destinations, nestled on the southeast coast where consistent waves...
Heritage & History
Gamini-Thissa Monastery Complex
Eastern Province, Uhana
The Gamini-Thissa Monastery Complex stands as a remarkable window into Sri Lanka's ancient Buddhist heritage, dating bac...