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Nature & Landscapes (47)

Sinharaja Forest Reserve Nature & Landscapes

Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Sabaragamuwa and Southern Provinces, Sri Lanka, Kalawana

Sinharaja Forest Reserve is Sri Lanka's last extensive patch of primary lowland tropical rainforest, spanning 8,864 hect...

Henarathgoda Botanical Garden Nature & Landscapes

Henarathgoda Botanical Garden

Western Province, Gampaha

Nestled in Sri Lanka's Western Province, Henarathgoda Botanical Garden—also known as Gampaha Botanical Garden—is a livin...

Panavitiya Ambalama Nature & Landscapes

Panavitiya Ambalama

North Western Province, Narammala

Discover Panavitiya Ambalama, a stunning 18th-century Sinhalese rest shelter in Sri Lanka's North Western Province, fame...

Govinda Hela Nature & Landscapes

Govinda Hela

Eastern Province, Siyambalanduwa

Imagine scaling an ancient rock fortress in Sri Lanka's Eastern Province, where cool winds howl through a dramatic rock...

Colombo Racecourse Nature & Landscapes

Colombo Racecourse

Western Province, Colombo

Colombo Racecourse in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, transformed from a premier 1893 horse racing track—one of the East's fi...

Shasthrawela Nature & Landscapes

Shasthrawela

Eastern Province, Pottuvil

Shasthrawela, in Sri Lanka's Eastern Province Ampara District, was once a renowned Buddhist vihara known as Pabbatha Bod...

Horton Plains National Park Nature & Landscapes

Horton Plains National Park

Central Province, Nuwara Eliya (32 km away)

Imagine standing at World's End, a sheer 1,050–1,200m cliff in Horton Plains National Park, gazing over Sri Lanka's mist...

Kirinda Temple (Kirinda Viharaya) Nature & Landscapes

Kirinda Temple (Kirinda Viharaya)

Southern Province, Tissamaharama

Perched on a dramatic hilltop in Sri Lanka's Southern Province, Kirinda Temple (Kirinda Viharaya) captivates with its st...

Bandaraduwa Nature & Landscapes

Bandaraduwa

Eastern Province, Unknown

Bandaraduwa, a quiet village in Sri Lanka's Eastern Province—not New Zealand—sits in a tropical rainforest climate at 7....

Sri Maha Bodhi Viharaya (Bahirawakanda Vihara Buddha Statue) Nature & Landscapes

Sri Maha Bodhi Viharaya (Bahirawakanda Vihara Buddha Statue)

Central Province, Kandy

Perched on Bahirawakanda hill just 2 km from Kandy's city centre, Sri Maha Bodhi Viharaya is home to one of Sri Lanka's...

Seema Malakaya Meditation Centre Nature & Landscapes

Seema Malakaya Meditation Centre

Western Province, Colombo

Floating serenely on Beira Lake in the heart of Colombo, Seema Malakaya Meditation Centre is a breathtaking Buddhist tem...

Pallan Hela Mountain Nature & Landscapes

Pallan Hela Mountain

Eastern Province, Inginiyagala

Pallan Hela Mountain rises 1,065 feet above the Gal Oya basin, offering breathtaking panoramic views and a fascinating g...

Nilaveli Beach and Uppuveli Beach Nature & Landscapes

Nilaveli Beach and Uppuveli Beach

Eastern Province, Trincomalee

Escape to Nilaveli and Uppuveli Beaches in Sri Lanka's Eastern Province, where pristine white sands and turquoise waters...

Jayanthi Wewa (also spelled Jayanthiwewa) Nature & Landscapes

Jayanthi Wewa (also spelled Jayanthiwewa)

North Central Province, Nearest settlements include Polonnaruwa or Habarana

Jayanthi Wewa, a serene reservoir in Sri Lanka's North Central Province, captivates with its tranquil lake views amid an...

Little Adam's Peak Nature & Landscapes

Little Adam's Peak

Uva Province, Ella

Imagine effortless panoramic views over Ella's tea-clad hills without breaking a sweat. Little Adam's Peak in Uva Provin...

Maduru Oya Reservoir Nature & Landscapes

Maduru Oya Reservoir

Eastern Province, Polonnaruwa

Nestled within Maduru Oya National Park in Sri Lanka's Eastern and Uva Provinces, Maduru Oya Reservoir is an artificial...

Avukana Buddha statue Nature & Landscapes

Avukana Buddha statue

North Central Province, Kekirawa

Towering over 14 metres tall, the Avukana Buddha statue in North Central Province stands as one of Sri Lanka's finest an...

Green Path (Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha) Nature & Landscapes

Green Path (Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha)

Western Province, Colombo

Green Path, also known as Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, is a broad, tree-lined avenue in Colombo 07 that outlines the sou...

Budugala Rajamaha Viharaya / Budugala Archaeological Site Nature & Landscapes

Budugala Rajamaha Viharaya / Budugala Archaeological Site

Sabaragamuwa Province, Kalthota (Kaltota)

Nestled in Sri Lanka's Sabaragamuwa Province, Budugala Rajamaha Viharaya—meaning 'the rock of Buddha'—is an ancient fore...

Weweldeniya Nature & Landscapes

Weweldeniya

Western Province, Mirigama

Nestled in Sri Lanka's Gampaha District, Weweldeniya offers a taste of authentic local life just 51 minutes from Colombo...

Senanayaka Samudraya Nature & Landscapes

Senanayaka Samudraya

Eastern Province, Inginiyagala

Senanayaka Samudraya, Sri Lanka's largest reservoir by volume, sprawls across 9,000 hectares in the Eastern Province, a...

Samangala Aranya Senasanaya Nature & Landscapes

Samangala Aranya Senasanaya

Eastern Province, Ampara

Imagine hiking up a stark 150m granite hill in Sri Lanka's Eastern Province to uncover 50 ancient drip-ledged caves, som...

Thoppigala Nature & Landscapes

Thoppigala

Eastern Province, Batticaloa

Thoppigala, or Baron's Cap, rises dramatically 1,753 feet above Sri Lanka's Eastern Province, 40 km northwest of Battica...