Ritigala Strict Nature Reserve
Ritigala is one of the most extraordinary and least-visited sites in Sri Lanka — a jungle-clad mountain rising to 766…
Sri Maha Bodhi Tree
The Sri Maha Bodhi is the most sacred tree on earth for Buddhists — a living fig tree (Ficus religiosa)…
Kaludiya Pokuna Forest Monastery
Kaludiya Pokuna — meaning "dark water pool" — is an ancient forest monastery in the hills south of Mihintale, featuring…
Ruwanwelisaya Stupa
Ruwanwelisaya is one of the most magnificent and spiritually charged Buddhist stupas in the world — a colossal white dagoba…
Nochchiyagama Rural Ruins
The Nochchiyagama area in the western Anuradhapura District contains a scattered landscape of small dagoba ruins, ancient tank bunds, and…
Jetavanaramaya Dagoba
Jetavanaramaya was once the tallest stupa in the ancient world — a brick-built dagoba rising to an estimated 122 metres…
Rajanganaya Reservoir Area
Rajanganaya Reservoir is a large modern tank in the northern Anuradhapura District, built on the foundations of ancient irrigation works…
Abhayagiri Monastery Complex
Abhayagiri was one of the greatest monastic universities of the ancient Buddhist world — a sprawling monastery complex in the…
Wilpattu Southern Access Zones
Wilpattu National Park is the largest national park in Sri Lanka — a vast 1,317 square kilometre wilderness of dense…
Thuparamaya Stupa
Thuparamaya holds the distinction of being the first Buddhist stupa ever built in Sri Lanka — a monument of immense…