Padaviya Forest Edges
The Padaviya area — straddling the boundary between the Northern Province and the North Central Province — encompasses forest edges…
Mannar Island
Mannar Island is one of the most historically layered and ecologically distinctive islands in Sri Lanka — a long, flat…
Adam’s Bridge Viewpoint (Rama Setu Area)
Adam's Bridge — known in Hindu tradition as Rama Setu (Rama's Bridge) — is a chain of limestone shoals and…
Baobab Tree, Mannar
The Baobab Tree of Mannar is one of the most extraordinary individual trees in Sri Lanka — a massive African…
Mannar Fort
Mannar Fort is a Dutch colonial fortification on the Mannar Island coastline, built over an earlier Portuguese fort of 1560…
Thiruketheeswaram Temple
Thiruketheeswaram is one of the five ancient Shaivite temples (Panchaishwarams) of Sri Lanka — an ancient temple complex dedicated to…
Vankalai Bird Sanctuary
Vankalai Bird Sanctuary on Mannar Island is one of the most important waterbird habitats in South Asia and a site…
Doric House, Mannar
Doric House is a colonial-era bungalow on Mannar Island believed to have been built during the British period, representing the…
Pesalai Fishing Village
Pesalai is a predominantly Catholic Tamil fishing village on Mannar Island — one of the most atmospheric fishing communities on…
Talaimannar Pier Ruins
Talaimannar Pier is the ruined remains of the ferry terminal from which the historic Colombo–Madras (now Chennai) ferry service operated…