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Sangaman Kanda Point (Easternmost Point)
Sangaman Kanda Point is the easternmost point of Sri Lanka — the geographical extremity of the island where…
Komari Beach
Komari Beach is a remote stretch of southern Ampara District coastline between Arugam Bay and the Yala–Hambantota region…
Crocodile Lake (Panama Wetlands)
The Panama wetlands area south of Pottuvil encompasses a series of freshwater and brackish pools, seasonal lakes, and…
Lahugala Elephant Sanctuary
Lahugala as an elephant sanctuary rather than just a national park reflects the specific role the lake and…
Arugam Bay Inland Surf Breaks
Beyond the famous main point, Whiskey Point, and Peanut Farm, the Arugam Bay area contains several additional inland…
Kumana Birdwatching Zones
The birdwatching zones within Kumana National Park — centred on the Kumana Villu tidal inlet and the associated…
Lagoon Ecosystems (Pottuvil)
The Pottuvil lagoon ecosystem extends well beyond the simple boat trip experience — a complex of interconnected tidal…
Jungle Beach Stretches (Panama)
The jungle beach stretches south of Panama village — where the coastal dry zone forest meets the Indian…
Dry Zone Safari Corridors (Ampara)
The dry zone safari corridors of the Ampara District — the forest zones connecting Kumana, Lahugala, Gal Oya,…
Remote Archaeological Ruins (Southeastern Sri Lanka)
The southeastern dry zone of the Ampara District contains numerous unexcavated and largely forgotten ancient Buddhist archaeological sites…
Kumana National Park
Kumana National Park — historically called Yala East — occupies 35,664 hectares of southeastern coastal wilderness between Arugam…
Kudumbigala Monastery
Kudumbigala is a remote and extraordinarily atmospheric ancient Buddhist monastery complex in the southeastern Ampara District — a…
Lahugala National Park
Lahugala Kitulana National Park is a small but exceptionally productive wildlife sanctuary in the Ampara District, centred around…
Panama Village
Panama is a small, remote fishing village on the southeastern coast between Arugam Bay and Kumana National Park…
Okanda Devalaya
Okanda Devalaya is an ancient Hindu shrine at the coastal edge of Kumana National Park, dedicated to the…
Pottuvil Lagoon
Pottuvil Lagoon is a large coastal lagoon immediately north of Arugam Bay, connected to the Indian Ocean by…
Unnichchai Reservoir
Unnichchai Reservoir is a large agricultural tank in the Batticaloa District hinterland, providing irrigation water for the surrounding…
Lagoon Boat Safaris (Batticaloa)
Lagoon boat safaris on the vast Batticaloa Lagoon system provide one of the finest boat-based wildlife and cultural…
Batticaloa Lagoon
Batticaloa Lagoon is one of the largest coastal lagoons in Sri Lanka — a vast, shallow body of…
Kiran Mangrove Forests
The Kiran mangrove forests along the northern Batticaloa lagoon margins represent one of the more extensive mangrove ecosystems…
Batticaloa Fort
Batticaloa Fort is a well-preserved Dutch colonial fortification on the narrow island of land between the lagoon and…
Oddamavadi Bridge Views
Oddamavadi is a coastal village north of Batticaloa where a bridge crossing provides elevated views over the lagoon…
Kallady Bridge (Singing Fish Legend)
The Kallady Bridge crosses the Batticaloa Lagoon at its narrowest point south of the town, providing the primary…
Vakarai Beaches
Vakarai is a coastal area north of Batticaloa — south of Trincomalee — where a series of quiet,…
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Ahungalla Beach
Ahungalla Beach is a long, broad stretch of coastline between Ambalangoda and Hikkaduwa that offers a more spacious…
Alankuda Beach
Alankuda Beach is widely regarded as the finest beach on the Kalpitiya Peninsula — a long, pristine stretch…
Aluthgama Town River Area
Aluthgama is a lively market town at the point where the Bentota River reaches the coast, situated at…
Anawilundawa Bird Sanctuary
Anawilundawa Bird Sanctuary is a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance and one of the finest birdwatching sites in…
Anawilundawa Wetland Sanctuary (Wilpattu Context)
Anawilundawa Wetland Sanctuary takes on an additional dimension when considered in the context of the broader Wilpattu ecosystem…
Ancient Irrigation Tank Systems (Kurunegala District)
The Kurunegala District is dotted with ancient irrigation tanks — ranging from major reservoirs to small village-level tanks…
Abhayagiri Monastery Complex
Abhayagiri was one of the greatest monastic universities of the ancient Buddhist world — a sprawling monastery complex…
Aluvihare Rock Temple
Aluvihare Rock Temple is one of the most historically significant Buddhist sites in the world, located approximately 3…
Ambasthala Dagoba
Ambasthala Dagoba — the "Mango Terrace Stupa" — stands at the precise spot on Mihintale Mountain where Mahinda,…
Ambewela Farms
Ambewela Farms — sometimes called the New Zealand of Sri Lanka — is a cluster of working dairy…
Aradhana Gala (Meditation Rock)
Aradhana Gala — the Meditation Rock — is the bare granite summit where Mahinda, having converted King Tissa,…
Bahirawakanda Vihara Buddha Statue
The Bahirawakanda Vihara Buddha Statue is a monumental white seated Buddha figure crowning the highest hill visible from…
Bundala Lagoons
The Bundala Lagoons are the defining ecological feature of Bundala National Park — a series of connected coastal…
Bundala National Park
Bundala National Park is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and Ramsar Wetland of International Importance located along the southeastern…
Coconut Tree Hill, Mirissa
Coconut Tree Hill is a small headland west of Mirissa Beach where a cluster of coconut palms lean…
Dalawella Beach and the Famous Rope Swing
Dalawella Beach is a narrow, palm-fringed stretch of coastline between Unawatuna and Thalpe, best known throughout Sri Lanka…
Devinuwara Temple (Vishnu Dewale)
Devinuwara Temple (also known as Dondra Dewale or Vishnu Devalaya) at Dondra, near the southernmost tip of Sri…
Dondra Lighthouse (Southernmost Point)
Dondra Lighthouse stands at the southernmost point of Sri Lanka — and the southernmost point of the entire…
Arayampathy Coastal Area
Arayampathy is a coastal area south of Kattankudy and Batticaloa, forming part of the Eastern Province's extensive southern…
Arugam Bay
Arugam Bay is Sri Lanka's surf capital and one of Asia's finest point break destinations — a sweeping…
Arugam Bay Inland Surf Breaks
Beyond the famous main point, Whiskey Point, and Peanut Farm, the Arugam Bay area contains several additional inland…
Batticaloa Dutch Architecture District
The Dutch architecture district of Batticaloa town preserves fragments of the 17th and 18th-century Dutch colonial building heritage…
Batticaloa Fort
Batticaloa Fort is a well-preserved Dutch colonial fortification on the narrow island of land between the lagoon and…
Batticaloa Lagoon
Batticaloa Lagoon is one of the largest coastal lagoons in Sri Lanka — a vast, shallow body of…
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…
Akkarayankulam Lake
Akkarayankulam is an ancient tank in the Vavuniya District that was impacted by the conflict and has since…
Analaitivu Island Beaches
Analaitivu is a small island in the Jaffna island group with natural beach stretches that retain the pristine…
Ancient Irrigation Ruins (Northern Province)
The Northern Province contains numerous ancient irrigation ruins — the remnants of the ancient hydraulic civilisation's northern extension,…
Baobab Tree, Mannar
The Baobab Tree of Mannar is one of the most extraordinary individual trees in Sri Lanka — a…
Birdwatching Wetlands (Northern Province)
The collective wetland birdwatching resources of the Northern Province — encompassing the Iranamadu Tank, Akkarayankulam, Thandikulam, the Elephant…
Adisham Bungalow
Adisham is one of the most extraordinarily unexpected buildings in Sri Lanka — a Tudor-style English country house…
Arugam Bay Inland Safari Link Routes
Arugam Bay on the eastern coast is globally famous as a surf destination, but the inland routes connecting…
Badulla Kataragama Devalaya
The Kataragama Devalaya in Badulla is an important Hindu-Buddhist shrine dedicated to the god Kataragama (Skanda), forming part…
Badulla Railway Station (Historic Line)
Badulla Railway Station is the southern terminus of the famous Colombo–Badulla hill country railway line — one of…
Bambarakanda Falls
Bambarakanda Falls is the tallest waterfall in Sri Lanka — a single drop of 241 metres (790 feet)…
Bandarawela–Ella Scenic Train Route
The train journey between Bandarawela and Ella is one of the finest short rail experiences in Sri Lanka…
Aberdeen Falls (Nearby Access Routes)
Aberdeen Falls is a spectacular 98-metre single-drop waterfall located in the highlands above Kitulgala, accessible via a demanding…
Adventure Rafting Start Points
The adventure rafting start points along the Kelani River at Kitulgala are the physical locations from which the…
Bambarakanda Falls Access Routes (Belihuloya)
Bambarakanda Falls — Sri Lanka's tallest waterfall at 241 metres — is most commonly accessed from the Haputale…
Batadomba Cave (Prehistoric Site)
Batadomba Cave near Kuruwita in the Sabaragamuwa Province is one of the most significant prehistoric archaeological sites in…
Belihuloya Eco Lodges
The eco-lodges of Belihuloya represent one of the finest highland eco-accommodation experiences in Sri Lanka — a cluster…
Belihuloya River
The Belihuloya River — formed from the mountain streams draining the southern slope of the Horton Plains plateau…
Abhayagiri Monastery Complex
Abhayagiri was one of the greatest monastic universities of the ancient Buddhist world — a sprawling monastery complex…
Ambasthala Dagoba
Ambasthala Dagoba — the "Mango Terrace Stupa" — stands at the precise spot on Mihintale Mountain where Mahinda,…
Aradhana Gala (Meditation Rock)
Aradhana Gala — the Meditation Rock — is the bare granite summit where Mahinda, having converted King Tissa,…
Balalu Wewa
Balalu Wewa is a smaller ancient reservoir in the Anuradhapura District — one of hundreds of tanks constructed…
Eth Vehera Ruins
Eth Vehera — the Elephant Stupa — is a ruined dagoba in the forest below the main Mihintale…
Gal Vihara Rock Buddha Statues
The Gal Vihara is arguably the single most magnificent artistic achievement in Sri Lanka's 2,500 years of Buddhist…
Alankuda Beach
Alankuda Beach is widely regarded as the finest beach on the Kalpitiya Peninsula — a long, pristine stretch…
Anawilundawa Bird Sanctuary
Anawilundawa Bird Sanctuary is a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance and one of the finest birdwatching sites in…
Anawilundawa Wetland Sanctuary (Wilpattu Context)
Anawilundawa Wetland Sanctuary takes on an additional dimension when considered in the context of the broader Wilpattu ecosystem…
Ancient Irrigation Tank Systems (Kurunegala District)
The Kurunegala District is dotted with ancient irrigation tanks — ranging from major reservoirs to small village-level tanks…
Athugala Buddha Statue
Athugala is another of the animal-shaped rock outcrops surrounding Kurunegala — this one traditionally associated with the tortoise…
Bambaragala Archaeological Site
Bambaragala is an ancient Buddhist cave monastery site near Kurunegala, set in a forested granite outcrop area that…
Ahungalla Coastal Wetlands
Ahungalla's coastal wetlands — the marshes, lagoon margins, and paddy edge habitats between the famous Heritance Hotel beach…
Alankuda Beach Dunes
The sand dune formations behind Alankuda Beach — where the prevailing Indian Ocean winds push sand inland from…
Anawilundawa Wetland Extension Areas
The extension areas of the Anawilundawa Ramsar Wetland — the broader habitat zone surrounding the core protected sanctuary…
Balapitiya Mangrove Islands
The mangrove island system of Balapitiya — part of the broader Maduganga Ramsar Wetland — encompasses 26 distinct…
Bar Reef Marine Sanctuary Coral Systems
Bar Reef Marine Sanctuary's coral systems — spread across approximately 160 square kilometres of protected Indian Ocean north…
Beddagana Wetland Park
Beddagana Wetland Park is a protected urban wetland immediately adjacent to the Colombo area, providing a remarkable natural…
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