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Madu River Cinnamon Islands
The cinnamon islands of the Madu (Maduganga) River system represent one of the most distinctive cultural-natural attractions on…
Kelani River Estuary
The Kelani River estuary — where Sri Lanka's most economically significant river meets the Indian Ocean at the…
Kalu Ganga River Mouth
The Kalu Ganga (Black River) flows from the Ratnapura highlands through the Sabaragamuwa Province before emptying into the…
Bentara River Estuary
The Bentara River estuary near Balapitiya is a quieter, less-developed alternative to the famous Madu River safari system…
Maduganga River Safari System
The Maduganga (Madu Ganga) River system near Balapitiya is one of the finest and most biodiverse wetland boat…
Somawathiya Chaitya National Park
Somawathiya Chaitya National Park is one of Sri Lanka's most unusual protected areas — combining an ancient and…
River Canyon Trekking Routes
The river canyons of the Belihuloya area — carved by the highland rivers descending rapidly from the Horton…
Opanayake River Valleys
Opanayake is a rural area in the Ratnapura District where the rivers draining the Sabaragamuwa highlands create a…
Hidden River Pools (Kelani Basin)
The Kelani River basin above and below Kitulgala contains a series of natural river pools in the forest…
Belihuloya River
The Belihuloya River — formed from the mountain streams draining the southern slope of the Horton Plains plateau…
Belihuloya Eco Lodges
The eco-lodges of Belihuloya represent one of the finest highland eco-accommodation experiences in Sri Lanka — a cluster…
Ravana Pool Club Natural Pools
The Ravana Pool Club area refers to a series of natural river pools on the streams draining the…
Kelani River (White Water Rafting)
The Kelani River at Kitulgala is the white water rafting capital of Sri Lanka — a river whose…
River Camping Sites (Kelani River)
The Kelani River banks at Kitulgala provide some of the finest river camping sites in Sri Lanka —…
Adventure Rafting Start Points
The adventure rafting start points along the Kelani River at Kitulgala are the physical locations from which the…
Dunhinda Hiking Trail
The Dunhinda Hiking Trail is the 1.5-kilometre forest path that leads from the Dunhinda Falls car park to…
Hali Ela River Valley
Hali Ela is a small town in the Badulla District, and the river valley surrounding it forms one…
Kalupahana Valley
Kalupahana is the valley at the base of the Diyaluma Falls cliff, where the Kuda Oya stream emerges…
Madol Duwa Island
Madol Duwa — "Mud Island" in Sinhala — is a small island in the Madu Ganga river estuary…
Walawe River Basin
The Walawe River drains the central highlands via the Uda Walawe reservoir and flows south through the dry…
Nilwala River Safari
The Nilwala River flows through the heart of Matara before emptying into the Indian Ocean, and its lower…
Urubokka River Valley
The Urubokka River Valley in the hinterland of Matara District is a beautiful rural landscape of river gorges,…
Thelgamu Oya River
The Thelgamu Oya is a highland river draining the western slopes of the Knuckles Range, flowing through a…
Balapitiya Madu River Safari
The Madu River Safari at Balapitiya is widely considered one of the finest river and mangrove boat experiences…
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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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