Sri Lanka Attractions

Peradeniya

One of Asia's grandest botanical gardens, spread over 60 hectares in a loop of the Mahaweli River.

🎟 LKR 3000 (foreign)

Kandy

A historic forest sanctuary on the ridge behind the Temple of the Tooth, laced with shady walking trails.

🎟 LKR 660 (foreign)

Elkaduwa

A windswept viewpoint on the western edge of the Knuckles Range, with sweeping views over montane grasslands and valleys.

🎟 Free

Nuwara Eliya

A high-altitude plateau of montane grassland and cloud forest, home to the sheer cliff viewpoint known as World's End.

🎟 LKR 10000 (foreign)

Arugam Bay

A palm-backed crescent of golden sand and one of the world's classic right-hand point breaks, the heart of Sri Lanka's east-coast surf scene.

🎟 Free

Trincomalee

A cluster of seven square wells of naturally warm mineral water enclosed in a walled bathing complex west of town.

🎟 LKR 300 (foreign)

Nilaveli

A long, quiet stretch of white sand north of Trincomalee, popular for swimming and as the gateway to Pigeon Island.

🎟 Free

Nilaveli

A protected coral island off Nilaveli with one of Sri Lanka's best shallow snorkelling reefs and resident blacktip reef sharks.

🎟 LKR 2000 (foreign)

Trincomalee

The nearest sweep of golden sand to Trincomalee town, lined with guesthouses and calm swimming water.

🎟 Free

Kalpitiya

Boat trips from the Kalpitiya peninsula out to superpods of spinner dolphins, with sperm and blue whales offshore in season.

🎟 Free

Jaffna

A natural mineral-water bathing spring beside the sea, believed to have healing powers, next to the ancient Naguleswaram temple.

🎟 Free

Ratnapura

Sri Lanka's last major tract of primary lowland rainforest, a UNESCO World Heritage Site teeming with endemic birds, plants and wildlife.

🎟 LKR 2700 (foreign)

Unawatuna

A curving, palm-fringed bay with calm reef-protected water, one of the south coast's most popular beaches.

🎟 Free

Mirissa

Sri Lanka's premier whale-watching launch point, where dawn boats head into deep water off the south coast to find blue and sperm whales.

🎟 LKR 10000 (foreign)

Matara

A calm, reef-protected lagoon beach just southwest of Matara town, popular for safe swimming and snorkelling.

🎟 Free

Mirissa

A wide, gently curving bay just west of Mirissa, known for beginner-friendly surf and the famous stilt fishermen of the south coast.

🎟 Free

Ella

An easy hilltop hike rewarded with panoramic views over Ella Gap, tea slopes and the surrounding hill country.

🎟 Free