Hidden gems: Sights & Landmarks in Anuradhapura

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Anuradhapura. This list contains 9 places from Sights & Landmarks category.

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Navin Lanka Tours
Tour operator
👍👍 Him I'm Suresh from England. 2019.07.28 I was engaged with Navin Lanka tour. It was amazing experience. We travel 10 days together. We was take a amazing experience (whale watching, dolphins watching, wildlife safari, kaudulla national park, udawalawa national Park,world heritage site, village saf...
4.90 (38 reviews) (~1.03 km from centre)
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Maha Viharaya, Anuradhapura
Buddhist temple
👍👍 Very peaceful place in Anuradhapura. Better place to relax your mind. The Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya was an important mahavihara or large Buddhist monastery for Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka. It was founded by king Devanampiya Tissa of Anuradhapura in his capital city of Anuradhapura. The Mahaviha...
4.70 (95 reviews) (~1.88 km from centre)
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Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism & Hotel Management
Education center
👍👍 Very educational place
4.70 (22 reviews) (~0.95 km from centre)
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Sacred City Tourist Resort
Guest house
👍👍 Such a special and wholesome experience! The family went above and beyond to provide us with an exceptional service. The food and tea were delicious. We also got to experience a magical rooftop garden and organic homegrown veggies! Extremely clean. Hot water. They spoke english very well too! I had...
$21/night
4.60 (105 reviews) (~1.27 km from centre)
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Sirisara Holiday Resort
Guest house
😠 I recently had an incredibly disappointing experience with a Sirisara holiday bungalow booking that I feel compelled to share. Despite confirming my reservation, I arrived at the bungalow only to discover that it had been rented out to another person, leaving me in a state of disbelief and frustrati...
$17/night
4.60 (99 reviews) (~1.45 km from centre)
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Saubagya Inn Anuradhapura
Hotel
👍👍 Cozy, clean and spacious rooms. Great value for money! But the best part is the super friendly and helpful owners. Together with the Tuktuk driver Chelsea (that the owners recommended) they helped us get the most out of our trip to Sri Lanka and Anuradhapura. The owners wife cooks fantastic meals t...
$14/night
4.60 (81 reviews) (~1.38 km from centre)
Tholuvila Monastery ‌තොලුවිල ‌බෞද්ධ විහාරාරාම සංකීර්ණය image
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Tholuvila Monastery ‌තොලුවිල ‌බෞද්ධ විහාරාරාම සංකීර්ණය
Historical landmark
👍👍 🌱Tholuwila Archeological Reserve🌱 This site is recognized as the place where Thera Mahinda and his entourage in 3 c. B.C. took shelter on their way from Chetiya Pabbata to the Mahavihara. The structure at the site dates to the period between 7-9 c. C.E. and has been identified as a Pabbata Vihara...
4.60 (31 reviews) (~1.15 km from centre)
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විශ්ව කරුණා ශාන්ති Buddha Statue
Buddhist temple
👍 beautiful and ancient.
4.60 (12 reviews) (~0.97 km from centre)
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Kadiresan Temple
Hindu temple
👍👍 Kadireshan kovil located in Anuradhapura towan , very close to the old town, very beautiful, calm and quite place . every rituals they done correctly,
4.50 (19 reviews) (~0.92 km from centre)
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