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Kotmale Mahaweli Maha Seya
Buddhist temple
👍 The stupa came from an idea by the former Minister of Mahaweli Development Gamini Dissanayake.
The stupa was built in commemoration of over 50 submerged temples and the people who lost their properties as a consequence of the Mahaweli Development Projects in the early 1980s. The Mahaweli Developmen...
4.70 (633 reviews)
(~7.72 km from centre)
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Monara Gala Mountain (Peacock Hill)
Hiking area
👍👍 One of the easiest hikes, with gorgeous views. If you're visiting by public transport, timing is the key. There's a bus from Gampola CTB bus stand named, Doragala bus. It'll leave sharp at 9.40 AM. So be there by at least 9.30. Ask the driver or conductor about returning bus.
Get off at the last s...
4.70 (372 reviews)
(~8.73 km from centre)
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Ambuluwawa Temple
Tourist attraction
👍 Beautiful place. We can see the area from the top is amazing. In the top only one can stay and others needs to step down for some stairs for give space for the one who comes down from the top. Its very narrow, very much difficult to come down through the tiny space. And also Saivate temple(God Murug...
4.60 (3.2K reviews)
(~4.28 km from centre)
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Ambuluwawa Tower
Tourist attraction
Hilltop place of worship with an unusual tower combining architecture styles of many religions.
4.60 (2.5K reviews)
(~4.33 km from centre)
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Fool's Bridge - Modayage Paalama
Tourist attraction
👍 Wonderful place to take a rest in journey and to take the photos. We can see the old bridge from the new brighe which we travel. Old Bridge is in no use. It is call as fool's Bridge. Can reach the old bridge through narrow pathway, very close to main road. Under the bridge, running river is Good and...
4.60 (51 reviews)
(~3.5 km from centre)
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Asupini Ella Falls
Tourist attraction
👍👍 This place is very calm to enjoy and it was less crowded. There are 2 ways you can approach to the falls.
1. From Aranayake: If you come by this way you have hike around 1.7km to the point. But the views on this road is very nice. If you have a motorbike then you can come on this road. But some plac...
4.50 (341 reviews)
(~8.77 km from centre)
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Ambuluwawa Main Entrance
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Visit early morning to have best experience.
Tuktuk from main gate charges 1200 lkr. ( Total for 3 seats)
Tips :- Dont carry your backpack all the way till up of tower because the stairs/path gets narrowed as you climb.
It has unity in diversity motto. Because you can see a temple, mosque and a chur...
4.50 (246 reviews)
(~4.86 km from centre)
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Paththunupitiya Hanging Bridge
Tourist attraction
👍 What a amazing place to visit.
It is so easy to find and visit when someone travel through nawalapitiya-kandy main road. This bridge is over mahaweli river and it is going to a village. Better place to spend a adventures time. In the dry season people can have bath under the bridge, but have to be v...
4.30 (66 reviews)
(~6.06 km from centre)
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Selam Bridge
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Nice view and great structure
4.10 (48 reviews)
(~9.8 km from centre)
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Ambuluwawa Lake
Tourist attraction
👍👍 The Ambuluwawa Lake is a natural pool amidst the thick green biodiversity of the mountain. Till date it stays very less polluted.
The atmosphere is cold down here. The road to this lake is surrounded by many Pine trees.
!! It would be a bad idea to travel by motorcycles or other vehicles that are...
4.10 (36 reviews)
(~3.85 km from centre)