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Kande Vihara Temple
Buddhist temple
π It will be difficult for me to visit this temple due to the reason how the temple authorities ignored mistreatment of the elephant Sak Surin, the Thai elephant. This can't be a Buddhist temple.
Update as at 7th September 2023:
I visited Sak Surin (= Muthu Raja, the mistreated elephant in Sri Lan...
4.70 (3.9K reviews)
(~8.23 km from centre)
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Kothduwa Rajamaha Viharaya
Buddhist temple
π Its a very peaceful and calm place in a island. There was a bridge to reach this place. I went there by boat. Its a must visit place who is having a madu river tour. Its a good place to bring your family. Dont forget to meet the monk. Able to have Beautiful 360Β° views
4.70 (310 reviews)
(~8.61 km from centre)
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Secret Island
Tourist attraction
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4.70 (44 reviews)
(~8.24 km from centre)
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Sunflower Arts & Crafts
Tourist attraction
ππ Perfect place to buy carvings, Gems, Jewelry, souvenirs and ornaments. You will get unique and very quality products. Friendly and well trained staff will guid you to select the most suitable and the best item to fulfill your requirement. Specially they will deliver it to your door step. Sunflower A...
4.60 (136 reviews)
(~5.65 km from centre)
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Bentota Beach
Tourist attraction
ππ Bentota, a mere 45 minutes away from Colombo along the Southern express way, hails as a premier resort town with no less than 15 Star class Hotels clustered together plus numerous other less than 10 rooms boutique style hotels with Sun, surf and sand. This gives the visitor an ideal chance to stay i...
4.60 (101 reviews)
(~6.32 km from centre)
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Lunuganga
Hotel
Former residence of a renowned Sri Lankan architect, offering accommodation & guided garden tours.
4.50 (709 reviews)
(~2.62 km from centre)
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Diyakawa Water Sports Centre
Tourist attraction
π It is a sports center located at the mouth of the Bentota River, where you can enjoy various water sports such as jet ski, banana boat, and snorkeling. In particular, a boat cruise on the Bentota River is best suited for enjoying the nature of Sri Lanka, with spectacular sunset views, mangrove fore...
4.40 (711 reviews)
(~6.63 km from centre)
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Cinnamon Island
Park
ππ A better place fot get to know all about cinnamon. Good hospitality. I had my first cup of cinnamon here. It was free of charge. Man in my picture explained really well about cinnamon. He showed us how to do things with cinnamon. You can buy different kind of products of cinnamon which are useful to...
4.40 (188 reviews)
(~9.91 km from centre)
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Kaluwamodara Sri Kalyanarama Purana Viharaya
Meditation center
ππ Kaluwamodara Sri Kalyanaramaya is located about one km from Aluthgama town towards Colombo on the Galle Road itself. The temple which started around in 1825, is today home to the largest Marble Buddha Statue in the country. According to the information on the temple This 5 foot 9 inch marble statue...
4.40 (55 reviews)
(~7.71 km from centre)
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Madhuwa entrance
Tourist attraction
π This is the entrance to Madhuwa where the small bridge spanning across the river starts. The bridge is in bit of a bad shape but it could still carry people and bikes. There is a boat service (Palitha Boat Service) starting from there which offers tours around Madhu river. Parking space for vehicles...
4.40 (41 reviews)
(~9.79 km from centre)
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Sri Wickramasinghe Ancient Temple
Buddhist temple
π Watch out for the scam! The monk shows you a book where all donations are written down. By accident we found out, that he always adds one or more zeros at the amount of the previous donators to make you feel bad if you just want to donate few hundred rupees. We gave him 200 rupees and when the coupl...
4.10 (59 reviews)
(~9.52 km from centre)
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Brief Garden, by Bevis Bawa
Park
Landscape architect Bevis Bawaβs former home, with an eclectic art collection & a sprawling garden.
4.00 (988 reviews)
(~8.28 km from centre)
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Sunshine Water Sports Center
Sports activity location
π It is a sports center located at the mouth of the Bentota River, where you can enjoy various water sports such as jet ski, banana boat, and snorkeling. In particular, a boat cruise on the Bentota River is best suited for enjoying the nature of Sri Lanka, with spectacular sunset views, mangrove fore...
4.00 (164 reviews)
(~6.57 km from centre)