Top rated Sights & Landmarks in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka to elevate your visit (Updated November, 2023)

Top rated Sights & Landmarks in Trincomalee

Experience the best that Trincomalee has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 165 places from Sights & Landmarks category.

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Epic Ocean Adventures PADI Diving Center Srilanka

Diving center

👍👍 We found this dive center by chance. Most of the the other dive centres seemed not operating. It was end October. Ram (who runs the Epic centre) has around 16000 dives under his belt but still has a refreshing enthusiasm of wanting to help others enjoy the experience of underwater. One member in...

5.00 (235 reviews) (~1 km from centre)

Pigeon Island Diving Centre

SCUBA instructor

👍👍 My 15-year-old daughter and I just did our dive refresher with Pigeon Island Diving center. Sri Shankar and the team were just fantastic instructors, very experienced and knowledgeable, and very thorough and patient with a real passion for diving and also teaching and promoting diving safely. Also v...

5.00 (222 reviews) (~0.97 km from centre)

Kalpitiya Diving Center Padi Dive Resort S-27404 - Trincomalee

Diving center

👍👍 Best Instructor & Excellent Diving Center! I got my PADI open water diving license from Kalpitiya Diving Center. Mr. Samith Fernando is friendly, funny and well experienced instructor. It was my first diving experience and i was bit nervous at the beginning . But Mr. Sam taught us everything from t...

5.00 (86 reviews) (~0.74 km from centre)

Swarnamali Stupa [රුවන්වැලි සෑය]

Historical landmark

👍👍 The Ruwanwelisaya is a stupa and a hemispherical structure containing relics, in Sri Lanka.It's also known as "Sawarnamali chaitya"... NAMO BUDAHAYA! 🌼🌻

5.00 (45 reviews) (~95.57 km from centre)

Lanka Travel Routes

Tour operator

👍👍 We traveled two times with Prashaa, a very good driver!! We traveled many days with him to the most beautifull places. The most beautifull place we went was knuckles mountains, a Rainforest so pure it looks like a fairytale to me. We became very good friends. See you next time Prashaa!

5.00 (43 reviews) (~2.22 km from centre)

Ruwanweli Maha Seya Viewing Point

Pagoda

👍👍 Itz my favorite place in this universe ❤️

5.00 (35 reviews) (~95.24 km from centre)

Ruwanweli Maha Seya

Buddhist temple

This 140-BCE stupa is an ancient, sacred Buddhist site & reaches a height of 103 meters.

4.90 (14K reviews) (~95.56 km from centre)

Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi

Buddhist temple

The Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment under this fig tree that is now a pilgrimage site.

4.90 (10.5K reviews) (~95.61 km from centre)

Mihintale Rock Steps

Historical landmark

👍👍 The place where king Devanampiyathissa embraces the buddhism from Arahat Mihindu. You can climb three rocks in order to worship the buddha’s statue, the stupa and the Mihintala Rock. The rock is hard to climb under the scotching sun but I guarantee the breathtaking view after the struggle.

4.90 (194 reviews) (~82.96 km from centre)

Blue Water Sports Trincomalee

Diving center

👍👍 Had an amazing first scuba diving experience at Pigeon Island with the team! They took time to explain everything before hand and made sure we felt safe and comfortable. They also took some pictures and provided snacks which was really sweet! Thank you for a great time!

4.90 (170 reviews) (~1.12 km from centre)

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) (~94.94 km from centre)

Blue deep diving centre

Diving center

👍👍 Excellent diving center!!! We spent the open water certification in Trincomalee with Supun and his team and it was an incredible experience. They are real diving enthusiasts, they reassured us and gave us confidence all along and passed on their passion to us. I 100% recommend their center and war...

4.90 (37 reviews) (~4.72 km from centre)

Thuparama vihara

Buddhist temple

Sri Lanka's oldest Buddhist temple founded in the 3rd century BC with a restored white stupa.

4.80 (9.7K reviews) (~95.39 km from centre)

Pidurangala Rock

Historical landmark

Destination for moderate hikes & climbs to the top of the rock, popular for panoramic views.

4.80 (7.3K reviews) (~85.48 km from centre)

Samadhi Buddha Statue

Historical landmark

👍👍 The Buddha statue can be seen in the Mahamevnawa Park, another sacred place in the ancient city of Anuradhapura. This black stone Buddha statue was destroyed in the past due to enemy invasions and was later rebuilt by the Department of Archeology. This is a must visit place. You can drive near the M...

4.80 (1.5K reviews) (~94.8 km from centre)

Mirisavetiya vihara

Buddhist temple

👍👍 Mirisavetiya Stupa is the another important shrine located in Anuradhapura.The Mirisavetiya Stupa is a sacred place belonging to the "Atamasthana" and "Solosmasthana".This stupa was built by King Dutugemunu.This stupa is located close to Ruwanweli Maha Seya and Basavakkulama lake.If you are visiting...

4.80 (1.5K reviews) (~96.49 km from centre)

Abhayagiri viharaya

Buddhist temple

Founded in the 2nd century BC, this sacred monastery site is 1 of the world's most extensive ruins.

4.80 (1K reviews) (~95.08 km from centre)

Anuradhapura Moonstone

Historical landmark

👍👍 A great historical place in srilanka.

4.80 (449 reviews) (~95.42 km from centre)

Lovamahapaya

Buddhist temple

👍👍 Lovamahapaya Lowamahapaya Lowamahapaya is Cry. BC A sub-hall built in the 1st century in the Maha Vihara. This is located in Anuradhapura. Its roof was also known as the Metal Palace because it was made of metal tiles. The Lowamaha Palace was built by King Dutugemunu. Chronicles state that there w...

4.80 (414 reviews) (~95.52 km from centre)

Mihintale Rock

Historical place

👍👍 The place of begining the Sri Lanka Buddhism. Mihindu thero came to this place to contact the King Tissa. Really ancient and nice place. And super nice sunset here at the back of lord buddha statue. Need to climb the rock and there is big Stupa and Buddha statue also. For the foreigners need to buy...

4.80 (246 reviews) (~82.66 km from centre)

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Top rated Sights & Landmarks in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka