Most reviewed Zoos & Aquariums in Weligama, Sri Lanka to visit (Updated July, 2023)

Most reviewed Zoos & Aquariums in Weligama

Explore the city's most talked-about destinations, sorted by the number of reviews. The higher the position on the list, the greater the number of reviews for each place. Discover the pulse of Weligama through these extensively reviewed and popular spots. This list contains 37 places from Zoos & Aquariums category.

Sort results by

Best

Top rated

Most reviewed

Hidden gems

Worst rated

Recently discovered

🆕

Search radius

1 km 2 km 5 km 10 km 30 km 50 km 100 km 250 km

Within Weligama

Lighthouse - Galle

Tourist attraction

Historic lighthouse at a fort with simple style & a nearby beach popular with swimmers.

4.60 (3.7K reviews) (~23.88 km from centre)

Sea Turtle Hatchery - Habaraduwa

Animal protection organization

😠 Please, please never visit this place!!! It was so incredibly terrible that we left crying. We were there in the evening and thought it was already closed. A man came towards us and told us we could visit the reception center for 1500 LKR. We gave it to him and then he said exactly one sentence: "Th...

4.30 (1.9K reviews) (~14.01 km from centre)

Sinharaja Forest Reserve

National forest

Virgin rainforest with many rare species only found here & a number of foot tracks for hiking.

4.50 (1.8K reviews) (~48.11 km from centre)

Turtle Beach - Hikkaduwa

Tourist attraction

😠 turtles are held forcibly by locals to make money by selling seaweed or snorkeling. They are surrounded by circles of people, they have nowhere and no way to escape. They are forced to surface by tourists, touched or children sit on them. no one controls this. an animal torture ground for human gree...

4.30 (1.7K reviews) (~40.39 km from centre)

Dondra Head

Landmark

Palms, a beach & sweeping ocean views from a small rocky headland, home to a landmark lighthouse.

4.60 (1.6K reviews) (~19.17 km from centre)

Sea Turtle Farm & Hatchery koggala

Animal protection organization

👍👍 Fantastic initiative to protect the Turtles 🐢 with a recuperation facility and a hatchery. Good explanation from the guide too.

4.40 (1.5K reviews) (~13.16 km from centre)

Snake Farm Weligama (Traditional Farm)

Farm

👍👍 Really awesome experience. The owner showed us a lot of different snakes including a big python and very beautiful and scary cobra. You can touch the snakes and feel them on you, even on your head if you want 😘😍 (non-poison). The place is little bit hidden in a jungle and you feel like a real adve...

4.90 (1.5K reviews) (~6.49 km from centre)

Sea Turtle Hatchery Centre, Mahamodara

Wildlife rescue service

Family-run turtle rescue center with tanks for injured creatures & newly hatched babies.

4.40 (1.1K reviews) (~26.57 km from centre)

The Shrine of Our Lady of Matara

Catholic church

👍👍 A very beautiful church in Matara. It is also a very sacred place. The church was completely destroyed by the tsunami of 2004 and now stands the newly renovated church. A very blessed place. The church recorded the height of the tsunami waves. There is also a commemorative monument in his memor...

4.80 (912 reviews) (~14 km from centre)

පරෙවි දූව විහාරස්ථානය - Parewi Duwa Temple

Buddhist temple

👍👍 Beautiful island in Matara,Buddhist temple with a picturesque view and calm environment.. Be aware that there are lot of couples can be found.

4.30 (807 reviews) (~13.77 km from centre)

Amangalla

Hotel

Refined rooms & suites in an elegant hotel with gardens & an outdoor pool, plus dining & a spa.

4.40 (736 reviews) (~24.23 km from centre)

Kottawa Reserve Forest

Nature preserve

👍👍 Another calm and cool environment situated in Galle. In the rainy days there are too many leaches. other than that there are not too much. but you have to prepare for it. A 17km drive from Galle town in the Udugama road you can arrive this place. I saw Brown-capped Babbler, Yellow-browed bulbul, Dar...

4.50 (675 reviews) (~17.65 km from centre)

Yatagala Raja Maha Viharaya

Buddhist temple

Old Buddhist temple complex built into rock formations featuring many statues & a serene atmosphere.

4.70 (659 reviews) (~19.43 km from centre)

Sri Lanka Snake Farm weligama (tourist attraction)

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Interesting experience. You get to see many snakes, and you can also touch them and have them crawl over you if you are not afraid (but it is safe). And the owner is friendly. We recommend visiting.

4.80 (652 reviews) (~7.2 km from centre)

Star Fort Matara

Fortress

Built in 1765 by the Dutch, this star-shaped fortress features a museum exhibiting Matara's history.

4.40 (599 reviews) (~13.49 km from centre)

Matara Beach Park

Scenic spot

👍👍 The Matara Beach is popular with locals and tourists. Its s long sandy beach that catches a nice swell cominf from the south so under the right conditions can be good for surfers. To avoid the crowds of the city many head west about one km to Polhena or east a few km to Medawatta.

4.40 (463 reviews) (~14.31 km from centre)

Matara Fort

Historical landmark

👍👍 Mathara kotuwa- mathara bala kotuwa. Mathara kotuwa is in mathara town Sri Lanka. It was made by pruthugaliyans but next it catch the olandiyons.It is near by Mathara bala kotuwa. In 1560 it made by olandiyans. They made for protet the area. There is a clock tower in this bala kotuwa. It is very big...

4.30 (393 reviews) (~13.58 km from centre)

Sri Lankan Snake Farm - Weligama

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Great place for seeing and touching all kind of snakes. The friendly owner has a wide knowledge and provides you with all the information about the snake races you see in a very good English. Takes about one hour to see all the snakes. Definitely worth a visit even for people who are not really into...

4.50 (283 reviews) (~7.03 km from centre)

Weligama Beach (surf spot)

Tourist attraction

🫤 Not sure why many of the other reviews don't mention how much rubbish is on this beach. During off season (May), this beach was empty but full of plastic trash. Weligama beach certainly didn't look like any of the pics in the other reviews. Perhaps during peak season it's tidied up? Out of the 4 pop...

4.60 (235 reviews) (~0.76 km from centre)

Natural Pool Thalpe

Tourist attraction

😠 Unfortunately I can’t recommend visiting this place. In real looked quite different than on the pictures plus the beach and surroundings were full of trash! A local guy also out of the sudden charged only us(tourists) for parking, where you don’t find any sign or info about it 🥴 It anyway seemed li...

4.40 (214 reviews) (~16.01 km from centre)

« Previous page
Next page »

Tip: Click on the rating to open it on Google Maps

Most reviewed Zoos & Aquariums in Weligama, Sri Lanka