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Places near Chilaw by type
All 199 places by distance →One day from Chilaw
5 stops, one loop, back by 5:17 pm
141 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Chilaw
- Madampe Murugan Koviltemple · 45 min
- Holy Cross National Shrine - Marawilachurch · 30 min
- Negombo Beach Parkbeach · 1.5 hrs
- Newakada Shailagiri TempleBuddhist site · 1 hrs
- Anawilundawa Bird Sanctuarysanctuary · 2 hrs
- Back in Chilaw
How to reach Chilaw
By road
Negombo 53 km · Colombo 91 km · Kandy 122 km. Directions.
By air
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Colombo — about 56 km by road; Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), Hambantota — about 257 km by road.
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Chilaw?
Munneswaram Temple (museum, about 3 km), Chilaw Beach (beach, about 1 km), Holy Cross National Shrine - Marawila (church, about 23 km), Madampe Murugan Kovil (temple, about 10 km), Anawilundawa Bird Sanctuary (sanctuary, about 18 km), Negombo Beach Park (beach, about 47 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Chilaw?
57 places on Spotwander: 10 buddhist sites, 15 churches, 2 forts & heritage, 6 beaches & coast, 2 lakes, dams & reservoirs.
Which is the nearest Buddhist site to Chilaw?
Sri Vijayarama Viharaya, about 1 km by road; Sri Devagiri Viharaya (1 km) is next.
Which is the nearest church to Chilaw?
St.Bernadette's Church, about 1 km by road; Chapel of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (0 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Chilaw?
Start in Chilaw, visit Madampe Murugan Kovil, then Holy Cross National Shrine - Marawila, then Negombo Beach Park, then Newakada Shailagiri Temple, then Anawilundawa Bird Sanctuary, and drive back — about 141 km by road in all.