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Places near Gampola by type
All 238 places by distance →One day from Gampola
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:35 pm
53 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Gampola
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniyagarden · 2 hrs
- Ceylon Tea Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Sri Maha Bodhi ViharayaBuddhist site · 1 hrs
- Nelligala International Buddhist CentreBuddhist site · 1 hrs
- Ranawana Purana Rajamaha ViharayaBuddhist site · 1 hrs
- Back in Gampola
How to reach Gampola
By road
Kandy 20 km · Nuwara Eliya 43 km · Ratnapura 71 km. Directions.
By air
Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), Hambantota — about 144 km by road; Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Colombo — about 95 km by road.
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Gampola?
Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya (garden, about 15 km), Getambe Temple (Buddhist site, about 15 km), Ranawana Purana Rajamaha Viharaya (Buddhist site, about 15 km), Ceylon Tea Museum (museum, about 17 km), Nelligala International Buddhist Centre (Buddhist site, about 19 km), Sri Maha Bodhi Viharaya (Buddhist site, about 20 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Gampola?
137 places on Spotwander: 21 buddhist sites, 28 hill stations & viewpoints, 24 waterfalls, 19 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 16 wildlife, forests & gardens.
Which is the nearest Buddhist site to Gampola?
Sri Lankathilake Rajamaha Viharaya, about 10 km by road; Kotmale Mahaweli Maha Seya (14 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Gampola?
Ambuluwawa Mountain Hill, about 3 km by road; Uragala Mountain Peak (13 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Gampola?
Start in Gampola, visit Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya, then Ceylon Tea Museum, then Sri Maha Bodhi Viharaya, then Nelligala International Buddhist Centre, then Ranawana Purana Rajamaha Viharaya, and drive back — about 53 km by road in all.