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All 240 places by distance →One day from Kadugannawa
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:11 pm
37 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Kadugannawa
- Nelligala International Buddhist CentreBuddhist site · 1 hrs
- Sri Maha Bodhi ViharayaBuddhist site · 1 hrs
- Ceylon Tea Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniyagarden · 2 hrs
- Ranawana Purana Rajamaha ViharayaBuddhist site · 1 hrs
- Back in Kadugannawa
How to reach Kadugannawa
By road
Kandy 16 km · Nuwara Eliya 56 km · Ratnapura 81 km. Directions.
By air
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Colombo — about 89 km by road; Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), Hambantota — about 158 km by road.
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Kadugannawa?
Nelligala International Buddhist Centre (Buddhist site, about 8 km), Ranawana Purana Rajamaha Viharaya (Buddhist site, about 6 km), Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya (garden, about 10 km), Getambe Temple (Buddhist site, about 11 km), Ceylon Tea Museum (museum, about 15 km), Sri Maha Bodhi Viharaya (Buddhist site, about 16 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Kadugannawa?
127 places on Spotwander: 25 buddhist sites, 23 hill stations & viewpoints, 22 waterfalls, 16 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 15 wildlife, forests & gardens.
Which is the nearest Buddhist site to Kadugannawa?
Ranawana Purana Rajamaha Viharaya, about 6 km by road; Sri Lankathilake Rajamaha Viharaya (6 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Kadugannawa?
Alagalla, about 9 km by road; Ambuluwawa Mountain Hill (13 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Kadugannawa?
Start in Kadugannawa, visit Nelligala International Buddhist Centre, then Sri Maha Bodhi Viharaya, then Ceylon Tea Museum, then Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya, then Ranawana Purana Rajamaha Viharaya, and drive back — about 37 km by road in all.