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Places near Minuwangoda by type
All 257 places by distance →One day from Minuwangoda
5 stops, one loop, back by 5:39 pm
126 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Minuwangoda
- Attanagalla Raja Maha ViharayaBuddhist site · 1 hrs
- Gampaha Botanical Gardengarden · 2 hrs
- Crow Island Beach Parkisland · 1.5 hrs
- St. Mary's Churchchurch · 30 min
- Negombo Beach Parkbeach · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Minuwangoda
How to reach Minuwangoda
By road
Negombo 12 km · Colombo 36 km · Ratnapura 91 km. Directions.
By air
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Colombo — about 10 km by road; Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), Hambantota — about 203 km by road.
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Minuwangoda?
Gampaha Botanical Garden (garden, about 10 km), Negombo Beach Park (beach, about 18 km), St. Mary's Church (church, about 17 km), Attanagalla Raja Maha Viharaya (Buddhist site, about 26 km), Wegowwa Ambalama (heritage site, about 2 km), Sammajeewa Buddhist Ashram (Buddhist site, about 2 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Minuwangoda?
119 places on Spotwander: 31 buddhist sites, 12 forts & heritage, 5 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 4 waterfalls, 7 wildlife, forests & gardens.
Which is the nearest Buddhist site to Minuwangoda?
Sammajeewa Buddhist Ashram, about 2 km by road; Sambuddhaloka Temple (2 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Minuwangoda?
Wegowwa Ambalama, about 2 km by road; Negombo Dutch Fort (18 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Minuwangoda?
Start in Minuwangoda, visit Attanagalla Raja Maha Viharaya, then Gampaha Botanical Garden, then Crow Island Beach Park, then St. Mary's Church, then Negombo Beach Park, and drive back — about 126 km by road in all.