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Places near Vavuniya by type
All 226 places by distance →One day from Vavuniya
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:41 pm
147 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Vavuniya
- Kattarsinnakulamlake · 45 min
- National Shrine of Our Lady of Maduchurch · 30 min
- Tantirimale Rajamaha ViharayaBuddhist site · 1 hrs
- Isinbassagala Ruwangiri Rajamaha ViharayaBuddhist site · 1 hrs
- Kalnaddinakulamlake · 45 min
- Back in Vavuniya
How to reach Vavuniya
By road
Anuradhapura 62 km · Trincomalee 101 km · Sigiriya 116 km. Directions.
By air
Jaffna International Airport (JAF), Jaffna — about 156 km by road; Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Colombo — about 234 km by road.
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Vavuniya?
Kandasamy Temple (temple, about 1 km), Kattarsinnakulam (lake, about 5 km), Kalnaddinakulam (lake, about 8 km), Tantirimale Rajamaha Viharaya (Buddhist site, about 41 km), National Shrine of Our Lady of Madu (church, about 43 km), Isinbassagala Ruwangiri Rajamaha Viharaya (Buddhist site, about 26 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Vavuniya?
146 places on Spotwander: 77 temples, 12 buddhist sites, 9 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 8 forts & heritage, 16 churches.
Which is the nearest temple to Vavuniya?
Gnanavairavar Kovil, about 1 km by road; Vinayagar Kovil (0 km) is next.
Which is the nearest Buddhist site to Vavuniya?
Buddhist Temple, about 1 km by road; Sri Dalada Raja Maha Vihara - Madukanda (5 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Vavuniya?
Start in Vavuniya, visit Kattarsinnakulam, then National Shrine of Our Lady of Madu, then Tantirimale Rajamaha Viharaya, then Isinbassagala Ruwangiri Rajamaha Viharaya, then Kalnaddinakulam, and drive back — about 147 km by road in all.