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Places near Wellawaya by type
All 256 places by distance →One day from Wellawaya
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:14 pm
69 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Wellawaya
- Buduruwagala Raja Maha ViharayaBuddhist site · 1 hrs
- Diyaluma Fallswaterfall · 1.5 hrs
- Olive View Pointviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monasterymonastery · 1 hrs
- Ravana Waterfallwaterfall · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Wellawaya
How to reach Wellawaya
By road
Ella 20 km · Nuwara Eliya 52 km · Ratnapura 97 km. Directions.
By air
Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), Hambantota — about 63 km by road; Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Colombo — about 179 km by road.
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Wellawaya?
Diyaluma Falls (waterfall, about 10 km), Buduruwagala Raja Maha Viharaya (Buddhist site, about 8 km), Ravana Waterfall (waterfall, about 16 km), Ella Rock View Point (viewpoint, about 18 km), Little Adam's Peak View Point (peak, about 18 km), Ella Organic Tea Garden (garden, about 19 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Wellawaya?
76 places on Spotwander: 17 hill stations & viewpoints, 19 waterfalls, 9 wildlife, forests & gardens, 13 buddhist sites, 5 lakes, dams & reservoirs.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Wellawaya?
Eagle's Rock View Point, about 17 km by road; Ella Rock View Point (18 km) is next.
Which is the nearest waterfall to Wellawaya?
Ellewala Waterfall, about 7 km by road; Diyaluma Falls (10 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Wellawaya?
Start in Wellawaya, visit Buduruwagala Raja Maha Viharaya, then Diyaluma Falls, then Olive View Point, then Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery, then Ravana Waterfall, and drive back — about 69 km by road in all.