Thabbowa Wildlife Sanctuary

Thabbowa Wildlife Sanctuary: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Thabbowa Wildlife Sanctuary

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Thabbowa Wildlife Sanctuary — distance from nearby cities

• From Anuradhapura (LK): about 64 km by road (51 km straight line) · directions · more places near Anuradhapura
• From Dambulla (LK): about 96 km by road (77 km straight line) · directions · more places near Dambulla
• From Sigiriya (LK): about 108 km by road (86 km straight line) · directions · more places near Sigiriya
• From Negombo (LK): about 126 km by road (101 km straight line) · directions · more places near Negombo
• From Kandy (LK): about 143 km by road (114 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kandy

Address: 3XXR+PWW. Coordinates: 8.09936, 79.99232. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thabbowa Wildlife Sanctuary

• Dutch Reformed Church · church · Puttalam · ~37 km · Must-see
• St. Anne's National Shrine - Thalawila | . · church · Puttalam · ~40 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Wilpattu National Park · sanctuary · Anuradhapura · ~51 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Yapahuwa Rock Fortress · fort · Kurunegala · ~59 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Thisa Wewa [ ] · lake · Anuradhapura · ~62 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Isurumuni Viharaya · Buddhist site · Anuradhapura · ~64 km · Must-see
• Isurumuniya Temple · fort · Anuradhapura · ~64 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Mirisawetiya stupa · Buddhist site · Anuradhapura · ~64 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• DELMOND Lake · lake · Anuradhapura · ~65 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Archaelogical Museum · museum · Anuradhapura · ~65 km · Must-see
• Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi · Buddhist site · Anuradhapura · ~65 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ruwanweli Maha Seya · Buddhist site · Anuradhapura · ~66 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba · Buddhist site · Anuradhapura · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ruwanmeli Maha Seya Viewing Point · Buddhist site · Anuradhapura · ~66 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Thuparamaya · Buddhist site · Anuradhapura · ~66 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Jethavana Dagoba · Buddhist site · Anuradhapura · ~67 km · Must-see
• Abhayagiriya Dagoba · Buddhist site · Anuradhapura · ~67 km · Must-see
• Samadhi Buddha Statue · Buddhist site · Anuradhapura · ~67 km · Highly rated · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Thabbowa Wildlife Sanctuary

• Wilpattu National Park · sanctuary · Anuradhapura · ~51 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Minneriya National Park · sanctuary · Polonnaruwa · ~118 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Wasgamuwa National Park · sanctuary · Polonnaruwa · ~137 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Gampaha Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Gampaha · ~139 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Knuckles Forest Reserve · sanctuary · Matale · ~142 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya · sanctuary · Kandy · ~142 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Udawatta Kele Sanctuary · sanctuary · Kandy · ~143 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Erumativu · sanctuary · Puttalam · ~38 km
• Sinna Erumativu · sanctuary · Puttalam · ~39 km
• Ippantivu · sanctuary · Puttalam · ~41 km

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