View point

View point: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit View point

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 View point — distance from nearby cities

• From Kandy (LK): about 11 km by road (9 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kandy
• From Nuwara Eliya (LK): about 41 km by road (33 km straight line) · directions · more places near Nuwara Eliya
• From Ella (LK): about 72 km by road (58 km straight line) · directions · more places near Ella
• From Ratnapura (LK): about 82 km by road (65 km straight line) · directions · more places near Ratnapura
• From Dambulla (LK): about 92 km by road (74 km straight line) · directions · more places near Dambulla

Address: 6M64+QW3, Galaha. Coordinates: 7.21236, 80.65750. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near View point

• Ceylon Tea Museum · museum · Kandy · ~9 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Arthur's Seat View Point · viewpoint · Kandy · ~11 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kandy Viewpoint · viewpoint · Kandy · ~11 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Getambe Temple · Buddhist site · Kandy · ~11 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Malwathu Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Kandy · ~11 km · Must-see
• Bogambara · attraction · Kandy · ~11 km · Must-see
• Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya · sanctuary · Kandy · ~11 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Sri Dalada Maligawa · Buddhist site · Kandy · ~12 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Sri Maha Kataragama Devalaya - Kandy · temple · Kandy · ~12 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Sri Maha Bodhi Viharaya · Buddhist site · Kandy · ~12 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Udawatta Kele Sanctuary · sanctuary · Kandy · ~12 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Asgiri Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Kandy · ~13 km · Must-see
• Ranawana Purana Rajamaha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Kandy · ~15 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Polgolla Dam · lake · Kandy · ~15 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Nelligala International Buddhist Centre · Buddhist site · Kandy · ~18 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Victoria Dam Viewpoint and Victoria Observation Room · lake · Kandy · ~18 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Shri Bhakta Hanuman Temple · temple · Nuwara Eliya · ~19 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kotmale Dam · lake · Nuwara Eliya · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of View point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near View point

• Arthur's Seat View Point · viewpoint · Kandy · ~11 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kandy Viewpoint · viewpoint · Kandy · ~11 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Bible Rock · viewpoint · Kegalle · ~31 km · Must-see
• Pidurutalagala · viewpoint · Nuwara Eliya · ~33 km · Must-see
• Kikiliyamana · viewpoint · Nuwara Eliya · ~34 km · Must-see
• The Eagle’s View Point · viewpoint · Nuwara Eliya · ~35 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Single Tree Hill · viewpoint · Nuwara Eliya · ~38 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Conical Hill · viewpoint · Badulla · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hakgala Peak · viewpoint · Nuwara Eliya · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sorabora Wewa · viewpoint · Badulla · ~52 km · Must-see

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