Buthawa Rock Viewpoint

Buthawa Rock Viewpoint: 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 Buthawa Rock Viewpoint

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 Buthawa Rock Viewpoint — distance from nearby cities

• From Arugam Bay (LK): about 88 km by road (70 km straight line) · directions · more places near Arugam Bay
• From Ella (LK): about 97 km by road (78 km straight line) · directions · more places near Ella
• From Nuwara Eliya (LK): about 130 km by road (104 km straight line) · directions · more places near Nuwara Eliya
• From Mirissa (LK): about 149 km by road (119 km straight line) · directions · more places near Mirissa
• From Ratnapura (LK): about 158 km by road (127 km straight line) · directions · more places near Ratnapura

Address: 8F8M+JGF, Yala. Coordinates: 6.31657, 81.48379. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buthawa Rock Viewpoint

• Sithulpawwa Raja Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Hambantota · ~11 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Great Basses Reef Lighthouse · beach · Hambantota · ~19 km · Must-see
• Yala National Park · sanctuary · Monaragala · ~21 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Kataragama Holy Sanctuaries · attraction · Monaragala · ~25 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Dewalaya · temple · Monaragala · ~25 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kiri Wehera · attraction · Monaragala · ~26 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Tissamaharama Raja Maha Vihara · Buddhist site · Hambantota · ~27 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Yatala Stupa · Buddhist site · Hambantota · ~29 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sellakatharagama Purana Ganapati Kovil · temple · Monaragala · ~30 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Little Basses Reef Lighthouse · beach · Ampara · ~36 km · Must-see
• Dematamal Viharaya · Buddhist site · Monaragala · ~67 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ridiyagama Safari Park · park · Hambantota · ~70 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Patanangala Beach · beach · Hambantota · ~4 km · Well liked
• Yala National Park - Block 1 · sanctuary · Hambantota · ~6 km
• Yala Beach · beach · Hambantota · ~9 km
• Yala National Park Museum · museum · Hambantota · ~12 km · Well liked
• Yala National Park - Block 2 · sanctuary · Monaragala · ~23 km
• Wedasiti Kanda temple · Buddhist site · Monaragala · ~23 km · Highly rated

See everything within a day’s drive of Buthawa Rock Viewpoint

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Buthawa Rock Viewpoint

• Little adam's peak View Point · viewpoint · Badulla · ~96 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ella Rock View Point · viewpoint · Badulla · ~96 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Olive View Point · viewpoint · Badulla · ~96 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Gommolli Kanda · viewpoint · Ratnapura · ~112 km · Must-see
• Thotupola Kanda · viewpoint · Nuwara Eliya · ~116 km · Must-see
• Bogoda Wooden Bridge · viewpoint · Badulla · ~117 km · Must-see
• Hakgala Peak · viewpoint · Nuwara Eliya · ~125 km · Must-see
• Conical Hill · viewpoint · Badulla · ~128 km · Must-see
• Single Tree Hill · viewpoint · Nuwara Eliya · ~134 km · Well liked · Must-see
• The Eagle’s View Point · viewpoint · Nuwara Eliya · ~136 km · Well liked · Must-see

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