"API" Buddha Shrine

"API" Buddha Shrine: 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 Buddhist site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit "API" Buddha Shrine

Season: October to March.

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 "API" Buddha Shrine — distance from nearby cities

• From Colombo (LK): about 15 km by road (12 km straight line) · directions · more places near Colombo
• From Negombo (LK): about 49 km by road (39 km straight line) · directions · more places near Negombo
• From Bentota (LK): about 60 km by road (48 km straight line) · directions · more places near Bentota
• From Ratnapura (LK): about 68 km by road (54 km straight line) · directions · more places near Ratnapura
• From Kandy (LK): about 113 km by road (90 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kandy

Coordinates: 6.85673, 79.94019. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near "API" Buddha Shrine

• Diyasaru Park · park · Colombo · ~4 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kotte Rajamaha Vihara · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~6 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Weras Ganga Park · park · Colombo · ~7 km · Must-see
• Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~7 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Diyatha Uyana Park · park · Colombo · ~8 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Piliyandala Clock Tower · attraction · Colombo · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sri Venkateshwara Maha Vishnu Moorthy Kovil · temple · Colombo · ~8 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Budu Pasebudu Arhanthaka Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~8 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• St. Lawrence Church · church · Colombo · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Lavinia Beach. · beach · Colombo · ~11 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Isipathanarama Temple · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~11 km · Must-see
• The Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour · church · Colombo · ~11 km · Well liked · Must-see
• St. Matthias Church · church · Colombo · ~12 km · Must-see
• Korathota Royal Temple · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~12 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Srī Sambōdhi Mahavihāra Temple · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~12 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Independence Square · fort · Colombo · ~12 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Independence Memorial Hall · fort · Colombo · ~12 km · Must-see
• Water World Kelaniya · Buddhist site · Gampaha · ~12 km · Well liked · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of "API" Buddha Shrine

Other buddhist sites near "API" Buddha Shrine

• Kotte Rajamaha Vihara · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~6 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~7 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Budu Pasebudu Arhanthaka Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~8 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Isipathanarama Temple · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~11 km · Must-see
• Korathota Royal Temple · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~12 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Srī Sambōdhi Mahavihāra Temple · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~12 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Water World Kelaniya · Buddhist site · Gampaha · ~12 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Mahamevnawa Bodhignana Buddhist Monastery - Kaduwela · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~12 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Gampaha · ~14 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Gangarama Temple · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~14 km · Highly rated · Must-see

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