Sri Dharmarakshitharamaya

Sri Dharmarakshitharamaya: 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 Sri Dharmarakshitharamaya

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 Sri Dharmarakshitharamaya — distance from nearby cities

• From Ella (LK): about 89 km by road (71 km straight line) · directions · more places near Ella
• From Arugam Bay (LK): about 112 km by road (90 km straight line) · directions · more places near Arugam Bay
• From Nuwara Eliya (LK): about 116 km by road (93 km straight line) · directions · more places near Nuwara Eliya
• From Mirissa (LK): about 119 km by road (95 km straight line) · directions · more places near Mirissa
• From Ratnapura (LK): about 134 km by road (107 km straight line) · directions · more places near Ratnapura

Coordinates: 6.26387, 81.27104. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sri Dharmarakshitharamaya

• Yatala Stupa · Buddhist site · Hambantota · ~3 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Tissamaharama Raja Maha Vihara · Buddhist site · Hambantota · ~4 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kataragama Holy Sanctuaries · attraction · Monaragala · ~23 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Dewalaya · temple · Monaragala · ~23 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kiri Wehera · attraction · Monaragala · ~24 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sellakatharagama Purana Ganapati Kovil · temple · Monaragala · ~24 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sithulpawwa Raja Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Hambantota · ~30 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Great Basses Reef Lighthouse · beach · Hambantota · ~31 km · Must-see
• Yala National Park · sanctuary · Monaragala · ~39 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Ridiyagama Safari Park · park · Hambantota · ~40 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Udawalawe National Park · sanctuary · Monaragala · ~62 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Buduruwagala Raja Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Monaragala · ~64 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Buduruwagala Rock Carvings · fort · Monaragala · ~65 km · Must-see
• Little Basses Reef Lighthouse · beach · Ampara · ~66 km · Must-see
• Dematamal Viharaya · Buddhist site · Monaragala · ~68 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Diyaluma Falls · waterfall · Badulla · ~73 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Fruit bats View Point · viewpoint · Hambantota · ~3 km · Well liked
• Weerawila Lake Public Bathing Place · lake · Hambantota · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sri Dharmarakshitharamaya

Other buddhist sites near Sri Dharmarakshitharamaya

• Yatala Stupa · Buddhist site · Hambantota · ~3 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Tissamaharama Raja Maha Vihara · Buddhist site · Hambantota · ~4 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sithulpawwa Raja Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Hambantota · ~30 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Buduruwagala Raja Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Monaragala · ~64 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Dematamal Viharaya · Buddhist site · Monaragala · ~68 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Bhaddekavihārī Hermitage · Buddhist site · Ratnapura · ~77 km · Must-see
• Wewurukannala Buduraja Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Matara · ~89 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Dhowa Rajamaha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Badulla · ~89 km · Must-see
• Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery · Buddhist site · Badulla · ~92 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Muthiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Badulla · ~104 km · Highly rated · Must-see

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