Bird Sanctuary

Bird 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 Bird 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 Bird Sanctuary — distance from nearby cities

• From Colombo (LK): about 5 km by road (4 km straight line) · directions · more places near Colombo
• From Negombo (LK): about 42 km by road (33 km straight line) · directions · more places near Negombo
• From Bentota (LK): about 68 km by road (54 km straight line) · directions · more places near Bentota
• From Ratnapura (LK): about 77 km by road (61 km straight line) · directions · more places near Ratnapura
• From Kandy (LK): about 116 km by road (93 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kandy

Coordinates: 6.90165, 79.88844. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bird Sanctuary

• The Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour · church · Colombo · ~2 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Srī Sambōdhi Mahavihāra Temple · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~3 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Independence Square · fort · Colombo · ~3 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Independence Memorial Hall · fort · Colombo · ~3 km · Must-see
• Diyatha Uyana Park · park · Colombo · ~3 km · Very popular · Must-see
• All Saints' Church - Borella · church · Colombo · ~3 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Nalanda War Memorial · fort · Colombo · ~4 km · Must-see
• Isipathanarama Temple · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~4 km · Must-see
• Kotte Rajamaha Vihara · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~4 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Frederick Richard Senanayaka · fort · Colombo · ~4 km · Must-see
• National Art Gallery · museum · Colombo · ~4 km · Must-see
• Colombo National Museum · museum · Colombo · ~4 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Vihara Maha Devi Park · park · Colombo · ~4 km · Must-see
• Cenotaph War Memorial · fort · Colombo · ~4 km · Must-see
• Gangarama Temple · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~5 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Seema Malakaya Temple · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~5 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Church of St. Michael & All angels · church · Colombo · ~5 km · Must-see
• Colombo Lotus Tower · fort · Colombo · ~5 km · Highly rated · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bird Sanctuary

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bird Sanctuary

• Gampaha Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Gampaha · ~31 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Seethawaka Wet Zone Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Colombo · ~39 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sinharaja Forest Reserve · sanctuary · Ratnapura · ~105 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya · sanctuary · Kandy · ~110 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Udawatta Kele Sanctuary · sanctuary · Kandy · ~118 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Horton Plains National Park · sanctuary · Nuwara Eliya · ~127 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Hakgala Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Nuwara Eliya · ~129 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Knuckles Forest Reserve · sanctuary · Matale · ~146 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Victoria Randenigala Rantembe Sanctuary · sanctuary · Nuwara Eliya · ~148 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Udawalawe National Park · sanctuary · Monaragala · ~149 km · Highly rated · Must-see

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