Paddy

Paddy: 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 Paddy

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 Paddy — distance from nearby cities

• From Ella (LK): about 13 km by road (10 km straight line) · directions · more places near Ella
• From Nuwara Eliya (LK): about 32 km by road (26 km straight line) · directions · more places near Nuwara Eliya
• From Ratnapura (LK): about 81 km by road (65 km straight line) · directions · more places near Ratnapura
• From Kandy (LK): about 82 km by road (65 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kandy
• From Arugam Bay (LK): about 119 km by road (95 km straight line) · directions · more places near Arugam Bay

Coordinates: 6.81094, 80.97365. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Paddy

• St. Andrews Church · church · Badulla · ~6 km · Must-see
• Olive View Point · viewpoint · Badulla · ~6 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Adisham Bungalow (St.Benedict's Monastery) · church · Badulla · ~8 km · Must-see
• Dhowa Rajamaha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Badulla · ~9 km · Must-see
• Ella Organic Tea Garden · sanctuary · Badulla · ~10 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ravana waterfall · waterfall · Badulla · ~12 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery · Buddhist site · Badulla · ~12 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ella Rock View Point · viewpoint · Badulla · ~13 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ravana's Cave · cave · Badulla · ~13 km · Must-see
• Diyaluma Falls · waterfall · Badulla · ~13 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Little adam's peak View Point · viewpoint · Badulla · ~15 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Nine Arch Bridge · fort · Badulla · ~15 km · Must-see
• Bambarakanda Falls · waterfall · Badulla · ~20 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Thotupola Kanda · viewpoint · Nuwara Eliya · ~21 km · Must-see
• Buduruwagala Rock Carvings · fort · Monaragala · ~22 km · Must-see
• Buduruwagala Raja Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Monaragala · ~23 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Gommolli Kanda · viewpoint · Ratnapura · ~24 km · Must-see
• Horton Plains National Park · sanctuary · Nuwara Eliya · ~24 km · Highly rated · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Paddy

• Ella Organic Tea Garden · sanctuary · Badulla · ~10 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Horton Plains National Park · sanctuary · Nuwara Eliya · ~24 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Hakgala Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Nuwara Eliya · ~26 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Udawalawe National Park · sanctuary · Monaragala · ~49 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Victoria Randenigala Rantembe Sanctuary · sanctuary · Nuwara Eliya · ~54 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Udawatta Kele Sanctuary · sanctuary · Kandy · ~82 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya · sanctuary · Kandy · ~82 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Yala National Park · sanctuary · Monaragala · ~84 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Sinharaja Forest Reserve · sanctuary · Ratnapura · ~90 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Knuckles Forest Reserve · sanctuary · Matale · ~92 km · Highly rated · Must-see

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