Parrot Rock

Parrot Rock: 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 river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Parrot Rock

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

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 Parrot Rock — distance from nearby cities

• From Trincomalee (LK): about 17 km by road (14 km straight line) · directions · more places near Trincomalee
• From Polonnaruwa (LK): about 111 km by road (88 km straight line) · directions · more places near Polonnaruwa
• From Sigiriya (LK): about 122 km by road (97 km straight line) · directions · more places near Sigiriya
• From Anuradhapura (LK): about 124 km by road (99 km straight line) · directions · more places near Anuradhapura
• From Dambulla (LK): about 140 km by road (112 km straight line) · directions · more places near Dambulla

Coordinates: 8.71290, 81.20896. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Parrot Rock

• Nilaveli Beach · beach · Trincomalee · ~3 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Velgam Vehera Buddhist Temple · Buddhist site · Trincomalee · ~11 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Thirukoneswaram Kovil · temple · Trincomalee · ~19 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Fort Frederick · fort · Trincomalee · ~19 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Shri Badrakali Amman Hindu Kovil · temple · Trincomalee · ~20 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Seruwawila Rajamaha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Trincomalee · ~50 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Pigeon Island Marine National Park · sanctuary · Trincomalee · ~1 km
• Pigeon Island · river spot · Trincomalee · ~1 km · Well liked
• The Beach · beach · Trincomalee · ~5 km · Highly rated
• Sri Lakshmi Narayana Perumal Kovil, . · temple · Trincomalee · ~12 km · Highly rated
• Island Flavors · river spot · Trincomalee · ~14 km · Highly rated
• Uppuveli Beach · beach · Trincomalee · ~15 km · Well liked
• Kanniya Hot Water Springs · river spot · Trincomalee · ~16 km
• Trincomalee Town Beach · beach · Trincomalee · ~16 km · Well liked
• Gokanna Rajamaha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Trincomalee · ~19 km · Highly rated
• Deer Park · sanctuary · Trincomalee · ~19 km · Well liked
• Public Beach · beach · Trincomalee · ~20 km · Well liked
• Orr's Hill Army Museum · museum · Trincomalee · ~20 km · Highly rated

See everything within a day’s drive of Parrot Rock

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Parrot Rock

• Pigeon Island · river spot · Trincomalee · ~1 km · Well liked
• Island Flavors · river spot · Trincomalee · ~14 km · Highly rated
• Kanniya Hot Water Springs · river spot · Trincomalee · ~16 km
• Sober Island · river spot · Trincomalee · ~23 km · Well liked
• Sri Lanka · river spot · Matale · ~131 km
• Sathutu Dupatha (Pleasure Island) · river spot · Matale · ~141 km · Well liked
• Crow Island · river spot · Trincomalee · ~20 km
• Norway Island · river spot · Trincomalee · ~30 km
• Uncle boat island · river spot · Polonnaruwa · ~114 km
• Pasikuda Coral Island · river spot · Batticaloa · ~118 km

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