Flamingos

Flamingos: 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 Flamingos

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 Flamingos — distance from nearby cities

• From Colombo (LK): about 10 km by road (8 km straight line) · directions · more places near Colombo
• From Negombo (LK): about 48 km by road (38 km straight line) · directions · more places near Negombo
• From Bentota (LK): about 62 km by road (50 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 121 km by road (97 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kandy

Coordinates: 6.85665, 79.87275. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Flamingos

• Sri Venkateshwara Maha Vishnu Moorthy Kovil · temple · Colombo · ~1 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• St. Lawrence Church · church · Colombo · ~2 km · Must-see
• Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~3 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Mount Lavinia Beach. · beach · Colombo · ~3 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Weras Ganga Park · park · Colombo · ~4 km · Must-see
• Isipathanarama Temple · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~5 km · Must-see
• Kotte Rajamaha Vihara · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~6 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• The Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour · church · Colombo · ~7 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Independence Square · fort · Colombo · ~7 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Independence Memorial Hall · fort · Colombo · ~7 km · Must-see
• Srī Sambōdhi Mahavihāra Temple · Buddhist site · Colombo · ~7 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Colombo National Museum · museum · Colombo · ~8 km · Well liked · Must-see
• National Art Gallery · museum · Colombo · ~8 km · Must-see
• St. Matthias Church · church · Colombo · ~8 km · Must-see
• Vihara Maha Devi Park · park · Colombo · ~8 km · Must-see
• Frederick Richard Senanayaka · fort · Colombo · ~8 km · Must-see
• Cenotaph War Memorial · fort · Colombo · ~8 km · Must-see
• Church of St. Michael & All angels · church · Colombo · ~8 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Flamingos

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Flamingos

• Gampaha Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Gampaha · ~38 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Seethawaka Wet Zone Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Colombo · ~42 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sinharaja Forest Reserve · sanctuary · Ratnapura · ~102 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya · sanctuary · Kandy · ~115 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Udawatta Kele Sanctuary · sanctuary · Kandy · ~123 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Horton Plains National Park · sanctuary · Nuwara Eliya · ~128 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Hakgala Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Nuwara Eliya · ~131 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Udawalawe National Park · sanctuary · Monaragala · ~148 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• National Zoological Gardens · sanctuary · Colombo · ~0 km
• Attidiya Bird Sanctuary · sanctuary · Colombo · ~4 km · Well liked

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