Kirawanagama Temple

Kirawanagama Temple: 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 Kirawanagama Temple

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 Kirawanagama Temple — distance from nearby cities

• From Nuwara Eliya (LK): about 17 km by road (14 km straight line) · directions · more places near Nuwara Eliya
• From Ella (LK): about 23 km by road (19 km straight line) · directions · more places near Ella
• From Kandy (LK): about 59 km by road (47 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kandy
• From Ratnapura (LK): about 81 km by road (65 km straight line) · directions · more places near Ratnapura
• From Arugam Bay (LK): about 129 km by road (103 km straight line) · directions · more places near Arugam Bay

Coordinates: 6.96718, 80.91266. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kirawanagama Temple

• Heritance Tea Factory · attraction · Nuwara Eliya · ~11 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Bomburu Ella Waterfall · waterfall · Nuwara Eliya · ~12 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Bogoda Wooden Bridge · viewpoint · Badulla · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hakgala Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Nuwara Eliya · ~14 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Seetha Amman Kovil · temple · Nuwara Eliya · ~15 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Hakgala Peak · viewpoint · Nuwara Eliya · ~15 km · Must-see
• Moon Plains · attraction · Nuwara Eliya · ~16 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Lover's Leap Waterfall · waterfall · Nuwara Eliya · ~17 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Japan Peace Pagoda · Buddhist site · Nuwara Eliya · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Gregory · lake · Nuwara Eliya · ~19 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Pidurutalagala · viewpoint · Nuwara Eliya · ~20 km · Must-see
• Victoria Park · park · Nuwara Eliya · ~20 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery · Buddhist site · Badulla · ~20 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Conical Hill · viewpoint · Badulla · ~20 km · Must-see
• Muthiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Badulla · ~21 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Single Tree Hill · viewpoint · Nuwara Eliya · ~21 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Dhowa Rajamaha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Badulla · ~22 km · Must-see
• The Eagle’s View Point · viewpoint · Nuwara Eliya · ~22 km · Well liked · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Kirawanagama Temple

Other buddhist sites near Kirawanagama Temple

• Japan Peace Pagoda · Buddhist site · Nuwara Eliya · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery · Buddhist site · Badulla · ~20 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Muthiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Badulla · ~21 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Dhowa Rajamaha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Badulla · ~22 km · Must-see
• Buduruwagala Raja Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Monaragala · ~46 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Bhaddekavihārī Hermitage · Buddhist site · Ratnapura · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mahiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Badulla · ~50 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Malwathu Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Kandy · ~58 km · Must-see
• Sri Dalada Maligawa · Buddhist site · Kandy · ~59 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Dematamal Viharaya · Buddhist site · Monaragala · ~60 km · Highly rated · Must-see

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