Buddhist Temple

Buddhist 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 Buddhist 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 Buddhist Temple — distance from nearby cities

• From Kandy (LK): about 23 km by road (18 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kandy
• From Nuwara Eliya (LK): about 61 km by road (49 km straight line) · directions · more places near Nuwara Eliya
• From Dambulla (LK): about 70 km by road (56 km straight line) · directions · more places near Dambulla
• From Sigiriya (LK): about 79 km by road (63 km straight line) · directions · more places near Sigiriya
• From Ella (LK): about 82 km by road (65 km straight line) · directions · more places near Ella

Coordinates: 7.38651, 80.76802. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buddhist Temple

• Knuckles Forest Reserve · sanctuary · Matale · ~9 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sembuwatta Lake · lake · Matale · ~12 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Bambarakiri Ella · waterfall · Matale · ~18 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Polgolla Dam · lake · Kandy · ~19 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Victoria Dam Viewpoint and Victoria Observation Room · lake · Kandy · ~20 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Udawatta Kele Sanctuary · sanctuary · Kandy · ~21 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Sri Dalada Maligawa · Buddhist site · Kandy · ~22 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Malwathu Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Kandy · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sri Maha Kataragama Devalaya - Kandy · temple · Kandy · ~22 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Kandy Viewpoint · viewpoint · Kandy · ~22 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Arthur's Seat View Point · viewpoint · Kandy · ~22 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Asgiri Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Kandy · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bogambara · attraction · Kandy · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pitawala Pathana, Riverston · park · Matale · ~23 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sri Maha Bodhi Viharaya · Buddhist site · Kandy · ~23 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sri Muthumari Amman Kovil · temple · Matale · ~24 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ceylon Tea Museum · museum · Kandy · ~25 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Aluviharaya Rock Cave Temple · Buddhist site · Matale · ~25 km · Highly rated · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buddhist Temple

Other buddhist sites near Buddhist Temple

• Sri Dalada Maligawa · Buddhist site · Kandy · ~22 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Malwathu Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Kandy · ~22 km · Must-see
• Asgiri Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Kandy · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sri Maha Bodhi Viharaya · Buddhist site · Kandy · ~23 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Aluviharaya Rock Cave Temple · Buddhist site · Matale · ~25 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Getambe Temple · Buddhist site · Kandy · ~28 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Nelligala International Buddhist Centre · Buddhist site · Kandy · ~31 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Mahiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Badulla · ~32 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ranawana Purana Rajamaha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Kandy · ~32 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Monaragala Viharaya - Rambadagalla · Buddhist site · Kurunegala · ~41 km · Highly rated · Must-see

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