Top rated Things to dos in Anuradhapura District

Experience the best that Anuradhapura District has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city.

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Lankan wild life jeep safari habarana
Wildlife and safari park
👍👍 we had a great safari in kaudulla national park. Jeep driver is mr kavinda. He really done a good job. Safe driving and good explanation about animals and park. Reccomonded him if someone wants get service.
5.00 (81 reviews)
Swarnamali Stupa [රුවන්වැලි සෑය] image
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Swarnamali Stupa [රුවන්වැලි සෑය]
Historical landmark
👍👍 The Ruwanwelisaya is a stupa and a hemispherical structure containing relics, in Sri Lanka.It's also known as "Sawarnamali chaitya"... NAMO BUDAHAYA! 🌼🌻
5.00 (45 reviews)
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Wilpattu Sineth Naturalist
Wildlife and safari park
5.00 (43 reviews)
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Charith Tours Habarana Sri Lanka
Taxi service
👍👍 Charith was a great driver and guide ! Easy to communicate with, quick to respond and very knowledgeable. He drove us on two different legs of our trip in Sri Lanka and had great suggestions of places to visit along the way!
5.00 (34 reviews)
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Ruwanweli Maha Seya
Buddhist temple
This 140-BCE stupa is an ancient, sacred Buddhist site & reaches a height of 103 meters.
4.90 (15.3K reviews)
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Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi
Buddhist temple
The Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment under this fig tree that is now a pilgrimage site.
4.90 (11.4K reviews)
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Mihintale Rock Steps
Historical landmark
👍👍 The place where king Devanampiyathissa embraces the buddhism from Arahat Mihindu. You can climb three rocks in order to worship the buddha’s statue, the stupa and the Mihintala Rock. The rock is hard to climb under the scotching sun but I guarantee the breathtaking view after the struggle.
4.90 (194 reviews)
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Private Drivers Sri Lanka - Taxi Service All Island & Anuradhapura
Tour operator
👍👍 The best Tour operator in the Anuradhapura Ancient city with reasonable rates, luxurious vechicles, efficiency in English and the knowledge on all travel destinations and routes all over this wonderful island
4.90 (41 reviews)
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Elephant Pond
Pond
👍👍 This gigantic man-made pond called “Eth Pokuna” or “Elephant Pond” is situated close to Lankaramaya in Anuradhapura. This is a rectangular pond, 159 meters in length 52.7 meters across and 9.5 meters in-depth with the holding capacity of 75,000 cubic meters of water. Eth Pokuna literary means “The E...
4.90 (33 reviews)
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Habarana Lake Boat Tours
Tourist attraction
👍👍 This Harabana lake boat ride is really an amazing experience. We glad to meet such a nice boat rider like Amarasinghe.. on the way he picked up some leaves and made us some really good looking hats,necklaces and all sorts of things. Entire tour he was very pleasant and briefed us regards the lake an...
4.90 (32 reviews)
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Thuparamaya
Buddhist temple
Sri Lanka's oldest Buddhist temple founded in the 3rd century BC with a restored white stupa.
4.80 (10K reviews)
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Samadhi Buddha Statue
Historical landmark
👍👍 The Buddha statue can be seen in the Mahamevnawa Park, another sacred place in the ancient city of Anuradhapura. This black stone Buddha statue was destroyed in the past due to enemy invasions and was later rebuilt by the Department of Archeology. This is a must visit place. You can drive near the M...
4.80 (1.6K reviews)
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Avukana Buddha Statue
Buddhist temple
Carved during the reign of Dhatusena, this 12-m.-tall statue of the Buddha was hewn from granite.
4.80 (1.6K reviews)
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Mirisawetiya
Buddhist temple
👍👍 {"0":"An ancient Buddhist temple of the Atamasthana in the Sacred City of Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka.\n\nPeaceful ambience and spiritual vibes.\n\nA wonderful place to visit.","2":["0","94"]}
4.80 (1.6K reviews)
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Anuradhapura Moonstone
Historical landmark
👍👍 A great historical place in srilanka.
4.80 (499 reviews)
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Lovamahapaya
Buddhist temple
👍👍 Lovamahapaya Lowamahapaya Lowamahapaya is Cry. BC A sub-hall built in the 1st century in the Maha Vihara. This is located in Anuradhapura. Its roof was also known as the Metal Palace because it was made of metal tiles. The Lowamaha Palace was built by King Dutugemunu. Chronicles state that there w...
4.80 (414 reviews)
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Mihintale Rock
Historical place
👍👍 Ein toller Ort. Eintritt 1.000 Rupie. Wie immer sind kurz vor dem Gipfel die Schuhe auszuziehen. Waren zum Sonnenuntergang hier. Unvergesslich.
4.80 (398 reviews)
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Elephant Pond ඇත් පොකුණ
Historical landmark
👍👍 This gigantic man-made pond is situated close to Lankaramaya. This is 159 meters in length 52.7 meters across and 9.5 meters in-depth with the holding capacity of 75,000 cubic meters of water. Roughly 1,700 years old, it was a place for monks to bathe and engage in ablutions. It is made of granite a...
4.80 (177 reviews)
Dalada Maligawa Anuradhapura - අනුරාධපුර පුරාණ දළදා මාලිගාව image
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Dalada Maligawa Anuradhapura - අනුරාධපුර පුරාණ දළදා මාලිගාව
Historical landmark
👍👍 A past Temple of Tooth Relic in the Anuradhapura sacred city. Not many people visit but a place you must visit to see its glory still.
4.80 (142 reviews)
Sela Chetiya Mihintale - සේල චෛත්‍ය image
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Sela Chetiya Mihintale - සේල චෛත්‍ය
Buddhist temple
👍👍 Sela Cetiya is one of the 16 main places of worship or Solosmasthana and is situated to the west of Jetavanaramaya in the ancient sacred city ofAnuradhapura, Sri Lanka. This was constructed by King Lajjitissa who ruled in the 1st century BC. The diameter of the base of the stupa is 37 ½ feet. This s...
4.80 (84 reviews)
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