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tuktukrental.com (Official Tuktuk Rental Sri Lanka)
Travel agency
👍👍 Awesome way to experience Sri Lanka! It's a little intimidating at first, but having the freedom to have your own tuktuk is a game-changer. We loved it. We've driven one all over Sri Lanka, and it's one of the main reasons we fell in love with the country. The Tuktuk Rental company is SO helpful, al...
4.90 (956 reviews)
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Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya
Buddhist temple
Sacred, historic temple said to be visited by the Buddha with paintings by a renowned artist.
4.80 (15.7K reviews)
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Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya
Buddhist temple
Iconic temple with a bodhi tree grown from one of the 32 saplings from the sacred Anuradhapura tree.
4.80 (8.3K reviews)
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Kalutara Bodhiya
Buddhist temple
Dome-shaped temple centered around a bodhi tree believed to be sprouted from a sacred sapling.
4.80 (5.1K reviews)
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St. Mary's Church - Bambalapetty
Catholic church
👍👍 The church is very beautiful and has ample parking space. It is very quiet and calming inside. The father and the brother we met were kind,friendly and supportive.
PS: Please note that the entrance is from the Lauries Rd. Google maps directed me somewhere else.
4.80 (742 reviews)
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Kande Vihara Temple
Buddhist temple
😠 It will be difficult for me to visit this temple due to the reason how the temple authorities ignored mistreatment of the elephant Sak Surin, the Thai elephant. This can't be a Buddhist temple.
Update as at 7th September 2023:
I visited Sak Surin (= Muthu Raja, the mistreated elephant in Sri Lan...
4.70 (4.1K reviews)
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Kotte Rajamaha Vihara කෝට්ටේ රජමහා විහාරය
Buddhist temple
😐 Nestled in the heart of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the Kotte Raja Maha Vihara is a serene sanctuary of historical and spiritual significance. This sacred Buddhist temple, known locally as "කෝට්ටේ රජ මහා විහාරය," is a cherished relic of Sri Lanka's rich cultural heritage.
Situated in the Western pro...
4.70 (1.5K reviews)
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Sri Venkateshwara Maha Vishnu Moorthy Kovil
Hindu temple
👍👍 Small place but the temple designed and built superbly. Very calm place and superb place to prayers and meditation. Visnu is the main god here
Specially, every Sunday they will provide free lunch.
Reasonable parking area is also available
4.70 (1.1K reviews)
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St. Mary's Church
Catholic church
Catholic church with a columned, blue-&-white facade & colorful paintings decorating its nave.
4.70 (1.1K reviews)
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Korathota Royal Temple
Buddhist temple
👍👍 Very sacred temple🙏 You have to climb up to the Vihara geya, Bodhin wahanse and the pagoda. Further climb up and can get to the sacred huge Buddha statue which is visible to the highrises in Colombo.
4.70 (1.1K reviews)
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Gangaramaya Temple
Buddhist temple
Historic Buddhist temple with a robust collection of artifacts & statues, plus vocational training.
4.60 (10.7K reviews)
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Independence Square
Historical landmark
Square in front of Independence Memorial Hall featuring a fountain topped by a statue.
4.60 (9K reviews)
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Kathiresan Pillayar kovil | கதிரேசன் பிள்ளையார் கோயில்
Hindu temple
👍👍 Kathiresan Pillayar Kovil - built more than hundred years ago dedicated to the Thamizh Kadawul Murugan/Skandhan (Tamil god Murugan/Skandan). An Unique architecture and colorful sculptures of the Hindu gods in the Gopuram makes the temple an eye-catching holy place. There are separate shrines for Go...
4.70 (707 reviews)
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Cathedral of St. Lucia
Catholic cathedral
This stately Roman Catholic cathedral completed in 1881 features many detailed statues of saints.
4.70 (659 reviews)
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Historic Colombo Grand Masjid
Mosque
👍👍 The Colombo Grand Mosque was the first mosque built in Colombo by Scholar Khalid Ibn Baqaya who came to Sri Lanka in Hijri 181 as an envoy of Khalifa Al Rasheed who was reigning in Hijri 169 during the regime of Abbasids.
The Arabian trade relationship with Sri Lanka was in existence even before t...
4.70 (657 reviews)
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Vaarana Rajamaha Viharaya
Buddhist temple
👍👍 Warana Raja Maha Viharaya is an ancient Buddhist temple located in Tiharia, Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. This temple is a historical temple with archaeological value. The Varana Raja Maha Vihara is believed to have been built during the reign of King Devanampiyathissa and was later renovated by King...
4.70 (653 reviews)