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Dsigngo Travel Journal
Sri Lanka: The Complete Guide
Every place covered in this guide, organised by region, from Colombo’s colonial streets to the temples of the Jaffna Peninsula.
258 PLACES · 7 REGIONS
Colombo
The commercial capital: colonial architecture, markets, museums and a working harbour city.
37 places
- Pettah
- Dutch Period Museum
- Jami-ul-Alfar Mosque
- Wolvendaal Church
- Old Town Hall
- New Kathiresan and Old Kathiresan Kovils
- Fort
- Colombo Fort Clock Tower
- Grand Oriental Hotel
- St Peter’s Church
- Sambodhi Chaitya
- Maritime Museum
- Old Dutch Hospital
- Lotus Tower
- Kotahena
- St Anthony’s Church
- Santa Lucia Cathedral
- Galle Face Green
- Saskia Fernando Gallery
- Slave Island
- Sri Siva Subramaniya Kovil
- National Museum of Natural History
- Beira Lake
- Seema Malaka
- Cinnamon Gardens
- Colombo Racecourse
- Sinhalese Sports Club
- Vihara Mahadevi Park
- No 11, 33rd Lane
- Green Path Art Market
- Galle Road
- Mount Lavinia
- Mount Lavinia Hotel
- Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara
The West Coast
Beach towns, turtle hatcheries and fishing villages along the Indian Ocean.
26 places
- Sri Munneswaram Temple
- Kalpitiya Peninsula
- Wilpattu National Park
- Negombo
- St Mary’s Church
- Henarathgoda Botanical Garden
- Muthurajawela Wetlands
- Kalutara
- Gangatilaka Vihara
- Richmond Castle
- Balapitiya
- Beruwala
- Kechimalai Mosque
- Brief Garden
- Lunuganga
- Aluthgama
- Kande Vihara
- Bentota
- Gangarama Maha Vihara
- Seenigama Temple
- Induruwa and Kosgoda
- Hikkaduwa
- Tsunami Museum
- Ambalangoda
- Ariyapala & Sons Mask Museum
The South
Galle’s fort, whale watching, national parks and Sri Lanka’s southern coastline.
34 places
- Galle
- Dutch Reformed Church
- National Maritime Archaeology Museum
- Galle National Museum
- Historical Mansion Museum
- All Saints Church
- Kataragama
- Maha Devale
- Kataragama Museum
- Kiri Vihara
- Mirissa
- Kottawa Rainforest and Arboretum
- Kanneliya Forest Reserve
- Martin Wickramasinghe Museum
- Midigama
- Unawatuna
- Wewurukannala Vihara
- Weligama
- Matara
- Dickwella
- Mulgirigala
- Dondra
- Devi Nuwara Devale
- Polhena
- Hummanaya Blow Hole
- Tissamaharama
- Hambantota
- Rekawa Beach
- Tangalla
- Kalametiya Bird Sanctuary
- Bundala National Park
Kandy and the Hill Country
The last royal capital, tea country, and the misty peaks of the central highlands.
48 places
- Kandy
- Kandy Lake
- St Paul’s Church
- Devales
- Malwatte Vihara
- Kandy National Museum
- International Buddhist Museum
- Bahiravakanda Buddha
- British Garrison Cemetery
- Udawattekele Sanctuary
- Ella
- Ella Rock
- Little Adam’s Peak
- Nil Diya Pokuna
- Nine Arch Bridge
- Ravana Falls and Ravana Ella Cave
- Uva Halpewatte Tea Factory
- Knuckles Range
- Ceylon Tea Museum
- Peradeniya Botanical Gardens
- Three-Temples Loop
- Gadaladeniya Temple
- Lankatilaka Temple
- Embekke Devale
- Hakgala Botanical Gardens
- Dunhinda Falls
- Badulla
- Kataragama Devale
- Nuwara Eliya
- Victoria Park
- Pedro Tea Estate
- Damro Labookellie Tea Centre
- Bluefield Tea Gardens
- Dambatenne Tea Factory
- Kitulgala
- Kitulgala Forest Reserve
- Haputale
- Buduruwagala
- Adisham Monastery
- Sinharaja Forest Reserve
- Bambarakanda Falls
- Diyaluma Falls
- Ratnapura
- Maha Saman Devale
The Cultural Triangle
Sigiriya, Polonnaruwa, Anuradhapura and Sri Lanka’s ancient dry-zone capitals.
59 places
- Polonnaruwa
- Gal Vihara
- Rankoth Vihara
- Tivanka Patamaghara
- Demala Maha Seya
- Royal Palace Group
- Shiva Devale No 1
- Lankatilaka Vihara
- Buddha Seema Pasada
- Kiri Vihara
- Polonnaruwa Museum
- Island Garden
- The Quadrangle
- Southern Ruins
- Anuradhapura
- Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba
- Jetavana Monastery
- Thuparama Dagoba
- Sri Maha Bodhi
- Mirisavetiya Dagoba and the Goldfish Park
- Issurumuniya Temple
- The Royal Palace Area
- The Tanks
- Kuttam Pokuna and the Samadhi Buddha
- Ratna Prasada
- Mahasen’s Palace and Eth Pokuna
- Abhayagiri Monastery
- Mihintale
- Hospital Ruins
- Stairway
- Kantaka Chetiya
- Refectory Terrace
- Aradhana Gala
- Mahaseya Dagoba
- Naga Pokuna
- Et Vihara
- Dambulla
- Golden Temple Buddhist Museum
- Museum of Wall Painting
- Popham Arboretum
- Jathika Namal Uyana
- Minneriya National Park
- Habarana
- Kaudulla National Park
- Hurulu Eco Park
- Yapahuwa
- Panduwas Nuwara
- Aukana
- Ritigala
- Sasseruwa
- Matale
- Sri Muthumariamman Thevasthanam
- Arankele
- Ridi Vihara
- Aluvihare
- Nalanda Gedige
The East
Trincomalee, Arugam Bay, wildlife parks and a coastline that runs on its own season.
25 places
- Nilaveli
- Pigeon Island National Park
- Uppuveli
- Commonwealth War Cemetery
- Kanniya Hot Wells
- Passikudah and Kalkudah
- Batticaloa
- Velgam Vehera
- Maligawila
- Gal Oya National Park
- Lahugala National Park
- Magul Maha Vihara
- Monaragala
- Arugam Bay
- Maduru Oya National Park
- Kumana National Park
- Okanda
- Panama
- Kudumbigala Hermitage
Jaffna and The North
A four-century Tamil kingdom, Hindu temples, and the islands off the northern tip.
29 places
- Jaffna Peninsula
- Jaffna
- Jaffna Fort
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- Archaeological Museum
- Nallur Kandaswamy Temple
- Kantharodai
- Nilavarai Well
- Valvedditturai
- Amman Temple
- Point Pedro
- Manalkadu Desert
- Keerimalai Springs
- Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple
- Naguleswaram Siva Kovil
- Vallipuram
- Thunnalai Sri Vallipura Aalvar Kovil
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