On the southern edge of the hill country, Bandarawela has been popular with Sri Lankans and foreign visitors alike for many years and is one of the oldest tea planters' resting places in the country.
The surrounding area offers some fantastic period accommodation while the beautiful scenery and usually idyllic climate provides a refreshing change from the heat of the low country and the cool environs of Nuwara Eliya.
Bandarawela is a great base for exploring the hill country's scenic and less visited attractions.
Ella and Dowa Temple
The drive to Ella is a short and picturesque one, passing the small atmospheric Dowa Temple which boasts a four meter high Buddha carved into the rock face. It is a very peaceful spot and usually only frequented by locals and monks rather than travelers.
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Places near Bandarawela
- Horton Plains 23 kilometers away
- Nuwara Eliya 30 kilometers away
- Udawalawe National Park 39 kilometers away
- Hatton 44 kilometers away
- Adam's Peak 55 kilometers away
- Yala National Park 63 kilometers away
- Kandy 65 kilometers away
- Sinharaja Biosphere 75 kilometers away
- Tangalle 93 kilometers away
- Pallepola 98 kilometers away
- The Southern Coast 110 kilometers away
- Wadduwa 119 kilometers away
- Bentota 119 kilometers away
- Dambulla 123 kilometers away
- Polonnaruwa 124 kilometers away
- Galle 124 kilometers away
- Colombo 127 kilometers away
- Sigiriya 127 kilometers away
- Minneriya National Park 133 kilometers away
- Negombo 135 kilometers away
- Passikudah 138 kilometers away
- The Cultural Triangle 150 kilometers away
- Anuradhapura 180 kilometers away
- Trincomalee 196 kilometers away
- Jaffna 334 kilometers away