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 & Dowe Temple
The drive to Ella is a short and picturesque one, passing the small atmospheric Dowe 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 22 kilometers away
- Nuwara Eliya 30 kilometers away
- Uda Walawe National Park 38 kilometers away
- Hatton 45 kilometers away
- Adam's Peak 54 kilometers away
- Yala National Park 62 kilometers away
- Kandy 65 kilometers away
- Sinharaja Biosphere 75 kilometers away
- Tangalle 92 kilometers away
- Pallepola 99 kilometers away
- The Southern Coast 109 kilometers away
- Wadduwa 118 kilometers away
- Bentota 118 kilometers away
- Dambulla 121 kilometers away
- Galle 123 kilometers away
- Polonnaruwa 124 kilometers away
- Colombo 127 kilometers away
- Sigiriya 128 kilometers away
- Minneriya National Park 133 kilometers away
- Negombo 135 kilometers away
- Passikudah 138 kilometers away
- The Cultural Triangle 151 kilometers away
- Anuradhapura 178 kilometers away
- Trincomalee 197 kilometers away
- Jaffna 335 kilometers away