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 metre high Buddha carved into the rock face. It is a very peaceful spot and usually only frequented by locals and monks rather than travellers.
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Places near Bandarawela
- Horton Plains 14 miles away
- Nuwara Eliya 19 miles away
- Udawalawe National Park 24 miles away
- Hatton 28 miles away
- Adam's Peak 34 miles away
- Yala National Park 39 miles away
- Kandy 40 miles away
- Sinharaja Biosphere 47 miles away
- Tangalle 58 miles away
- Pallepola 61 miles away
- The Southern Coast 68 miles away
- Wadduwa 74 miles away
- Bentota 74 miles away
- Dambulla 76 miles away
- Polonnaruwa 77 miles away
- Galle 77 miles away
- Colombo 79 miles away
- Sigiriya 79 miles away
- Minneriya National Park 83 miles away
- Negombo 84 miles away
- Passikudah 86 miles away
- The Cultural Triangle 94 miles away
- Anuradhapura 112 miles away
- Trincomalee 122 miles away
- Jaffna 208 miles away