Places to visit in Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
6 places to visit in Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Adam's Peak, Bopath Ella, Kitulgala and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Sabaragamuwa volume.
1 Famous place to visit · 5 Hidden gems
Famous places to visit in Sabaragamuwa (1)
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Adam's Peak
A 2,243 metre cone of a mountain topped by Sri Pada, a footprint shaped hollow in the rock. Buddhists hold it to be the Buddha's footprint, Hindus that of Shiva, and others Adam's; pilgrims climb thousands of steps through the night to reach the top by dawn.
Hidden gems in Sabaragamuwa (5)
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Bopath Ella
A waterfall in Ratnapura District whose fan of water takes the shape of a leaf of the sacred bo tree, which gives it its name. Local stories say it is haunted and that it hides a hoard of treasure.
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Kitulgala
A small town on the Kelani River where The Bridge on the River Kwai was filmed, though only the concrete footings of the bridge remain. These days it is the base for white water rafting, which starts a few kilometres upstream.
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Maha Saman Devalaya
The great shrine at Ratnapura to the god Saman, presiding deity of Sri Pada, the mountain where a footprint is held to be the Buddha's. That peak is also called Samanthakuta, the mountain of Saman, and this temple in the town below is his chief seat.
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Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
A breeding and care centre for Asian elephants near Kegalle, home to the largest captive herd in the world: 71 animals across three generations in 2023. Each day the herd is walked down to the river to bathe.
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Udawalawe National Park
Grassland and scrub on the border of Uva and Sabaragamuwa, set aside in 1972 as a refuge for animals displaced by the reservoir on the Walawe River. It covers some 30,800 hectares and is one of the surest places on the island to see wild elephants.
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What are the best places to visit in Sabaragamuwa?
LOQAH lists 6 places in Sabaragamuwa. The best known include Adam's Peak, Bopath Ella, Kitulgala, Maha Saman Devalaya and Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Sabaragamuwa?
6, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Sabaragamuwa?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Sabaragamuwa before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Sabaragamuwa and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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