Badulla and outer reaches

Badulla is a propose 230 km away from Colombo towards the eastern slope of the central hill of Sri Lanka. There are many route to Badulla from Colombo, Kandy and Galle. From Colombo, one can journey via Ratnapura,Balangoda, Haputale, Bandarawela and Hali Ela along A4 and A16 to Badulla which may take about 5–6 hours. From Kandy there are two routes. Either via "Victoria-Randenigala Raja Mawatha" or via Nuwara Eliya (route A5). From Galle, the top route is via Matara, Hambantota, Wellawaya, Ella, Demodara and HaliEla (route A2). All routes are beautiful and one can get fine views of topography which changes while travelling. Badulla and environs are extremely optional for eco-tourists as  Horton Plains nationwide and the Knuckles Mountain variety are few hours away.

visitor attraction

Situated at the northern city bound of Badulla city is Dunhinda waterfall. Dunhinda waterfall is one of the the majority admired waterfalls of Sri Lanka mentioned on several famous songs and works of literature which draws many local and foreign tourists to the region.

The main heritage sites in and around Badulla are ancient Muhiyangana temple, Dhowa temple, Bogoda ancient wooden viaduct and Buddhist temple. The Muthiyangana temple is located in one end of the Badulla city, Dhova antique temple is located by Badulla-Bandarawela road while Bogoda Wooden Bridge and temple is close to Hali-ela town.

prehistoric Rawana buddhist temple also famed among the tourists who visit Ravana water fall in Ella.