Location: Kirinda
Top Things to do in Kirinda
The 8 Best Things to Do in Kirinda, Sri Lanka
Kirinda in Sri Lanka, from Asia region, is best know for Points of Interest & Landmarks. Discover best things to do in Kirinda with beautiful photos and great reviews from traveller around the world here!
Restaurants in Kirinda
1. Kirinda Viharaya
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 56 reviews
Reviewed By 2wreckless - Apperley Bridge, United Kingdom
This temple is the focal point of the local area and is built upon large rocks that give you a fantastic view over the area. The temple itself is quite small, but contains a dominating Buddha statue, a small open area full of trees, as well as a separate smaller temple on the cliff edge (where we were blessed by the local monk!)
Well worth a visit if staying in the area and with an hour or two to kill.
2. Shehan Safari
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 166 reviews
Shehan's Yala Safari Tours Sri Lanka is specializing in Eco-Tourism adventure tours that take you into the heart of the Sri Lankan Wilderness. Our staff are experts in their fields and are more than willing to impart their knowledge on wildlife and photography with you. For our game drives we use Luxury customized jeeps driven and lead by our English-speaking drivers/guides who are dedicated to helping you seek out even the most hard to find wildlife in the park. Our jeeps can handle every type of terrain, give an excellent view,points for photographers.We invite you to explore and discover Sri Lanka abundant wildlife,including leopards,elephants and sloth bears as well as some of the world's best bird watching. Escape and truly become one with nature....
Reviewed By Will_Davies - -
My husband I chose this operator based on Tripadvisor reviews and were definitely not disappointed. We initially did a full day private safari with Dilan (our driver). Dilan made sure we saw all the different wildlife in the park from elephants, leopards, wild boar, water buffalo and crocodiles to mongoose, eagles, kingfishers and owls.
Dilan had complete respect for the wildlife whilst also ensuring we saw as many animals as possible unlike some of the other operators. He also had a good understanding of the animals' behaviour and as a result we got to see more of the animals (a bit of patience goes a long way!). For example, we had a glimpse of a leopard amongst the bushes and through Dilan's knowledge of other animals giving warning calls and the leopard's routine we got to see the leopard close up.
We are both keen photographers and liked to have time to get some good photos which Dilan respected. At times when he add a slightly better view of the animals he would take photos and videos for me (and they were amazing).
We enjoyed our day with Dilan so much that we requested him for our afternoon safari the next day.
I would definitely use Shehan Safari again.
You won't be disappointed!!
3. Nimesh Yala Safari
Overall Ratings
5 based on 13 reviews
We are Nimesh Yala Safari Tours team lead by Safari Nimesh who has been doing safari for more than eleven years in Yala National Park in Sri Lanka.
Reviewed By noushi - Beirut, Lebanon
After extensive research, we were glad we picked Santha to be our safari guide. Santha and his family are very nice and genuine people who made our whole experience at Kirinda, Yala and Sri Lanka overall a memorable and beautiful one. His sweet sister Champa owns JC Guest House where we stayed for one night and his brother UP was our great and careful driver. Safaris are in the morning or in the afternoon. The prices are very reasonable. We opted for a private afternoon safari and had an amazing time seeing different kinds of animals including a leopard. Santha is a very knowledgeable and experienced guide and I highly recommend him to everyone wishing to have an incredible safari experience.
4. Tissa Wewa
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 153 reviews
The lake, an artificial Reservoir, is thought to have been constructed in the 3rd Century BC, either by Mahanaga of Ruhuna or his successor Yatala Tissa of Ruhuna, in order to irrigate paddy lands and supply water to the flourishing city of Tissamaharama. The lake was restored in 1871 [4] . The embankment (or bund) on the southern shore supports the Tissa-Kataragama road (B464), which is lin
Reviewed By PekayNoida - Noida
The lake has a charm of its own. however, this really needs to be pepped up by the tourism dept since it is not visited because visitors just see The yala sanctuary and drive off. They need to propagate it and make it a tourist spot.
5. Yala Cooking Class
Overall Ratings
5 based on 4 reviews
Join us for an authentic Sri Lankan cooking experience, tailored to your liking, and cooked in a traditional way using fresh, local produce bought from the local markets. We guarantee you amazing food and an unforgettable experience. Come and give us a try.
Reviewed By Laursen1 - Grindsted, Denmark
We stayed at Jc guest house and we went to cook at a cooking class at Yala Cooking Class. It was truly a fantastic experience, we learned to make traditional Sri Lankan food. Our teacher, Champa, is a really good teacher, she is patient and...Morethank you so much Madame Marianne. see you again on next year.
6. Yala National Park
Overall Ratings
4 based on 3 reviews
Enjoy the unspoilt beauty outdoors in the tropical Wilderness and witness the awe-inspiring moments of wildlife and magnificent nature with a Yala safari ride. Offering you a Bazaar of Opportunities to spot a diverse of wildlife, Yala national park is a perfect getaway for a complete change of scenery of your daily lifestyle.Reputed as the national park with the highest concentration of leopards in Sri Lanka, these lazy yet ferocious predators are the main highlight of a Yala Safari. Presenting you fierce leopards throughout the park saturated with thorny shrubs, tall trees, scenic lagoons and golden sand dunes, January to July is the season, one can catch the most leopard sightings. Capture the glimpse of exclusive leopards and watch the mud-bathing playful elephants. Apart from the sights of majestic elephants and leopards, a Yala safari can bring you the astonishing sight of exclusive sloth bear, wild boar, water buffalo, spotted deer, sambar and golden jackal.
Reviewed By IGoLankaTours - Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
We visit there in early morning. Our jeep driver Nishantha is very good. He have eagle eye. He try to find more animals for us. But see the leopard in Yala very difficult. But safari is very good. The tickets prices is very expensive but they don’t providing any services, but they charge the service charge on tickets.
7. Sasindu Safari Jeep Tours
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 13 reviews
We are the professionals in organizing Safaris at Yala National Park and Bundala National park. We have well explained drivers. Our target is satisfy you with animals and the nature during the safari time.
Reviewed By Thomas S - Diepenveen, The Netherlands
From Debarawewa (near Tissamaharama) we have visited two national parks, Bundala and Yala, wih Sasindu Safari Jeep Tours. Both trips we had good drivers who showed us the wildlife in the two national parks in the south. The drivers of Sasindu had a lot of patience and knew all the good places to spot elephants, sloth bears, crocodiles, monkeys, waterbuffalo's and many beautiful birds. The thornforests and lagoons in Yala are excellent and the wetlands of Bundala are magnificent with many exotic birds.
8. Bundala Birds Paradise
Overall Ratings
5 based on 1 reviews
Bundala is among the premier bird watching sites in Sri Lanka. (more than 200 bird species recorded) Sri Lanka is the end point of a vast migration of birds from the north. The birds of eastern europe and perhaps some from the western europe,take the "indo-Asian flyway"one of the two bird migratory routes in the region,through the Himalaya & Southern tip of India to reach Sri Lanka .
Reviewed By Sarah D - Birmingham, United Kingdom
Transport, to Bundala, was organised through the hotel and was very efficient. The driver was really nice and very informative. We arrived at the park and before we even entered saw all types of birds and a number of crocodiles. We arrived at the ticket office and were joined by a guide who was extremely knowledgeable and knew where to look and what to look for. The place was beautiful and I would strongly recommend a visit to all bird lovers and generally to anyone who enjoys nature. The birds we saw included: swamp hens, green kingfishers, blue tailed kingfishers, purple herons, eagles, bee eaters etc. Animals we saw included: elephants, mongeese, water buffalo, land monitors, 2 species of monkey, hares etc. I absolutely loved this experience and there was no one else there, which made it even better!
