Located 200 kilometers away from Colombo, Anuradhapura is a proud city with an immortal history of more than 1500 years. Built on the banks of the beautiful Malwatu Oya, this unique city has become the center of Buddhism with over hundreds of other Buddhist monasteries and places of pilgrimage, including the great Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, as well as the Ruwanweli Maha Stupa, which houses a basin of relics of Lord Buddha.

If you are planning to travel from Colombo to the northern part of Sri Lanka, you must pass by this Anuradhapura sacred site. A stop of a day or two in Anuradhapura will help you to relax your mind and body with the historical marvels built by the great kings in Sri Lankan history. This city, visited by local and foreign tourists as well as Buddhist devotees, will be special for those interested in archeology as well.

On your way, you can pass the beautiful Wilpattu forest belt and if you wish to stop by, you will be able to see hundreds of species of birds unique to Sri Lanka as well as herds of wild elephants coming for water and grass. This is the city you should visit if you want to pass by lakes and ponds full of water flowers like colorful lotuses and get a rural experience that you have not seen in Sri Lanka. If you plan your trip well, you will be able to take a boat to pick lotus flowers in the lake with the rising sun and you will be able to pick the fragrant flowers while watching the flocks of fish birds on the lake water. Apart from that, you will also be able to taste delicious traditional Sri Lankan foods split in a fresh lotus leaf. You will be able to taste a smoked dry fish curry with authentic Olu rice or delicious fresh grains with lake fish. You will be able to quench your travel fatigue with a delicious Belimal Ayurvedic drink with sweet jaggery. To experience all this, you must plan your next trip to Anuradhapura city.

Entering the city of Anuradhapura, you can visit Atamasthana, Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, Ruwanvelisaya, Thuparamaya, Lowamahapaya, Abhayagiri Dagaba, Jethavanaramaya, Lankaramaya, Samadhi statue and other great sacred places. In addition to this, it is possible to see amazing ponds like Kuttam Pond, Kaludiya Pond, as well as the world-famous Isurumuni love couple stone carving, Vishrava Muni Palace or Vessagiriya, where King Ravana grew up, as well as Ranmasu Garden with the mysterious entrance to the universe called Star Gate.

You can reach this city by a comfortable night coach or even there is a continuous public bus service that operates 24 hours from Colombo central bus terminal. Not only that, there is also a very convenient train journey starting from the Fort, Colombo. For those who prefer adventurous air travel, several scheduled helicopters and airplanes started operating from Colombo to Anuradhapura Domestic Airport. The city can be reached in a short time through the convenient highway system as well. Here are some amazing hotel packages in Anuradhapura to make your journey more comfortable and adventurous.

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