LankaProvince guide
Northern
29 places below, plus every guide set here. Start with the essentials, then pick your base.
Destinations in Northern
- Casuarina Beach (Jaffna)
- Delft Island (Neduntheevu) (Jaffna)
- Jaffna Fort (Jaffna)
- Jaffna Public Library (Jaffna)
- Keeramalai Hot Springs and Naguleswaram Temple (Jaffna)
- Nainativu (Nagadeepa) Island Temples (Jaffna)
- Nallur Kandaswamy Temple (Jaffna)
- Point Pedro and Sakkotai Cape (Jaffna)
- Chundikulam National Park (Kilinochchi)
- Elephant Pass Memorial and Causeway (Kilinochchi)
- Iranamadu Tank (Kilinochchi)
- Kilinochchi Water Tower War Memorial (Kilinochchi)
- Pooneryn (Poonakari) Fort (Kilinochchi)
- Adam's Bridge (Rama's Bridge), Talaimannar (Mannar)
- Great Baobab Tree (Mannar)
- Mannar Fort (Mannar)
- Our Lady of Madhu Church (Mannar)
- Thiruketheeswaram Kovil (Mannar)
- Vankalai (Mannar Bird) Sanctuary (Mannar)
- Kokkilai Lagoon Sanctuary (Mullaitivu)
- Mullaitivu Beach (Mullaitivu)
- Nanthikadal Lagoon and Causeway (Mullaitivu)
- Puthukkudiyiruppu Victory Monument and War Museum (Mullaitivu)
- Sea Tiger Submarine Yard (Mullaitivu)
- Madukanda Vihara (Vavuniya)
- Vavuniya Archaeological Museum (Vavuniya)
- Vavuniya Central Market (Vavuniya)
- Vavuniya Kandasamy Kovil (Vavuniya)
- Vavuniya Kulam and Mamaduwa Tanks (Vavuniya)
Guides set in Northern
Hike & Viewpoint
Northern Province Essentials: Scams, Beaches, Food, Gyms, Views
Honest Northern province roundup: scams to avoid, best beaches and views, where to eat, and gym options.
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Hike & Viewpoint
Adam's Bridge (Rama's Bridge), Talaimannar — Mannar Travel Guide
Mythology fans and photographers; the limestone shoal chain toward India
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Beach
Casuarina Beach — Jaffna Travel Guide
Swimmers and families; the north's calmest, clearest bathing beach
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Wildlife & Safari
Chundikulam National Park — Kilinochchi Travel Guide
Serious birders; flamingo lagoons on the Jaffna-Kilinochchi border
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Wildlife & Safari
Delft Island (Neduntheevu) — Jaffna Travel Guide
Offbeat explorers; feral ponies, coral walls and Dutch ruins on a flat coral island
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Heritage
Elephant Pass Memorial and Causeway — Kilinochchi Travel Guide
History travellers crossing the A9; the gateway causeway into Jaffna
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Heritage
Great Baobab Tree — Mannar Travel Guide
Nature lovers and photographers; centuries-old giant tree by the road
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Hike & Viewpoint
Iranamadu Tank — Kilinochchi Travel Guide
Birdwatchers and sunset seekers; vast irrigation reservoir with fishing boats
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Heritage
Jaffna Fort — Jaffna Travel Guide
History buffs and sunset walkers; ramparts, moat and lagoon views
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City & Market
Jaffna Public Library — Jaffna Travel Guide
Book lovers and history travellers; symbol of Jaffna's cultural resilience
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Wellness & Spa
Keeramalai Hot Springs and Naguleswaram Temple — Jaffna Travel Guide
Wellness-curious travellers and temple visitors; sacred springs by the sea
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Heritage
Kilinochchi Water Tower War Memorial — Kilinochchi Travel Guide
War-history visitors; the town's preserved bullet-marked water tower
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Wildlife & Safari
Kokkilai Lagoon Sanctuary — Mullaitivu Travel Guide
Birdwatchers; quiet tidal lagoon between Mullaitivu and Trincomalee
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Heritage
Madukanda Vihara — Vavuniya Travel Guide
Buddhist pilgrims; ancient temple linked to the Tooth Relic story
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Heritage
Mannar Fort — Mannar Travel Guide
Colonial-history fans; Portuguese-Dutch fort over the causeway entrance
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Beach
Mullaitivu Beach — Mullaitivu Travel Guide
Solitude seekers; long empty beach for sunset walks
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Temple & Sacred
Nainativu (Nagadeepa) Island Temples — Jaffna Travel Guide
Pilgrims and culture travellers; Hindu and Buddhist shrines side by side
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Temple & Sacred
Nallur Kandaswamy Temple — Jaffna Travel Guide
Hindu pilgrims and culture lovers; witness rituals in the north's holiest temple
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Wildlife & Safari
Nanthikadal Lagoon and Causeway — Mullaitivu Travel Guide
Birders and reflective travellers; lagoon of the war's final phase
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Temple & Sacred
Our Lady of Madhu Church — Mannar Travel Guide
Catholic pilgrims and festival travellers; major Marian shrine
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Hike & Viewpoint
Point Pedro and Sakkotai Cape — Jaffna Travel Guide
Lighthouse and land's-end chasers; Sri Lanka's northernmost point
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Heritage
Pooneryn (Poonakari) Fort — Kilinochchi Travel Guide
Fort and coast explorers; Portuguese ruins on the Jaffna lagoon shore
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Heritage
Puthukkudiyiruppu Victory Monument and War Museum — Mullaitivu Travel Guide
War-history visitors; monuments and captured hardware of 2009
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Heritage
Sea Tiger Submarine Yard — Mullaitivu Travel Guide
Curious history visitors; beached Sea Tiger craft from the war
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Temple & Sacred
Thiruketheeswaram Kovil — Mannar Travel Guide
Hindu pilgrims; one of the island's oldest Shiva temples
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Wildlife & Safari
Vankalai (Mannar Bird) Sanctuary — Mannar Travel Guide
Birdwatchers; Ramsar wetland with flamingos and waders in winter
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Heritage
Vavuniya Archaeological Museum — Vavuniya Travel Guide
History and archaeology fans; regional finds from tank civilizations
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City & Market
Vavuniya Central Market — Vavuniya Travel Guide
Market wanderers and food tasters; the north's multi-ethnic trading town
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Temple & Sacred
Vavuniya Kandasamy Kovil — Vavuniya Travel Guide
Temple-town visitors; colourful gopuram in the town centre
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Hike & Viewpoint
Vavuniya Kulam and Mamaduwa Tanks — Vavuniya Travel Guide
Evening strollers and families; the town's reservoirs at sunset
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