Kataragama, City

Kataragama in Sri Lanka is a well-known pilgrimage town in Sri Lanka, where many people from different religions from both Sri Lanka and South India visit. This place is commonly sacred to Hindus, Buddhists and some indigenous Vedda people residing in Sri Lanka. Hindus from South India visit here in high numbers.

Things to do from Kataragama

Gem River Edge, Kataragama

Standard Room

Standard Room at Gem River Edge, Kataragama

Book Now

Standard Room

Standard Room at Gem River Edge, Kataragama

Book Now

Standard Room

Standard Room at Gem River Edge, Kataragama

Book Now

About Gem River Edge, Kataragama

Gem River Edge is situated in Kataragama, which is a small town located 238 km South East of Colombo. Kataragama is surrounded by beautiful lakes, the jungle, and is on the border of the Yala National Park. It is one of the most visited, sacred multi-religious pilgrimage sites for Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims and Vedda communities of Sri Lanka, and devotees from all over the world come here to honour their faith.

Transfers from Kataragama

Things to do from Kataragama

LK94150400: Gem River Edge, Kataragama. Text by Lakpura™. Images by Google, copyright(s) reserved by original authors.

About Moneragala District

Moneragalais a district in Uva Province, Sri Lanka. Gal oya National Park, Yala National Park and Muthukandiya Reservoirs, Menik Ganga, Gal oya, Heda oya, Wila oya, Kumbukkan Oya are situated in Monaragala distict.

About Uva Province

The Uva Province is Sri Lanka's second least populated province, with 1,187,335 people, created in 1896. It consists of two districts called Badulla and Moneragala The provincial capital is Badulla. Uva is bordered by Eastern, Southern and Central provinces. Its major tourist attractions are Dunhinda Falls, Diyaluma Falls, Rawana Falls, the Yala National Park (lying partly in the Southern and Eastern Provinces) and Gal Oya National Park (lying partly in the Eastern Province). The Gal Oya hills and the Central Mountains are the main uplands, while the Mahaweli and Menik rivers and the huge Senanayake Samudraya and Maduru Oya Reservoirs are the major waterways in Uva province.