Location: Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
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The 10 Best Things to do in Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Western Province
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia (Sinhalese: දෙහිවල-ගල්කිස්ස Dehiwala-Galkissa, Tamil: தெஹிவளை-கல்கிசை), population 245,974 (2012) is the second largest Municipality in Sri Lanka, and covers an extent of 2109 hectares. It lies south of the Colombo Municipal Council area and separated from it by the Dehiwala canal which forms the northern boundary of DMMC. Its southern limits lie in Borupana Road and the eastern boundary is Weras Ganga with its canal system and including some areas to its east (Pepiliyana, Gangodawila and Kohuwala). This town has extensive population and rapid industrialization and urbanization in recent years. It is home to Sri Lanka's National Zoological Gardens, which remains one of Asia's largest. Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubowila and Colombo Airport, Ratmalana are some important landmark in this area. Dehiwela-Mount Lavinia and Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte being two large suburban centers of the city of Colombo function together as one large urban agglomeration in the Region (Western Province). The overspill from the City in residential and commercial uses of land have rapidly urbanised these suburban centers. Dehiwela-Mount Lavinia and Sri Jayawardenpaura along with Colombo Municipal Council form the most urbanized part of the core area of the Colombo Metropolitan Region. Dehiwala and Mount Lavinia lie along the Galle Road artery, which runs along the coast to the south of the country.
Restaurants in Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
1. Travelution
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5.0 based on 35 reviews
We are a Local Travel Company that is dedicated to create completely personalized travel itineraries and tour solutions to suite varying interests, desires and needs of today's discerning traveller. We also offer Unique City Tours - Food Tours - History Tours and Cultural Tours and cool experiences all over the Island. Talk to us!
2. Sri Vishnu Kovil
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5.0 based on 7 reviews
3. Sri Anjaneyar Temple
4. Blue Dot Tours
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5.0 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By splapalik
Apologies for late review. It was a perfectly planned trip for both of us ...architects. We were fortunate to have an opportunity of Staying n visiting Geoffrey Bawa masterpieces...big thanks to blue dot organisers. Strongly recommend them.
5. Colombo Divers
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4.5 based on 124 reviews
Colombo Divers is the only recreational dive center offering diving and dive training in Colombo. In addition Colombo Divers organizes both local and international dive trips, and provides diving assistance around Sri Lanka. Owned and staffed by divers with a passion for diving and a love for Sri Lanka, Colombo Divers offers a range of internationally recognized PADI training courses carried out by certified instructors. All dive trips are led my dive masters with many years of diving experience and an in depth knowledge of local dive sites. Our team has experience in wreck exploration, technical diving, underwater photography and marine research, with extensive diving experience around Sri Lanka and outside. Experience the hidden beauty of Colombo, from shipwrecks to reefs teeming with marine life!
6. Sri Lanka Airforce Museum
7. Dehiwala Zoo
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By heartofmaldives - Poole, United Kingdom
Large zoo, very cheap entrance and cheap snacks and ice cream stalls in abundance. So many animals to see for little ones including komodo dragon. Lovely playground inside.
8. Dehiwala Zoological Garden
9. Our Turtle Conservation Project
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4.0 based on 129 reviews
Reviewed By sioner274 - Arncliffe, Australia
Thank you for your conservation work. It's neatly tucked away in a fishing village up from St Lavinia Hotel. Silver a local showed me around and was excellent tour guide.
10. National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka
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4.0 based on 23 reviews
