Polonnaruwa · Polonnaruwa & Minneriya · Sri Lanka
★★★☆☆ Beach & outdoors
No admission charge for anyone. Parking or transport may still cost.
The 12th-century reservoir beside the ancient city, 2,500 hectares of it, built on the principle that not a drop of rain should reach the sea unused. Free. Elephants come down to drink at dusk.
| Adult ticket | Free entry |
|---|---|
| Child ticket | Free entry |
| Typical visit | 45 mins |
| Opening hours | Daylight |
| Indoors or out | Outdoors |
| Region | North Central, Sri Lanka |
| Prices quoted in | LKR |
The planner warns of wet in April, May, October, November. Outside those months it says nothing, which is the point — a warning that fires every day is one nobody reads.
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