Ratnapura gem mines & museum

Ratnapura · Adam's Peak, Sinharaja & Ratnapura · Sri Lanka

★★☆☆☆ Museum & culture

What it costs a family of four

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What to know

The City of Gems, where sapphires have been mined for two thousand years. Small museums and working pit visits are arranged locally rather than ticketed centrally. Buy stones only with certification.

Minimum age 8.

The details

Adult ticket	Check official booking
Child ticket	Check official booking
Typical visit	1.5-2 hours
Opening hours	Daylight
Indoors or out	Both
Region	Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
Prices quoted in	LKR

When to go

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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Official page: https://www.srilanka.travel/

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