Hot Springs of Sri Lanka (ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ උනුදිය උල්පත්)

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Sri Lanka is blessed with number of Hot Springs. Unfortunately due the the LTTE terrorists most of these springs were not accessible to the normal traveler. All except one was located in unsafe areas. The only safe hot spring was the one at Mahapelessa ( Sooriyawewa ). But with the destruction of the of the LTTE, all these places are now freely accessible to all.

There are about 9 recognized hot springs in the country.

• Trincomalee District
  • Rankihiriya ( aka Ulpotha / Gomarankadawala )
  • Kanniya
• Polonnaruwa District
  • Nelum Wewa ( aka Galwewa , Madawawa hot springs)
  • Mutugalwela/ Gurukubura in Maduru Oya national park
• Ampara District( see attached PDF file for the Road map for the Springs in Ampara District)
  • Mahaoya
  • Wahawa (aka Marangala Springs)
  • Kapurella
  • Kivulegama ( aka Jayanthi Wewa , Emmbilinne )
• Hambanthota District
  • Madunagala (aka Mahapelessa, Sooriyawewa)