Exclusive Jaffna

Sangilean Thoopu

Among The Important Places To Visit In Jaffna, This Is Definitely One. If You Want To Get The Essence Of The History Of Jaffna Then, The Existence Of This Royal Palace Can Never Be Ignored. In The Nellore District, You Can Still Get The View Of The Antique Bathing Pool And The Remnant Of The Royal Palace. You Can Definitely Include This Place Among The Top Places To Visit In Jaffna. This Place Holds The Memory Of The Last Tamil King Who Ruled The Yarlpana Kingdom Successfully. After Visiting The Nallur Temple, You Can Reach This Place Directly. From Jaffna Town, You Will Get Lots Of Private As Well As Public Transport To Reach This Place.

Jaffna Library

Jaffna Library Is Considered As One Of The Most Significant Historical And Important Places To Visit In Jaffna. This Library Was Opened In The Year 1959. It Was Established By Alfred Duraiappah Who Was Mayor Of Jaffna At That Time. The Construction Of This Library Was Similar To The Indo-Saracenic Style. A Tragedy Happened With This Library And It Was Burnt During The Civil War In Jaffna In The Year 1981. At This Time This Library Was Considered As The Biggest Library In Asia. It Possessed Almost 97000 Books And Manuscript.

Nallur Temple

Pilgrims From All Parts Of The World Visit Nallur Temple. The Prime Feature Of This Nallur Temple Is The Golden Arch And The Extended Gopuram. People Visit Here Mainly To Explore This Gopuram. The Premise Of This Temple Was Built During The Eighteenth Century. It Was In The Year 1620 When The Portuguese Destroyed The Old Construction Of This Building Which Was Constructed During The Regime Of Tamil Kings. This Temple Is Now Considered As The Primary Place To Hold Any Type Of Religious Festival.

Nainatheevu Kovil

This Tourist Place Is Famous For Boat Services. You Can Surely Enjoy The Boat Ride And Visit The Island. This Island Is Located At A Distance Of 2 To 3 Hours From The City Jaffna. The Amount Of Time You Need To Visit Depends On The Availability Of Boats To Reach There. The Main Temple Here Was Built By A Wealthy Foreign Trader After Receiving The Blessings From The Goddess Amba Devi. Unfortunately, This Temple Was Destroyed By The Portuguese But It Was Rebuilt During The 18th Century. It Was The Year 1933 When The Actual Gopuram Was Added To It.

Jaffna Fort

Among The Top Tourist Places To Visit In Jaffna Sri Lanka, Jaffna Fort Is Considered As One Of The Major Ones. This Fort Was Established In The Year 1618 By The People Of Portuguese Origin During The Portuguese Invasion In Jaffna. This Fort Is Positioned Near The City Of Karaiyur. This Fort Is Also Famous As Fortress Of Our Lady Of Miracles Of Jaffna. During The Year 1658, This Fort Was Conquered By The Dutch Invaders And It Was Again In The Year 1795 When This Fort Was Again Taken Back By The British. From The Period 1986 To 1995 This Fort Was Captured By LTTE And It Was Recaptured By The Sri Lanka Army In The Year 1995.

Kandarodei Temple

This Is Another Amazing Destination Which Should Be Included In The Top Places To Visit In Jaffna Town. This Is An Ancient Buddhist Place In Jaffna Which Is Known For Its Historical Events. This Temple Is Near To Chunnakam And From The Jaffna Town, The Distance Is Only 8 Km. The Total Area Of The Land Is A - Acre And The Entire Structure Is Painted With Ash-Colored Stone. There Are 61 Dagobas And Some Of Them Have Only The Foundation. This Temple Was Founded During The Anuradhapura Era And Stone Scriptures Are Still There Which Proves The Rich Ancient History Of This Temple.

                     Keerinalain Or Naguleeswaram Temple

Keerinalain Ranks Among The Top 10 Places To Visit In Jaffna, This Temple Is A Must Visit One. Travelers From All Parts Of The World Mainly Arrive Here To Enjoy A Bath In The Natural Water Spring. It Is Said That All Illness And Sickness Will Get Cured After Having A Bath Here. Lots Of Hindu Pilgrims Visit This Temple To Take Blessings. This Place Is Located At 15 Kms Away From Town And A Perfect Place To Take A Warm Bath And Rejuvenate Your Soul. The People Having A Religious Belief Will Find Peace At This Place.

                                       Casuarina Beach

In Karainagar, Jaffna District Sri Lanka You Will Find Casuarina Beach Which Is One Of The Most Attractive Places To Visit In Jaffna Peninsula. You Need To Drive Almost 20 Kilometers From Jaffna To Reach This Beach And It Is Also Known As Casuarina. The Main Attraction Of This Beach Is White Sand. This Beach Has Been Named After The Casoorina Trees Which Are Available All Through The Beach. If You Want To Walk Around The Entire Beach Then It Will Take 45 Minutes To Travel To Explore One Of The Famous Places To Visit In Jaffna District.

Dambakola Patuna Jaffna

If You’re A True History Buff Then Dambakola Patuna Will Be Your Best Place To Head Towards While In Sri Lanka. This Place Is Rich For Its 2000 Years History And It Was The Ancient Port In Sri Lanka. To Preach Buddhism, The Daughter Of King Ashoka, Sanghamitta Arrived At This Port. She Brought The Holy Sapling Of Bodhi Tree Which Was Planted By Sri Lankans King Devanampiyatissa. At Present This Tree Is Considered As The Oldest Tree In The World Which Was Planted By A Human Being.

                                    Charty Beach Jaffna

Located 23 Km North Of Jaffna Town In Allaippiddy, This Is A Very Clean Beach And A Great Place To Visit In Jaffna On Your Trip To Sri Lanka. You Can Chill Here With Your Family Or Friends, Take A Peaceful Walk Along The Shore, Or Even Finish Reading Your Old Book. Needless To Say, This Is A Great Place To Visit In The Town For Some Blissful Moments.

 Maruthanar Madam Anjanajar Statue

Maruthanar Madam Anjanajar Statue Is 72 Feet High And Established In Early 2013. This God Hanuman Statue Can Be Seen From Far Distance And Sadly The Electricity Cabling In Front Disturbs Lots The Gigantic View Of It. Maruthanar Madam Temple Left Side Of This Statue.

According To The Historical Believes, When Rama Was Searching His Beloved Wife Seetha, The God Hanuman Found That She Was Kept In Hide In A Cave In Sri Lanka. He Helped Rama Lot During His War With Ravana To Save Seetha.

Keeramale Pond

The Village Of Keerimali Is Located In Northern Part Of The Jaffna Peninsula And Got Famous Because Of A Holy Pond And The Naguleaswaran Temple  The Keerimalai Pond Is A Fresh Water Pond, Which Is Located Just a Few Feet Away From The Sea. Since This Place Located On The Way To  Dampbakola Patuna Temple,You Can Cover Both The Attractions From One Trip.

There Are Two Ponds Located In This Premises And They Are Segregated For Male And Female Devotees. Those Ponds Are Recently Renovated And Water Is Clean And Good To Have A Bath And Get Refreshed. Some Devotees Believe That This Water Can Cure Various Types Of Skin Diseases And Help To Cure Impotence. Since This Is A Sacred Place, Visitors Are Instructed To Well Behave And Not To Misuse Any Facilities. Its Prohibited To Use Soap Because It Will Pollute The Water.

According The Religious Believes, “Yamadakkini Muni “ (Some Referred As Nagula Muni) Got A Mongoose Face As A Result Of A Curse. So He Came To Sri Lanka, Visited This Pond. His Face Turn To Human After Getting A Bath From This Pond.

Nilavarai Bottamless Well

One Of Attractive Place In Juffna More Travels Are Visit  Here, Even Though We Get Fresh Water From This Well, Bottom Part Becomes Salty. Some Believe That This Pond Connected To Keermalei Pond Or Even May Have Connection To The Sea.

Nagadeepa Raja Maha Viharaya

More Buddhist Travels  Visiting  To Nagadeepa Temple  And One Of Most Attractions Place In Jaffna.

       Naga Pooshani Ambal Kovil, Nainatheevu

More Hindu  Travels  Visiting  To Naga Pooshani Ambal Kovil Nainatheevu  And One Of Most Attractions Place In Jaffna.

Naguleswaaram Temple

Keeramalei Nagleswaran Temple Located Just Opposite To The Keerimalai Ponds. Devotees, Who Visit The Pond Used To Visit This Place Also

According To The Historical Facts Mention In This Temple Premises, This Is One Of The Four Major “Iswara” Temples Located In Sri Lanka. This Temple Was Dedicated For Queen “Sri Nugulam Biha” And Swami “Naguleshwara”. The History Of The Naguleswaran Kovil Is Even Beyond The Rama / Ravana Time.

Rio Ice Cream Jaffna

If You Are Visiting Jaffna From South To See The Enjoy The Food And Taste Of The Peninsula, Your Trip May Not Be Completed Unless You Taste Rio Ice Cream. If You Are A Kid Or An Adult, You Will Love To Visit This Place And Select And Taste Wide Verity Of Tasty Ice Creams They Offer.

Sangupiddy New Bridge

Early Days The A9 Road Via Elephant Pass Was The Only Land Supply Route To Jaffna Peninsula. Most Of The Parts In The North Of Sri Lanka Were Under Terrorists Influence And They Controlled The Punarine Area. After The War Ends In 2009, This Bridge Was Constructed Connecting Jaffna And Kilinochchi Districts And Now This Is The Second Access Point To Jaffna. So People Have Easy Access Via A32 Road Jaffna –Mannar Road And The Travel Time Is Significantly Reduced.

The Structural Design Of This Bridge Is Quite Different To Other Bridges We Usually See In Other Parts In The Island. This Curvature Shape Looks Similar To The Fly Over Bridge We See In Paliagoda Over The Kandy Railway Line. Due To This Curvature, Fishing Boats Can Move Under The Bridge Without Any Disturbance.