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Place details
- Locality
- Ratnapura
- Region
- Sabaragamuwa Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Population
- 47,832
Travel guide
Get in
Public (SLTB) buses leave from Colombo regularly, taking around 4 hours. Bus routes 67 & 98 leave from Colombo Fort and routes 99 & 122 leave from Pettah. Bus route 122 for example departs 3-4 times per hour between 04:00 and 19:00 daily. However these are basic public buses. Travellers wanting a bit of comfort can take a private bus. Superline runs luxury buses each night at 22:00 and 23:00 from Pettah to Ratnapura for Rs 2260, but the arrival time is around 02:00.
See
thumb|300px|Road through Udawalawe National Park, near Ratnapura
Do
Visit some of the showrooms where you can purchase local gems Arrange a visit to some gem mines through some of the local guesthouses Visit local gem market most mornings except "poya" days in Newitigala (40 minutes drive away) up to 15:00.
Eat
Local specialties include a type of palm candy.
Go next
Newitigala, 40 minute drive away
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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