By Ratnagiri Team
2026-10-13
Jaffna Fort
16 Mins Drive6.5 Km
A star-shaped Portuguese and Dutch fortress beside the lagoon, just a 16-minute drive from Ratnagiri Heritage Home Stay.
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By Ratnagiri Team
2026-10-12
Nallur Kandaswamy Temple
11 Mins Drive4.5 Km
Jaffna’s most sacred temple, with golden gopurams and daily poojas, just 11 minutes from Ratnagiri Heritage Home Stay.
By Ratnagiri Team
2026-10-11
Jaffna Archaeological Museum
10 Mins Drive5.0 Km
A small, characterful museum of relics and artefacts that tell the story of the Jaffna peninsula’s past.
By Ratnagiri Team
2026-10-10
Jaffna Market
12 Mins Drive5.3 Km
A lively hub of local life, filled with colourful stalls of fresh produce, handicrafts and everyday goods.
By Ratnagiri Team
2026-10-09
Jaffna Public Library
14 Mins Drive6.0 Km
Once among South Asia’s largest libraries, rebuilt after 1981 and now a symbol of Jaffna’s resilience.
By Ratnagiri Team
2026-10-08
Jaffna Clock Tower
13 Mins Drive5.7 Km
A late-19th-century landmark raised to honour a royal visit and still the town’s favourite meeting point.
By Ratnagiri Team
2026-10-07
Nagadeepa Viharaya
60 Mins Drive + Ferry39.5 Km
A sacred Buddhist temple on Nainativu island, reached by a short ferry crossing from the peninsula.
By Ratnagiri Team
2026-10-06
Nagapooshani Amman Temple
60 Mins Drive + Ferry39.5 Km
A colourful Hindu shrine on Nainativu island with towering gopurams and a lively festival calendar.
By Ratnagiri Team
2026-10-05
Rio Ice Cream Parlour
10 Mins Drive4.3 Km
A beloved local ice cream parlour, perfect for a cool treat after a day of exploring.
By Ratnagiri Team
2026-10-04
King Sangiliyan’s Statue
11 Mins Drive4.6 Km
A golden statue at Muthirai Junction honours Sangiliyan, remembered as the last king of Jaffna.
By Ratnagiri Team
2026-10-03
Mantri Manai
10 Mins Drive4.3 Km
The ‘Minister’s Abode’, a rare surviving building with Dravidian architecture from the Jaffna Kingdom era.
By Ratnagiri Team
2026-10-02
Nilavarai Bottomless Well
15 Mins Drive9.3 Km
A deep, blue natural well wrapped in local legends about its unknown depth.
By Ratnagiri Team
2026-10-01
Thondamanaru Selva Sannithi Murugan Temple
37 Mins Drive19.5 Km
A centuries-old Murugan temple where Tamil Hindu rituals and traditions remain very much alive.
By Ratnagiri Team
2026-09-30
KKS Beach
26 Mins Drive14.5 Km
Soft sand, turquoise water, traditional fishing boats and golden sunsets near Kankesanthurai.
By Ratnagiri Team
2026-09-29
Keerimalai Mineral Springs
28 Mins Drive15.5 Km
Mineral-rich spring pools beside the northern sea, long loved by pilgrims and bathers.
By Ratnagiri Team
2026-09-28
Dambakolapatuna Viharaya
32 Mins Drive18.5 Km
The seaside temple traditionally linked with the arrival of the sacred Bo sapling in Sri Lanka.
By Ratnagiri Team
2026-09-27
Ancient Kadurugoda Viharaya
15 Mins Drive17.5 Km
Rows of ancient coral-stone stupas at Kantarodai, a silent reminder of the peninsula’s Buddhist past.
By Ratnagiri Team
2026-09-26
Delft Island Tour
90 Mins Drive + Ferry49.5 Km
A full-day island adventure of wild ponies, coral-stone ruins, an old baobab tree and fishing villages.
By Ratnagiri Team
2026-09-25
Casuarina Beach, Karainagar
23 Mins Drive23.0 Km
Golden sand framed by swaying casuarina trees, ideal for an easy walk and a sunset.
By Ratnagiri Team
2026-09-24
Naguleswaran Temple
27 Mins Drive15.0 Km
One of the five ancient Pancha Ishwarams, a Shiva temple at Keerimalai linked with the Ramayana.
By Ratnagiri Team
2026-09-23
Ammachchi Traditional Food Centre
11 Mins Drive6.0 Km
A women’s cooperative serving authentic home-style Jaffna dishes, cooked the way grandmothers always have.
By Ratnagiri Team
2026-09-22
Tour of Mannar
A long but rewarding day trip to Mannar’s forts, colonial churches, baobab trees and ancient temple.
By Ratnagiri Team
2026-09-21
Sangupiddy Causeway
35 Mins Drive30.0 Km
A scenic causeway across lagoons, with fishing villages and wide-open water views.
By Ratnagiri Team
2026-09-20
Fort Hammenhiel
45 Mins Drive + Ferry26.0 Km
A small island fort of Portuguese and Dutch origin, set in calm lagoon waters and reached by boat.
By Ratnagiri Team
2026-09-19
Dutch Church Chattokai
23 Mins Drive11.0 Km
A 17th-century church begun by the Portuguese in 1641 and later used by the Dutch.
By Ratnagiri Team
2026-09-18
Ruins of Dutch Church Manalkadu
58 Mins Drive37.5 Km
A roofless colonial church on the eastern coast, slowly being swallowed by the sand dunes.
By Ratnagiri Team
2026-09-17
Jaffna Old Kachcheri
15 Mins Drive6.5 Km
A grand Neo-Renaissance colonial building, once the centre of governance and now a haunting ruin.
By Ratnagiri Team
2026-09-16
Lake Yamuna
10 Mins Drive4.5 Km
A man-made pond created by ancient Jaffna kings, now a quiet spot for birdlife and photography.
By Ratnagiri Team
2026-09-15
Maruthanarmadam Anjaneyar Kovil
8 Mins Drive4.0 Km
A temple known for its towering 72-foot Hanuman statue, built in the early 2000s.
By Ratnagiri Team
2026-09-14
St James’ Church, Gurunagar
12 Mins Drive6.0 Km
A graceful colonial church with twin towers and quiet interiors, close to Jaffna Fort.