The Top 5 Caves in the Central Highlands
Looking to visit a cave in the Central Highlands on your next adventure? To help you better plan your next outdoor experience, we’ve collected Central Highlands’s 5
best caves for you. Based on the experiences of other users, each is a recommendation you know you can trust — so you can better plan your next adventure.
best caves for you. Based on the experiences of other users, each is a recommendation you know you can trust — so you can better plan your next adventure.
Last updated: October 8, 2025
You can walk from the golden temple directly to the cave temple. As a tourist, you have to walk right down to buy tickets at the ticket counter. It is …
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The cave temples of Dambulla date back to the first centuries BC and are the largest and best preserved Buddhist cave temples in the country. Since 1991, the impressive, also …
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The temple itself is not that impressive, but the view from this point is awesome! In the distance you can see a small waterfall.
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In this cave monastery, the "shining cave", the Pali Canon was written down for the first time after 300 years of oral tradition. 500 Arahats gathered here for the 4th …
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This Buddhist Temple is more than 2000 years old and developed over the eight kingdoms of the Sinhalese monarchy. Impressive the way how the main temple is integrated into a cave. Overnight stay is possible.
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