Getembe
Getembe is a village in Sri Lanka.
Getembe is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province.
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Worth seeing in and around Getembe
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya
Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya are about 5.5 km to the west of the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. In 2016, the garden was visited by 1.2 million locals and 400,000 foreign visitors.
2.4 km · botanical garden in Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 02University of Peradeniya
The University of Peradeniya is a public university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission. It is the largest university in Sri Lanka, which was originally established as the University of Ceylon in 1942.
2.6 km · state university in Kandy, Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 03Hanthana Mountain Range
The Hanthana Mountain Range lies in the central highlands of Sri Lanka, south-west of Kandy. It was declared as an environmental protection area in February 2010 under the National Environment Act.
1.6 km · mountain range in Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 04Kandy Clock Tower
The Kandy Clock Tower is located in the centre of Kandy, Sri Lanka, on the intersections of Sri Dalada Veediya, S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Mawatha and Hiragedara Mawatha. A landmark of the city, the clock tower was built near to the Ismail Building in 1950 by Haji Mohamed Ismail as a monument and in memory of his son Mohamed Zacky Ismail, who lost his life in an accident in Kadugannawa in August, 1947.
3.5 km · monument in Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 05Bogambara Stadium
Bogambara Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka It is one of the oldest grounds in the country. Stadium is currently used mostly for Rugby matches and hosted the games of the Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's.
3.2 km · multi-purpose stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 06Ceylon Tea Museum
The Ceylon Tea Museum is located in the former Hanthana Tea Factory, which was originally constructed in 1925. It is situated 3 km south of Kandy.
1.8 km · tea museum in Kandy, Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 07Sri Maha Bodhi Viharaya
Sri Maha Bodhi Viharaya is a Theravada Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in Bahirawakanda, approximately 2 km from the city centre.
3.1 km · theravada Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 08Malwathu Maha Viharaya
Malwathu Maha Viharaya is a Buddhist monastery located in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is the headquarters of the Malwatta Chapter of Siyam Nikaya and one of the two Buddhist monasteries that holds the custodianship of sacred tooth relic of Buddha kept in Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy.
3.8 km · Buddhist monastery in Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 09National Institute of Fundamental Studies
The National Institute of Fundamental Studies is a government multidisciplinary research institute in Sri Lanka, established in 1981. The NIFS is the only Institute in Sri Lanka which exists for the sole purpose of conducting research in natural and social sciences and philosophy for national development and scientific advancement.
2.6 km · research institute in Sri Lanka · Wikipedia - 10Wales Park
The Royal Palace Park, also known as Wales Park, Wace Park or Rajawasala Park, is a small park on top a small hill in the heart of the city of Kandy, that overlooks the Kandy Lake and most of the city. Established by King Sri Vikrama Rajasinha of Sri Lanka it was renamed as Wales Park in honor of the Prince of Wales by the British.
3.5 km · park in Kandy, Sri Lanka · Wikipedia
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Getting to Getembe
- Airports
- Bandaranaike International Colombo (CMB), 81 km · Colombo Ratmalana (RML), 95 km · Jaffna (JAF), 287 km
- Stations
- Kandy railway station, 3 km · Peradeniya Junction Railway Station, 3.1 km
- Colombo → Getembe91 km · quickest by road, 3h 4m · Rs1,040–1,390
- Jaffna → Getembe275 km · quickest by road, 7h 40m · Rs3,010–4,020
- Thiruvananthapuram → Getembe425 km · quickest by air, 8h 11m · ₹14,460–22,100
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Getembe
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Getembe. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThe train line goes further to Badulla, passing on its way Nuwara Eliya (Nanu Oya station from where one needs to take a short bus or tuk-tuk ride to Nuwara Eliya proper), Haputale and Ella.
- Get inIf you are in Negombo you will have to take some bus, taxi or tuk-tuk to some of the cities where the Main Line train goes to Kandy: Ragama, Gampaha or Veyangoda, on the trip you will see the Bible Rock, which resembles the more famous Sigiriya citadel.
- Get inWhen you arrive, watch out for the tuk-tuk mafia at the railway station.
- Get inIt is better catch a tuk-tuk some distance from the station, or even better use Uber, PickMe or the like (again, some distance from the railway station tuk-tuk stand, as otherwise the tuk-tuk mafia there will threaten and chase your driver away).
- Get inWalk or take a tuktuk to the bus terminal, where the friendly locals will direct you to the bus to Kandy, 3½ hr, Rs 150 (as of Jan 2013).
From Wikivoyage: Kandy, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Getembe
- Kandycapital city in Central Province, Sri Lanka3.6 km
- Peradeniyasuburb of Kandy, Sri Lanka2.2 km
- Bahirawakandavillage in Central Province, Sri Lanka3.7 km
- Asgiriyavillage in Central Province, Sri Lanka3.6 km
- Dehideniyavillage in Central Province, Sri Lanka3.7 km
- Halmehikanduravillage in Central Province, Sri Lanka1.8 km