Sites in Jaffna

Casuarina Beach

Karainagar, Jaffna

Open 24 hours

One of the finest beaches in northern Sri Lanka with powdery white sand and calm turquoise waters. Named after the casua...

Jaffna Public Library

K.K.S. Road, Jaffna

8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Once one of the largest libraries in Asia with over 97,000 books, destroyed in 1981 and rebuilt in 2001. The white neo-M...

Jaffna Fort

Jaffna Town

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

A 17th-century Dutch fort, the second largest in Sri Lanka after Galle Fort. Though damaged during the civil war, restor...

Delft Island

Delft Island, Jaffna

6:00 AM - 5:00 PM

A remote island with wild horses descended from Dutch stock, ancient baobab trees, and the ruins of a Portuguese fort. A...

Nagadeepa Temple

Nainativu Island, Jaffna

6:00 AM - 6:00 PM

One of the 16 most sacred Buddhist sites in Sri Lanka, where Buddha resolved a dispute between two Naga kings. The templ...

Nagapooshani Amman Temple, Nainativu

Nainativu, Jaffna

The Nainativu Nagapooshani Amman Temple is a historic, ancient Hindu temple on Nainativu island near Jaffna, Sri Lanka, ...

Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil

Nallur, Jaffna

4:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM

The most significant Hindu temple in Jaffna, dedicated to Lord Murugan. Famous for its golden gopuram, elaborate festiva...