Backpack Lanka

Backpack Lanka is a hostel in Kollupitiya, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Western Province which is located on R.A. De Mel Mawatha. Backpack Lanka is situated nearby to the church Union Bank, as well as near the government office Honorary Consulate of Portugal.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Liberty Cinema and Colombo National Museum.

Liberty Cinema

Movie theater

Photo: Syced, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Liberty Cinema is a movie theater, which is situated 160 metres northwest of Backpack Lanka.

The Colombo National Museum, also known as the Sri Lanka National Museum, is a museum in Colombo and the largest in Sri Lanka. Founded in 1877 and maintained by the Department of National Museums, it holds collections of significant importance to Sri Lanka, such as the regalia of the Kandyan monarchs, as well as many other exhibits relating the country's cultural and natural heritage. Colombo National Museum is situated 1 km east of Backpack Lanka.

Viharamahadevi Park

Park

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Viharamahadevi Park is a public park located in Cinnamon Gardens, in Colombo, situated in front of the colonial-era Town Hall in Sri Lanka. It was built by the British colonial administration and is the oldest and largest park of Colombo. Viharamahadevi Park is situated 1 km east of Backpack Lanka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Slave Island and Colombo.

Slave Island

Village

Photo: Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.

Slave Island, officially known as Kompagngna Veediya, also known as Kampong Kertel and Kompanna Veediya and formerly known as Javanam Quarters during Dutch rule, is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka, located directly south of the Fort.

Colombo

Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0.

Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka, and still perceived by many as the capital though the suburb of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is now the official capital.

Kotahena

Suburb

Kotahena is a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and is known as Colombo 13. Kotahena is situated 4 km north of Backpack Lanka.

Backpack Lanka

Type: Hostel
Address: 247D R.A. De Mel Mawatha, Colombo 03
Categories: tourism, accommodation, and building
Location: Kollupitiya, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

6.91126° or 6° 54′ 41″ north

Longitude

79.85201° or 79° 51′ 7″ east

Open location code

6JRXWV62+GR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3285795869

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=hostel

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