Considering its religious significance, the bodhi tree is truly underwhelming, After a long barefoot walk past some nondescript ruins, a magnificent dagoba, and some very entertaining troops of monkeys, you arrive at an enclosure surrounding an inner wall with a nondescript tree sticking out. There's quite a lot of praying going on, but no spectacular ceremonies while we were there.... More

Let me create a laundry list of pros and cons explaining my poor rating: Pros: + The surrounding park area is nice and relatively peaceful, filled with monkeys and chirping birds. Cons: - Touts, touts, touts. As is endemic throughout Sri Lanka, you find yourself having to stave off wannabe tour guides, and overly aggressive "park attendants". There was a... More

Its very Peaceful place in the morning by 10.30am it gets really croweded.you may lose were you are even.but it was nice expence all in all

Venerated by Buddhist as a sapling of the tree under which the Lord Buddha achieved enlightenment. Arguably the oldest historical tree in the world, a huge spreading Bo tree (ficus religosa) A place of veneration, contemplation, very scenic and restful surroundings, within the Anuradhapura historical city, Please remember to be clothed appropriately. Visiting during full moon nights especially memorable given... More

The problem is that saplings from the Bodhi tree have been planted across the world. So ever Buddhist shrine has a Bodhi tree. What you need to ask for is the Maha Bodhi tree, the big one, the original one. You can't really see the tree as it is enclosed by barriers and structures. I went on a Monday about... More

Take an umbrella to sheld your head from the blazing sun

went on a sunday and the place was full of worshippers. it was nice and interesting to watch

this is very special site for Sri Lankan Buddhist. However, it will look like another ordinary temple for rest of the tourist.

After a 5 minute walk you can see the branch of the Bo Tree that was brought here to Sri Lanka by Indian Merchants and it is supposed to be the tree where the lord Buddha meditated under some 2500 years ago. Together with the temple of the tooth in Kandy these are the two most sacred places on the... More