Beaches

Bentota

Bentota is a town in Sri Lanka,located on the southern tip of the Galle District of the Southern Province, about 7–8 kilometres south of Beruwala on the A2 highway.
Bentota is a tourist attraction, with a local airport (Bentota River Airport) and a handful of world-class hotels. It is a destination for watersports. It is the hosting land for the famous Sri Lankan Jeweler Aida. Bentota also delivers an ancient art of healing called Ayurveda. Bentota is famous for its toddy production, an alcoholic beverage made out of coconut nectar.

Hikkaduwa

Hikkaduwa is a small town on the south coast of Sri Lanka located in the Southern Province, about 17 km north-west of Galle. Arranged around the heavily trafficked main Galle to Colombo road which runs mostly parallel to the shore, Hikkaduwa's beach and night life make it a popular tourist destination. A well-known international destination for board-surfing, the town was featured in an episode of Anthony Bourdain's television show No Reservations.

Unawatuna

Unawatuna is a coastal town in Galle district of Sri Lanka. Unawatuna is a major tourist attraction in Sri Lanka and famous for its beautiful beach and corals. It is a suburb of Galle city which is situated about 5 km southeast to the city center. Unawatuna is rich in its biodiversity.

Mirissa

Mirissa is a beautiful small and rocky beach which is calm, relaxing and almost private.Whales and dolphins watching, deep sea fishing, river trips, snorkeling and bird watching are activities you could do while you travel in Mirissa Sri Lanka. These days much of tourist specially coming to Mirissa as it is very famous for whale watching. Indian Ocean off the Mirissa harbor you can watch the whales in November to April season. A few tour companies arrange trips for low cost.

Arugam Bay

Arugam Bay is a bay situated on the Indian Ocean in the dry zone of Sri Lanka's southeast coast. The bay is located 320 km due east of Colombo. "Ullai" as Arugam Bay is locally known is a popular surfing and tourist destination.Beyond surfing there are many things can be enjoyable, Lagoon tour, bird watching, elephant watching, Kumana National Park, Kudumpigala monarchy and many ancient ruins & archaeological sites. There is excellent elephant viewing nearby, incl. on this mentioned jungle road and the surrounding lagoon, as well as two types of monkeys wandering around the area.

Nilaveli

Nilaveli (Pronounced Nilaa-Veli, Tamil translation Open-land of the moon-shine) is a coastal resort town located about 20 km North-West of Trincomalee District, Sri Lanka. It used to be a popular tourist destination. Also with its bending palms swaying over the golden sand, has been considered one of Sri Lanka’s best beaches. It also has excellent snorkelling and diving and a great dive school.
 
Pasikudah

Pasikudah or Pasikuda is a coastal resort town located about 35 kilometers northwest of Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka. It used to be a popular tourist destination. Pasikudah is easily accessible from Trincomalee and Batticaloa, both of which cities have star class accommodation. Pasikudah is fast becoming an investors hub as foreign and local investors have shown interest in developing tourism along the beach. It's a calm/quite beach like a swimming pool, no big waves.

Negombo

Negombo is a major city in Sri Lanka, located on the west coast of the island and at the mouth of the Negombo Lagoon, in Western Province, Sri Lanka. Negombo is mainly based on tourism and known for its huge and old fishing industry with busy fish markets and sandy beaches. The fishermen who are based at the Negombo lagoon live in abject poverty in shanty thatch palm villages along the water's edge. They rely mainly on their traditional knowledge of the seasons for their livelihood, using outrigger canoes carved out of tree trunks and nylon nets to bring in modest catches from September through till April.

The undisturbed, pristine coastline, with golden sands and clear blue waters form the beautiful region of Passikudah(Pasikuda). Google Maps calls it one the prettiest beaches in the world. - See more at: http://www.amethystpassikudah.com/the_location.php#sthash.439WeTYx.dpuf

The undisturbed, pristine coastline, with golden sands and clear blue waters form the beautiful region of Passikudah(Pasikuda). Google Maps calls it one the prettiest beaches in the world. - See more at: http://www.amethystpassikudah.com/the_location.php#sthash.439WeTYx.dpuf