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Coast line cities
If Sri Lanka is Serendipity, beach lovers will find many places. The coast line here is uneven with many bays and sheltered coves. On some beaches here you can walk a mile into the sea.
Jaffna
Trincomalee
Nilaveli
Arugam Bay
Negombo
Mount Lavinia
Beruwela
Bentota
Ambalangoda
Hikkaduwa
Galle
Weligama
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398 km. from Colombo, Jaffna has an austere kind of beauty that is
vastly different from the rest of the island. Its virgin beaches and coraline
coast, off shore islets, and the peninsula's very distinctive way of life
can be an enigmatic experience for the individual traveller. Not to be
missed are the sand dunes of Manalkadu - a miniscule desert whose sheer
wildness will impress you. Casuarina Beach is situated at Karainagar and
there are good beaches also at Santhakulam and Thondaimannar.
257 km. from Colombo, Trincomalee is the ideal refuge for the beach
addict, with its fine natural harbour and excellent beaches.
14 km. from Trincomalee, Nilaveli was the venue for the 1985 International
Funboard Championships. All water sports are available here including fishing
and sea angling. Whale watching in the sanctuary is a speciality. (Dist.
from Colombo: 271 km).
314 km. from Colombo, a most beautiful bay with good surfing. The East
coast offers infinite possibilities for all kinds of water sports and underwater
photography. The many ship-wrecks of the coast are a tempting challenge
to the diver.
A characteristic
fishing town 37km. north of Colombo, it is a mere 6 km. from the International
Airport. Set amid lush groves of coconut palms, it breathes the spirit
of the sea. Negombo is a gourmet's paradise with sea food in plenty. Old
world fishing craft like the outrigger canoe and the catamaran bring seer,
skipjack, herring and mullet, pomfret and amber - jack while lobster and
prawns are caught in the lagoon.
Just 12 km. south of Colombo, Mount Lavinia is an immediate city suburb
and the beach is one of the better known even in colonial times. It lies
alongside a wind swept headland jutting into the waters of the Indian Ocean.
The sand is the softest and the waves calm and clear. The Governor's House
built in 1805 by Sir Thomas Maitland, now forms part of the famous Mount
Lavinia Hotel.
56 km. south of Colombo, Beruwela marks the beginning of a 130
km. stretch of beach where resort development has taken immense strides
in the past few years. Good bathing may be had in the bay all year round.
62
km. south of Colombo, the Bentota Resort Complex is a romantic rendezvous
of river and sea with several hotels, railway station, post office, shopping
arcade, cafeteria and an open air theatre showing folk and mask dancing
with clusters of palms overlooking everything.
A half hour's drive from Bentota is Ambalangoda, home of devil dancing
and mask making.
98
km. south of Colombo, Hikkaduwa is the place for underwater delight. Site
of the famed coral gardens; hire a glass bottomed boat or goggles and flippers
and explore the fantasies under your feet. Don't purchase or encourage
sale of corals.
116 km. south of Colombo, is the most important southern town with
an old-world charm. Believed to be the 'Tarshish' of the Bible, its natural
harbour was a famous fort in days gone by. Famous for its Dutch fort, lace
making, ebony carving and gem polishing.
27 km. from Galle with its picturesque bay, and an off shore islet
where a French Count built his dream house, Weligama is where you will
see the famous stilt fishermen. (Dist. from Colombo:
98 km).
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