Matara Excursions
Hikkaduwa Beach © Sri Lanka Tourist Board
Beaches
The southern beaches of Sri Lanka are the most popular for
tourists, the main season extending from October to April when the
monsoon has moved on and the sea is calm and tranquil under bright
blue skies. Bentota is one of the loveliest resorts on the coastal
road, featuring good hotels, watersports and a beach at the river
mouth. Divers enjoy Hikkaduwa, where there is a marine sanctuary
abundant with coral and tropical fish. Close to Galle is Unawatuna
with its beautiful stretch of safe sandy beach. At Kudawella a
novel feature is a blowhole that throws huge columns of water into
the air when ocean waves break on the rocks. The Kirinda beach just
south of the town of Tissa is renowned for offering spectacular
scuba diving opportunities.
