If you are looking for the beaches and a healthy dose of tropical Sun, Sri Lanka’s South Coast is the ideal destination for you. While the West Coast is popular as a commercial hub, North Coast for its abundance of culture and East Coast for an untouched beauty that is coming into the spotlight only recently, South Coast of the island provides a package deal for the traveller.
The area is home to numerous boutique hotels. Sri Lanka being a country rich in natural beauty, all the boutique hotels are equipped with tranquil scenery and a warm staff. The size of the island and the length of the coastline also means that you can take up accommodation at one place, for instance Mosvold Hotels in Ahangama, but reach all the other key cities on the coast – Galle, Mirissa, Kalutara, Tangalle – within a few hours. This ease of movement is a rare find in a tropical vacation.
This also means there is nothing stopping you from completely losing yourself in the tropical island, and get pampered the Asian way. You can sun bathe in Ahungalla; go for a day-tour of whale watching in Mirissa; explore the customs, traditions and architecture in Galle; snorkel amidst the colourful corals in Unawatuna; and surf in the crashing waves of Hikkaduwa. If you do not want any of this, you could just sit on the beach and tan away, with a refreshing king coconut to replenish the hydration that you will be losing.
The South COadt of Sri Lanka has numerous attractions that range from natural beauties such as golden secluded beaches to man-made wonders like cave temples. It is also home to a rich history due to the colonial past of the island. A visit to this part of the country is sure to give you an itinerary that you cannot hope to finish during one vacation.
Intrigued by history, art and food, Lavinia Woolf is a writer who is passionate about the extraordinary and writes of the exhilarating and enchanting. Google+
