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Negombo
The beach of Negombo is situated 37km from Colombo to north. It is a paradise for seafoods. During the period of time when Dutch were ruling the coastal areas of Sri Lanka, a fort, a canal and many a church was built and cinnamon cultivation took high priority.
Mt-Lavinia
Mt-Lavinia beach is both high in historical value and beauty. The beach of Mt-Lavinia is situated 12 km from Colombo towards south. It is an ideal place to relax and enjoy the sea. Mt-Lavinia Beach is crowded on Sundays and public holidays with large crowd gathered to participate in many beach sports activities such as swimming, surfing, beach volleyball, beach rugby.
Beruwela & Bentota
The Beruwela and Bentota beaches are situated 56 km and 62 Km from Colombo towards south respectively. This section of the southwestern coast gives a typical picture of a tropical beach dotted with palm trees, white sandy strips and blue water, which is an ideal spot for lovers.
Ambalangoda
Ambalangoda is a sleepy town on the southwestern coast about 85 Km from Colombo. Ambalangoda has a beautiful stretch of sandy beach and a captivating rocky little islet off its coast. Ambalangoda is most famous for its mask carving. You can find many types of traditional Sri Lankan masks in ambalangoda. These masks are used in voodoo and other traditional rituals. Carving of wooden Muppets is another specialty of this locale.
Hikkaduwa
The beach of Hikkaduwa is situated 98 km from Colombo towards the south of Sri Lanka. The Hikkaduwa beach is a paradise of coral reefs. Hikkaduwa beach is highly picturesque and arguably the most beautiful stretch of beach in Ceylon. The coral sanctuary found on the coast of hikkaduwa is a large shallow body of water enclosed by a reef, decorated with layers of multi coloured corals, witch is home to countless number of colourful fish. Off the beach there is a collection of tine islets surrounded by beautiful coral formations. Many species of fish and large turtles are found here.
Galle
The port of Galle is situated 115Km south of Colombo. This bears testimony to a past where many foreign elements have done trade and the most famous being European nations. Primarily Portuguese built the fort of Galle, and then Dutch expanded it into a larger structure. A pleasurable activity one could partake while in Galle would be going for a stroll along the circuit of the fort walls and inside the fort. Architecture of Dutch period is omnipresent within the fort; along with a museum are the major attractions of the City of Galle.
"Roomassala" is a patch of forest, home to many herbs of medicinal value. "Roomassala" is in the vicinity of the City of Galle.
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