Surfer riding a wave below the palms

Out of the gate.

Surf in the morning, swim at low tide, back for dinner. Tell us what you would like to do and we will arrange the car, the boat or the board.

Surfer on a small wave at dawn, palms and a villa on the shore

Surfing

Nov – Apr

Gentle beginner waves at Weligama and reef breaks at Midigama. We book the boards and a coach.

Weligama · 25 min

Snorkeller floating above a sea turtle, the shore above the water

Snorkelling

Nov – Apr

Coral, reef fish and turtles in the calm bay at Jungle Beach.

Unawatuna · 20 min

Blue whale's tail rising ahead of a wooden boat off Mirissa

Whale watching

Dec – Apr

Blue whales off Mirissa. Out at dawn, back by lunch.

Mirissa · 40 min

Guest crouching by a clear rock pool below the villa

Rock pools

All year

Natural pools cut into the reef, best two hours either side of low tide.

300 m · 4 min walk

Galle Fort lighthouse and ramparts at sunset, people walking the wall

Galle Fort

All year

Ramparts, old Dutch streets, small cafés and the lighthouse at sunset.

12 km · 25 min

Boatman poling a canoe through the misty mangroves of Koggala Lake

Koggala Lake

All year

A slow boat to the cinnamon island and through the mangroves.

7 km · 15 min

Seasons are a guide. The south coast is calmest from November to April.

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