Lake Koggala Trips & Tours

A hop, skip and a jump from Galle, one of Sri Lanka’s finest cities, lies Lake Koggala, one of its finest lakes. The freshwater lagoon and its village namesake are peaceful, inviting and totally unhurried; places where Technicolour butterflies flitter in the sky and digital detoxes don’t sound like something to be achieved – they just are. The lake itself is the main attraction and its glassy waters are punctuated with small, temple-sprinkled islands that can be explored by boat. A highlight is always a visit to one of the cinnamon farms where you can watch farmers packaging the sweet-smelling spice into long quills before being painstakingly dried into the papery bark recognised the world over. Then there’s the jungle-clad shoreline, a paradise for wildlife including larger-than-life lizards and electric kingfishers, and a couple of lowland tea plantations nearby that complete the Sri Lankan experience.