The South Coast Trips & Tours

With its long, sunshine-filled days and scene-stealing beaches, Sri Lanka’s south coast is the island’s original beach destination. The crumbling grandeur of Galle has drawn many a traveller over the years and sleepy beach towns Tangalle, Weligama and Bentota have long appeared on any discerning beach-lover’s map. But if more than a handful of restaurants and a smoothie shack or two sounds busy, the south coast has plenty more up its sleeve in the off-the-grid stakes. We’re talking horseshoe bays with caramel sands and only bobbing fishing boats for company; hidden coves where surfing and swimming in aquamarine waters is a way of life; and quirky, design hotels made for R&R under ubiquitous fronds. And then there’s the food. Traditional Sri Lankan cooking is definitely having a moment and down here in the Deep South, there’s everything from iconic hoppers to fragrant coconut curries and veggie-packed thalis to get your teeth into (literally). The cherry on top of an utterly glorious beach break.