Road

Hikkaduwa is located 98 km south of Colombo. It can be reached by rented vehicles. The nearest airport is Koggala Airport which is 46 km away.

Bentota beach

Travellers love the wide sandy beaches on the southern end of Bentota, with calm water making it perfect for diving and water sports activities for tourists. A wide range of water-sports activities such as wind-surfing, water-skiing, canoeing, banana-boating and deep-sea fishing can be enjoyed here.

Turtle Hatchery

This hatchery has some variations of turtles to watch. It has a section where the eggs are buried and hatched. Visitors are provided information on why the hatchery exists and the process. The turtle hatchery buy the eggs of turtles, hatch them and after a few days of their birth, they are again left in the sea.

Galapatha Raja Maha Vihare

It is an ancient Buddhist temple at Bentota which is a ‘must visit' place in Bentota. The main temple building houses a number of brightly coloured statues and images. The sleeping Buddha is a long 25 ft statue that is placed on the floor in sleeping posture. This temple is believed to have been made in the 12th century.

Overview

Small shops and stops at this beach area are quite affordable. Silver jewellery with beautiful semiprecious stones are something that you will find here. You will also come across a number of souvenir shops selling items from masks and puppets, to shells and corals, and from musical instruments to batiks and paintings.

Roti Shop

Galle Road, Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka
Cuisines: Indian

Isira Coffee Shop

No 06, Waulagoda Road, Hikkaduwa 80240, Sri Lanka
Cuisines: Indian, Café, European, Asian

Aroma Restaurant

Galle Rode, Hikkaduwa , Sri Lanka, 285, Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka
Cuisines: Indian, Asian, Delicatessen, Asian fusion, Sri Lankan