19 Best beaches in Sri Lanka

Unawatuna - the best beach in Sri Lanka island. Unlike most beaches in the country there's almost always no waves in the sea here, so thi… / read more » /

Mirissa - the most beautiful beach with waves in Sri Lanka. However, if you are not surfer, you will still love this place. / read more » /

Tangalle (Tangalla) - a great beach in Sri Lanka. In fact it's not just a beach, but a series of beaches and small bays. Keep in mind th… / read more » /

Mihiripenna is a small beach in Sri Lanka, partially protected by reef from the open ocean. Thus the waves are not very strong. In the west… / read more » /

Dickwella - one of the most beautiful beaches in Sri Lanka, and besides it's also quite deserted. The beach has small waves, but in gener… / read more » /

Hikkaduwa - beach in the south-west of Sri Lanka island. The beach is quite pretty and perfect both for surfing and swimming. / read more » /

Arugam Bay - a great surfer beach in the east of Sri Lanka island. If the water is calm, you may have good time swimming in the sea. / read more » /

Negombo - the most famous beach in Sri Lanka. Main reason for the beach popularity is its location not far from the capital airport. Lo… / read more » /

Beruwala (Beruwela) - good beach on the west of Sri Lanka. Keep in mind that there's almost no beaches suitable for swimming in the city… / read more » /

Mount Lavinia - good beach near Colombo in Sri Lanka. Keep in mind that though the beach is close to Colombo, it's located quite far from the… / read more » /

Bentota - luxury beach in Sri Lanka. This place is considered to be very prestigious. Nevertheless, the beach itself is rather mediocre… / read more » /

Weligama - mediocre beach in Sri Lanka, notable due to stick fishermen only. / read more » /

Koggala - beach in Sri Lanka. Though this place is good, however, the country has much nicer beaches. / read more » /

Matara - good city beach in Sri Lanka. However there's no sense to choose this place as a primary holiday destination. / read more » /

Nilaveli - beach in the north-east of Sri Lanka. This place is not very interesting. Also it took not much time after civil war finished… / read more » /

Uppuveli - mediocre beach in the north-east Sri Lanka. / read more » /

Casuarina (Karainagar) - beach in the northern Sri Lanka. The beach itself is not noticeable. But if you happen to find yourself in the n… / read more » /

Pasikuda & Kalkudah - two different beaches in the eastern Sri Lanka, but located just nearby. Pasikuda Beach is in the northern small bay. Kalkuda… / read more » /

Batticaloa & Kallady - beach in the east of Sri Lanka. This is probably one of the worst beaches in the country. / read more » /