Beach · Bentota · Southern Coast

Soft Sand at the River Mouth

Bentota Beach — 1 km from Bentota town center

PALMS AT THE WATERLINEPhoto by Leonard Jayawardena on Unsplash6.4254° N, 79.9948° E

Sheltered river-mouth water makes Bentota the standard beach for first-time water sports south of Colombo.

A long beach along the southwestern coast, where the Bentota Ganga river meets the sea. Jet ski, banana boat, and windsurfing rentals operate from the river-mouth side.

Adjacent entries

Barberyn LighthouseLandmark · 5 kmMadu GangaWildlife · 17 kmThudugala EllaWaterfall · 18 km