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Beach towns, surf breaks, and coastal stretches along the south.

Region — Southern Coast

Places in Southern Coast

Stilt fishermen at Ahangama on Sri Lanka's southern surf coast

Ahangama

Beach creepers covering the dune at Ahungalla, with the sand and surf beyond

Ahungalla Beach

Ahungalla

Sunset over the sea at Ambalangoda Beach, framed by pandanus

Ambalangoda Beach

Ambalangoda

Balapitiya Beach

Barberyn Lighthouse, a 19th-century lighthouse on the southern coast of Sri Lanka

Barberyn Lighthouse

Bentota Beach with palm trees and calm waters

Bentota Beach

Bentota

Flamingos on a lagoon in Bundala National Park

Bundala National Park

Coconut Tree Hill in Mirissa, with palms and ocean view

Coconut Tree Hill

Waves breaking on the boulders at Dalawella Beach, east of Unawatuna

Dalawella Beach

Dickwella Beach with oru canoes drawn up near the Pehambiya headland

Dickwella Beach

Dondra Head Lighthouse at the southernmost point of Sri Lanka

Dondra Head Lighthouse

Dondra

Galle Fort, the 17th-century Dutch fortress on Sri Lanka's southern coast

Galle Fort

Galle

Goyambokka Beach near Tangalle, with granite boulders in the shallows and parasols on the sand

Goyambokka Beach

Hikkaduwa Beach with surfer and palm trees along the southwest coast

Hikkaduwa Beach

Hiriketiya Beach with calm waters and palm trees

Hiriketiya Beach

Sea spray rising through the rock cleft at the Hummanaya blowhole, Kudawella

Hummanaya Blowhole

Induruwa Beach

Induruwa

Jungle Beach Unawatuna, a beach in Unawatuna

Jungle Beach Unawatuna

Kabalana Beach

The wetland and lagoon of the Kalametiya Bird Sanctuary at golden hour

Kalametiya Bird Sanctuary

Stilt fishermen on their poles in the surf at Koggala

Koggala Beach

Koggala

Kosgoda Beach

Kosgoda

Rocks off Madiha Beach at dusk, on Sri Lanka's southern coast near Matara

Madiha Beach

The mouth of the Madu Ganga estuary meeting the sea near Balapitiya

Madu Ganga

Dead trees on the sand at Marakolliya Beach near Tangalle at dusk

Marakolliya Beach

Mawella Beach

Waves breaking on Medaketiya Beach, east of Tangalle, under a storm sky

Medaketiya Beach

Midigama Beach with surfers riding waves

Midigama

Mirijjawila Botanical Garden showcasing native plants in Sri Lanka

Mirijjawila Botanical Garden

Mirissa Beach, a crescent bay on Sri Lanka's southern coast

Mirissa Beach

Paravi Wella Beach

Polhena Beach

The Rekawa lagoon and wetland near Tangalle

Rekawa

Open grassland in the Ridiyagama Safari Park near Hambantota

Ridiyagama Safari Park

A cove at Secret Beach, Mirissa, with palms leaning over the sand and rocks offshore

Secret Beach

Silent Beach

SS Conch Wreck

Talalla Beach at dawn, with a fishing boat and nets on the sand

Talalla Beach

Talalla

Tangalle Beach with calm waters and soft sand

Tangalle Beach

Birds in Tangalle Lagoon, a large lagoon in southern Sri Lanka

Tangalle Lagoon

Thalpe Beach

Thalpe

Unawatuna, a horseshoe bay east of Galle

Unawatuna

Ussangoda's red-earth plain above Sri Lanka's southern coast

Ussangoda National Park

Weligama Beach, a learner's surf bay on Sri Lanka's south coast

Weligama Beach

Yatala Vehera and its elephant-head terrace wall, Tissamaharama

Yatala Vehera

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