Bentota

Bentota

Bentota is located near to the Galle District it is in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. Sunny climate in here, also you can expect dry weather, it is near by 65 kilometers distanced southern side of Colombo. if you wish to go there by your private vehicle you can use Colombo Galle main road -A2 also, or if you want to visit by train you can reach through the Southern Railway ,Colombo Galle Matara. All over the way from Negambo to Colombo in railway,   there is an extension of the way from Colombo to Matara passing Bentota, and passing through the southern coasts near by the southern bank of the Bentota River mouth Bentota city situated, height of 3 metres   above the sea level.

Bentota River Airport and a set of excellent hotels are well form in Bentota. People who are love to watersports it is known as most wonderful destination for them. The two main popular resorts in Benthota, first one is Bentota National Holiday Resort Complex and other one is   Bentota Bay resort. Bentota also delivers an ancient art of healing called Ayurveda it means ancient medical treatment method based on natural herbal products, also liquor made by coconut nectar. Bentota is famous for turtle hatchery, located on Induruwa beach, Also you can enjoy by Diving at Bentota Beach.

Benthota Beach is the place that with best attraction for both local and foreign travelers. Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery situated in South of Bentota, this project is arranged under the supervision of Turtle Conservation Project in Wildlife Department of Sri Lanka. There is a beautiful garden situated near 11 kilometers from   inside to the city of Bentota. This garden belonges to famous Sri Lankan landscape architect’s brother, named Bevis Bawa old brother of Geoffrey Bawa, this was his house.

Around the city of Benthota several Buddhist temples are situataed. Such as Galapatha Raja Maha Vihare Buddhist temple, consist with valuable carvings made by stones also ponds and pillars that belonges to old times. In addition, there is a runway operates helicopter joyrides in Bentota near the bay operated by Skylark Aviation Helicopters.  This runway named, as there is a Richy Skylark Helipad. Bentota well known as the major beach resort of the ties of Sri Lanka, The Beruwala Bay Beach that found just before getting Aluthgama at the Bentota Bridge and Bentota Bay Beach just ended the bridge is the most popular identical beaches lengthways the shoreline.