Hikkaduwa is the best beach experience you can get in Sri Lanka. It is located in Southern Province Sri Lanka, in 17 kilometers north-west of Galle and 98 kilometers South of Colombo. Generally, we can expect very dry climate in here because it is very closer to seaside. Hikkaduwa is one of the popular tourist portals that anyone would love to visit because of the Hikkaduwa Beach and late night living style. It is very popular for beautiful Coral Sanctuary located a few hundred meters offshore. Another thing in related Hikkaduwa is Board surfing, it is known as one of the best international destination for board surfing. In year 2004 Hikkaduwa was also affected by tsunami, and the whole coastal area was ruined with the disaster.
You can found many interesting Buddhist temples around the Hikkaduwa like Seenigama Muhudu Viharaya, Naga Viharaya and Tsunami Honganji Viharaya thatanyone can reach very easy traveling along the Galle Road. In addition to that, you can visit these places too, HikkaduwaHarbour, Turtle Hatchery, Community Tsunami Museum. If you are interested, you can join activities like Scuba & Snorkeling training, Dolphin & Whale Watching, Nature and Wildlife Tours as well. There is an Annual beach fiesta in every year, which held through the three days in months of July or August with worldwide DJ’s and crowds of locals and foreigners partying on the beach. This has made everyone attracted towards Hikkaduwa as you can experience the best late night life style. However mainly attractions include excellent local surf, plus good diving and swimming.
