The golden beaches of wayamba

The sparking blue surf of the Indian ocean and scenic tropical lagoons which edge the western shores of the north-western province are gilded with 240 kilometers of wide, sun-drenched, soft-sand beaches which stretch from waikkal at its southern end to Dutch bay in the puttalama peninsula.

    Some of wayamba's best resort beaches are at marawila, talawila, kalpitiya and waikkal, often with the bonus of a sea as well as a lagoon or river front and make excellent bases for stay-put beach holidays. these resorts offer superb aqua-sports options such as swimming, wind-surfing, sailing, canoeing, speedboat racing, deep-sea, lagoon and river fishing, diving, snorkeling and viewing the underwater wonderlands of coral off kandakuliya and karaitivu. The fishing village which dot the coast, where age-old catamaran boats are still some-times used and the noisy markets and fairs held when the catch comes in each morning, are unique and memorable 'sights'.