Hikkaduwa

Most sought-after western coastal resort after your Colombo, in Sri Lanka, Hikkaduwa in the early 1960s, was transformed into a hub for international tourism in the small fishing village unbievable conveniently located a short distance from the beautiful white sand beaches, colorful coral reefs and an excellent surf to people the worldthrough attracting.

Region through the shallow waters that you can see the colorful coral reefs in a glass-bottomed boat ride and overseas visitors would expect that. Beach restaurant and bar, shops, nightclubs, distressed background. Stay Laid-out breakfast and dinner table is a lot of delicious food.

Backpackers and package tourists, all of the "tourist season" favor beach party atmosphere throughout the year to see one or surfing in the Hikkaduwa area that is well known and one Civil four weeks surfing spots dry season, November to March the best seopingreul can get.

Hikkaduwa also is a major fishing port, the city is the starting position from one landing point to enjoy the sight of hundreds of fishing crafts. An attractive place for people to pursue a variety of dishes cooked fresh fish. Places to eat all of this is a matter of hopping.

Even at the beach, Hikkaduwa beautiful temples, you are still on a small street just down the road, much more from outrigger fishermen, and is said to have a plan to provide fresh water lake in the beautiful tranquil village life in many ways.

Hikkaduwa Beach & Hikkaduwa National Park

Hikkaduwa is situated 100km south of Colombo, the capital of the country. This area are well known to scuba divers explore the stunning coral reef protected areas and habitat of the site. Unique beach culture, Hikkaduwa long the most popular scuba diving and surfing area in Sri Lanka has Hikkaduwa center of the lagoon to create a beautiful and safe snorkelling area. South, where surf, strong currents that water activity is dominant. Impressive coral reefs, marine running and to lay their eggs on the beach is populated by exotic fish and sea turtles come to the beach.

Was it affected by the tsunami caused by the Indian Ocean earthquake in 2004. Affected villages Rathgama Telwatta Paraliya (queen) of the Sea train disaster Dodanduwa, Kahawa, was the place on the way to Colombo from Galle on the famous Galle road. It mainly is a tourist destination, it offers a great option where you can enjoy surfing, snorkeling and sunbathing in the beach. Progress the main road from Galle to Colombo will be placed around the village. Recommends greatly trafficking and cross bohaengjagwa tourists when attention to the road.

Swimming

Warning: the ocean currents of the beach in front of the house directly be very strong and can be very dangerous to swim at the time. The parents of young children should be especially careful. Hikkaduwa coral reef of you want to go swimming in the sea, or a trip to the sanctuary, instead of just a paddle or oars, a better villa on the beach instead of sitting and enjoy the impressive waves, coast to Unawatuna move.

Diving

Diving in Hikkaduwa finaly experience a variety to suit all levels, there is an abundance of marine life and dive sites. Big groupers, barracudas, moray eels, canine tunas, manta rays, lobsters and turtles often just Hikkaduwa coast can be seen. Dive sites in the range of a large number of shipwrecks in this area of the coast a few years floundered. South-west of the diving season from November to April run the best that Deep Blue can select one well-known diving center There are many different ways!

Surfing

Hikkaduwa is a very well-known on the international circuit, surfing destination, and every year from all over the world are becoming seopeoeul. Coral reef breaks, but most of them are a lot of good surfing points and of them, because they are both deep flat-bottom risk does not. Season 3m wave size range. Surfed major coral reefs, known as the main point in two directions can be 'A-frame' shaped waves.

 

Hikkaduwa National Park

Hikkaduwa National Park in Sri Lanka is one of the two marine national park National Park contains a high level of biodiversity of the fringing coral reefs. May 18, 1979 declared a wildlife sanctuary in the Aug. 14, 1988, to expand the area and nature reserve area upgrade. In order to reduce the impact on ecosystems over the next 25 years, the growth of the number of visitors to the degradation of coral reefs has increased. Coral reef was declared a National Park on September 19, 2002.