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Destinations

Every place we cover, with the season, the stay length and the journey times you need to put them in a sensible order.

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  • South Coast

    Galle

    A Dutch fort on a headland, still lived in

    • Best Dec–Mar
    • 2 nights

  • South Coast

    Unawatuna

    A curved bay twenty minutes from the fort

    • Best Dec–Mar
    • 2 nights

  • South Coast

    Mirissa

    Blue whales offshore, palm trees leaning over the sand

    • Best Dec–Mar
    • 2 nights

  • South Coast

    Hikkaduwa

    Coral, turtles and the island's oldest surf town

    • Best Dec–Mar
    • 2 nights

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Sri Lanka is small but it is not uniform. The monsoons run in opposite directions, so the right coast in July is the wrong coast in January.