A boat heading out from the Kalpitiya lagoon

West & South

From Negombo down the coast to Galle — beaches, forts and surf.

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The classic coast.

This is the Sri Lanka of the postcards. Negombo sits just up the road from the airport, all fishing boats and canals; Bentota and Hikkaduwa are the old resort names; and Galle keeps its Dutch fort — ramparts, a lighthouse and streets of galleries — almost intact.

Keep going and the crowds thin: the quiet bays around Tangalle, the surf, and the temple town of Kataragama where pilgrims of every faith walk to the shrine. Colombo, when you want it, is the big city — markets, cafés and the ocean front at sunset.

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A boat heading out from the Kalpitiya lagoon

Kalpitiya

Fishing boats moored on the lagoon at Chilaw

Chilaw & Munneswaram

Palms and beach umbrellas silhouetted against a pink sunset by the sea

Negombo

The Lotus Tower above the railway lines in Colombo

Colombo & CMB Airport

A tree leaning over the beach at Bentota

Bentota

Surfer walking along the shore at Hikkaduwa

Hikkaduwa

Stilt fishermen above the waves on Sri Lanka's south coast

South coast — Galle & Mirissa

The sun going down over the sea at Tangalle

Tangalle

A small boat on the water in the deep south

Hambantota