Unawatuna beach

                                   Unawatuna Beach

                                                        Unawatuna beach

Unawatuna is located 140 km south of Colombo in the Southern coastal belt of Sri Lanka, 5km south of the seaport of Galle. Reaching Unawatuna Unawatuna can be reached by Colombo-Galle (A2) main Motor road as well as by southern Railway line running from Colombo to Matara via Galle. Unawatuna Beach Sri Lanka Unawatuna beach is a picturesque semi circular bay beach that stretches no more than kilometer. As the numerous other fine beaches in the south western and southern beaches of Sri Lanka,Unawatuna too his fringed by lush groves of coconut palm trees. However it has a rare geographical occurrence: on either end of the bay are headlands. And on the headland to the northwest makes an exceptionally scenic and rare spectacle; a gleaming white great globe of a dagabo sits prettily. Turtles in Unawatuna At Unawatuna, with a bit of luck the tourists may witness turtles laying eggs along the shore. Diving also affords the opportunity to enjoy the sight of Turtles at what they are best at: swimming without end. The Twin Reefs at Unawatuna Protected by a double reef over the bay creates a natural pool that make bay safe for swimmers. From the midway of the stretch the swimmers are able to reach to the Rock island. Galapiteala reef and Napoleon Reef, multi level dives brings in the opportunities to enjoy an exceptional marine life: Napoleon Wrasse, Bat Fish, Golden Moray Eels and numerous other colorful species of fish. Diving, Snorkeling and Surfing at Unawatuna Besides swimming, Unawatuna beach is also famous for snorkeling and surfing in view of the reef. The wrecks of sunken ships make Unawatuna beach popular among the scuba divers too. A boat ride of 20 to 30 minutes takes the diving enthusiasts to locations of wreck dives. The wreck of “Rangoon” British steamer sunken 100 yeas ago, still lying upright with its masts intact, is a popular diving site. Sunk within the same area is the “Tango”. The other location, a wreck of a cargo ship called “Lord Nelson” is about ten years old. Diving schools at Unawatuna are at the service of the diving enthusiasts: they assist, equip and guide the tourists to engage in diving at the beach. Jungle Beach at Unawatuna Jungle Beach, (4 km from Unawatuna) is a small stretch beach with the forest right behind it, as the name suggests has its share of wilderness. An ideal beach to enjoy in snorkellin, it can be accessed from Unawatuna beach proper from Boat. A minor road too leads to the Jungle beach from Unwatuana. Yatagala Rajamaha Viharaya at Unawatuna Yatagala Rajamaha Viharaya, one of the oldest rock temples of Sri Lanka can reached from the Unawatuna-Hinatigala road. The rock temple was believed to have been built about 2300 years ago. The temple of which, the walls are adorned with murals houses a 9 meter long reclining Buddha statue. Turtle Hatchery, Matara Road, Habaraduwa A hatchery is located about 3 km south of Unawatuna. The hatchery conserves turtle eggs laid on the wide long beach by the Hawksbill, loggerhead and green turtles.

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“Unawatuna the sea bathers paradise beach with everything one wants to do with the sea.”- Unawatuna Beach.Net Unawatuna beach,  a crescent shaped shallow beach situated further south to the famous town of galle and its famous harbour and towering roomassala mountain. It is protected by a natural reef from the open sea and due to the semicircle shape of it forms a perfect natural swimming pool with aquamarine colour gentle waves crashing on the golden sandy beach. With almost every kind and type of hotel, motel and guest houses to cater to the gourmet food a sea bather crave for, it is the perfect holiday spot for all your sea bathing and water based activities such as surfing in search of miriads of coral fish,angel fish & puffer fish diving for beautiful and out of this world coral reefs, scuba diving and underwater photography, sailing, yatching and the latest attraction of setting out in search of the blue whales which linger very close to the unawatuna beach a  few kilometers to south of this bay. The uniqueness of this beautiful beach cove is that given any time of the day one can get in to the shallow waters without fear of opening out to the open sea and also the level of water which keeps a natural gradient forming a shallow and a deep end on this natural swimming pool. The coconut palms fringing the beach brings out the shade one require after a few hours under the bright and shinning sun which gives you the perfect sun tan that you craved for without burnning your skin. After a perfect bath the ayurveda masseeurs await your arrival for the perfect bliss and mind boggling spa treatments using local herbal oinments and medical creams. The mouth watering local curries done with creamy coconut milk and spices to arouse your pallete along with seafood such as crab, prawn, lobster, muscssells tuna and cuttlefish make one feel that this paradise beach was meant to be the kingdom of “tritan” the god of sea. The guest houses cater to every need a holiday maker want with friendly and smilling staff to please your requirements without being asked.