KOGGALA

The place located in south of the country, from 130 km from Colombo, has finest beach. Koggala is well famous for it’s cultural, environmental and geographical values.

KOGGALA HABARADUWA TURTLE HATCHERY

These are mostly places where the turtles once in a full moon lay there eggs in the sand. But often they are stolen by those people who love to eat them.
But other people have a heart and a brain when taking them to the hatchery for safe breeding and to get them back into the sea, where only one percent will survive to grow old and to lay their eggs at the very same beach years later.

KOGGALA  LAKE

Attractive & tranquil Koggala lagoon is just a couple of kilometers away; dotted with rocky islands & fringed with mangroves. The lagoon is alive with birdlife & supply prawns in abundance. Motor boat trips & catamaran rides take you to the small islands in the lagoon. One of the island features a cinnamon plantation. The Buddhist temple on another island attracts many visitors on poya (full moon) days. And another island features Ananda Spice Garden.

KOGGALA  STILT FISHING

The southern beaches of Sri Lanka are the home of the famous stilt fishermen in Koggala, Weligama, and Ahangama. These stilts are given as a property from fathers to sons. Mostly sardines are caught with a fishing rod and lines with small hooks, where sometimes more than one fish is hanging on.

MARTIN  WIKRAMASINGHE  FOLK  MUSEUM

The excellent Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Museum is inspired by the ideas of Martin Wickramasinghe, one of the most important Sinhalese writers of the twentieth century. A museum showcasing Sri Lanka's traditional culture was a dream of this cultural stalwart, though it wasn't realized until after his death. Wickramasinghe together with the giants of Sinhalese literary tradition of the era, Mr.W.A. Silva, Mr.Piyadasa Sirisena & Mr.Munidasa Kumaratunghe played an important role in asserting the values of the Sinhalese Buddhists at a time when the island was in danger of being swamped by European & Christian influences.

KATALUVA  PURVARAMA  MAHA  VIHARAYA

Around 5 km beyond Koggala lays one of the south's most absorbing temples, the Kataluwa Purvarama Mahavihara. The temple was built originally in the 13th century has some with late 19th century additions. The temple is renowned for its remarkable Kandyan-style paintings in the main shrine, dating from the late nineteenth century. The paintings of musicians, dancers and the European figures illustrating an interesting piece of social history. Some of the Jathake tales (episodes from the Buddha's series of 550 previous lives) scenes painted here are said to be 200 years old.