Kudumbigala Monastery
Kudumbigala is a remote and extraordinarily atmospheric ancient Buddhist monastery complex in the southeastern Ampara District — a series of…
Lahugala National Park
Lahugala Kitulana National Park is a small but exceptionally productive wildlife sanctuary in the Ampara District, centred around the Lahugala…
Panama Village
Panama is a small, remote fishing village on the southeastern coast between Arugam Bay and Kumana National Park — a…
Okanda Devalaya
Okanda Devalaya is an ancient Hindu shrine at the coastal edge of Kumana National Park, dedicated to the god Kataragama…
Pottuvil Lagoon
Pottuvil Lagoon is a large coastal lagoon immediately north of Arugam Bay, connected to the Indian Ocean by a narrow…
Sangaman Kanda Point (Easternmost Point)
Sangaman Kanda Point is the easternmost point of Sri Lanka — the geographical extremity of the island where the land…
Lagoon Boat Safaris (Batticaloa)
Lagoon boat safaris on the vast Batticaloa Lagoon system provide one of the finest boat-based wildlife and cultural experiences on…
Batticaloa Lagoon
Batticaloa Lagoon is one of the largest coastal lagoons in Sri Lanka — a vast, shallow body of brackish water…
Kiran Mangrove Forests
The Kiran mangrove forests along the northern Batticaloa lagoon margins represent one of the more extensive mangrove ecosystems on the…
Batticaloa Fort
Batticaloa Fort is a well-preserved Dutch colonial fortification on the narrow island of land between the lagoon and the sea…