🇱🇰 Where we stayed in Sri Lanka

Hiriketiya

My favourite place in Sri Lanka. One horseshoe bay, walkable end to end.

Where we stayed

Our Hiriketiya AirbnbWe stayed hereCheck prices →

Also worth booking

Salt HouseRecommendationWe ate breakfast here and it was one of the best meals of the trip.Check prices →Blue Heaven HiriketiyaRecommendationThe other one we would book. The bay is small enough that location barely separates them.Check prices →

Weligama

The best base for a first trip. Central, best food on the coast, easiest surf to learn on.

Where we stayed

Our Weligama AirbnbWe stayed hereCheck prices →

Also worth booking

Silvas Surf HomeRecommendationSet up for surfing, which changes the mornings.Check prices →Komorebi WeligamaRecommendationThe quieter option, worth paying for because the town is busier than it looks.Check prices →

Hikkaduwa

Best sunsets in Sri Lanka, and where the Turtle Beach day trip starts.

Where we stayed

Our Hikkaduwa AirbnbWe stayed hereCheck prices →

Also worth booking

Amaroo HikkaduwaRecommendationOur favourite cafe in Sri Lanka is also somewhere you can sleep. On the sand, set up for working.Check prices →Tropical House Jungleside VillaRecommendationSet back from the strip, which is no bad thing once you have a scooter.Check prices →

Yala

Two nights, for the safari and nothing else.

Where we stayed

Big Game Yala by Eco TeamWe stayed hereTented rooms on the edge of the park. Two game drives and every meal included.Check prices →

Mirissa

Sleep here and Coconut Tree Hill at sunrise is a walk rather than a mission.

Also worth booking

The Secret GuesthouseRecommendationTucked away, in a town busier than the ones either side.Check prices →BeachMirissa HotelRecommendationIf you would rather be on the sand itself.Check prices →

Ahangama

The quiet one, between Weligama and Galle.

Also worth booking

Mayava VillaRecommendationSpread out and quiet, which suits a villa.Check prices →Luma Ahangama VillaRecommendationThe other one we would compare.Check prices →

Tangalle

Ten minutes from Hiriketiya, on one of the calmest bays on the coast.

Where we stayed

M Beach House, Mawella BayWe stayed hereSleeps eight with a private chef. Only worth it as a group.Check prices →