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Bentota

Experiences
  • Swimming
  • Windsurfing
Best to Visit
  • October and April
Special Notes
  • 62km from Colombo
  • Very family-friendly
  • Clean, quiet, and private
  • Watch red flags for safety

The Bentota Beach is a strip of sand between the Bentota River and the sea. The Bentota Beach is about 7-8 kilometers long and is known for its peace, calmness and cleanness. It is famous for its soft, silky sand and warm, tropical water.

Bentota is very child friendly, the beach is clean and unspoilt and is amazing for walks, especially during the golden sunsets. If you like some peace and quiet, bentota is the perfect place to go, it’s well managed resorts and planned layout offer some of the most secluded, private experiences on the South Coast of Sri Lanka.

Bentota is located 62km to the South of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Bentota is a longstanding and planned tourist development and thus is very organized and civilised. It’s long, wide and sandy beach is at its best between October and April.

It is very safe to swim in – but please heed the red warning flags when currents are too strong. There are some amazing hotels by the beachside, with swimming pools, as well as stays and hostels to suit all budgets close to the Bentota Beach

There is evening entertainment at the beachside hotels and there is plenty to see on day tours from Bentota. Visit the two famous and beautiful private gardens of Brief and Lunuganga, designed by Sri Lanka’s famous Geoffrey Bawa. Engage in water sports at Bentota, and enjoy its reputation as being the water sports capital of Sri Lanka.

Another essential element of Bentota is the stunning Bentota River. The 2-3 hour boat ride on the Bentota river comes highly recommended. On the cruise you can witness different kinds of animals such as birds, reptiles and even crocodile, iguana etc. in their natural habitats. The cruise is an animal’s lover dream as well. The River is very famous for its water sport activities like stand up paddling and boating.

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