Dikwella, meaning long beach in Sinhalese, is an emerging beach destination on the southeast coast of the Island for having a ball on an alluring seashore full of enjoyable attractions. Certainly a dazzling beach including a stirring surf, fun filled watersports activities, balmy sunshine, white sand, aquamarine sea & a long wide shore of a bay. A beautiful palm fringed shore with up and coming kajjan huts to kick back, relax and unwind. Juice bars, ayurveda massage parlors, yoga & meditation retreats are slowly coming up to meet the modern and healthy demands of foreign travelers who want to enjoy a short vacation of life on a beach, and here at Dikwella, ‘life’s a beach’.

Fishermen with wooden boats, far from and ‘not yet’ motorized and together with their ‘neighbors’ pulling long nets of fish from the water, give it a natural old fashioned feel for a shoreline which appears pretty legitimate, almost deserted and untrudged. A short stroll to the east from here, one shall find yet another tranquil beachfront known as Hiriketiya, which has been affectionately shortened to simply sound like ‘Hiri’ by the foreign guests’ who found it for it’s promise. It is now slowly getting popular for its remarkable surf, sand and palm fringed ‘sandwalk’ around a round half circle bay area with friendly locals to interact with.