Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Subodinee Surf School
SURFING
( 077 765 9933;
www.subodinee.com
;
off Galle-Matara Rd, Midigama;two-hour course €30, three
courses €75)
Yannick Poirier, a Frenchman, is something of a local legend and runs one of the better
surf schools in the area, in conjunction with the Subodinee Guesthouse. He also has the
best range of boards for hire (from €10 per day).
Sleeping & Eating
Ahangama
Many surfers stay in Ahangama and ride the waves in Midigama. Stilt fisherman offshore
add colour, while the short commercial strip has services and ATMs. Some of the guest-
houses are quite isolated.
Haus Sunil
GUESTHOUSE
( 228 3988;
sunil.walgamage@yahoo.com
;
Galle-Matara Rd;r from Rs 3500; )
A little jewel box of a guesthouse with two basic second-floor rooms with the kind of
ocean views (including a small island) you can ponder for days. The modest building is
well off the road and there is a tiny beach. Food is available. It's just east of the 137km
marker.
Azure Beach Villa
GUESTHOUSE
( 499 3844;Galle-Matara Rd, 136km marker;r from Rs 4000; )
Somewhat faded from it's once more ambitious self, this small guesthouse has two large
rooms, one of which has good views of the pounding waves. There's very little beach here
and there's no in-house restaurant, but if you want wave-tossed solitude, this is it.
Ahangama Easy Beach
HOTEL
( 228 2028;
www.easybeach.info
;
Galle-Matara Rd, 136km marker;r US$45-80;
)
