Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
This gated compound holds an excellent resort set back from the beach on a small knoll.
The grounds are as spacious as the rooms. Service is tops as is the bar and restaurant. It's
close to the turtle-viewing area. The drive out winds through mangroves on narrow tracks
- you'll want to spend more than one night.
Eating
Just about all the places to stay serve meals. Many have cafes with dreamy ocean views.
Among the best options are Frangipani Beach Villas, Lonely Beach Resort, Mangrove
Beach Cabanas, Ganesh Garden and Sandy's.
Saliya Restaurant
SEAFOOD
Sitting on wobbly stilts 1.5km east of the town centre near the 198km marker, this eccent-
ric wooden shack, stuffed full of old clocks and radios, has great seafood as well as rice
and curry. This is a great lunch stop and there are nice views over the mangroves.
Information
You'll find plenty of banks and ATMs in the centre. There's a popular
Cargill's Food City
Getting There & Away
Tangalla is an important bus stop on the main coastal road. Major destinations include the
following:
Colombo
regular/semi-luxe Rs 248/350, six hours
Galle
Rs 116, two hours
Matara
Rs 460, 1½ to two hours
Tissamaharama
Rs 110, two hours
