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a full day (7am to 5.30pm) or a couple of hours. You'll find captains at the beach by the
ticket office. Fishing trips and whale-watching excursions are also offered.
Sleeping & Eating
Nilaveli has around a dozen or so places to stay, most in the midrange and top-end categor-
ies. There are a couple of budget places but they're poor value and not worth it. Note that
off-season things are very quiet in Nilaveli.
If you're searching for a place to stay, a tuk-tuk is definitely worth hiring - accommoda-
tion is very spread out. All of the following serve food.
Seaway Hotel
HOTEL
Set just off the beach, the inviting Seaway offers a wide choice of accommodation in a
huge grassy compound (which could do with some landscaping). There are three classes of
rooms, from smallish but clean fan-cooled budget digs with cold-water bathrooms and
front porches to very attractive modern options with attractive furnishings, minibar, hot
water and balconies.
Staff are friendly and helpful and there's a thatched roof restaurant for good breakfasts
(Rs 400) and Sri Lankan and Western meals (Rs 450 to 750).
Pigeon Island View Guest House
GUESTHOUSE
Thanks to its peaceful beachside location, this place is an excellent choice. The three-
storey pink structure is somewhat functional and rooms are a little spartan, but they are
airy and clean. Eager, helpful staff enhance the welcoming vibe and local meals are mod-
erately priced (Rs 400 to 800) and plentiful. Located at the end of a lonely dirt road.
Uga Jungle Beach Resort
RESORT
( 011-567 1000;
www.jungle-beach-resort-trincomalee-sri-lanka.en.ww.lk
;
Km 27, Kuchchaveli;cab-
ins from US$130;
)