Sri Lanka’s southern coastline is dotted with popular resorts and beaches, but this once pristine landscape hasn’t been spared by the global plastic waste crisis, a study finds. Unharmed by human ...

1 of 10. Hikkaduwa Beach. Hit by a tsunami in 2004, the hotels lining Hikkaduwa's shores have had a complete makeover - and now it's one of Sri Lanka's most vibrant resorts, attracting partygoers ...

It has its own Ayurvedic spa, restaurant and private beach.Wewurukannala Vihara Temple, which features Sri Lanka’s largest Buddha statue at 160 feet high, is 4 km away.

Once a sleepy fishing community, Mawella in southern Sri Lanka is becoming a tourist hotspot. Native villagers and newer residents have teamed up to protect their ‘virgin beach’.