Kalutara
Hilights
- Wadduwa Beach
- Richmond Castle
- Mango Teens
- Kalutara Bodiya
- Basket Center
- Kalutara Beach
- Gangatilaka Vihara
Kalutara is the first large town that falls when travellers travel south along the coastal road from Colombo. Kalutara is frequented by tourists ti’s beautiful beach resort with a huge stretch of fine sand. Kalutara is the meeting point of Kalu Ganga River and the ocean, dividing into two channels Mahawaskaduwa (Kalutara North) and Katukurunda (Kalutara South) by means of an island which has been used as a mid-point in bridging the river. The North beach of Kalutara is more scenic and visited by higher number of travellers as compared to the South Beach. The town was once an important spice-trading center but today it is known among tourists for its coconut palm gardens, fine basket ware and for the best mangos teen fruit in Sri Lanka. Roadside stalls of basket ware, coir rugs and reed masts signal the entry into Kalutara.
