Tangalle City
Strung out along one of the South's most stunning stretches of coastline, TANGALLE (or Tangalla) is among the region’s more developed beach destinations, with a string of simple guesthouses – and a handful of upmarket hotels and villas – dotted along the coves and beaches which line the oceanfront here.
Camp d'observation des tortues de Rekawa
Rekawa est située à environ 10 km à l'est de la ville côtière du sud de Tangalla. Sri Lankan Expeditions travaille en étroite collaboration avec le TCP (Turtle Conservation Project) dans leur programme “Turtle Watch” sur la plage de Rekawa, où les visiteurs peuvent observer le rituel ancien des tortues qui viennent sur le rivage pour pondre leurs œufs. Ce programme de conservation pionnier a été lancé en 1996 pour protéger les tortues marines dans leur habitat naturel tout en offrant une source de revenus alternative aux personnes qui étaient auparavant dépendantes de la collecte illégale d'œufs de tortue. Cinq des sept espèces de tortues marines connues (mais menacées) viennent pondre dans cette partie du littoral du Sri Lanka, ce qui en fait un lieu idéal pour admirer l'un des processus les plus fascinants de la nature !
About Hambantota District
Hambantota is a rural town in southeastern coastal area of Sri Lanka. It is also the capital of the Hambantota District in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. Approximately 240 kms from Colombo, Hambantota is in the midst of transformation into a strategic port and commercial centre, undergoing extensive infrastructure development. Flanked by sweeping sandy beaches, Hambantota is a convenient location from which to visit nearby sights.
The Bundala National Park lays 20 km east of Hambantota and the Weerawila Sanctuary a little further off. The Ruhuna National Park and the Kataragama Temple are other attractions that can be accessed easily from this city.
About Southern Province
The Southern Province of Sri Lanka is a small geographic area consisting of the districts of Galle, Matara and Hambantota. Subsistence farming and fishing is the main source of income for the vast majority of the people of this region.
Important landmarks of the Southern Province include the wildlife sanctuaries of the Yala and Udawalawe National Parks, the holy city of Kataragama, and the ancient cities of Tissamaharama, Kirinda and Galle. (Although Galle is an ancient city, almost nothing survives from before the Portuguese invasion.) During the Portuguese period there were two famous Sinhalese poets called Andare who was from Dickwella and Gajaman Nona who was from Denipitiya in Matara District, composing poems on common man.