Arugam Bay City
Arugam Bay is a charming coastal town located on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka. Known for its stunning beaches, it's a popular destination for surfers due to its consistent waves. The area also offers a laid-back atmosphere, diverse wildlife, and a variety of accommodations, making it a top tourist spot.
Arugam Bay-strand
Arugam Bay Beach is een wereldberoemde kustbestemming gelegen aan de zuidoostkust van Sri Lanka, in het district Ampara. Bekend om zijn relaxte sfeer en uitstekende surfomstandigheden, is dit maanskleurige strand een favoriet geworden onder surfers, backpackers en strandliefhebbers van over de hele wereld.
Arugam Bay wordt beschouwd als een van de beste surfspots in Azië en biedt consistente golven die geschikt zijn voor alle niveaus, van beginners tot professionals. Populaire surfbreaks zoals Main Point, Whiskey Point en Elephant Rock trekken internationale surfwedstrijden aan en surfen het hele jaar door.
Bezoekers van Arugam Bay Beach kunnen genieten van een verscheidenheid aan activiteiten, waaronder yoga, lagunesafari's, wildlifetours naar Kumana National Park en zich onderdompelen in de levendige strandcultuur vol cafés, muziek en ambachtelijke winkels.
Al met al is Arugam Bay Beach een must-visit voor iedereen die op zoek is naar avontuur, surfen en tropische ontspanning. De perfecte mix van strandleven, natuur en lokale charme maakt het een top kustbestemming in Sri Lanka.
About Ampara District
Ampara is belongs to the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. It is a remote city on the East Coast of Sri Lanka, about 360 km from the capital city of Colombo. Ampara is the largest paddy harvesting province in the country, and has the Indian Ocean on the east coast of Sri Lanka as a fisheries resource. Most of the civilians are Sinhala, while Tamils and Sri Lankan Moors also live in the coastal parts of the district.
About Eastern Province
The Eastern Province is one of the 9 provinces of Sri Lanka. The provinces have existed since the 19th century but they didn't have any legal status until 1987 when the 13th Amendment to the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils. Between 1988 and 2006 the province was temporarily merged with the Northern Province to form the North-East Province. The capital of the province is Trincomalee. The Eastern province's population was 1,460,939 in 2007. The province is the most diverse in Sri Lanka, both ethnically and religiously.
Eastern province has an area of 9,996 square kilometers (3,859.5 sq mi).The province is surrounded by the Northern Province to the north, the Bay of Bengal to the east, the Southern Province to the south, and the Uva, Central and North Central provinces to the west. The province's coast is dominated by lagoons, the largest being Batticaloa lagoon, Kokkilai lagoon, Upaar Lagoon and Ullackalie Lagoon.