Hikkaduwa City
Famous for its long sandy beach, west-coast Hikkaduwa also boasts good waves for surfers, reefs for snorkelers and divers, plus sand-side hotels, restaurants, and bars. Add an island temple, tsunami museum, and turtle sanctuary, and you have one of Sri Lanka’s best beach-holiday haunts.
Lago Rathgama
O Lago Rathgama, localizado próximo a Hikkaduwa no Galle District do Sri Lanka, é conhecido por oferecer excepcionais kayaking e experiences em meio às suas águas serenas e pitorescas. O ambiente tranquilo do lago e sua rica biodiversidade fazem dele um destino ideal tanto para iniciantes quanto para praticantes experientes de caiaque.
Vários operadores locais oferecem tours guiados de caiaque, enriquecendo a experiência com informações sobre o ecossistema do lago e garantindo a segurança. Por exemplo, a Kayak Adventure em Katudampe oferece rotas personalizadas, instruções de segurança e os equipamentos necessários, incluindo coletes salva-vidas e bolsas impermeáveis. Seus serviços atendem a diferentes preferências, permitindo que os participantes explorem as águas tranquilas do lago e as paisagens ao redor.
Os participantes podem remar por exuberantes florestas de manguezais, observar diversas birds e species e desfrutar da atmosfera pacífica do lago. As sessões no início da manhã e no final da tarde são especialmente populares, oferecendo temperaturas mais amenas e a oportunidade de apreciar deslumbrantes nasceres ou pores do sol sobre a água.
No geral, o Lago Rathgama se destaca como um destino de primeira linha para os entusiastas do caiaque que buscam uma combinação de aventura e beleza natural na southern region do Sri Lanka.
About Galle District
Galle is a city situated on the southwestern tip of Sri Lanka, 119 km from Colombo. Galle is the best example of a fortified city built by Europeans in south and Southeast Asia, showing the interaction between European architectural styles and south Asian traditions. The Galle fort is a world heritage site and the largest remaining fortress in Asia built by European occupiers.
Galle is a sizeable town, by Sri Lankan standards, and has a population of 91,000, the majority of whom are of Sinhalese ethnicity. There is also a large Sri Lankan Moor minority, particularly in the fort area, which descend from Arab merchants that settled in the ancient port of Galle.
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.