{"id":2911,"date":"2019-03-03T13:08:10","date_gmt":"2019-03-03T13:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lemonsandpalmtrees.com\/?p=2911"},"modified":"2019-06-03T09:46:08","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T09:46:08","slug":"best-family-beaches-in-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemonsandpalmtrees.com\/best-family-beaches-in-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Beaches In Sri Lanka – Our Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"
The southern coast of Sri Lanka is full of amazing golden beaches and it can be difficult to decide where to go. <\/p>\n
These are our picks of the most relaxed and family-friendly beaches. Note that waves are generally quite strong in Sri Lanka (why it’s popular for surfers), so you’ll need to look a bit if you’re not all that comfortable with “wild waters”.<\/p>\n
Besides the mentioned beaches, we also visited some that we didn\u2019t like that much. Like Bentota, where the beach itself was good enough, but we found the area quite awful. We also stayed in Mount-Lavinia just south of Colombo, and again the beach was indeed decent, but the area and vibe, was not as nice as on the mentioned beaches.\u00a0 Finally, the south coast of Sri Lanka offers much more beach options, and we didn\u2019t visit them all. Take the train or a car along the coast, and look for your favorite spot as well. We’ve heard many a good thing about Talpe and the area around Weligama.<\/p>\n
Talalla beach<\/a> is located between the cities of Matara and Dikwella. It is a beautiful beach, wide and long, with tall\u00a0palm trees and big waves, great for playing and bodysurfing. The beach has a very laid-back vibe, only a few places to eat and a handful of hotels\u00a0and we really liked that it\u00a0was so spacious\u00a0and quiet.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Behind the hotels on the beach, you can find many homestays in the small streets. We chose Talalla BnB<\/a> which has a garden and a balcony attached to the rooms, only 5 minutes walk from the beach. We loved the homemade and very filling breakfast that was served on our huge balcony. While having breakfast we could watch the monkeys jumping around from the roof to the trees in the garden. Our friends (who were there at the same time) stayed at the big Talalla Retreat<\/a> next to the beach. The place has a great pool and garden. On the beach in Talalla, you can rent bodyboards and arrange surf lessons. For a surf lesson, you go to one of the beaches next to Talalla beach, as the waves are great for playing in, but not for starting to learn how to surf.<\/p>\nWhere to Stay in Talalla Beach<\/h3>\n