Surfing holidays to Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is the secret garden of surfing holiday making and is the island in the Indian Ocean located to the south of the Indian subcontinent and is one of the most reliable surf destinations in the Indian ocean. The island encompasses beautiful tropical beaches, verdant vegetation, ancient monuments and a thousand delights to please all tastes.
Surfing holidays to Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is the secret garden of surfing holiday making and is the island in the Indian Ocean located to the south of the Indian subcontinent and is one of the most reliable surf destinations in the Indian ocean. The island encompasses beautiful tropical beaches, verdant vegetation, ancient monuments and a thousand delights to please all tastes.
Sri Lanka the finest island of its size in all the world offers some amazing surfing opportunities, and you'll likely agree after exploring the country's fabled delights. During the past 10 years Sri Lanka has become a famed for its relaxed attitude towards surfing holidays and offers truly mystical surf destination and a place that is cheap, safe and full of the splendours and colour of Asia.
The local people are special and offer the surf tourist a smile and welcome that is associated with Sri Lanka. The average air temperature never drops below that of 75F with peaks in the 100F.
You can do lots more in Sri Lanka than just surfing, why not try Scuba Diving the best months are November to April and there are a number of qualified PADI instructors at Dive schools in the area. Snorkeling equipment can be hired throughout the Island and Glass-bottomed boats can be rented to explore the marvelous reefs.
Bikes can be hired or tuk-tuks will take you through the myriad of dirt roads through lush foliage, rice fields and villages. Extensive wildlife and beautiful surroundings offer many experiences and with world class surfing what's holding you back from the experience of a life time.
The lifestyle on the island is fairly slow-paced, and as the Sri Lankans don’t have a strong tradition for going out to eat, most of your meals will be taken in your hotel, where you might like to sample some of the local specialities, including a selection of curries, tropical fruit and a strong drink called Arrack.
Sri Lanka is one of the best surfing holiday and vacation spots within the Indian Ocean offering high quality surfing, peaceful beautiful and very tropical surroundings and uncrowded beaches are some of the assets of the Sri Lankan coast. Surfing in the country is mainly localized between the Southwest and Southeast of the Island. The south west and east coast of Sri Lanka has some excellent reef breaks that are well worth investigating.
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The surfing beaches of Hikkaduwa are nice and wide and swimming is safe here for all the family, though the currents are stronger south of Hikkaduwa so please be aware of this. The area has a very impressive coral reef that runs just offshore and is populated by exotic fish and sea turtles. After a shot distance southwards from the center of the reef, it diminishes given rise to a wider sandy bottomed beach with good waves ideal for surfing.
North Jetty offers a coral bottom and is a right hand wave that requires a solid swell to break well. When this wave really gets going it can be one of the best rides of your life and offers a long ride with very hollow sections. Bennys is another spot with a Coral bottom this is a very fast left hand wave and can be testing with the wave often breaking over very sharp reef with shallow water, but the rides are again very exciting. This is an experienced only spot.
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The main reef offers again a Coral bottom but great right and left hand surfing waves and is a real credit to what Sri Lanka surfing is all about and will be one of the waves you will surf regular on your vacation. Its fun and relaxed surfing. Inside Reef as its adeptly known is a Coral bottom that breaks fast and hollow with both left and rights and can be a real thrill seekers ride. The main surfing beach breaks of Hikkaduwa offer Sandy bottom. Just south of Inside Reef (above) there is a number of sandy spots which several types of waves and this area is recommended for the beginner, inexperienced and moderate standard surfer.
The surfing season in Hikkaduwa starts in October and ends in early May but it is possible to surf other times of the year however the water is not as crystal clean can get rough and the swell can not be guaranteed. The east coast of Sri Lanka is also excellent for surfing, particular at Aragum Bay.
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