Wherever you are sitting right now, whether it is snowing or raining outside, close your eyes and picture yourself being somewhere else – in the most perfect place you can imagine. Do you see a white sandy beach that stretches out as long as your eyes can see, with soft turquoise water? If so, then what you are dreaming of has a name – Tangalla Beach! It is Sri Lanka’s answer to paradise! ♥
The perfect medicine for wintertime blues, don`t you agree?! With its turquoise water, palm trees and a long stretch of white soft sand, it is almost a cliche of what a tropical beach is supposed to look like.
We spent five lazy days here, dipping in the ocean, playing beach ball, and reading and listening to music on the sand. The perfect place to go for some peace and quiet! From Tangalla city, the white sands stretch for kilometers and kilometers, both northwest and southwest, with a series of smaller bays and beaches.
Tangalla was originally a small fishing village, and fishing is still the main income for many of the locals. Tangalla suffered grievously from the tsunami in 2004, and rebuilding has been very slow. The beaches are not exactly packed with tourists and are very peaceful.
The sunsets are breathtaking. This could be the perfect beach if you ask me! The waves can be a bit rough, and the same goes for the currents, especially in the afternoon. So Tangalla Beach is not perfect for swimming. We were actually warned that swimming could be very dangerous.
This small bay is one of the few recommended places to go swimming, with a sheltering reef that catches most of the big waves. It’s like a natural jacuzzi, lovely!
We stayed at a really nice hotel called Serein Beach Hotel, which was brand new and opened in December 2013. Not bad waking up to this view from the bed!
The kilometer and kilometer of soft sand make it the ideal place to go running. Or just go for an afternoon walk.
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