Best Beaches in Tangalle

Goyambokka Beach is probably the most famous of the Tangalle beaches and is easily accessible. With vast stretches of white sand and clear blue-green water, the beach has a golden-like glow. The shoreline has dense coconut and palm trees with sunbeds, lounge chairs and hammocks along the shore. Surfboarders sometimes frequent it when the waves are suitable, perfect for swimming and body surfing. The Tangalle beaches are also famous for their sea turtle populations. Sea turtle species, such as Green, Loggerhead, Leatherback, Olive Ridley, and Hawksbill turtles, use this beach to lay eggs.

Goyambokka has a host of nearby village cajun hut shops called “cool spots” that offer fresh-cut coconut water and other local drinks to quench your thirst while you enjoy your day out.

A few kilometres from Tangalle lies Rekawa Beach. A vast expanse of white sand gently caresses the azure waters of the Indian Ocean. Be surprised by the beauty of this hidden beach gem, where beauty, calm and seclusion weave a web of intimacy. The friendly locals will entice you into their shopping huts for ice-cold water, cool lollypops or a local fruit drink.

As per marine researchers, five of seven sea turtle species are found here. These include Green, Loggerhead, Hawksbill, Olive Ridley and Leatherback. The Leatherback turtles are the rarest and most endangered marine turtles worldwide. If you're lucky, you may witness an extraordinary moment of experiencing the hatching of a leatherback turtle egg and a curious young one peering out into the world for the first time at the nearby Turtle Watch Project.

While it is more famous as a marine zone and turtle hatchery, don’t discount Rekawa Beach as a beach paradise. With its scenic and intimate landscape, It is truly worth a visit.