Again less frequent in the middle of the day. The train runs less during the night but 6am is already every 15min. So when you choose your place then check its location on the map. Theres a railroad running by the coastline and lots of hotels just a few meters from the railroad. Many beach restaurants on the beaches with prices on the higher side (Lion beer 400Rp, Curry 1500Rp) If you want to eat local then head to the town center where you should get a curry around 2-300Rp. The menu is inspired by the vibrant cultures on the route & their mastery in the use of spices,herbs & flavours. Silk Route Café serves an authentic selection of culinary delights from countries in the ancient land & naval silk routes. There are also 2 Food City western style shops to be found in the center and a few bottleshops on the main street. So if you think you are being overcarged then bargain or choose another place. Prices depend if the vendor offers you local pricing or tourist pricing that often range from 60Rp for noodles and eggs to 350Rp from a different salesman at the same vendor. Evening is quite busy with a variety of streetfood and local diners to choose from. Lots of vendors in the town center just north of the bridge. The tea center is made in colony style, remindig of the time, when Sri Lanka was a british colony. Chaplon tea center in Bentota offers freshly picked ceylon tea from it's own estate. Place where turtle eggs and babies are protected until their release. Elphants, dancers, fire jugglers and musicians parade from 11:00 pm to 01:00 am edit It is similar but smaller than the Esala Perahera in Kandy. Buddhism festival which happens once a year at the end of December. Get around See īentota Perahera, ( A2 road). There is a small railway station in Bentota but most of the trains stop at Aluthgama (2 km from Bentota). 2) that run from Colombo Fort to Galle that will stop at Bentota (2 - 2.5 hour journey)Īnd are fairly inexpensive (Rs. (1 - 10m) deep in some areas.Bentota beach Get in By Bus Today, the bridge is 18 miles (30 km) long, and ranges from 3 - 30ft. Off the northwestern coast of Sri Lanka a chain of limestone shoals, known as Adam's Bridge, separates the Gulf of Mannar from the Palk Strait, and runs along the water to the southeastern coast of India.Īt one point it was completely passable, but Adam's Bridge broke apart in the late 15th century when a cyclone hit the region. Numerous short and narrow rivers rise in the central highland the most significant include the Kala, Kalu, Kirindi and Yan rivers.
The country's lowest point is the Indian Ocean at 0 m. (2,518 m), along with Adam's Peak (the country's famous religious site) both rise in the mountains directly east of Colombo. Pidurutalagala, the country's highest point at 8,261 ft. About 40% of the landmass is heavily forested. Intermixed throughout those mountains are numerous deep valleys and gorges. The coastal areas merge into a flat coastal plain, one that gently rises into the foothills of a mountainous region, central and south.
km.Īs observed on the physical map above, most of Sri Lanka is low-lying and is ringed by (almost endless) sandy beaches, and small, irregular lagoons. Sri Lanka is an island country located to the south of the Indian Peninsula in the Indian Ocean and has an area of 65,610 sq.
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