Sri Lanka for Honeymooners

A crescent beach paradise with world-class whale watching and surf breaks.

A UNESCO-listed Dutch fort town with cobblestone streets, boutiques, and ocean views.

A golden beach resort town known for water sports, ayurveda, and luxury hotels.

A famous banana-shaped bay minutes from Galle, with calm swimming, reef snorkelling, and a jungle-clad headland.

A tiny, palm-fringed crescent bay - the definition of a hidden gem.

A perfect crescent bay with fishing stilt boats, gentle surf, and a vibrant village atmosphere.

Bevis Bawa's flamboyant garden estate - five acres of romantic terraces, artworks, and jungle theatre near Bentota.

A sleepy fishing town flanked by some of the south's longest, emptiest beaches and rocky coves.

Trincomalee's laid-back village beach - golden sand, calm seas, and beach-shack dinners under the stars.

Colombo's classic beach suburb, built around a grand colonial hotel and famous golden-hour views.

A hidden crescent of jungle-backed sand between Matara and Dickwella - one of the south's quietest beaches.

A drowned valley of tea and mist near Hatton - Sri Lanka's most beautiful reservoir and its finest bungalow country.

Mirissa's famous palm-crowned headland - a grove of coconut trees above the blue Indian Ocean.

A white-sand cove with a natural swimming lagoon and the south coast's famous palm rope swing.

Geoffrey Bawa's country estate - the garden laboratory of Asia's greatest modern architect, on a lake near Bentota.

The white sentinel of Galle Fort - Sri Lanka's oldest light station on the ramparts' most photographed corner.

The quiet stretch below Bentota - clean golden sand, turtle projects, and low-key beachfront ease.

Pasikuda's wilder twin - a vast, near-empty arc of east-coast sand backed by palm groves.

A sandbar-tethered islet on the deep south coast - wade across at low tide to your own blue-water lookout.

A tiny private island with a 1920s villa, wading distance off Weligama - Sri Lanka's most storied address.