Day 6 - Unawatuna - Galle - Bentota

Unawatuna is a coastal village in the Galle district and is a major tourist attraction and famous for it's beautiful beach and corals.

After the much needed night's sleep it was time to hit the Unawatuna beach for some sun, sea and sand... well, almost. The sun god wasn't as kind that morning and with a lot of cloud in the sky we still decided to make our way to the beach nice and early. The beach is connected through many different tiny alleyways and usually most hotels are about a 5 minute walk from the beach.

Off the coast of Unawatuna, beneath the India Ocean lies a number of coral reefs, shipwrecks, and a great variety of fish and turtles.It really is a haven for deep see divers.

Also connected through the beach is the Unawatuna beach temple. Situated on a hill and connected by a few staircases it is a perfect spot to enjoy the landscape and take the magnificent views in.

Day 5 - Nuwara Eliya - Unawatuna

With a calm mild and enough tea to last us a lifetime we set out to Unawatuna longing for the beach. The reason we picked Unawatuna was because of it's proximity to Galle city centre and it's unspoilt beach.

The journey time from Nuwara Eliya to Unawatuna is 6 hours and the road (although beautiful with more tea plantations) are narrow and winding for at least 4 hours. People suffering from travel, altitude sickness might want to carry some medication and most definitely a few sick bags.

There is really only one road that leads out of Nuwara Eliya to the plains down south and is full of some beautiful sceneries and waterfalls. To make the most of these visual delights there are many hill-facing cafe's where you can refresh and re-energise yourself.   

We spent most of this day travelling but made the most of it by stopping at as many places as we could and interacting with locals. It does truly make the whole gruesome journey more worthwhile. 

Once you hit the plains, travel time to Unawatuna is around 2 hours depending on the traffic on the national highway that runs from Colombo to Galle. Unfortunately for us, we took a lot longer than imagined to get to Unawatuna and only reached there towards the end of the evening just in time to catch the beautiful sunset and a relaxing stay at the Thambapanni Retreat. http://www.thambapanni.biz/thambapanni_retreat.html