7 Day Surf Spots Tour in Hikkaduwa, Unawatuna, Mirissa, and Weligama, Sri Lanka

Day 1

Arrive at the Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) and transfer to Hikkaduwa, a seaside resort town in southwestern Sri Lanka. It’s known for its strong surf and beaches, including palm-dotted Hikkaduwa Beach, lined with restaurants and bars, and Hikkaduwa Coral Sanctuary, located a few hundred meters offshore. The sanctuary has approximately 70 varieties of multi-colored corals and is home to marine turtles and exotic fish.

Hikkaduwa Beach is reputed as the second best surfing spot in Sri Lanka for over 25 years. The rest of the day is for leisure on the beach or for exploration on your own and in the evening, enjoy the welcome dinner in a local restaurant.

Day 2

Spend the full day on the beach and three hours of surf session with a well-experienced surf instructor. There will be opportunities for snorkeling, scuba diving, and boat rides.

• Style of the waves: Beach break walls that form slowly and peel slowly towards the shore

Day 3

Leave after breakfast for Weligama, on the south coast of Sri Lanka. There will be an optional en route visit to the Old Duct, Fort Galle, Turtle Farm, and Stick Fishermen. The Galle Fort is the best preserved of the many Dutch Forts located around the country and truly allows a glimpse into Sri Lanka’s Colonial past.

The tiny guesthouses and restaurants located on quaint, narrow, cobblestoned streets which crisscross the fort make it easy to imagine what life must have been like during the Dutch colonization. A sunset walk along the magnificent ramparts, which once fortified this town, will be a spectacular start of exploring Sri Lanka. There will be optional excursions for Sri Lankan Cookery Demonstration in a truly Sri Lankan old-fashioned kitchen.

The name Weligama literally means "sandy village," which refers to the area's sandy sweep bay and another best point for surf lovers. Thereafter, enjoy three hours of surf session with a well-experienced surf instructor in Weligama Bay.

Day 4

Spend the full day on the beach and three hours of surf session with a well-experienced surf instructor. There will be opportunities for snorkeling, scuba diving, and boat rides. In between surf sessions, capture the famous stilt fishermen busy with their business whilst sipping on your king coconut.

• Style of the waves: Left and right beach break peaks that offer mellow rides

Day 5

Proceed after breakfast for Mirissa, a couple of kilometers east of Weligama. Mirissa is one of the best places for whale watching in Sri Lanka, where you can spot migrating blue, sperm, Bryde's, and fin whales, as well as dolphins. Spend the full day spend on the beach and three hours of surf session with a well-experienced surf instructor. There will be opportunities for snorkeling, scuba diving, and boat rides.

• Style of the waves: Left and right beach break peaks that offer mellow rides

Day 6

Enjoy the early morning optional whale watching excursion in Mirissa or watersports activities. The whale watching season starts in November until the end of April. The very best months are March and April for blue whale sightings. The sea is calm in the morning and rough in the afternoon.

Spend the full day spend on the beach and three hours of surf session with a well-experienced surf instructor. There will be opportunities for snorkeling, scuba diving, and boat rides. In the evening, enjoy a farewell dinner in a local restaurant.

Day 7

Transfer to the airport for your departure flight. End of the service.

Hikkaduwa

Hikkaduwa, seaside resort town in South-western Sri Lanka, is known for its strong surf and beaches, including palm-dotted Hikkaduwa Beach, lined with restaurants and bars. The Hikkaduwa Coral Sanctuary is located a few hundred meters offshore. The sanctuary has approximately seventy varieties of multi-colored corals and is home to marine turtles and exotic fish. The airport to Hikkaduwa is approximately 145 kilometers away (approximately - two hours and a half).

Galle

The Galle Fort is the best preserved of the many Dutch Forts located around the country and truly allows a glimpse in to Sri Lanka’s colonial past. The tiny guest houses and restaurants located on quaint, narrow, cobblestoned streets which crisscross the fort; make it easy to imagine what life must have been like during the Dutch colonization. A sunset walk along the magnificent ramparts which once fortified this town will be a spectacular start of exploring Sri Lanka. Galle is approximately 20 kilometers from Hikkaduwa (30 minutes).

Weligama

Weligama is a town on the south coast of Sri Lanka, literally means "sandy village" which refers to the area's sandy sweep bay and another best point for surf lovers.

Weligama is recognised for its beeralu lace-making. First introduced by the Portuguese in the 16th century lace-making has remained a traditional handicraft along the coastal area of Weligama, with a number of households producing crochet and tatting lace.

The area is also famous for its distinct stilt fishermen, who erect a single pole in the chest-deep water on the beach, just few meters off-shore, where they perch on a cross bar and using bamboo fishing rods cast their lines out beyond the surf break to catch small fish. Weligama is is approximately 50 kilometers from Hikkaduwa (one and a half hour).

Mirissa

Mirissa is a small town on the south coast of Sri Lanka, and is situated at an elevation of 4 meters (13 feet) above sea level. Mirissa's beach and nightlife make it a popular tourist destination. It is also a fishing port and Mirissa is one of the best place for whale watching in Sri Lanka, where you can spot migrating blue, sperm, bryde and fin whales as well as dolphins.

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Daily breakfast, a welcome dinner on the first day and the farewell dinner on the last night are all included in the package.

In Hikkaduwa, you will find the opportunity to enjoy snorkeling, scuba diving, and boat rides.

Cookery Demonstration

There will be an optional excursion for Sri Lankan cookery demonstration. You will experience in this cookery demonstration all about picking up your own choices of vegetables from the local farmer's garden. Then move to the old fashioned, beautiful natured surrounded kitchen. Your demonstrator will be a two decades experienced, food and beverage manager from hospitality trade. He will be waiting with a recipe book which includes over 20 recipes of Sri Lankan curries and spices, who wrote it by his own hand with help of old Sri Lankan brains.

The chef will teach you about the cookery and spices first and also the usage. Then you can cook your own curries. The chef will lead you; how to do all these and also the hidden secrets too. On your cooking, you will get to know how to cook the curry for your measure of spices. Then you can enjoy your own cooked Sri Lankan rice and curry lunch.

End of the day as deserts after spicy filled lunch, you will get local curd and treacle. Also with your request, Sri Lanka Dream Tours will give you a Tuk Tuk tour around Galle to visit the local meat and sea-food market to buy fish, meat, and vegetables.

Mirissa whale watching

The whale watching season starts in November until the end of April. The very best months are March and April for blue whale sightings. The sea is calm in the morning and rough in the afternoon. In here, you may also snorkel, scuba dive, or enjoy boat rides.

• 3-hour surf lessons or guidance from surf instructors
• All roundtrip land transfers in an air-conditioned vehicle
• Services of an English speaking driver, guide, or seating guide
• Daily breakfast
• Dinners on Day 1 and Day 6
• All entrance fees as per the itinerary
• 6 nights accommodation
• Use of surfboards
• Hotel service charges and VAT

• Optional tours and excursions
• Boat cost and entrance fees for whale watching
• Tips and other expenses of a personal nature
• All other meals not mentioned
• Airfare

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 50% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid 14 days before arrival.