5/5 Roshan Kalpa T. 2 years ago on Google
Unawatuna
is
one
of
the
biggest
tourist
destinations
in
Sri
Lanka
and
is
the
most
βfamousβ
beach
in
the
country.
It
is
a
lovely
banana-shaped
beach
of
golden
sand
and
turquoise
water,
surrounded
by
green
palm
trees!
It
was
the
first
beach
we
visited
in
Sri
Lanka.
We
chose
not
to
stay
at
one
of
the
fancy
and
expensive
hotels
along
the
beach
of
Unawatuna,
but
a
few
kilometers
away
at
a
guesthouse.
We
walked
to
the
Unawatuna
Beach
on
two
separate
day
trips.
The
beach
is
popular
with
tourists,
and
part
of
the
beach
is
occupied
with
sunbeds
for
rent.
In
the
afternoons,
Sri
Lankan
families
come
to
the
beach
to
enjoy
some
swimming
in
the
sun.
At
the
west
end
of
the
beach,
there
are
some
rocks
and
stairs
that
lead
up
to
a
small
hill
with
a
pagoda
and
a
big
Buddha
statue.
Itβs
a
nice
little
walk
with
a
beautiful
view
overlooking
the
beach.
Unfortunately,
Unawatuna
is
not
all
paradise.
The
place
was
devastated
by
the
tsunami
in
2004,
and
the
rebuilding
was
done
in
a
hurry
and
many
of
the
owners
rebuilt
their
hotels
and
restaurants
on
the
actual
sand.
The
result
is
that
half
the
beach
is
gone,
and
there
is
actually
not
that
much
sand
left
to
play
on.
ItΒ΄s
a
shame.
Behind
the
beach,
in
between
palm
trees,
is
Unawatuna
center.
It
is
basically
one
street
full
of
small
nice
restaurants
and
shops
selling
souvenirs,
clothes,
water,
jewelry
and
so
on.
Unawatuna
Beach
is
really
beautiful,
with
great
swimming,
and
I
hope
to
going
back
to
enjoying
that
beauty
again.
6 people found this review helpful π