Bentota Beach with palm trees and calm waters
PALMS AT THE WATERLINEPhoto by Leonard Jayawardena on Unsplash1 km from Bentota town center

BEACH

Soft Sand at the River Mouth

Bentota Beach · Southern Coast

Visit

Half-day

Best

Year-round

Region

Southern Coast

Sheltered river-mouth water makes Bentota the standard beach for first-time water sports south of Colombo.

A long beach along the southwestern coast, where the Bentota Ganga river meets the sea. Jet ski, banana boat, and windsurfing rentals operate from the river-mouth side.

Half-dayYear-round
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