Hey Guys! Thank you for tuning in! In this video, we have shared with you our Unawatuna travel guide (Part 2) experience in Sri Lanka. We visited the most Instagramable places in Sri Lanka and they were even better then the pictures. We swam with huge turtles in Hikkaduwa beach at the Turtle reef. We started our day off with Hikkaduwa, Galle Dutch Fort and ended our trip at the breath-taking views of the Jungle beach.

The beach of Hikkaduwa is situated 98 km from Colombo towards the south of Sri Lanka. This fun coastal town, 14 km away from Galle was the first (1960’s) of Sri Lanka’s beautiful beaches to be discovered by tourists. Snorkelling and diving in the clear waters are a major past-time along this stretch and is the most environmentally friendly way to see the colourful fish that dart around. The coral sanctuary found along the coast of Hikkaduwa is a large shallow body of water enclosed by a reef, decorated with layers of multi coloured corals, and is home to countless numbers of vibrantly coloured fish. There are several beach restaurants which cater with European, Indian, Thai and Sri Lankan menu. To the south end of the beach is the place where you can swim with the turtles (in front of tranz hikka resort).

The Galle Fort, or Dutch Fort as it is also known, is a fortification first built by the Portugese on the Southwestern coast of Sri Lanka. The initial fortifications, which were built in the late 16th century, were quite basic. However the fort underwent extensive modifications in the 17th century by the Dutch, making it one of the most important archeological, architectural and historic monuments to illutrate the European influence in South East Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. Galle is the place where the Portugese made their initial landing in 1505, when made their first foray into the unknown (to them) lands of Sri Lanka. The Dutch, with a force of around 2500 men led by Koster, captured the fort in 1640. The Dutch continued to make fortifications to improve the fort until the early 18th century as it was used as their main base. The Dutch lost the Galle Fort to the British in 1796, a week after the capture of Colombo. As the British used Colombo as their main base, they paid little attention to Galle and the importance of the fort declined with the passing of time.

Jungle beach is a small isolated beach close to Galle and Unawatuna Beach in Sri Lanka. The first part of the beach, when entering the bay, is the most crowded one with sun beds and a small cafe/ restaurant serving some Sri Lankan dishes as well as sandwiches, drinks and snacks. But if you walk just a little further, away from the first bay with all the sun beds, you will soon come to an almost deserted bay with hardly any people. Such a peaceful and quiet little beach, with great swimming. It is, however, a rather small beach, and it is a bit of hassle to get there. It is a nice break from the Unawatuna Beach though if you are staying in this area or in Galle.

For all the destinations mentioned in this and our previous videos, we took a tuk tuk as our mode of transport and I can guarantee you it is extremely affordable.

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