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Town in Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Photo: Vincent van Zeijst, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Bentota is a coastal town of 37,000 people in Southern Sri Lanka. Bentota is a tourist town, with a local airport (Bentota River Airport) and a handful of world-class hotels. It is a destination for watersports and is famous for its toddy production, an alcoholic beverage made out of coconut nectar. It also has a turtle hatchery on Induruwa beach.
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A huge golden Buddha worth the visit.
Buddhism festival which happens once a year at the end of December. It is similar but smaller than the Esala Perahera in Kandy. Elephants, dancers, fire jugglers and musicians parade from 11PM to 1AM.
Place where turtle eggs and babies are protected until their release. Open to tourists. Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery is 11 km (6.8 mi) south of Bentota. It is a community based turtle hatchery and turtle watching project set up by the Turtle Conservation Project in association with the Wildlife Department of Sri Lanka.
Silk Route Café serves an authentic selection of culinary delights from countries in the ancient land & naval silk routes. The menu is inspired by the vibrant cultures on the route & their mastery in the use of spices, herbs & flavours.
It's a small, family-run boutique hotel with 14 rooms directly at the beach, catering for individual tourists with the service of a big chain hotel. More information in English and German is available on the official website.
It offers accommodations with the following names: silk rooms, luxury villas, extravagant villas, and grand villas. All are equipped with a king-sized bed, air conditioning, and satellite/cable tv. The resort also has a restaurant, massage service and steamroom.
Each room is equipped with an air-conditioner, cable TV, and mini-bar, coffee/tea maker. The hotel also has a swimming pool and spa, high-speed internet access, and provides airport and city transfers.
Ayurvedic resort and restaurant surrounded by gardens.
By train
There is a small railway station in Bentota but most of the trains stop at Aluthgama (2 km from Bentota).
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