Kalpitiya

Kalpitiya is the best location for kitesurfing in Sri Lanka and its being famous around the world as the 2017 Kiteboard Tour Asia took place in Kalpitiya. Though not a complicating sport, Kite Surfing is considered an extreme sport and therefore it is only allowed to do after a proper training which can go from 15 hours to even 3 days, varying from person to person. Though the huge kites are quite expensive it doesn’t dishearten those that visit Kalpitiya as it is a to-do in anyone’s bucket list to simply take a dive in the air and then touch the waters while doing amazing stunts which are both risky yet simply marvelous with a rush of excitement.

Waking up a little too early in the morning is the only sacrifice you have to make to see a massive pod of dolphins ranging from different varieties such as the Indo-pacific dolphin, Risso, bottle-nosed and the very commonly spotted humpback dolphin. Kalpitiya is the best place to spot these mammals as they aren’t shy at all and sometimes even pods of thousands of dolphins can be seen showing off and coming up and making sure they are seen for the eager cameras and phones that capture their playful behaviors.

The Bar Reef is the ideal spot to just lazily float around while being mesmerized with the unspoilt, unseen underwater beauties of the ocean. The calm waters are ideal for a relaxing swim while experiencing the countless fish, sea turtles, the breath taking corals and rays that will calmly swim by you while you relish in the warm beautiful waters. Being the largest coral reef in Sri Lanka, The Bar Reef has spots in it where the water is as shallow as just one meter and the live coral and natural myriad beauties are easily seen.