Mirissa is the launch point for Sri Lanka's best whale watching — the continental shelf drops away close to shore, making blue-whale sightings unusually reliable. Ashore, it's a laid-back crescent of sand with surf, sunset bars, and the iconic stilt fishermen of neighbouring Weligama just up the coast.
About 2.5 hours from Colombo, or 45 minutes from Galle.
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A 5th-century rock fortress rising sheer from the jungle plain.
