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The Shrine of Our Lady of Matara
Catholic church
👍👍 A very beautiful church in Matara. It is also a very sacred place. The church was completely destroyed by the tsunami of 2004 and now stands the newly renovated church. A very blessed place. The church recorded the height of the tsunami waves. There is also a commemorative monument in his memor...
4.80 (989 reviews)
(~2.78 km from centre)
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Mirissa Beach
Beach
Popular beach, home to many seafood restaurants, best known for surfing & seasonal whale watching.
4.70 (1.4K reviews)
(~7.58 km from centre)
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Parrot Rock
Tourist attraction
Elevated lookout atop a large rock, with views of Mirissa Beach surfers & Indian Ocean sunsets.
4.70 (1.2K reviews)
(~7.18 km from centre)
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Chuty‘s Surf School Mirissa Beach
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Best surf instructor in Mirissa!
Chuty is a funny guy, professional coach and really good surfer! 🤴🏾
If you want to learn or improve your surf, he’s the right person here!
5.00 (199 reviews)
(~7.95 km from centre)
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Coconut Tree Hill
Tourist attraction
Much-photographed red-rock promontory with coconut palms, known for ocean views & sunset walks.
4.60 (5.6K reviews)
(~6.51 km from centre)
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Dondra Head
Landmark
Palms, a beach & sweeping ocean views from a small rocky headland, home to a landmark lighthouse.
4.60 (1.8K reviews)
(~7.68 km from centre)
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Duck Lake Mirissa
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Nice place and nice owner! Would recommend
5.00 (170 reviews)
(~7.51 km from centre)
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Polhena Beach
Beach
Swimming & snorkeling on a beach sheltered by a reef, with calm waters & breathtaking sunsets.
4.50 (1.3K reviews)
(~0.4 km from centre)
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Madiha Beach
Beach
👍👍 Madiha beach is very beautifull place and nice to play beach games surf anything swiming bathing all you can enjoy and spend your time in this place. And also have some resturants are near there you can get food and beverages , rooms .
4.60 (408 reviews)
(~1.3 km from centre)
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Whales Watching Mirissa with Kumara
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Today we saw a lot of dolphins and few whales. We knew that the day before they did not meet any. But today there was a boat chase for a whales. Sandwiches, fruits and water on board. Time of journey about 3h because we saw animals. Good contact via Watsapp. 👍🏻 nice experience.
4.70 (249 reviews)
(~7.93 km from centre)
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Turtle Bay Activity Center
Water sports equipment rental service
👍👍 Oscar is super. We did a great snorkeling tour with him. Then he organized us a safari in the national park including transport. everything went great, he is very reliable and we were very satisfied.
4.70 (200 reviews)
(~0.68 km from centre)
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Mirissa Beach
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Wonderful beach of south Asia,...when you will go there you can see 🐬🐬🐬🐬... most wonderful beach of the Asia also you can do many fun activities on this on this beach...🌴🌴🌴🌴 hill also very beautiful places of mirissa.
4.70 (199 reviews)
(~7.68 km from centre)
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Matara Beach
Beach
In addition to its scenic views, this tranquil local beach features nearby eateries & a playground.
4.50 (420 reviews)
(~2.56 km from centre)
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Matara Beach Park | මාතර වෙරළ උද්යානය
Garden
👍👍 The Matara Beach is popular with locals and tourists. Its s long sandy beach that catches a nice swell cominf from the south so under the right conditions can be good for surfers. To avoid the crowds of the city many head west about one km to Polhena or east a few km to Medawatta.
4.40 (474 reviews)
(~3.05 km from centre)
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Secret Beach Mirissa
Beach
😐 The place is very beautiful but I give it 3 stars because you cannot swim there. The water has 40-50 cm and is full of rocks 3 meters away from shore.
They have also a nice bar with restaurant.
Sun beds are 500 rupee but if you order from the bar they are free.
4.30 (1.1K reviews)
(~8.55 km from centre)
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Nilwala Crocodile Safari Matara
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Awesome safari, we saw more than 10 crocodiles, a lot of beautiful birds and even monkeys and giant bats hanging on the trees. Our guide was so good at spotting the animals, without him we wouldn’t be able to see so many things. Thank you!
4.80 (108 reviews)
(~3.09 km from centre)
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පරෙවි දූව විහාරස්ථානය - Parewi Duwa Temple
Buddhist temple
👍👍 Beautiful island in Matara,Buddhist temple with a picturesque view and calm environment.. Be aware that there are lot of couples can be found.
4.30 (849 reviews)
(~2.46 km from centre)
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Handagedara Resort & Spa
Hotel
👍👍 I must say it was great and I recommend this hotel.
I spent more than two days to choose this hotel and checked the nearby hotels, and now after the experience of staying in this hotel, I can confidently say that it was a good choice.
The hotel staff were very polite and kind. The cleanliness of th...
$65/night
4.40 (320 reviews)
(~8.2 km from centre)