Things To Do

Our Adventure Centre, operated by Borderlands, is located on East Beach, a 5-minute walk from the Cove Pool at Cape Weligama. Plunge into the depths of the ocean to discover a hidden world of colour and life, kayak through the glistening waters or try your hand at SUP boarding or surf like a pro. The choice is yours.

The surf run just next to Cape Weligama is special and relatively unknown. It is overlooked by Cape Weligama’s main restaurant - Ocean Terrace and early breakfasters have a ringside seat. Main left-hand break and right that works over 3ft. Both hold to 6ft and have very shallow reef in parts and a 500m paddle out but also 400m rides. Great at sunrise before the other surfers turn up about 7 am.
The main Weligama bay, about 3 km away, is an excellent place to learn to surf with soft, sandy beach waves that rarely exceed one meter. The shallow, sandy bay and gentle waves that roll onshore here particularly suit beginners and young surfers. Our Adventure Centre can fix you up with a local instructor and all the required gear; speak to one of the team from the centre for more information.

Top House is a beautiful working cinnamon estate of 25 acres, just inland from Weligama and within a 10-minute drive of Cape Weligama. There the cinnamon grows on the steep slopes of a high hill in this cinnamon heartland.

After the monsoon rains in November, the ocean calms to allow us to venture out to the edge of the continental shelf in search of the world’s largest mammal – Blue Whales. While both Sperm and Blue Whales are seen off our coastline, Blue Whales are more common in the south. Our ocean safari is a four-hour excursion (timings may vary depending on sightings) that also gives guests the chance to see a broader range of marine biodiversity such as turtles, rays, dolphins and different types of fish.

Take a ride through the leafy, scenic back-roads of a typical southern village that lies inland from Weligama. The trail snakes its way alongside lush rice paddies, rubber and cinnamon estates, small-holder plantations and home gardens, places of worship, rural homes.

Low-country tea plantation within sniffing distance of the sea, owned by third-generation planter and author Herman Gunarathne. Famed for its ‘virgin white tea’, which retails for over US$1,500/kg, and stocks the shelves of tip-top tea gourmands Mariage Frères in Paris. Guided tours of the serene estate include a walk-through of the antiquated factory and tea tasting session with cake.

Galle, Sri Lanka's southern seaside metropolis, is an attractive and increasingly cosmopolitan town, dotted with sights, shops and eateries, not to mention one of the world's most iconic test cricket grounds. Its main landmark and the hub of most tourist action is its mighty fort, a perfectly preserved UNESCO World Heritage Site with a history that dates back over 400 years. Conceived by the Portuguese, built by the Dutch and modified by the British, Galle's Fort is an eye-catching, photo-worthy hybrid of architectural styles. It is about 30 minutes from Cape Weligama by car.