Dalawella is a lagoon protected by an offshore reef in front of Wijeya Beach Wild Indian Ocean-washed beaches define Sri Lanka’s 830-mile coastline. Southern beaches tend to be livelier and more ...

Sipping fresh coconut water while sunbathing on deserted Hikkaduwa beach, Alexi Konchayenko, a sports trainer from Ukraine, struck a stoical note. Bomb blasts can happen "anywhere, anytime," he said, ...

A decade ago, many travelers weren't even sure where to find Sri Lanka on a map. The independent island-nation was busy surviving a 30-year-long civil war, with tourism stalled. When the conflict ...

Cape Weligama's famous crescent shaped infinity pool overlooking the ocean There are many gems to be found along Sri Lanka’s curvaceous 830-mile coastline. Palm-fringed bays are plentiful though there ...

Police in the town of Habaraduwa, in Sri Lanka, recently erected signs warning tourists against wearing “improper” swimwear to the beach — but the country’s tourism department is taking them down. The ...