Trincomalee has one of Asia’s finest natural harbours and Pigeon Island National Park just offshore - blacktip reef sharks, sea turtles and coral in water shallow enough to snorkel from the shore. The clifftop Koneswaram Temple is the cultural centrepiece. From May to September the ocean here is in completely different condition to the south coast, which makes it an excellent pairing for those catching both seasons.
Hiriketiya
The horseshoe bay that the surf crowd found and kept quiet
Hiriketiya is a bowl-shaped bay with a consistent beach break, warm water and a strip of genuinely good beach cafes behind the sand. It has the energy of a surf town that hasn’t quite been discovered yet, which is exactly why it keeps appearing in the itineraries of travellers who have been to Weligama and want something different.
