Club Koggala Village

Get your groove on and drive down with your family and friends for an unforgettable stay at Club Koggala Village – a hive of vacation activity that is specially designed with the club concept in mind! Play all day and party the warm nights away as you take your fill of the sun, sea and surf at what will soon become your favourite gang holiday venue.

Facilities

Club Koggala Village is meant to be enjoyed to the fullest. All our features cater to the fun lover in you.

Restaurant

Eat, drink and be merry at "Masala", our large restaurant where you can dive in without reservation into our buffet or choose from the a-la-carte menu on offer. The restaurant building features a large balcony that runs on three sides of the building, allowing you a stunning view of the oceanfront. Below the dining area, you may also enjoy a languid stroll on the sea-fronted terrace, pool or garden.

Lounge

Watch the sunset over a chilled beer or your cocktail of choice. Our lounge and bar provide the perfect atmosphere for a relaxing chat with friends and family, or for spending some chilled out moments by oneself, or you can dance the nights away to exciting DJ music.

Swimming Pool

Have a splashing good time! The main attraction at Club Koggala Village is the huge, inviting pool built right in the centre of the hotel, offering easy access from whichever room you emerge out of. The size and space just screams for water games with friends and family.

Banquet Hall

Koggala has a long-standing tradition for being an ideal beach to celebrate. Our banquet hall is designed with your wedding or dinner dance in mind and caters to large groups.

Water sports & Activities

The only thing that stands still at Club Koggala Village is time. You, on the other hand, will be sure to get the best of the experience with one or more of our adrenaline-pumping activities on offer. Our animators are at your beck and call 24/7 and will be more than happy to assist you.

• Diving
• Tennis
• Basketball
• Badminton
• Chess
• Aerobics
• Water fitness
• Yoga
• Fitness room
• Darts
• Volleyball
  

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Koggala Beach Hotel

Step into a the ultimate tropical vacation experience at Koggala Beach Hotel – an iconic property that encompasses all the charm and colour that one of the best beachfronts in Sri Lanka has to offer you. Watch the waves dance with soft golden sands to the music of the happy breeze as you bask in the sun's kisses. This is the life.

Facilities

There's never a moment of boredom to be had at Koggala Beach Hotel. If you're not sunning yourself to achieving that perfect tan on the pool deck, you will most certainly be spoilt for choice on the myriad of activities available.

Restaurant

Let your diet go on vacation too and tuck in to some delicious fare as you take in the breathtaking view of the ocean, pool or garden from your vantage point in the hotel's expansive restaurant, "The Grove". The cosy interior and simple southern furnishing lends a special charm to your dining experience. Choose from either the sumptuous buffet laid out for your pleasure, or the delectable al-la-carte menu available on request.

Lounge

Our lounge provides the perfect atmosphere for a relaxing chat with friends and family, or for spending some chilled out moments by oneself. A musical band entertains our guests every weekday, whilst you can dance the weekend away to a DJ specially brought in to liven up the night.

Bar

Watch the sun go down on another great day at Koggala over a chilled beer or your cocktail of choice. Be adventurous. Try the local tipple. Ask our friendly bartender for his own speciality which is guaranteed to spread a warm glow over your heart.

Swimming Pool

The first thing you'll want to do when you visit the hotel will be to dive right in to our inviting pool, ideally located facing the beach. Don't worry, there's plenty of space and time for you to wade through the delicious cool water at any time of the day.

Club

The resort comes alive every Saturday when the lounge transforms into a throbbing discotheque, featuring the best music around and a definite night to remember for those who wish to cut the proverbial rug.

Water sports & Activities

Koggala beach hotel offers our guests a wide variety of activities to keep boredom at bay. Our animators are at your beck and call 24/7 and will be more than happy to assist you.

• Diving
• Tennis
• Basketball
• Badminton
• Chess
• Aerobics
• Water fitness
• Yoga
• Fitness room
• Darts
• Volleyball

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Unawatuna Beach Resort

The ultimate tropical and exotic destination – Unawatuna Beach Resort is where you find golden sandy stretches, fringed by swaying green palms overlooking the blue India Ocean and beautiful sunsets. It is simply picture perfect and where you would want to holiday. For relaxing, sun and fun, The Unawatuna Beach Resort is pure heaven.

 
Facilities

Each room includes an additional sofa bed/seating area and coffee table. Facilities include individually controlled ACs, a ceiling fan, IDD telephone, mini bar, flat screen 32” LCD TV, satellite entertainment with international news, sports and movie channels, lap top size safe, hairdryer, umbrella, two bathrobes and slippers, complimentary tea/coffee, complimentary 3 bottles of water daily, complimentary Wi-Fi, complimentary daily snack, and a complimentary tropical fruit basket on arrival. Maximum occupancy is 3 adults or 4 with children.

Location

"Unawatuna - No. 1 Beach in the World" (Discovery Channel)

With its romantic sunsets, friendly smiles of the locals, amazing coral reefs, delightful seafood and as a great place to let your hair down on a good night out partying, Unawatuna Beach can be considered to be the most desirable location for a romantic or enjoyable tropical holiday. With a unique theme concept of a Sri Lankan fishing village, Unawatuna Beach, together with its amazing turquoise blue sea, sandy beaches and sunset views, is an ideal tourist location.
Located in the famed bay of Unawatuna, right on the beach, the resort offers exciting water sports activities including a PADI diving Club, Snorkeling, Fishing, Boating and year round safe sea bathing with turtles to keep your company.
The UBR also offers the best of Sri Lanka by arranging trips to wild life parks, treks in virgin forests, tea estates, temples, water falls, lagoon trips and much much more !


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Unawatuna Beach

Unawatuna is a coastal village in Galle district of Sri Lanka. Unawatuna is a major tourist attraction and famous for its beautiful beach and corals.

Mythical roots

From Ramayana

The description of the beach paradises in Valmiki's epic Ramayana sounds like Unawatuna.

"a seashore dotted with thousands of trees, coconuts, and palms dominating, strings of houses and hermitages along the coastline, human beings and superior beings such as Gandharvas, Siddhas, and ascetics, living in them and countless bejewelled celestial nymphs thronging the shore, the coast intermittently visited by heavenly beings, Gods and demons.":

Unawatuna traces its roots to the great epic Ramayana. In the mythological epic, the monkey-warrior Hanuman was sent back to India to fetch the four medicinal herbs by Jambavan namely, mritasanjeevani, vishalyakarani, suvarnakarani, and sandhani from the Himalayas in order to heal Lakshman who was wounded trying to save the abducted Princess Sita from the demon king Ravana. Hanuman failed to identify these herbs, so he lifted the entire mountain and carried it to the battlefield to try to save Lakshman, but in the process, a chunk of it "fell-down" in the location of the present day Unawatuna, the name of the village derives from "Una-watuna" meaning "fell down".

Currently, an edifice is being built in honour of Hanuman on the harbour end of Rumassala Hill by Japanese monks of the Mahayana sect of Buddhism near the Peace Pagoda that they built.

Colonial period

After defeating the Portuguese at the Fort of Negombo, the Dutch sailed south and landed on Unawatuna in 1640 and marched to Galle. The Portuguese had encountered the Dutch soldiers at Magalle (where Closenburg Hotel is now located), and fierce fighting took place there. Over 400 Dutch soldiers were killed, and only 49 Portuguese could manage to get back to their fortification in Galle, where they were held in siege for four days before they surrendered.
The Dutch built houses for their officials in Unawatuna. These constructions include the Nooit Gedacht hotel, Unawatuna Hospital and the mansion Maharambe. UBR hotel is situated on a land called Parangiyawatta, meaning "land of the Portuguese", and the area nearby is known as Jayakotuwa, suggesting there may have been some fortification.
The Galle tower or Edwards Pillar in Rumassala Hill is believed to have been a fake lighthouse built during World War I, and the area is shown as property of the British Admiralty in old survey maps.

Eco-Tourism

Unawatuna is rich in its biodiversity. Unfortunately, its greatest potential attraction for eco-tourism was the marsh land or mangrove called Kadolana which was partially destroyed, dredged and filled up to build a chain hotel which never got off the ground. Many locals believe it to have been cursed for being built at the doorstep of the Wella Devalaya.
Over sixty species of endemic birds, including Terns, Egrets, Herons, Sandpipers, Kingfishers, as well as rarer species such as the Lesser Whistling Duck, the Asian Palm Swift, the White Breasted Waterhen, the Turnstone Loten's Sunbird, and the Black Bittern have been sighted in the locality by the ornithologist, Clive Byers. These birds are mostly sighted in the remaining marshy area and Rumassala Hillock.
Off the coast of Unawatuna, beneath the Indian Ocean lies a number of coral reefs, shipwrecks, and a great variety of fish and turtles. The turtles still wade onto the shore to lay their nests and eggs, and at times, as if to lay first claim to the sandy shore now invaded by the tourists and dotted by restaurateurs, even go right into the beach front restaurants .
The Rumassala coral reefs at the east end of the Galle Harbor attract divers, but are now endangered due to possible port development. Eco treks in the shrub jungles of Rumassala are also available.

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Arugam Bay - Surfing

Arugam Bay is a bay situated on the Indian Ocean in the dry zone of Sri Lanka's southeast coast. The bay is located 320 km due east of Colombo. It is a popular surfing and tourist destination. Many of the buildings were destroyed in the 2004 tsunami. Due to its popularity among tourists, the area has managed a slow recovery by private initiatives only. The main road through town has still not been repaved. As late as the beginning of 2010 no help has been received from any official source or international organizations. An exception is uncoordinated support for fishing folk as well as many school rebuilding programs, resulting in a continuation to provide only separatist schools for each community. Although there is a huge demand for an international school, one huge new building donated by the people of Japan remains unoccupied since the grand 'opening' ceremony in 2007.

The bay hosts a large fleet of fishing boats which operates off the beach. Many organizations donated boats after the tsunami and as a result there are far more fishing boats than ever before. The main beach is a bit dirty as it is used as a garbage dump and a toilet by some locals. Nearby beaches are more esthetically pleasing and also have excellent waves. Arugam Surf Point has a very long, consistent, sectiony right hand break. Many organizations claim to have done extensive work in the area. No notable progress can be observed locally and on close inspection, as late as New Year's Day, 2010. The main road, shown below in 2004 still looked the very same at the end of 2009. Despite calls for a walking street contractors have recently (September, 2010)completed construction of a fast trunk road through the hamlet. Repeating the mistakes made in other seaside tourist resorts such as Negombo and Hikkaduwa. US 'Mercy Corps' has been the most active of any organization. Funded by Oprah Winfrey's 'Angel Network', following a huge fund-raising TV series in the United States. Sadly, none of their projects survived the first year of operation. A new bridge has been constructed by USAID. It was opened for traffic in 2008. It replaced the 1960s, original landmark box girder construction linking Arugam Bay with Pottuvil. At km 313 on the main A4 (the famous Colombo High Level Rd. - PottuVille), an excellent shortcut side road exists, which ends up in the very middle of Arugam Bay itself. This picturesque drive avoids the dusty town of PottuVille. Also no bridges need to be crossed. Raising questions regarding the wisdom for the need of the so-called 'high tech' USAID bridge construction. There is excellent elephant viewing nearby, incl. on this mentioned jungle road and the surrounding lagoon, as well as two types of monkeys wandering around the area.

he nearby (4 km) Muslim village of Pottuville is the center of commerce and transportation while tourist accommodations lie along the beach to the south of Pottuville Arugam Bay (4 km) is also the gateway and the only road access to the Yala East National Park. This area is known as Kumana (44 km), to be reached via the Sinhalese settlement of Panama (17 km) and the shires at Okanda (32 km). Sources of further, up-to-date local information: [1] [2] Arugam Bay has its own insiders, veteran and fan club (777 members end 2008, 5,500 members August, 2009). History was made on election day, 26 January 2010. The Community page Facebook page "Arugam Surf" managed to attract more than 10,000 fans. Making it the fasted growing Facebook site in Sri Lanka. By end 2010 this, Sri Lanka's first and oldest FB fan page has attracted near 20,000 loyal members. Remarkable for such a small, remote hamlet of just 2,500 residents.


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