Unawatuna

Turtle Hatchery
Matara Road, Habaraduwa
300 rps
Day time
About 3 km south of Unawatuna

A hatchery run by individuals just off the Beach to conserve turtle eggs laid on the wide long beach stretching all the way to the hotels in Koggala. Hawksbill, loggerhead and green turtles nestle here.

Yatagala Raja Maha Viharaya
Yatagala Unawatuna
091 2222199
Donations accepted
Day&Night
Turn off at Eramudugaha junction

Ancient Buddhist Temple built by Sri Lankan Royalty dating back to 2300 years when a sapling of the Sri Maha Bo Tree in Anuradapura was planted here during the reign of His Majesty Devanam Piyatissa.