Uppuveli Beach
Uppuveli
Long, calm beach 6 km north of town with guesthouses and seafood.
BeachFamilyFood
Region
East Coast
Places to see
8
0 places here · 2 destinations inside
8.000, 81.500
Long white beaches, reef snorkelling and surf on the calmer side of the island (May to October season).
Also found in and around East Coast: Family · Culture · Food · Wellness · Sustainable.
Top places in East Coast
Grouped by what they are, biggest groups first — every place in East Coast and the destinations inside it.
Beaches
3 places
Nilaveli Beach
Nilaveli
Wide white-sand beach and the launch point for Pigeon Island.
BeachFamilyWellness
Arugam Bay Beach
Arugam Bay, Pottuvil
Main Point and the town beach — the island's surf capital from May to October.
AdventureBeachFood
National parks
2 places
Pigeon Island National Park
Off Nilaveli
Marine park of coral reef, reef sharks and turtles a short boat ride offshore.
BeachWildlifeAdventure
Kumana National Park
Kumana, Ampara district
Yala East: a bird sanctuary of lagoons with leopards and elephants and far fewer jeeps.
WildlifeSustainableAdventure
Cities
1 place
Trincomalee
Trincomalee, Eastern Province
Harbour town and east-coast base for Uppuveli, Nilaveli and Pigeon Island.
BeachCulture
Heritage
1 place
Fort Frederick
Trincomalee
Portuguese-Dutch fort on the headland, home to deer and the road up to Koneswaram.
CultureFamily
Temples
1 place
Koneswaram Temple
Swami Rock, Fort Frederick, Trincomalee
Hindu temple on the cliff of Swami Rock, inside Fort Frederick, with views over the bay.
Culture
Destinations near East Coast
Destinations inside East Coast and the ones next door, biggest first.
- CityInside
Trincomalee
A deep natural harbour town with Koneswaram temple on Swami Rock and the beaches of Uppuveli and Nilaveli.
6 places
Beach · Culture · Wildlife
- AreaInside
Arugam Bay
Sri Lanka's surf capital, with the bird-rich Kumana park beyond.
2 places
Adventure · Beach · Wildlife
- RegionNearby
South Coast
Galle's fort, surf bays, whale-watching harbours and the leopard parks of the deep south.
20 places
Beach · Wildlife · Food
- RegionNearby
Hill Country
Kandy, the tea highlands of Nuwara Eliya and the hiking town of Ella, joined by the island's most scenic railway.
19 places
Culture · Adventure · Wellness
- RegionNearby
Cultural Triangle
UNESCO-listed ancient capitals and rock temples in the dry-zone heartland.
13 places
Culture · Wildlife · Family
- CityNearby
Colombo
The commercial capital and gateway: the colonial Fort, Pettah's markets, Galle Face sunsets and the island's best restaurant scene.
8 places
Food · Culture · Luxury
Tours that go to East Coast
Packages published by tour operators themselves — none covers East Coast today.
No tours listed for East Coast yet
Tour operators publish their own packages to TripLogist, and none of them has named East Coast — or a destination inside it — on a live listing. A tour that names the wider area is listed on that area's own page.
Open Sri LankaOperators who work in East Coast
1 operator with a published profile — the ones who name East Coast itself first, then verified accounts.
ABC Travels
Commercial tour operator listed on TripLogist · Powered by TripLogist
Verified by TripLogistRegistered business
Serves a wider area that includes East Coast
Small-group Sri Lanka tours, guided in English, Sinhala and Tamil.
Specialises in
- Wildlife
- Culture
- Family
Service area
- Sri Lanka
- Hill Country
- Ella
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