The Tropical Beach House is superbly located right on the beach at Thiranagama just south of the centre of the popular Sri Lankan resort of Hikkaduwa, right in the middle of the largest and most beautiful bay in the South West of Sri Lanka. The beach house at Hikkaduwa provides you with a very comfortable base from where to enjoy everything that the area has to offer, such as surfing, diving, snorkelling, fishing or just basking on the beach in Sri Lankan sunshine!

After watching the last of the sun dip down into the Indian Ocean, relax around an open fire with a seafood BBQ or take a stroll along the beach and sample some Hikkaduwa nightlife instead. Maybe you'll be lucky enough to see local fishermen hauling in their catch or later on at night, a turtle coming ashore to lay her eggs! Enjoy all the advantages that come with renting your own beach-front holiday villa in Hikkaduwa and take everything else at your own pace!

As the images show, the views from the holiday villa of the beach and Indian Ocean at the bottom of the garden are simply gorgeous!

For the duration of your holiday in Hikkaduwa, you can expect to be treated like family as Chintaka, the beach housekeeper, and Mahinda, our tour manager, will be available to attend to your party's needs. Ayurvedic massages, surfing, fishing, diving and canoeing trips as well as BBQs and Hikkaduwa area and Sri Lanka-wide tours can all be happily arranged.

The house itself has two air-conditioned en-suite double bedrooms, a beautiful side garden, an outdoor relaxation pool and a very large shaded veranda for when you fancy a cooling break from the sunshine.

All transfers to and from Colombo airport (100 km away) and a free tour are included in the overall booking price.

Sri Lanka is a magical place of ancient Buddhist monuments, gorgeous beaches, lush green vegetation, clear blue skies, sunshine and friendly faces. The beach house at Hikkaduwa is a great place to unwind, sample the local surfing and diving opportunities, and from where you can then start to explore this stunningly beautiful island.

Hikkaduwa
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Hikkaduwa is located 100km south of the country's capital, Colombo. The area is well-known for its coral sanctuary and the proximity of wonderful scuba diving sites to explore. With its unique beach culture, Hikkaduwa has long been the most popular diving and surfing area in Sri Lanka. In the centre of Hikkaduwa, a lagoon also creates a beautiful and safe snorkelling area. Further south, where the currents are stronger, surfing is the dominant water activity. The impressive coral reef runs just offshore and is populated by exotic fish and sea turtles that come ashore on this beach to lay their eggs.

Hikkaduwa: Eating and Drinking
The Hikkaduwa area is well-served with good quality, local restaurants and a variety of night time venues.


Hikkaduwa: Surfing and Diving

Diving
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The diving at Hikkaduwa is diverse and there is an abundance of marine life and dive sites to suit all levels of experience. Big groupers, barracudas, moray eels, dogtooth tunas, manta rays, lobsters & turtles are often to be seen just off the coast at Hikkaduwa. A large number of wrecks have floundered off the coast in this area over the years, adding to the range of dive sites available. The diving season in the south west runs from November to April and there are a number of well-established diving centres from which to choose with Blue Deep being one of the best!


Surfing
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Hikkaduwa is a very well known surfing destination on the international circuit and annually attracts surfers from all over the world. There are plenty of good surfing points and although most of them are reef breaks, none of them is risky since they all have a flat deep bottom. The wave size ranges up to 3 metres during the season. The main point, known as the main reef has 'A-frame' shaped waves, which can be surfed in both directions.

The beach house has been designed to provide you with all the usual Western-style home comforts in a tropical beachfront setting. The accommodation is provided as self-catering but Chintaka, our housekeeper, will clean the house as often as you like.

Each double bedroom comes complete with:
* Remotely controlled air conditioning
* Impeccably clean, en suite bathrooms with hot water showers
* Locally-made furniture and a coconut wood bed with a spring double mattresses
* Gorgeous batik and paintings produced by local artists
* Bright and colourfully painted walls within the house
* A hidden security box in which to store your valuables (you can bring your own padlock)

Additional beach house features:
* A fully-fitted kitchen equipped with a fridge freezer, washing machine, gas oven and a complete range of cooking utensils
* A large enclosed and shaded front garden area - perfect for children!
* An outdoor plunge pool
* A large coconut trunk-supported veranda with dimmer switch adjustable lighting
* Dining room with a solid teak dining table and 6 chairs
* Internet connection available
* Badminton rackets and a range of boardgames and a library of books
* 240 volt electric power points - compatible with all European appliances