Tourist Places to Visit in Koggala, Sri Lanka, Asia

Tourist Places to Visit in Koggala, Sri Lanka, Asia

Koggala is a town located in Galle District in Southern Province of Sri Lanka, about 14 kms from Galle city and about 130 kms from national capital Colombo. Koggala is an ecstasy of tourist destinations houses a beautiful lake, a folk museum centre and a famous Buddhist temple.

SLAF Koggala:

SLAF Koggala is an airport as well as the major identity of Koggala was earlier known as Royal Air Force (RAF) and is served by Cinnamon Air and Millennium Airlines with regular air services to Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo.

Nearby towns of Koggala:

Bentota
Udugama
Kahawa
Boossa
Iduruwa

Landmarks in Koggala:

Koggala Lake
Spice Garden
Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Museum
Koggala Beach Hotel

Economy of Koggala:

The economy of Koggala is highly based on the tourism activities and most of the people are involved in hotel business and few in administrative offices as clerks, officers and guards.

Connectivity to Koggala:

Koggala has its own airport located 2 kms away from the town centre with flights to Colombo city.

People can access buses at Koggala Town Bus Stand and other local bus junctions to reach tourist destinations and nearby cities.

Koggala Railway Station is situated 2 kms away from the heart of the town with trains to Colombo and Galle City. Kathaluwa Railway Station in Galle is the other nearest and major railway station accessible to Koggala.

Food and Shopping in Koggala:

Koggala is the place with full of tourist attractions and religious sites. Also the town houses numerous Sri Lankan traditional food corners and Indian and Western countries restaurants to fulfill the purpose of foreign tourists. Other than food corners, Koggala hosts various handicraft product centres and cloth and shoe outlets.

Places to see in Koggala:

Koggala Lake:

Koggala Lake is considered as the largest lake in Sri Lanka situated nearby Koggala Beach Resort is a popular bird watching site and attracts numerous bird lovers during weekends.

Handunugoda Tea factory:

Handunugoda plantation and Tea centre is a best place to have knowledge about tea production houses varieties of spices and herbs. Tourists can visit this plantation only with prior permission.

Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Museum:

Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Museum is one of the must visit places in Koggala is named in the honor of Sri Lanka’s most famous 20^th century Sinhalese writer Martin Wickramasinghe. This museum displays the Sri Lanka’s traditional culture and has a great collection of photographs & memorabilia of Martin Wickramasinghe and some information about the history of Koggala.

The list of other tourist attractions near Koggala is as follows:

Turtle Hatchery
Kataluva Purvarama Maha Viharaya
Kottawa Reserve
Unawatuna Beach
Hiyare Rain Forest
Galle Fort
Murugan Kovil
Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Kanneliya Forest Reserve
Kirala Kelle Estuary
Udawalawe National Park
Bundala National Wildlife Park

Best time to visit Koggala:

From October to February is the ideal time to visit Koggala to enjoy the beauty of lake, beach and garden.

Accommodation options in Koggala:

Koggala is home to numerous royal hotels, guest houses and resorts. The main facilities available in the hotels include cable TV, Free Wi Fi, doctor on call, air ticket booking and pick up and drop to airport. The list of hotels in and around Koggala is as follows: