Kalkuda beach is located 282km east of Colombo in the eastern coast of Sri Lanka. Passekudah beach is located just south of Kalkuda beach. The Eastern coast extending from Yala National Park (South East) spreads right up to the beautiful beaches of Nilaveli and Uppuveli at Trincomalee in the North-eastern coast.
Kalkuda
beach & Passekudah beach
Kalkudah & Passekudah in Sri Lanka adorned with coconut
palms set up an ideal stretch for bathing, Windsurfing and water skiing.
Kalkudah Bay is a 2km long wide stretch of beach well protected by the off
shore reef. Passekuda beach is wide and long. It spread along for 4km long just
south of Kalkudah. The beach also houses a varied number of tropical fishes and
exotic coral reefs. The combined beaches of Kalkudah and Passekudah are ideal
for bathing as the sea is clear, calm and reef-protected: perfect setting for
sun bathing, windsurfing, and skiing.
The combined
area of Kalkuda beach and Kalkuda beach was declared as the National Holiday
resort in 1973. Kalkudah & Passekudah are emerging as a popular tourist
centre with many modern hotel facilities.
Passikudah
Beach in Sri Lanka
Passikudah
Beach in Sri Lanka
May to
September is considered as the best time to visit east coast, as it is dry
during this period and the surfers can go for sun bathing, wind surfing as they
please.
Passikudah
Bay
Passikudah Bay contains a shallow coral reef towards the outer
bay with scattered groups of corals within the bay, and is connected to similar
reef systems further south towards Kalkudah. It is one of the best-known reef
systems in the east and has been proposed as a Marine Sanctuary by NARA.
Passikudah is very popular among visitors due to the calm clear waters which
are ideal for swimming.
The
Passikudah-Kalkudah reef system
The Passikudah-Kalkudah reef system was proposed as a Marine
Sanctuary by NARA in the 1980s. Kalkudah Bay and Passikudah Bay has been proposed
as a SAM site by the CCD. Passikudah Bay contains a shallow fringing coral reef
towards the outer bay with scattered coral communities within the bay, and is
connected to similar reef systems further south towards Kalkudah. It is one of
the best-known reef systems in the east and has been proposed as a Marine
Sanctuary by NARA.
Passikudah is very popular among visitors in view of the calm
clear waters with coral reef, yet Coral mining is a major threat to the reef
and has degraded large areas of reef around Kalkuda beach. At present,
Kalkudah-Passikudah is much in favor of the budget travelers in contrast with
Trincomalee-Nillaveli, Uppaveli beaches with high-end beach hotels. But then
the matters are likely to be overhauled with the Passikudah Resort Development
Project.
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