Paasikuda Beach

Paasikuda beach is near the batticallo town. It is one of the prettiest and one of the calmest beaches you can find in Sri Lanka. If you love to swim in the sea and not so cleaver at it, then Paasikuda is the best place to start with. Even though it is the sea, the waters are not so rough or too deep. You can do very far in the sea without drowning your self, because the waters don’t get too deep very fast.

You have to go in the Hambarana Batticalo road to reach Batticalo. The road is perfect and traffic free. Most don’t hesitate to jump the speed limits since there is almost no traffic guard for miles after you passed walikanda.

A lot of people, both from other countries and from Sri Lanka it self come to visit hear and they enjoy themselves very much in this safe waters. After the end of the war the country has become a more safe and free place, so is Paasikuda. So, if you ever decided to travel east of Sri Lanka never forget to pay a visit to Paasikuda and feel the salty waters and the calming touch of the wind from the sea.  

Visit "Vadda People" in Sri Lanka

"Vadda" people are a group of people in Sri Lanaka who lived in jungles, fulfilling their needs by hunting and farming. They still protect most of their interesting culture. In their village, you may find many of them, wearing the same dress they used to wear in those days. The "Keteriaya" a cutting weapon they always carry signifies their identity.

Nowadays most of the vadda people have got used to modern type of living, but still there are some who vaddas who continue to protect their culture to show to the world.

The leader of the Vadda people, Wanniyala Aththo is an expert in Ayuruvedic mdicine. He uses herbal medicine, which his ancestors used to cure diseases. He lives in his house in the village. Anybody who visit there is welcomed with pleasure. Anyone can visit him and talk to him about their group, medicine, etc.

The children in their village loves to sign to their visitors. They will please you with their traditional songs written about the animals, the life in jungle, etc.