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Discover the best top things to do in Kalametiya, Sri Lanka including Kalametiya Beach, Kalametiya Eco Bird Watching, Kalametiya Lagoon Bird Sanctuary & Wetland Park, Kalametiya Bird Watching & Ecotourism, Kalamatiya Bird Sanctuary.
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1. Kalametiya Beach
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By ownthisplace - Toronto, Canada
Beautiful long stretch of beach that is perfect for walking. No vendors, actually nobody, on beach trying to harass or sell you anything. Waves can be rough but it's the Indian ocean.
2. Kalametiya Eco Bird Watching
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5.0 based on 293 reviews
Kalametiya Bird sanctuary is a one of oldest and main sanctuary in Srilanka. Kalametiya bird sanctuary records over 150 species of birds which 54 are migratory. The bird sanctuary is situated in Hambantota district, 20 Km away from the Tangalle city and in the picturesque Kalametiya lagoon. The best times to visit this area is 6:00 am and 3:30 pm. Other times are also better.
3. Kalametiya Lagoon Bird Sanctuary & Wetland Park
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5.0 based on 254 reviews
Kalametiya bird sanctuary is located in Hambantota district, southern province, in Sri Lanka. 22 km from Tangalle. It is a protected area by the government of Sri Lanka. It was declared as a sanctuary in 1938. Kalametiya bird sanctuary falls in to the dry zone category. It is a nice natural landscape for bird watching and nature photography. It is full of water and water flows to the sea through the bird sanctuary. Kalametiya bird sanctuary consists with beautiful mangroves, coastal lagoons, and scrub lands. Many species of resident birds, migratory birds and endemic birds can be seen. These lagoons support breeding colonies of pelicans, herons, egrets and open-billed stork and large wintering populations of migratory ducks and shorebirds. You can enter in to the bird sanctuary by a catamaran. You can climb up the rocks in the middle of the bird sanctuary, and you will see beautiful sceneries of the bird sanctuary from the top of the rocks. It will be a nice tour for nature lovers.
4. Kalametiya Bird Watching & Ecotourism
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5.0 based on 91 reviews
Kalametiya is a coastal wetland area that has an especially rich bio-diversity and is situated on the picturesque southeastern coast of sri Lanka. In the year 2008, Mr. KTH Gayan Geeth started a first Eco-friendly bird watching boat tour in Kalametiya Birds Sanctuary. Our love of the great outdoors and many years of experience has enabled us to develop some of the most exiting adventure and wildlife trips.
Reviewed By rosieglo
We had a very special couple of hours on this lovely lagoon. We arrived at 8am, although if we could have risen earlier for sunrise it would have been even better. Gayans communication was excellent and he also waited on the road to make sure we didn't get lost. He then guided us to his boat a few minutes off the road, where we got on a small pontoon type boat. Chamila was our guide and he spoke good English and was friendly and knowledgeable. He knew the names of the many birds we saw. We were able to use their binoculars, which was great. If you like nature and want to experience it somewhere quiet and beautiful, I thoroughly recommend it.
5. Kalamatiya Bird Sanctuary
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4.5 based on 62 reviews
Reviewed By jeffwS8480OZ
We were staying at Turtle Bay Resort and had an arranged early morning boat trip through the Bird Sanctuary. Our boatman came and met us at the hotel at 6:30 am and it was only a five minute walk to the lakeside. We were blessed with a beautiful bright calm tranquil morning. It was a fabulous way to spend a couple of hours, with just the sound of the water as our boat was being expertly punted through the lagoon, including heavily weeded areas. There were a couple of other boats on the water too but the reserve is large enough that we were on our own for 95% of the time. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable in knowing where the best locations were to see birds and he could identify them easily for us. He was also well prepared with binoculars and the Birds of Sri Lanka Guide book, as well as water and fruit for breakfast. Now my wife and I don't confess to be "twitchers" but we really enjoyed the experience, and counted 33 different species, including eight completely new ones to us. We also saw some black faced monkeys (grey langurs), and most memorable - a newly born water buffalo calf, so young it couldn't yet stand up, and our guide felt it was under 2 hours old. So...we Highly highly recommend Kalamatiya Bird Sanctuary with the guided boat trip. You don't need to know anything about birds to take pleasure in the reserve, and if you venture out early like we did you'll still be back in time for breakfast. .
