Kalpitiya Beach

Kalpitiya is located in Puttalam district, North Western province of Sri Lanka. It is known for its natural environment.The people of Kalpitiya are mostly fishermen. It is a marine sanctuary with a diversity of habitats ranging from bar reefs, flat coastal plains, saltpans, mangroves swamps, salt marshes and vast sand dune beaches. The coastal waters are also home to spinner, bottlenose and Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins, whales, sea turtles, and the elusive dugong. Kalpitiya is home to a number of beach hotels. The beach is a starting point for off-shore whale and dolphin watching in Kalpitiya and offers various water related activities Kalpitiya is nominally the best location for Kitesurfing in the country.