- Culture Resort, 24, Beach Road, Matara, Sri Lanka.
- +94 412 238 930
- [email protected]
- Monday - Sunday: 24x7
- Culture Resort
- +94 412 238 930
- 474 - 937-8270
- [email protected]
The most important thing is not to do anything but to relax. Polhena beach is one of the safest an amazing beaches in the country. The breathtaking sea beach with golden sands will inspire you. A Coral barrier reef offers us with fantastic all year long snorkeling and diving on the warm and secure southern shore of Sri Lanka. You can enjoy fishing just in our front yard, while sipping a Sri Lankan beer or fresh coconut water. When snorkeling in the shallow water in front of the resort, very often you will come across a turtles throughout the year. We have a collection of books about, history of Sri Lanka, Buddhism, Eastern philosophy as well as contemporary reading.
Yoga classes to be organized in due course. The hotel will provide complimentary bicycle to explore the Matara city and village life style. On a market day, you will find fresh fruits of all varieties, our guests are most impressed by the many varieties of banana which you do not find in most parts of the world. Bird watching at “Kirala Kale” is only a 30 min bicycle ride away. Crocodile watching on the banks of magnificent river Nilwala in our experience you will not be disappointed. Whale watching tours can be organized.
The building at Nupe is an early Dutch building and a prominent landmark in Matara. It was constructed to be used as a market. At present, it is used as a training centre for artists engaged in performing arts and is administered by the Cultural Centre of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and National Heritage.
The oldest building within the fort is the Dutch Reformatory church, which is situated near the entrance. It was built by the Dutch in 1706., the date however etched above the entrance, 1767, refers to the reconstruction of the church by the Dutch following the Matara Freedom Fight.
The 18th century star fort was named "Redoute (Fort) van Eck" after Lubbert Jan Baron van Eck , the Dutch governor at the time. The decorated gate bears a date of 1763, the fort's name, the Dutch coat of arms, and - within its lunette-shaped pediment - the insignia of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). A chain-operated drawbridge crosses the fort's moat.
The 3m (10ft) tall Bodhisattva is sculpted in bas-relief within a hillside niche. Avalokiteshvara is identified by his typical iconography and details of costume, including the seated Buddha in his crown. Signage dates the figure to the 6th century AD; other proposed dates have run as late as the 8th-9th centuries. Weligama is only 6 Km away from the Culture Resort.
The sea between Matara (Dondra) and Galle is guaranteed to be the easiest places to watch whales, a top spot to watch blue whales and sperm whales.
Southern Sri Lankan beach is famous for surfing, you can hire surfing gear and there are surfing class and camps along the southern beach. There are no incidents of shark attacks and shark have not been sighted anywhere in southern beach.
Dondra is the southernmost point of Sri Lanka. Dondra Head lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Dondra Head near the southernmost point of Sri Lanka. This is the tallest lighthouse in Sri Lanka and also one of the tallest in Southeast Asia.
