Things to do in Trincomalee

A colonial-era fort guarding the Trincomalee headland, its wooded grounds roamed by wild spotted deer and leading up to Koneswaram Temple.

A cluster of seven square wells of naturally warm mineral water enclosed in a walled bathing complex west of town.

A dramatic clifftop Hindu temple to Shiva on Swami Rock, high above the ocean at the tip of the Trincomalee headland.

A long, quiet stretch of white sand north of Trincomalee, popular for swimming and as the gateway to Pigeon Island.

A protected coral island off Nilaveli with one of Sri Lanka's best shallow snorkelling reefs and resident blacktip reef sharks.

The nearest sweep of golden sand to Trincomalee town, lined with guesthouses and calm swimming water.