Ahangama

The south coast's quietest surf town. The correct place to end this particular journey.

Ahangama sits on the south coast between Weligama and Galle --- distinct enough from both to have its own character. The town has a local surf scene, a fishing harbour that operates at 4am, and a beach that has not been fully colonised by tourism. After the north, Ahangama offers the decompression that the end of a long journey requires.

Experiences at this stop

• Surf --- intermediate south coast reef

The reef breaks around Ahangama --- Kabalana and Midigama --- are intermediate-level right-handers for surfers ready for something more demanding than the Weligama beginner break.

• Fishing harbour at 4am

The Ahangama fishing fleet launches before dawn. The harbour at 4am is the south coast in its working register. Thirty minutes here gives the journey its correct final image of the island.

• Day trip to Galle Fort

The full Galle Fort experience is 20 minutes from Ahangama. A final afternoon in Galle, having completed the journey through the north, gives the Fort's colonial history a context that visiting it at the beginning of a trip cannot.