Why Hikkaduwa is our Favourite Beach Town in Sri Lanka!

In our opinion, Hikkaduwa is the best beach town in Sri Lanka. And that's saying something, because Sri Lanka has many incredible beach towns! When we think about the best beach towns in Sri Lanka, we think about the best accommodations, best restaurants, best night life, best beaches, and we want a town with lots to do! Hikkaduwa has all of these things, and the laid back vibe is the cherry on top.

In this video we take you to some of our favourite spots in Hikkaduwa including Hikkaduwa beach, Sea Salt Society, the place to see wild sea turtles, and the best accommodation in Sri Lanka, Banana Leaf. One of the reasons we love Hikkaduwa so much is because that's where the Banana Leaf apartments are, and they are our favourite place in Sri Lanka to relax and make ourselves at home. If you want to check them out yourself, you can book your apartment at: https://www.airbnb.ca/users/show/15705541?locale=en

Our dear friend and host at Banana Leaf, Amila, cooked us the most incredible Sri Lankan feast so we could share with you all what a home cooked Sri Lankan meal looks like! Sri Lankan food is some of our favourite in the whole world, and Amila's cooking is AMAZING! We are so spoiled to have the opportunity to eat Sri Lankan food with a local who has grown up cooking these incredible dishes.

We hope this video convinces you that Hikkaduwa is the best beach town in Sri Lanka! It is definitely one of our favourite places in the whole country and think you will agree that it is one of the best tourist destinations in Sri Lanka. We have lots more Sri Lanka vlogs in the works because we are on a road trip around the whole country, so please hit subscribe to follow along on the incredible adventure!

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== Chapters ==
00:00 How gorgeous is Hikkaduwa!?
00:48 Our story with Sri Lanka
01:44 Welcome to Banana Leaf - our favourite place in Sri Lanka
04:19 Nicole's goals for Sri Lanka
06:09 Hikkaduwa Beach (aka paradise)
07:38 Hikkaduwa's famous sea turtles
09:26 Everyone loves tie dye, right?
10:43 No hate about the burger, we were in India a long time...
12:04 Yes you can swim here!
13:05 Sri Lankan food prepared by our incredible friend

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Hey there! We are Nicole and Mico, full-time travel vloggers searching for adventures all around the globe. In March 2021 we quit our jobs, sold our belongings, and hopped on our first ever one-way flight leaving our home country #Canada. We believe #travel builds understanding that reaches across culture, language, and boundaries, and we want to share our experiences as we create connections all over the world. If you like learning about unique places, new cultures and different foods, then come follow our adventure as we explore all our beautiful planet has to offer.