Tissamaharama is one of the most pleasant towns in the southern coast. The beautiful man-made tank (reservoir) in Tissa, Tissa Wewa with its remarkable bird life provides the scenic backdrop to the town. Tissa was the sanctuary in the deep south, where Sinhalese patriots fled to rally support against marauding Dravidian invaders from Southern India. Known by the name of Mahagama (great town), it was one of the principal settlements of the southern province of Ruhuna. Mahagama was founded in the third century BC by a brother of the King Devanam Piya Tissa of Anuradhapura, & later rose to prominence under King Kavantissa, father of the hero of the nation, King Dutugamunu of Ruhuna.

Modern Tissa is a bustling city with the main street lined with banks, shops & little cafes and kiosks. Refreshing breeze from the large reservoir sweeps the town. The town in turn is bounded by a beautiful expanse of paddy fields. In the midst of paddy fields stands most impressive of Tissa’s dagobas (stupas). The combination of cluster of dagobas & two beautiful tanks lend Tissa a certain distinction & a sense of history making it in sharp contrast with the other towns of southern coast.

Yala or commonly known as Ruhunu National Park offers dense jungle to scrubland and also to open parkland. Different methods of adaptation of plants to the drought is really interesting the trees being rather short, sometimes with spines and a reduced leaf- surface. The most prominent wild life species found in the Yala wild life reserve in Sri Lanka are the elephant and the leopard., but there are other several species as deer, sambur, bear, wild boar, wild buffalo, peacock, crocodiles and many varieties of birds including migratory species.

Kataragama is one of the most important religious pilgrimage sites in Sri Lanka. It is a holy place for Buddhists, Muslims and Hindus, and the sprawling religious complex across the Menik Ganga contains buildings of all three religions.

In July and August, the predominantly Hindu Kataragama festival draws thousands of devotees, who make the pilgrimage over a two-week period. Apart from festival time, the town is busiest during weekends and on poya days

Kirinda is a small but beautiful village on the southern coast of Sri Lanka. It has a beautiful beach and a Buddhist vihara built on a huge round rock. The area is also close to the great and little basses reefs which provide some of the most spectacular scuba diving in the country. One of the most well known attractions in Kirinda is the statue of queen Viharamadevi. This is situated on the spot where she is said to have landed after being set adrift on the sea from Kelaniya. The rock temple mentioned above is largely believed to be the site of her landing.

Sithulpawwa rock temple is historically significant and identified as one of the greatest 2nd century sites of Buddhist scholarship. With a history of over 2200 years, this is an ancient place of worship in the Hambantota district. The modern name Sithulpawwa is derived from the ancient ‘Cittalpabbata’, ‘The hill of the quiet mind’. It is said that in the 1st century AD as many as 12,000 Arahants lived here (monks that have achieved the highest mind level in Buddhism). Unlike the great monasteries in Anuradhapura and other towns, life at Sithulpawwa was hard and a monk or nun lived there only if they were interested in silence and solitude. Located opposite the Maha Sithulpawwa rock which is 400 feet (122M) in height is a cave temple. This cave temple, which is 67 feet high and 30 feet long, is part of the intricate cave-complex at Sithulpawwa

The Ridiyagama Safari Park is a project by the Department of National Zoological Gardens, opened to the public on March 28 this year. The project’s key aims are to provide a suitable natural habitat for excess animals of the Dehiwala Zoo, conduct breeding programmes on threatened animal species, and to educate people on animal conservation.

This is an international tele cinema village which built on an area of 230 acres in Hambanthota,adds a new era in filming industry of Sri lanka.The venue is having all the year round dry weather suitable for filming and outdoor work and abundant extend of land, natural environment with paddy fields, Katharagama mountains, Yala national park, the sea itself not far away, all easily accessible in the immediate vicinity. The tele village itself constructed with all modern facilities was a hand waver to the local industry and the International counterparts.

Hambantota is famous for its salt flats and intensely hot arid zone climate. With sweeping sandy beaches on the side,The Hambantota International Airport is a proposed international airport to be built in the town of Mattala in Hambantota. After completion, it would be one of the only two international airports in the country.There is an international harbour which is under development at Hambantota.In support of the new harbour, construction work started in 2006 to build a broad gauge railway to Hambontota.The Hambantota Cricket Stadium, with a capacity of 25,000 seats, exists in this area. Hambantota was chosen as one of the venues hosting cricket matches during the 2011 Cricket World Cup.The Hambantota Wind Farm, is also located in this area, and is the only existing wind farm in the country.