A hip destination on the south coast, Unawatuna is popular with beach and party lovers for its exceptional site in a bay sheltered from the wind and the strong Indian Ocean by the Rumassala headland, which separates it from the bay of Galle. Along the long crescent of sandy beach, trendy terraces and bars open their doors to DJs in the evenings and the maze of lanes is choked with pedestrians and tuk-tuks!