Wattala, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Wattala is a safe, lively suburb just 5 kms north of Colombo. Since very few tourists visit the area, you’ll meet local Sri Lankans going about their daily lives. You will be treated with friendly kindness and generosity wherever you go AND you’ll only pay local prices!
There are a variety of good quality restaurants, mainly Sri Lankan, Indian and Chinese, all are very reasonably priced. Colombo, down the road has every type of restaurant and bar you could want.
The house has its own pool. If you’re after a nearby swim at the beach we recomend the Pegasus Reef Hotel (15 mins by 3-wheeler) which has a beach and pool as well as a super fish and SL buffet restaurants. For a whole day out at the beach, we’d recommend going to Negumbo (40 mins by taxi), the nearest ‘tourist’ destination.
Getting around
There are regular suburban trains and buses to Colombo (journey 20 – 40 mins).
You can also book Uber or ‘Pick Me’ (Sri Lankan version of Uber) vehicles which are cheap and efficient.
For longer trips we’d recommend that you use a personal driver. Jay can arrange this for you, should you wish.