Itinerary advice

How many days
in Pasikuda?

Short answer: 3 nights.

The luxury answer: 3 nights.

Pasikuda (Passikudah) is a wide, shallow crescent bay on the east coast where you can wade for several hundred metres in waist-deep, glass-clear water. It is the gentlest swimming on the island and a natural fit for families.

  1. Day 1Arrival. Transfer in, slow afternoon at the bay.
  2. Day 2Catamaran & reef. Morning sail and snorkel, lunch on the beach.
  3. Day 3Batticaloa. Day trip south to the Dutch fort and lagoon villages.