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Nilaveli,
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A long, quiet white-sand beach with a coral island offshore.

Nilaveli sits just north of Trincomalee — a long, broad ribbon of pale sand and turquoise water, with Pigeon Island National Park a short boat ride offshore. The east-coast season runs from May to September, when this is one of the calmest swimming beaches on the island.

Best time: May to September. Duration: 3 nights.

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