Arugam Bay is on the list of the top ten surf points in the world. Situated on the East Coast of Sri Lanka Arugam Bay receives the same Antarctic winter swell's that hit Indonesia in the middle of the year. The best time of the year is between May and October with July and August as best months when the predominant wind is offshore for at least the first half of the day. Due to its location, the area is dominated by right hand point breaks. There is a beach break in front of the Stardust Hotel, which can be fun for body surfing or for beginners but that's about it. Three of the point breaks "The Point", "Pottuvil Point" and "Crocodile Rock" are within an hour by tuk tuk ride from the Hotel, with "The Point" being visible (15 min walk) from the hotel. There are several other points that are within a 1-hour's ride or can be accessed by boat.
Magul maha viharaya is located to the south of Sithulpauwa, here the remains of the Buddhist temple can be viewed. The entire Vihara complex had covered an extent of around 10,000 acres where ruins of a palace, moonstone, monastery, bo-maluwa, stupas, ponds etc. were found scattered all over. It is believed that the temple is located on the spot where king Kavan tissa married Vihara Maha Devi. 'Magul' refers to wedding in Sinhala; the temple was built to celebrate the nuptials of the king. The Magul maha Viharaya is situated within the Yala national park and visitors could view the ruins without paying an entrance fee. One could combine a visit to Sithulpauwe and Magul Maha Viharaya as they are located closely together..
Lahugala National Park is 192 miles from Colombo on the Colombo, Wellawaya, Moneragala and Siyabalanduwa Road. There are 3 tanks (Lahugala, Kitulana and Sengamuwa) within the National Park and all of them are covered with Beru (Opilismanus Compositus) grass favorite among Elephants. Lahugala is connected to Yala East National Park and Galoya National Park and is in an elephant corridor. The main tank Lahugala (also called Mahawewa) is by the side of the main road at 191-mile post is the elephant crossing to the tank, which is 600 acres in extent.Bird life is also plenty in the tanks and the jungle-specially the birds of prey. Other animals including Spotted Deer, Wild Boar, Sambhur, Leopards and Sloth Bear could also be seen.