A guide to Trincomalee's commercial centre: its fish market, multicultural streets, and everyday harbour town character, visiting tips and map.

A guide to Dutch Bay in Trincomalee: a sheltered cove within the great harbour, its colonial-era name, visiting tips and map.

A guide to Nilaveli beach near Trincomalee: its palm-lined coastline, gateway role to Pigeon Island, whale watching, visiting tips and map.

A guide to Pigeon Island National Park off Nilaveli: one of Sri Lanka's three marine parks, its reef sharks and turtles, visiting tips and map.

A guide to Uppuveli beach near Trincomalee: its lively bars and restaurants, sunrise views, proximity to town, visiting tips and map.

A guide to the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Trincomalee: over 360 Allied WWII graves, its role after the fall of Singapore, visiting tips and map.

A guide to Kanniya Hot Wells near Trincomalee: the Ravana legend, seven wells of varying temperature, shared multi-faith sanctity, visiting tips and map.

A guide to Passikudah and Kalkudah beaches near Batticaloa: their shallow turquoise waters, tsunami recovery, contrasting characters, visiting tips and map.

A guide to Batticaloa: its lagoon, Dutch fort, colonial contest history, and the persistent legend of its singing fish, visiting tips and map.

A guide to Velgam Vehera near Trincomalee: a rare Chola-restored Buddhist temple, its Tamil name and inscriptions, visiting tips and map.