Koggala is one of the beautiful tourist destination and one of the longest beaches near Unawatuna. Koggala is a small littoral town, situated at the curb of a lagoon on the south coast of Sri Lanka, located in Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.Koggala is large bio diversity place that is bounded on one side by a reef, and on the other by a large lake, into which the multitudinous side stream of the Koggala Oya drain. Koggala is very important because that place is famous author Martin Wickramasinghe was born in Koggala. He describes beauty of Koggala to write Madol Duwa novel. The Koggala is also famous for Lake Safari, Koggala Giniwella Kathaluwa Buddhist temple, Stilt Fishermen, Fish Massage, Koggala beach, sea turtule farms, Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Art Museum, its distinct stilt fishermen. Koggala Giniwella Kathaluwa Buddhist temple is famous ancient Temples, it known for its murals and for the preserved first printing press, brought by the Dutch.
