Casuarina Beach

An attractive stretch of sand with good swimming and, as the name indicates, a shoreline backed by mature casuarina trees. It's popular with folks from Jaffna on weekends, and has a couple of fried rice vendors and an ice cream shop disguised as an airplane. Buses from Jaffna to Karainagar pass within 2km of the beach, from where you can hire a three-wheeler.

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