Coconut Cultural Park

Just behind the resorts, this attraction is dedicated to the coconut, surely the world's most remarkable plant and inexorably linked with Sri Lanka (its cultivation is mentioned in the Mahavamsa). Visitors wander under coconut groves and learn about the coconut palm's many uses – timber for housing and shelter, coir rugs and rope, cooking oil and toddy. Coconut ice creams are on sale and other useful plants are showcased.