Why You'll Love Balapitiya Balapitiya's main draw is what lies just inland: the Madu Ganga, a wide estuary dotted with dozens of small islands and dense mangrove forest, explored by boat safari — one of the best wildlife-watching boat trips on the west coast.
See the full Madu River boat safari guide — mangrove channels, cinnamon islands and a Buddhist temple islet.
Balapitiya's location makes it an easy stop for travellers already moving along the west coast beach towns.
Balapitiya sits between Bentota and Hikkaduwa — see the full Madu River boat safari guide.
