Nilaveli is one of Sri Lanka’s most unspoiled stretches of coastline, a long, wide beach of white sand and clear blue water located just north of Trincomalee on the east coast. Calm, gentle, and undeveloped, it is an ideal destination for swimming and snorkelling, and serves as the launch point for excursions to nearby Pigeon Island Marine National Park. The east coast’s dry season from May to September makes Nilaveli one of the finest summer beach destinations.