Turtle Beach · Dikwella · less than 5 minutes from Hiriketiya

A quiet bay to slow down.

Ohana means family. A beach club and restaurant with its own stretch of sand, fresh food cooked to order, and nothing to hurry for.

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4.9 on Google, from 470+ reviews
Breakfast 08:00 to 11:00
Lunch and dinner until 21:00
Wild turtles on the reef
No alcohol, good mocktails

The beach garden of Ohana: sunbeds under the palms and the calm bay

Explore Ohana in 3D

Why people come

Away from the noise. Close to everything.

Less than five minutes from Hiriketiya, and it feels like another coast: no tuk-tuks, no loud music, no crowd. Room to read, to swim, to eat well, to do very little. Come for breakfast, with the children, with a laptop or for Sunday's fire.

Eat well

The day's catch off the grill, bowls, curries, and breakfasts from around the world. Cooked to order, never spicy unless the menu says so.

The restaurant

Stay all day

Sunbeds, hammocks and swings on our own stretch of beach, with the bar a few steps behind you.

The beach club

Stay for the sunset

From four o'clock: a sunbed, an aperitivo, then your table in the first row by the water, with oil lamps and candles.

Sunset & dinner

Move and breathe

Yoga in the oceanfront shala, workshops with what the sea leaves behind, and a bonfire every Sunday.

The shala

Before you come

Walk through Ohana, stop by stop.

Drag the pictures, or swipe. This is the way you would meet the place, from the gate to the fire.

**01 · The gardenYou leave the road behind**Palms, raked sand and the bay opening in front of you. Shoes are optional from here.

**02 · The loungeShade, cushions and the breeze**Low tables and rattan mirrors, open to the sea on one side.

**03 · The restaurantA table by the water**The day's catch from the grill, bowls, curries, and no hurry at all.

**04 · Our stretch of beachYour sunbed, under the palms**Free all day, one for each person, with 10,000 LKR a person on food and drinks. Otherwise 1,000 LKR an hour each, towel included.

**05 · Between two palmsThe hammocks**Free for our guests. Bring a book: one chapter tends to turn into three.

**06 · The reefThe turtles' home**Borrow a mask at the bar and float quietly. Never touch, never feed.

**07 · The shalaMove with the ocean beside you**Classes through the week, workshops in the afternoon.

**08 · The swingsGolden hour**The palms light up and the sky over the reef turns peach.

**09 · The first rowDinner on the sand**Oil lamps and candles, a whole fish from the grill, and the sound of the bay.

**10 · Sunday, 18:00The fire**A circle on the sand, free, every week. Come as you are.

Choose your day Walk around it in 3D

The easy way

One price, and the day is taken care of.

Tell us which day. We keep your place, and everything in the pass is ready when you arrive.

From 16:00 · for two

Sunset & Dinner on the Beach

The evening we like most. Two sunbeds for the golden hour, something to nibble while the sun goes down, then your table by the water, with oil lamps and candles.

Two sunbeds from 16:00, on us
Aperitivo: two mocktails, Papadam Nachos and two Baja fish tacos
A table in the first row, on the sand, with oil lamps and candles
Red Snapper for Two, whole from the grill, with its sides and gravies
Grilled Pineapple to share
Filtered water, soft music, no hurry

24,000 LKR for two

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08:00 to 21:00 · per person

The Ohana Day

Come with nothing planned. Breakfast, lunch, something in the afternoon and dinner, with your sunbed waiting all day.

Your sunbed for the whole day, on us
Breakfast: any World Breakfast or toast, with a coffee and a smoothie bowl of your choice
Lunch: any bowl, salad or starter, with a fresh juice
Afternoon: a house iced tea and Papadam Nachos
Dinner: Grilled Catch of the Day, Sweet Prawn Curry, Ohana Zuppa di Pesce or, vegan, Tempeh Steak with Pineapple Curry; then a dessert
A snorkel mask for the reef, and filtered water all day
A massage as an extra: coming soon

19,900 LKR per person

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08:00 to 17:00 · per person

The Work Day

A seat at the long work table, in the shade, with the sea in front. Sockets close at hand, Wi-Fi, and lunch brought to you.

Your seat at the work table, for the day
Wi-Fi and a power socket at the table
Two coffees or teas, when you want them
One fresh juice
Lunch: Tuna Poke Bowl, Veggie Bowl or Avo Toast
Filtered water all day, and a swim when you close the laptop

7,500 LKR per person

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Swim early, lunch after · per person

Snorkel & Lunch

Meet the turtles of the bay the right way, then sit down to the catch of the day.

A snorkel mask, and where to walk in
The five rules of the turtles, told in two minutes
A sunbed for two hours after your swim, on us
Grilled Catch of the Day with its sides
One fresh juice

8,900 LKR per person

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Prices in Sri Lankan rupees, plus the 10% service charge. Reserve the day before when you can: the passes are few.

From the kitchen

Simple, fresh, cooked for you.

A few of the plates people come back for. The whole menu, with prices and allergens, is one tap away.

Grilled Catch of the Day

A whole snapper cooked on the bone, basted with garlic and thyme and served with our fire-roasted tomato salsa. Made…

7,900 LKR

On the menu

Tuna Poke Bowl

Hawaii by way of Sri Lanka: marinated raw tuna tossed in spicy sriracha mayo over warm rice, with avocado, cucumber…

4,500 LKR

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Yemeni Shakshuka

Two soft poached eggs on a warm cumin and paprika tomato sauce, under a spoon of schug, Yemen's fiery green chilli…

3,250 LKR

On the menu

Mahi Mahi Pineapple Curry

A grilled fillet on coconut mashed potatoes, under a golden curry of coconut milk and sweet pineapple, fragrant with…

6,900 LKR

On the menu

Tropical Smoothie Bowl

Papaya, banana and pineapple blended thick and cold with coconut milk, then crowned with sliced fruit, our kithul…

3,200 LKR

On the menu

Karapincha Mojito

Curry leaf, the scent of every Sri Lankan kitchen, takes the mint's place, muddled with lime and lifted with our…

2,200 LKR

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The bay

The turtles were here first.

Wild sea turtles often feed on the reef in front of us, most of all early in the morning and at sunset, often a few metres from the beach. Borrow a mask at the bar, it is on us, float quietly and watch.

We ask one thing: never touch, chase or feed them. They stay because the bay is calm.

Swim with respect

A wild sea turtle swimming over the reef

The five of the beach

They chose us. Now they are Ohana.

Cappuccino, Baby, Nero, Avena and Malakai walked in from the beach one by one and stayed. Every Thursday morning a class in the shala raises money for two street-dog associations, WECare Worldwide and The Dziko Project.

Meet the dogs

Cappuccino, Baby, Nero, Avena and Malakai, the five dogs of Ohana

What guests say

In their own words

Can't believe this place exist in a busy place like Hiriketiya. Very relaxing and peaceful environment with an amazing view.

Chamuth Rusiru on Google

Ate breakfast here every day. Good food, good coffee beautiful view out over the ocean, chill atmosphere, very friendly staff and even friendlier dogs!

Daniel Birkeland on Google

You can just sit there, enjoy the ocean view and listen to the waves while your child plays in the sand or swims in the ocean right in front of you.

Olga on Google

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The magic word

Say “Ohana hug”

You found us here, so here is a little secret. Say it at the till when you order and a Ceylon Cinnamon Iced Tea is on us.

One for the table, with anything you order, on your first visit after reading this.

The journal

Notes from the bay

Beaches and slow days · 5 min

A slow day in Dikwella, hour by hour

A slow day in Dikwella from sunrise to an early night, hour by hour, for people who want to do very little and to do it well, at Turtle Beach.

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Yoga and wellness · 5 min

A wellness day by the sea in Dikwella

A wellness day by the sea in Dikwella, hour by hour, with a yoga class, a swim, good food, rest and the sunset, and what our Move and Brunch pass holds.

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Working by the sea · 5 min

A working week by the sea in Dikwella

A sample week of remote work at Ohana in Dikwella, with a class in the shala, a swim, the Sunday fire, and an honest word on heat, glare, sand and calls.

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The whole guide

Come and see

Turtle Beach, Dikwella.

Turtle Beach, New Tangalle Road, Batigama, Dikwella 81200, Sri Lanka

Breakfast 08:00–11:00 · lunch and dinner 11:00–21:00 · every day

Less than five minutes from Hiriketiya by tuk-tuk or scooter.

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See you at Ohana

Come with nothing planned.

Breakfast can become a long coffee. A swim can become an hour in the sun. Let the day take care of itself.

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