
SRI LANKA - Trincomalee
Trincomalee, often just called Trinco, is a city on North Eastern Coast. The city saw a lot of fighting during the civil war. Now developing as a tourist location, Trinco is famous for its beaches like Uppuveli (6km) and Nilaveli (12km) north of the city, and also for its hindu temples.
BEST TIME to VISIT TRINCOMALEE
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to SRI LANKA
From January to March (west&south) and July to August (east&north)

sandy beach

fishermen's boats on the beach

fishermen's boats on the beach

fishermen's boats on the beach

fishermen's boats on the beach

fishermen's boats on the beach

fishermen's boats on the beach

fishermen's boats on the beach

sandy beach

sandy beach

shop

young girls going to school

Fort Frederick - old colonial style building

Fort Frederick - old colonial style building

relax at the swimming pool

Lake shore with birds and boats

city and bay view

sandy beach and boats

Fort Frederick - old colonial style building

Fort Frederick - old colonial style building - now a school

deers are fed in a hindu temple

old cemetery

Pathrakali Amman Kovil hindu temple

hindu procession in the street - musicians

hindu procession in the street

hindu procession in the street

Fort Frederick - entrance gate

Fort Frederick - old building

Fort Frederick - entrance gate

Koneswaram Hindu Temple - Offerings are sold at the entrance

Koneswaram Hindu Temple - Offerings are sold at the entrance

Koneswaram Hindu Temple - Offerings are sold at the entrance

Koneswaram Hindu Temple - Offerings are sold at the entrance

Koneswaram Hindu Temple - Signboard at the entrance

Koneswaram Hindu Temple

large and old banyan tree

Koneswaram Hindu Temple

old stupa

stupa

old rocks

fishermen's boats on the beach - At the background, a small christian chapel, probably for the fishermen

shop

relax at the beach or at the swimming-pool

small hindu temple on the beach, probably for the fishermen

fishermen's boats on the beach

fishermen's boats on the beach

relax at the beach or at the swimming-pool

relax at the beach or at the swimming-pool

relax at the beach or at the swimming-pool

Koneswaram Hindu Temple

Koneswaram Hindu Temple

Koneswaram Hindu Temple

Koneswaram Hindu Temple

Mosque

relax at the pool

shop

inside a tuk-tuk

shop along the road

inside a tuk-tuk

small hindu temple

Ceremony at the hindu Temple

souvenir shop near a hindu temple

tuktuks and bus

shops

tuktuk and bus