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Marble Beach is in the Koddiyar Bay in Trincomalee. We passed the famous China Bay before reaching Marble Beach. This has a wonderfully wide clean beach with thick vegetation surrounding it. The ocean is shallow and ideal for relaxing in water, swimming, and play. For the most part of the day you can have the beach all to yourself. There are at least two lifeguards on duty all the time. Only a part of this beach is accessible to the public. The large part of the beach is a private beach operated by the Sri Lanka Air Force with it's wonderful bungalows, dinning areas and chalets. Towards the public access beach Bungalows that belongs to Marble Beach Resort operated by Sri Lanka Navy The food we had there was one of the neatest and most well prepared Sri Lankan style meals we had in Sri Lanka. The service provided by the staff was highest quality(Felt like they were under the command of someone all the time :)) Upon inquiry we were told all these guys have gone through at ...

Trincomalee is the most important port city in eastern Sri Lanka. The natural bay that has been converted to a harbor is a hot spot in sea fare in the Indian Ocean. We drove from Sigiriya to Trincomalee. Last one hour of the trip was painfully slow due to the road conditions in December of 2011. Double bullock cart is a rare sight - Sigiriya to Trincomalee Our destination in Trincomalee was well appointed Chaaya Blu by the sea. The view from the lobby The buffets were good. Not world class, however. Not worth if you are a picky eater or a calorie conscious person. They offered traditional Sri Lankan, Italian pasta station, sometimes Chinese and European. Lines for certain items prepared live were long and they didn't have a system to deliver it to you. Desserts were a wide variety, but lame and lacked good flavor that comes from fine ingredients. Fresh fruit varieties were very good. However, sugar soaked stewed fruit was not my favorite.  Hotel grounds were well ...