Mount Lavinia is a mostly residential suburb, known as Colombo's beach retreat, and is famed for its “Golden Mile” of beaches and has long been a hot spot for tourism and nightlife.

Knee boarding is an aquatic sport where the participant is towed on a buoyant, convex, and hydrodynamically shaped board at a planning speed, most often behind a motorboat. Knee boarding on a surf style board with fin is also done in waves at the beach.

Peak season: October-May.