Kikili Beach is at Talpe (Thaple), a secluded village by the beach 122km south of Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. 2 km to the north of Talpe is the popular holiday resort, Unawatuna beach and further 5 km to the north is Galle. Sri Lanka's South Coast with coconut palm fringed beach stretches for miles to the north and south. The serene Koggala river and the cinnamon estates in the interior can be reached by a short walk or by three wheeler. Talpe (Thalpe) has a range of villas and boutique hotels but, nonetheless, offers some budget accommodation, too.

Talpe is one of the few places where the traditional, yet diminishing, stilt fishing still continues. At the chest high water off shore where the poles planted in the sea bed. Each pole is fixed with a wedge of wood making a toehold of a seat barely enough for one to sit precariously about a meter higher than the level of the water. Each pole is occupied by a fisherman with his line cast into the incoming waves hook small fish.

Reaching Kikili Beach
Vostors are able to reach Kikili Beach Talpe (Thalpe)by main southern motor road called Galle Road or by the southern railway. However Talpe being a small fishing village having only a minor train station, not all trains stop therein. Of course, express trains running from Colombo to Matara do not stop at Talpe. Air Taxi from Colombo Int'l Airport at Katunayake, Negombo to Koggala is, indeed, the quickest way to reach Kikili Beach. A 15 minutes drive from Koggla takes the guests to Kikili Beach.