Kalpitiya peninsula is rich with biodiversity: a Bar Reef Marine Sanctuary, lagoons, virgin forests, fauna & flora, mangroves, exotic bird life, sea turtles, dolphins and whales.

The Kalpitiya Integrated Development Project: The Kalpitiya Integrated Development Project (KITDP) in its blue prints of grand design has earmarked fourteen unspoilt islands out of the numerous small islands to be developed as resorts to generate environment friendly sustainable tourism.

Excursions from Kalpitiya: Across the Dutch bay of Kalpitiya lagoon in the mainland is Willpattu National Park, the largest wild life sanctuary of Sri Lanka.