Located in the North-Western province of Sri Lanka, in the Puttalam district, Kalpitiya is becoming a rapidly popular tourist destination that features 14 of its own small islands more than 150 kilometres away from the dense city of Colombo. On the northern tip of the Kalpitiya peninsula, accessible via a long sand route or through a boat ride across the lagoon, the Uchimunai Church overlooks the water with a view to Wilpattu National Park..