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The vast majority of the beach dogs in Unawatuna are incredibly lazy heavily accustomed to tourists and completely harmless. They mostly just want to sleep quietly in the shade near your sunbed.
However to remain entirely safe you absolutely should not try to aggressively pet them or wake them up suddenly. Local animal charities actively vaccinate many of them but treating them with respectful distance is always the smartest choice.
Scam Watch: galle
Someone befriends you and offers a "once in a lifetime" opportunity to buy gems at wholesale prices and resell them abroad for huge profit. They may show you fake export certificates. The gems are worthless glass or low-quality stones.
Restaurants without visible prices. Bill arrives with inflated charges (500 LKR coconut becomes 1500 LKR). "Service charges" added without disclosure.
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