Location
Mirissa is a small beach town and a fishing port located on the Southern tip of Sri Lanka. The warm Indian Ocean is the only thing between you and the next large land mass, the continent of Antarctica or Africa.
Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka and your most likely  entry point onto the Island unless you are swimming is about 150 km North West. This  translated into roughly a 3-4 hour trip by road depending on traffic and how  insane your driver is. 
        Mirissa Beach is  sandwiched between the towns of Welligama and Matara and it is about  35 KM or  1 hour South of the fort city of Galle by bus. 

