Pasikudah or Pasikuda is a coastal resort town located 35 kilometers northwest of Batticaloa. It is home to the Pasikudah Mariamman temple. Pasikudah is easily accessible from the cities of Trincomalee and Batticaloa. The nearest airport to Pasikudah is Batticaloa Airport, which has scheduled flights operating from Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport.

Since 2009, Pasikudah has become a popular tourist destination amongst locals and foreigners alike. Pasikudah is fast becoming an investors hub as foreign and local investors have shown interest in developing tourism along the beach. The Sri Lankan government's strict environmental policies have prevented certain plans for mass development, although economic policies have promoted development to a certain extent.

Pasikudah has some of the most picturesque and scenic beaches found in Sri Lanka, relatively unspoilt and clean and its known to have one of the longest stretches of shallow reef coastline in the world. People walk kilometers into the sea because the water is only a few feet deep and the current is relatively weak compared to the rest of Sri Lanka's coasts. It is also now getting popular as Little Maldives.