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Sri Lanka South Coast: Galle, Fort, and Turtle Hatchery
4.8
65 Ratings
Galle
Embark on a private day trip from Colombo/Negombo to explore the stunning sights of southern Sri Lanka. Visit Galle, experience a boat ride at Maduganga Ganga, and discover the Turtle Hatchery. Don’t miss the iconic Dutch Fort and the Japanese Peace Pagoda!
Embark on a private day trip from Colombo/Negombo to explore the stunning sights of southern Sri Lanka. Visit Galle, experience a boat ride at Maduganga Ganga, and discover the Turtle Hatchery. Don’t miss the iconic Dutch Fort and the Japanese Peace Pagoda!
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Galle Fort - Walk on the walls of the fort and capture memorable photos with the assistance of your guide.
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Madu Ganga Biodiversity Area - Embark on an incredible mangrove boat safari on Maadu Lake, including a fish foot massage during the journey. Spot fascinating wildlife such as crocodiles, large lizards, and various bird species.
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- Galle Fort - Walk on the walls of the fort and capture memorable photos with the assistance of your guide.
- Madu Ganga Biodiversity Area - Embark on an incredible mangrove boat safari on Maadu Lake, including a fish foot massage during the journey. Spot fascinating wildlife such as crocodiles, large lizards, and various bird species.
- Kosgoda Sea Turtle Conservation Project - Gain an exceptional experience at the sea turtle conservation project in Kosgoda. This wonderful organization is dedicated to protecting sea turtles, caring for their eggs and young hatchlings for up to five years until they are ready to be released.
- Unawatuna Beach - Savor lunch at a highly-rated beachside restaurant on the popular Unawatuna Beach, and take a stroll along the coast.
- Galle Fort Lighthouse - Capture stunning photos with the Galle Fort Lighthouse and walk along the fort’s walls.
- Stilt Fishermen Sri Lanka - Create lasting memories by trying your hand at stilt fishing. Learn the techniques from local fishermen and experience this unique activity firsthand.
- Japanese Peace Pagoda - Visit the Japanese Peace Pagoda.
- Galle - Explore the city of Galle.
- Sea Turtle Farm Galle Mahamodara - Visit the Kosgoda sea turtle conservation project.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- On-board WiFi
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All Expressway Toll Fees
- All fees and/or taxes
- Driver’s Food
- Private transportation
- On-board WiFi
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All Expressway Toll Fees
- All fees and/or taxes
- Driver’s Food
Additional Information
Experience the highlight of Sri Lanka’s South Coast with this tour. It includes a visit to Galle, a city steeped in colonial history, where you’ll get to explore the famous Dutch Fort that surrounds the city. Wander along its fortifications and the cobbled lanes that weave throughout the fort. You’ll also visit the Ambalangoda mask factory, enjoy a…
Experience the highlight of Sri Lanka’s South Coast with this tour. It includes a visit to Galle, a city steeped in colonial history, where you’ll get to explore the famous Dutch Fort that surrounds the city. Wander along its fortifications and the cobbled lanes that weave throughout the fort. You’ll also visit the Ambalangoda mask factory, enjoy a notable boat trip on the Maduganga River, and stop by a turtle hatchery. As an added bonus, you’ll also visit the iconic Japanese Peace Pagoda.
Location
Galle Fort
Church Street
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(65 Ratings)
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Timsd2869ja
Oct 12, 2024
A great day trip - I had a great time with Shaminda seeing some of Southern Sri Lanka. My favorite spot was Fort Galle.. a great spot. The boat ride was lots of fun as well. Thanks for some great memories.
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Stephenpk4610on
Oct 12, 2024
Yala safari tour - The Yala safari tour was great. Saw the leopard and many other wildlife animals
Many thanks to my driver/guide Vidu
An informative and lovely guy
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N43healexg
Oct 5, 2024
Excellent trip with Shaminda - Had a wonderful trip to southern Sri Lanka with Shaminda on Oct 3rd, 2024. He came on time, accomodated any requests that I had (stop for coffee and breakfast, etc.), and took me to all the cool spots. It was a treat tour that took ~12 hours from start to finish. I was back just around dinner time as we left at 6 am. All the spots are great, driver is awesome, car is very comfortable (I even napped on the way back).
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Asifi2408
Oct 4, 2024
Best day trip from Colombo! - I took the southern Sri Lanka day trip with Sigiritrip tours! It was a very pleasant experience and my guide Roshan was the best! I would highly recommend this tour to anybody who is here for a short stay in Sri Lanka and doesn’t have the time to move to other remote places from Colombo.
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Jason_b
Sep 17, 2024
Great tour and guide - This was a great tour and my guide Vidu was excellent. This is a great trip to take when in Colombo to see some of Sri Lanka outside of the capital city. There are a lot of different activities offered on this tour and Vidu did an amazing job of telling me about all the options and letting me decide what I wanted to do the most. Vidu is also a great driver, which is very important because Sri Lanka traffic is pretty intense, but I was able to just relax and look at scenery with Vidu driving. I would say that you will interact with lots of people on this tour, like boat drivers, farmers, hatchery workers, waiters, etc. While certainly not required to tip everyone, I wish that I would have had a bit more cash with me on this tour so that I could tip all of the hard working people that helped show me a little bit of their wonderful country.
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Robertafw7961uk
Sep 14, 2024
Galle - Vidu was great at showing other places, very helpful and interested in showing us the beautiful things. he made us taste the red banana and fresh coconut juice. he is very flexible. he was always interested if we were hungry or thirsty. I can only recommend doing the trips to sri lanka with Vidu.
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Akshay_a
Sep 10, 2024
5 star experience with a 5 star tour guide - A five star trip, a 5 star tour guide cum driver cum true Sri Lankan Mr Vidu
He took us to local exclusive things as well like yellow coconut and red banana and many local stories, food and places in addiition to the planned trip
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Ewa_g
Aug 31, 2024
Explore the culture of Sri Lanka - This tour is one of a king and one of thr nest experience in Sri Lanka if you would like to explore the culture of the place fully. So many interesting spots to visit, the driver is great and very knowledgeable. We had a wonderful experience
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Neha_v
Sep 22, 2024
Beautiful day with a very knowledgable host - My trip with Vidu was very enjoyable! He had so much knowledge of the sights and towns. He also aimed to add something extra to the experience and let me customise the tour as needed. He is a very knowledge tour guide and such a lovely guy! I highly recommend this tour specially vidu!!!
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734jasmynh
Sep 17, 2024
Roshan was a great host and driver! - Roshan was a great host and driver! He was very kind, always held the car door open for us, and waited patiently as we explored each location. He even bought us tamarind pod snacks that were unique and delicious. And he took us to see a couple stops around Colombo.
Overall we had a great trip. It was a nice way to see Galle and very informative. However, the trip had a lot of extra fees that they were not upfront about. These actual fees should be explicitly listed in the itinerary before booking. For example, we went to the river safari and that was an additional $30 pp. The turtle conservation was another $20.
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