Galle and Bentota Day Tour

Tour Starting Point: Any Hotels in Colombo or Negombo / Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)
Galle Fort
Galle Fort Lighthouse
Galle Fort Maritime Museum
Kosgoda Sea Turtle Hatchery
Madu River Boat Ride
Located near the southern end of the country, Galle enjoys a nice coast line. And it’s a district that enjoys a great variance of scenarios, from beaches to marsh lands to dry planes to hills. To add to the natural beauty, Galle Fort has a great history too. The history goes in to king solomon’s time. It is believed that Galle Fort is the ancient seaport “Tarshish”, from which king solomn drew the ivory and other valuables. It’s been the most prominent seaport before the western rule of the country. Persians, Arabs, Greeks, Romans, Malays and Indians were doing business through Galle port. The “modern” history of Galle starts in 1505, when the first Portuguese ship was drawn by a storm and the captain Lourenzo de Almeida came near Galle. But he did not land, Later they occupied many Sri Lankan Coastal towns, and by 1597, built a small fortification in Galle.
  • Stop At : Galle Fort
Galle Fort, in the Bay of Galle on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, was built first in 1588 by the Portuguese, then extensively fortified by the Dutch during the 17th century from 1649 onwards. It is a historical, archaeological and architectural heritage monument, which even after more than 432 years maintains a polished appearance, due to extensive reconstruction work done by Archaeological Department of Sri Lanka.
  • Stop At : Kosgoda Sea Turtle Hatchery
The center functions mainly as a hatchery and makes huge efforts to increase the rate of hatching, and survival of baby turtles in their very initial stages. However the Care Centre also works on sick or injured adults; treating them and releasing them back into the ocean. They also run volunteer programs and awareness programs for local and international visitors. The Kosgoda Turtle Care centre is a great place to learn and love nature while also having fun. It is hands-on and family friendly and therefore should definitely be visited on your holiday to Sri Lanka.
  • Stop At : Madu River Boat Ride
The Madu River is very rich in biodiversity. The Madu River area surrounding the river are all swampy marshlands covered in mangrove forests. The forest covers over 61 hectares, that is over 150 acres. It is interesting to note that mangroves play a huge part in preventing erosion. The region continues to be a treasure trove to biologists and ecologists with many undiscovered species in the unreachable depths of the mangrove forests. The plant life in turn have supported a large number of wildlife that depends on them.
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Inclusions

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • English Speaking Driver guide
  • Water Bottles for every day
  • Transport by Air-Conditioned Private Vehicle
  • Free WiFi

Exclusions

  • Entrance Tickets
  • Lunch & Meals
  • Expenses of personal nature