Southern Coast Tour to Handunugoda, Ahangama, Galle and Kosgoda
You will be picked up from your hotel in Negombo at 6:30 am.
Your first stop is the Handunugoda Tea Factory, where you will arrive at approximately 9:30 am. The Handunugoda Tea Factory revived the ancient Chinese tradition of creating Virgin White Tea, which remains untouched by human hands during the manufacturing process.
During the one-and-a-half-hour tour of the factory, see how this mysterious process takes place to create one of the world's top luxury teas.
Next, travel to Ahangama to meet the amazing and skilled stilt fishermen, one of the most iconic figures of Sri Lanka. Learn how they practise this unique and intricate fishing technique from a local practitioner of this ancient tradition.
Have lunch and proceed to Galle. This coastal city has withstood three foreign invasions, during which time it grew from a bustling port - once the main stop for ships travelling east - into a fortified yet beautiful city with many monuments that have withstood the ravages of time.
See Galle Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Galle Lighthouse, the National Maritime Museum, the picturesque cobblestoned streets, and many more colonial remnants.
Leave Galle at 3:30 pm to visit the Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery, a journey that takes approximately 1 hour.
Learn about the five types of sea turtles that visit Sri Lanka for nesting and how the nests are protected.
You will be able to see and touch baby turtles and view some of the fully grown turtles being treated for injuries and ailments.
At the end of the tour, you will be dropped back at your hotel.
