Day 03
03 Day Tour From Galle
Day 01 - Galle to Sinharaja Rain Forest.
- Pick you up from Galle hotel
- Transfer to Sinharaja Rain Forest.
- Sinharaja Forest Reserve is a national park and a biodiversity hotspot in Sri Lanka. It is of international significance and has been designated a Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The hilly virgin rainforest, part of the Sri Lanka lowland rain forests ecoregion, was saved from the worst of commercial logging by its inaccessibility, and was designated a World Biosphere Reserve in 1978 and a World Heritage Site in 1988. The reserve's name translates as Kingdom of the Lion. The reserve is only 21 km (13 mi) from east to west, and a maximum of 7 km (4.3 mi) from north to south, but it is a treasure trove of endemic species, including trees, insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Because of the dense vegetation, wildlife is not as easily seen as at dry-zone national parks such as Yala. There are about 3 elephants and the 15 or so leopards are rarely seen. The most common larger mammal is the endemic Purple-faced Langur. Take part in a trekking trip of 5 to 6 hours covering the most important areas of Sinharaja Rain Forest to see Birds such as Jungle Fowl, Brown Capped Babbler, Spot Winged Thrush, Scaly Thrush and Malabar Trogon and many other birds, Butterflies and endemic plants. Sinharaja is a biodiversity hotspot in Sri Lanka. It is of international significance and has been designated a Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
- Lunch at a recommended restaurant
- Transfer back to Galle Stay overnight at the Hotel
Day 02 - Galle to Hikkaduwa
- Pick you up from the Hotel and leave for Hikkaduwa.
- Get into a Glass Bottom boat ride at Hikkaduwa to see underwater corals.
- Stop for lunch and visit at Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery near Galle
- To see various species of Sea Turtles, if you wish you could even release a baby Turtle to the Ocean.
- By the end of the day. Back to hotel
- Overnight at the Hotel
Day 03 - Galle City Tour
- Pick up from the Hotel and leave for Galle fort city tour
- to see some famous places. A city on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka. It is known for Galle Fort, the fortified old city founded by Portuguese colonists in the 16th century. Stone seawalls, expanded by the Dutch, encircle car-free streets with architecture reflecting Portuguese, Dutch and British rule. Notable buildings include the 18th-century Dutch Reformed Church. Galle Lighthouse stands on the fort’s southeast tip. Built by the Dutch, beginning in 1663, Galle's core is the Fort, a walled enclave surrounded on three sides by the ocean. A key part of the Fort’s appeal is that it isn’t just a pretty place. Sure, tourism now dominates the local economy, but this unique city remains a working community: there are administrative offices and courts, export companies, schools and colleges.
- After taking lunch take a walk around the old galle fort
- End of the the we take you back to your hotel
- Overnight at the Hotel
