Day-Tour to the Historical Galle Fort (with Snorkelling in Balapitiya)
Highlights
Galle, Kosgoda, Balapitiya, Colombo
Locations Covered
Galle, Kosgoda, Balapitiya, Colombo
boating, historical, Snorkeling
Group Tour
1 Day
Easy
Arabic, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Tamil
Languages
Arabic, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Tamil
Description
Sign up for a short tour of Galle and see the marvellous European architecture of the Galle Fort, also a World Heritage Site. Learn about the Galle Fort while soaking in the surrounding beauty, and visit a turtle farm in Kosgoda. Witness the traditional fishing method of the 'stick fishermen', go to Hikkaduwa town, and enjoy taking the boat trip to snorkel in the waters of the Madunagala River.
Itinerary
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Galle Day Tour
- Meet your guide on arrival at the airport or the hotel. You can start your journey then.
- Leave for Galle; the first stop is at Kosgoda, where you will visit the turtle farm. Galle is the best example of a fortified city built by Europeans in south and Southeast Asia, showing the interaction between European architectural styles and south Asian traditions. The Galle fort is a World Heritage Site and the largest remaining fortress in Asia built by European occupiers.
- Go around sightseeing the city. Visit the Galle Dutch Fort, the Galle Museum, a gold Dutch church and the British church.
- Proceed and see the 'stick fishermen' sit on sticks while fishing in the traditional way. After that, you can go to Hikkaduwa. Hikkaduwa is a small town on the south coast of Sri Lanka. It is located in the Southern Province, about 20 km northwest of Galle.
- Visit to watch corals on a glassed bottom boat. If you like, you can go snorkelling. After that, we will have a boat trip to the Madunagala River in Balapitiya with its famous 68 islands.
- Head back to our meeting point via Beruwala and Colombo.
Distance: 340 km (up and down)
What's Included
What's Excluded
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What To Bring
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.