Bentota Trip Overview
Join a local resident whose family has lived and worked in Galle for generations, on a guided walk through Galle’s historic 17C Dutch Fort – a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Galle’s natural harbour has long been a hub of trade dating back to ancient times. The accidental arrival of the Portuguese Lorenzo de Almeida in 1505, when his fleet of ships steered off course following a storm at sea, changed the history of this island nation. The Portuguese were followed by the Dutch and then the British in 1796. With each occupation, Galle’s landscape changed and the cultural influences remained. En route to Galle you can enjoy mangrove boat safari visit to turtle conservation projects. This fascinating excursion will give you a memorable glimpse into life within Galle Fort – one of the best preserved Colonial Fort’s in Asia.
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Duration: 8 to 10 hours
Starts: Bentota, Sri Lanka
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Bentota, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Join a local resident whose family has lived and worked in Galle for generations, on a guided walk through Galle’s historic 17C Dutch Fort – a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Galle’s natural harbour has long been a hub of trade dating back to ancient times. The accidental arrival of the Portuguese Lorenzo de Almeida in 1505, when his fleet of ships steered off course following a storm at sea, changed the history of this island nation. The Portuguese were followed by the Dutch and then the British in 1796. With each occupation, Galle’s landscape changed and the cultural influences remained. En route to Galle you can enjoy mangrove boat safari visit to turtle conservation projects. This fascinating excursion will give you a memorable glimpse into life within Galle Fort – one of the best preserved Colonial Fort’s in Asia.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Boat Safari, C362+GPM, Galle, Sri Lanka
Our guide will come with you for this Boat safari and he will explain to everything there. One of the best place to see mangrove at the lagoon. Birds and some other animals Cinnamon plantations, Buddhist temples
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Tsunami Honganji Vihara, Galle Road, Hikkaduwa 80240 Sri Lanka
you can see Tsunami memorials with our Guide.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Moonstone Mines, Mitiyagoda, Ambalangoda 80300 Sri Lanka
we will visit to Meetiyagoda moonstone mines, There we will see Blue moonstones mines which you can see only in Sri Lanka.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Galle Fort, Church Street, Galle 80000 Sri Lanka
you will visit to galle Dutch fort with our guide.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Sea Turtle Hatchery, E.K.Sunil Fernando S.A.Rohan Chaminda, Urawatte, Ambalangoda 80300 Sri Lanka
5 out of the seven species of sea turtles are you can see in this. They are one kind of disappearance animals because of human exploitation of natural resources. Thankfully, this hatchery has taken the onus to protect them. They start with keeping an eye on the nesting mother turtles, bringing their eggs to the secure environment of the hatchery and finally releasing the baby turtles into the sea.
Duration: 45 minutes
