Colombo Trip Overview
Galle is one of the historical part of Sri Lanka. Most beautiful beaches and historical rivers. A Unesco World Heritage Site, this historic city is a delight to explore on foot, an endlessly exotic old trading port blessed with imposing Dutch-colonial buildings, ancient mosques and churches, grand mansions and museums. Wandering its rambling lanes you’ll pass stylish cafes, quirky boutiques and impeccably restored hotels owned by local and foreign artists, writers, photographers and designers.
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Duration: 12 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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Galle is one of the historical part of Sri Lanka. Most beautiful beaches and historical rivers. A Unesco World Heritage Site, this historic city is a delight to explore on foot, an endlessly exotic old trading port blessed with imposing Dutch-colonial buildings, ancient mosques and churches, grand mansions and museums. Wandering its rambling lanes you’ll pass stylish cafes, quirky boutiques and impeccably restored hotels owned by local and foreign artists, writers, photographers and designers.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Induruwa Sea Turtle Conservation Project & Sea Turtle Information Center, Colombo Galle Main Road, Induruwa 80510 Sri Lanka
Sea Turtle Conservation Project & Sea Turtle Information Center
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Madu River, Nilwala River Safari, Bridge View, Custom Road, Balapitiya , Sri Lanka 941906362 Call And Contact, Balapitiya 80550 Sri Lanka
Discover the unique beauty of Madu Ganga River on a boat trip. A relatively unspoiled lagoon, the Madu Ganga estuary is a 915 hectare complex coastal wetland ecosystem that opens to the Indian Ocean.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Ariyapala Mask Museum, 426 Main Street, Ambalangoda 80300 Sri Lanka
Home of the low country masked dancing (devil dancing) and mask making. An interesting mask museum and a delightful beach for sea bathing.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Galle Fort, Church Street, Galle 80000 Sri Lanka
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 on wards. 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.
Duration: 3 hours
