About the Activity:
- If you are looking for an amazing day tour to Galle in Sri Lanka, this is a perfect fit for you.
- Get picked up from your hotel in Galle at around 7:00 AM and begin your trip to visit the turtle hatchery point located 5 Km north of Balapitiya where you can see the cute little turtles hatching and making their way into the sea.
- Aftermath, take a walk through spice herbal garden, and acquaint yourself more about the local plantation.
- Embark on an approx. 2 hour Madu river boat safari and delight in the picturesque environs accompanying you.
- Later, visit the famous mask factory in Ambalangoda and then reach Moonstone mine place at Hikkaduwa and admire the skill of locales in extracting this precious stone.
- Admire the stunning Buddhist temple, Cinnamon Island, Hikkaduwa, Galle dutch fort city and T-Sunami photo museum.
- Conclude this exciting trip by going on a shopping spree in Bentota and then you will be dropped off to your hotel in Galle at around 5:00 PM.
Explore the fortified city of Galle on two wheels on this cycling tour. Led by a cycling guide, set out into the city with your bicycle and helmet and ride past the old Galle Fort and city. Enjoy light refreshments along the way.
About the activity:
-This cycling tour will start at 2:30 pm and the assembly point of the tour would be the operator house/office. Here you will be greeted by your cycling guide that will accompany you on the tour. Further, you will be provided with bottled water, helmets and a city bike or mountain bike of your size.
-After a short briefing, you start the tour with an experienced English-speaking local guide. Ride from office to Galle city. En-route, you can see many activities of the local people and fishermen working.
-After reaching Galle city, a visit to Galle Fort can be conveniently started at the old entrance after cycling along the seaside towards the old warehouse.
-After cycling inside the Galle Fort, we come out from the New Entrance that was constructed in 1873 piercing rampart between Son and Moon Bastions which is being used even today.
-Also, visit the Murugan Hindu Temple which was established in the 1790 and fruit market and vegetable market established in 1880. As the tour concludes, you will back to the same destination from where you have started.
Timings: 2.30 pm (except Monday)
Total Distance: 16 Km / 10 Mile
Starting/Ending Point: No: 49/A, Heenatigala Road, Unawatuna, Galle, Sri Lanka (80600)
How to reach?
You will easily get public and private transportation to reach the starting point.
Note:
-The tour can not be booked on Monday.
-Minimum age should be 10 years.
-Half price for children under the age of 12.
About the Activity:
Enjoy an adventurous cycle ride to a lagoon and village in Galle. Get picked up from your hotels at 8.30 am for morning schedule or 2.30 pm for the afternoon schedule, and proceed to the start point from where the cycling will start. During your cycling trip, cycle through gravel roads passing mangroves, villages and beautiful paddy fields and enjoy a light refreshments too. The delightful journey will take 3 hours for a complete exploring of the location. End your adventurous cycling trip and get dropped off to your respective hotels.
The package provides you with comfortable bikes for the activity. You are also provided with an experienced local guide who would assist you throughout the journey. The package ensures safety by providing helmets along with water and refreshments to enhance the experience. The package is inclusive of all government taxes and service charges.
Start Point of the Activity: The starting point of the activity is No: 49/A, Heenatigala Road, Unawatuna, Galle, Sri Lanka (80600)
Timings: The package comes with two time period options i.e 8.30 am in the morning and 2.30 pm in the afternoon.
Note: The participants below 12 years of age will be considered as children.
About the Activity:
- If you are looking for some amazing and adventurous cycling trip, this tour is a perfect fit for you.
- Your trip begins at 07:30 AM, by getting picked up from your hotel at Colombo and proceed to Galle Fort, from where the cycling trip will start
- Cycle along vast stretches of paddy fields and coconut farms, before you stop for a lip-smacking lunch at around 1 PM in the home of an aristocratic Lankan family.
- During your lunch, acquaint yourself about their authentic culture and traditions and also get a chance to learn a few words from their language.
- Aftermath at around 3 PM start cycling again and reach the tea factory, where you can witness the process of tea making and also can taste various types of teas.
- Leave from the tea factory at around 4.15 PM and cycle till the Galle Fort where you will drop your cycles.
- Transfer back to Colombo from Galle Fort and after reaching there at 7.30 PM. end your tour.
Transfers: Private vehicle (capacity of 3 people)
Timings : 7:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Pick up point - Colombo hotel within city limits
Drop point: Colombo hotel with city limits
Hiyare Rainforest is a preserved rainforest that runs as an Animal Rescue Programme. Your visit here will bring you very close to injured wild animals that have been rescued and are receiving treatment. And, the short guided nature walk in the rainforest will allow you to enjoy some endemic flora and fauna that can be seen in Sinhara Rain forest.
About the tour:
-You will be picked up from your hotel by an air-conditioned car with an experienced driver and drive to Hiyare.
-Visit Hiyare forest which will bring you close to the wild animals. After it, enjoy a short nature trail in the rain forest which will best for those who do not want to spend a long time trekking.
-As the tour concludes, you will be dropped off at your hotel.
Timings: 7:30 am - 10:30 am
Time duration- 3 Hours
Starting/Ending Point: Your hotel from Galle
Note:
-Minimum 2 people are required to book this tour.
-Maximum 8 people are required to book this tour.