Family-Friendly Private Galle City Tour
From $80.00
Price varies by group size
Free cancellation
Up to 24 hours in advance. Learn more
6 to 8 hours (approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Good for avoiding crowds
Overview
Short on time in Galle? Then this private, family-friendly tour covers the city and its coastal highlights in one day, making it ideal for short-stay visitors and cruise passengers. Admire UNESCO-listed Galle Fort and Galle Lighthouse, trace the coast to the Hikkaduwa Turtle Hatchery and Tsunami Museum, and take a wildlife-watching cruise on the Madu River. Private transport and Galle hotel and cruise port pickup and drop-off included.
- Private full-day Galle and coastal shore excursion and tour
- Explore cobbled Galle Fort to see its colonial buildings and lighthouse
- Visit Hikkaduwa Turtle Hatchery and see Sri Lanka’s stilted fishermen
- Spot wildlife on a cruise on the Madu Ganga River
- Learn about the devastating 2004 tsunami at the Tsunami Museum
- Includes private Galle hotel and cruise port pickup and drop-off
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After pickup from your Galle hotel or Galle cruise port, set off by private, air-conditioned vehicle with your driver-guide for your tour.
Visit UNESCO-listed Galle Fort, the 16th-century Portuguese-built fort later expanded by the Dutch and British. Admire the cobbled lanes and Dutch-style buildings, and view Galle Lighthouse, a replica of the beacon built by the British.
Follow the coast to visit the Hikkaduwa Turtle Hatchery, home to marine turtles and other wild sealife, and learn about the devastation caused by the 2004 tsunami at Telwatta’s Tsunami Museum.
Visit a beach for photos of Sri Lanka’s stilt fishermen, famous for sitting on poles planted in the sea, and enjoy a cruise on the Madu Ganga River, watching for wildlife of this bio-diverse region.
Pause for lunch (own expense), and take in other highlights. Visit the moonstone mines and the Handunugoda Tea Estate to learn about tea harvesting.
Your tour ends at the original starting point.
Visit UNESCO-listed Galle Fort, the 16th-century Portuguese-built fort later expanded by the Dutch and British. Admire the cobbled lanes and Dutch-style buildings, and view Galle Lighthouse, a replica of the beacon built by the British.
Follow the coast to visit the Hikkaduwa Turtle Hatchery, home to marine turtles and other wild sealife, and learn about the devastation caused by the 2004 tsunami at Telwatta’s Tsunami Museum.
Visit a beach for photos of Sri Lanka’s stilt fishermen, famous for sitting on poles planted in the sea, and enjoy a cruise on the Madu Ganga River, watching for wildlife of this bio-diverse region.
Pause for lunch (own expense), and take in other highlights. Visit the moonstone mines and the Handunugoda Tea Estate to learn about tea harvesting.
Your tour ends at the original starting point.
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