Galle Day Trip: Explore UNESCO Heritage City with Mangrove River Safari and More
4.8
33 Ratings
Colombo

Embark on a Galle day trip and discover the UNESCO heritage city, indulge in a mangrove river safari, visit a gem museum, turtle conservation project, and more. All-inclusive package with free pick-up and drop-off.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Bentota River - Bentota River Safari is one of the popular outdoor activities throughout the local as well as foreigners. This boat ride will take approximate 1.5 hours and you will be able to explore large area of mangroves , rare animals such as crocodiles , water monitors as well as some inherent birds.

What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • All Entry Fees & Activity Charges
  • Free pickup and drop-off
  • Lunch
  • Private Transportation with well experienced Driver-Guide
  • Bentota River Safari
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Galle Day Trip is organized by Bentota Travel Mart ( BTM ) for the tourists who stay at Wadduwa, Waskaduwa, kalutara, Beruwala, Bentota, Kosgoda, Ahungalla, Ambalangoda, Hikkaduwa, Galle, Unawatuna, Koggala, Ahangama, Weligama, Mirissa & nearby areas. Free pick-up & drop-off from these areas.

If you are looking to explore one of the UNESCO world heritage cities (Galle Dutch Fort) and enjoy some unique experiences & memories with a Mangrove River Safari, then our Galle Day Trip is one of the most identical excursions for that. NOT TO BE MISSED.

Attractions & Activities
•Bentota River Safari
•Gem Museum and Showroom
•Turtle Conservation Project
•Wood Carving Centre & Gallery
•Tsunami Photo Museum
• Buddhist Temple
• Dutch Fort Galle
• Stilt Fishermen in Koggala

Inclusions
•Free Pick-up & Drop-off
•Private Transportation
•All Entry Fees & Activity Charges
•Bottle Water
•Lunch

Key Points
•Tour Starts from pick-up points at 7.00am

This is an All Inclusive package & No hidden costs

  • This is a full package activity which includes entrance fees, activity charges, transportation and taxes for above mentioned activities & attractions.
Location
Colombo
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Tracet_t
Jul 8, 2024
Absolutely brilliant - Absolutely great these trips, driver brilliant made us feel safe. Looked after me when I wasn't well. So friendly. Brilliant for the money
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Stevehobson1997
Apr 26, 2024
Great and Memorable Trip - Great trip that provides good value for money. Really friendly driver who collected from our hotel. Comprehensive itinerary takes you to great locations. The highlights are the river safari and turtle hatchery, providing such amazing and memorable experiences. Unfortunately our vehicle experienced tyre issues but the driver remained calm, polite and apologetic, we were quickly transferred to a different vehicle to swiftly get us on our way again, we understand these things happen so reassured him we didn't mind. Our only recommendation to improve would be to receive some information on the history and story of the Galle fort instead of it just being a quick walk round by ourselves. Would highly recommend.
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Alojz
Mar 16, 2024
Very strong experience - We enojoyed the whole day trip, but the river safari was for us the highlight of the day. Our river guide Harinda was very nice, very skillfull in finding the animals and explaining the jungle stuff. His excitement about the local nature and ability to describe the nature relations made it an unforgetable experience!
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320frederiqueb
Mar 13, 2024
Beautiful day of discoveries - Great day of discoveries of all kinds Departing from Kalutara we first took a slow boat ride on the river and in the mangrove where we could see different animals Then different stops - visits to Galle where we were able to walk - visit the fort as we wanted, The included meal was good (buffet)
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Adventure595416
Mar 10, 2024
Recommended day trip - River safari on the Kaluganga, went on a boat trip through the mangrove jungle and saw lots of animals, including crocodiles. Several museums about handicrafts, a very moving tour through the tsunami museum, up close with the animals in the turtle rescue center, Galle and the huge fortress, pretty alleyways in the city, nearby stilt fishermen show off their skills.
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610birthel
Mar 6, 2024
a very expensive trip, but nice trip. but is dragged around to jewelry making to buy. otherwise everything fine, got to - a very expensive trip, but nice trip. but is dragged around to jewelry making to buy. otherwise everything fine, got to see a lot, however the driver was not so good at English
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Jade
Jan 10, 2024
Brilliant tour with great guide! - Such a fun day touring galle and surrounding area. We got to see so much, and our guide was so lovely. Particularly loved the safari and turtle conservation, we saw so much cool wildlife!
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Sraykova
Jan 2, 2024
Mind-blowing - What an amazing trip that was. I had my 5 year old with me and he had a blast, too. From start to finish. The safari trip is just mind-blowing and the rest of the activities, too. So many things to see and experience. Thanks to Benton’s Travel Mart, I didn’t have to think of anything- just ride along and enjoy. They are super punctual, they pay attention to details and go above and beyond to meet your expectations and fulfill extra wishes and demands. Highly highly recommend them. Don’t even think twice. We had a blast! Thank you, Sam and everyone!
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Dream668346
Dec 26, 2023
Great trip - Just got back from a great day out at Galle, with the river safari, sea turtle sanctuary etc. our driver was Dinesh & he was lovely- so helpful and efficient. I didn’t catch the name of our river guide but he was also so nice, so knowledgable about the river and the mangroves, great at spotting hidden animals & a welcome provider of coconut water and pineapple in the middle of our trip. I’d also like to say a huge thank you to the men at the precious stones shop, who were so kind & helpful when our daughter suddenly didn’t feel well. Thoroughly recommend this trip. Sam is very attentive and communicates well via WhatsApp, ensuring that you know exactly what is happening when.
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Relaxandenjoyhere
Dec 21, 2023
Road trip with many experiences - Very varied and superbly organized. River Bentota was brilliant and superbly run. We saw countless animals - it was fantastic. We would book the tour again!
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