Galle (formerly Point de Galle) is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the southwestern tip, 119 kilometres (74 mi) from Colombo. Galle is the provincial capital and largest city of Southern Province, Sri Lanka and is the capital of Galle District.

Highlights

• Dutch & the English fort
• Meetiyagoda Moonstone mine
• Maadu River Safari at Balapitiya
• Turtle hatchery

Dutch & the English 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 onwards. 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

Sea bath in Unawatuna

Unawatuna is one of the biggest tourist destinations in Sri Lanka and is the most “famous” beach in the country. It is a lovely banana-shaped beach of golden sand and turquoise water, surrounded by green palm trees!

Meetiyagoda Moonstone mine

Meetiyagoda is an illustrious name in the world of moonstone mining. It‘s Sri Lanka‘s largest moonstone mine and Sri Lankan moonstones are renowned for their blue shine that makes a difference to Indian moonstones. The finest and rarest moonstones have an almost transparent colourless body with a strong blue shine. Afterwards going to cinnamon plantation (small holdings).

Maadu River Safari at Balapitiya

Maadu River is a famous river with 64 islands and it’s famous for its natural habitation as mangroves, wildlife & rural lifestyle.

Turtle conservation project

This project is situated in Induruwa, in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. The main purpose of the project is to incubate turtle eggs and release the baby turtles to the sea.

Pickup Time : approximately 08:00am from the first hotel.

Inclusive of : Entrance Tickets, Boot Safari, Transportation, Lunch