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Dutch Fort - Galle
A 350 year old Dutch fortress, interesting sites include the
original gateway, traditional Dutch buildings, a church built in
1752, a maritime museum and the light house. It is an UNESCO
World Heritage Site.
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Distance / Direction :- |
50 km to the South, on
the coast |
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Duration of visit :- |
5 hours |
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Turtle Hatchery - Kosgoda
Adult and baby turtles can be seen here.
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Distance / Direction
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10 km to the South,
on the coast |
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Duration of visit :- |
2 hours |
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Brief Garden - Kalawila
A luscious tropical garden aesthetically laid out on 5 acres
of land. A wide variety of tropical trees and plants can be
viewed here.
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Distance / Direction
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11 km to the East |
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Duration of visit :- |
2 hours |
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Sinharaja Rain Forest - near Kalawana
An UNESCO World Heritage Site, 8,800 hectares in extent. A
wide variety of trees, shrubs, climbers, herbs and fauna are
found here. There are well over 200 species of trees and woody
lianes. The vertebrate species of Sinharaja include 20 amphibia,
16 snakes, 29 tetra pod, 147 birds, 11 fish and 39 mammals.
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Distance / Direction
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80 km to the East |
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Duration of visit :- |
11 hours |
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Fish Market - Beruwela
A typical Sri Lankan fish market where the nights catch is
auctioned to retail sellers.
Active from 5.30 a.m. to 8.00 a.m.
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Distance / Direction
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8 km to the North,
on the coast |
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Duration of visit :- |
2 hours |
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Buddhist Temple - Kalutara
A famous and highly venerated temple on the Colombo-Galle
Road.
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Distance / Direction
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24 km to the North,
near the coast |
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Duration of visit :- |
3 hours |
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Coral Sanctuary - Hikkaduwa
A marine park of multi-colored fish and living corals. Over
200 species of fish and 80 species of corals are found here.
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Distance / Direction
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30 km to the South,
on the coast |
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Duration of visit :- |
5 hours |
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CIS Sports Centre - Bentota
Facilities include Tennis, Squash, Archery, Wind surfing,
Water Skiing, Jet Skiing etc.
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Distance / Direction
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6 km to the North, on the coast |
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Duration of visit :- |
Depends on activities |
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Diving/River Cruises/Deep Sea
Fishing
Arrangements can be made on request |
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