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St Joseph's Chapel
Catholic church
👍 This is the only roman catholic chapel and Apostalic Carmel sister's house in Galle fort area. Every sunday there is a English mass at 5.30 pm. It is a great place and chance to come for the mass to the foriegners. There is no car parking facility inside but you can park your vehicle one side of the...
4.60 (35 reviews)
(~6.85 km from centre)
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Thalpe Beach
Tourist attraction
😠 Just another scam to fool the tourists!
The place doesn't looks like the pictures used for its advertising and promotion.
It is not a seashore, just a small area constructed with a high porch for parking near the shoreline, where you have to pay 200LKR just to see some local people catching crabs...
4.50 (1.7K reviews)
(~2.58 km from centre)
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Jungle Beach, Unawatuna.
Public beach
👍👍 A place wanted to visit for long time...
Great view with more tourist attraction and most specially it has an adventurous route to get the beach through a jungle...
Near to the beach there's a Buddhist temple called "Japanese Peace Pagoda temple".
#Diving
#Swimming
#Paid parking
4.50 (1.5K reviews)
(~4.12 km from centre)
24
Dutch Reformed Church
Reformed church
Small 18th-century structure with stained-glass windows & tiled floors made of tombstones.
4.50 (309 reviews)
(~6.72 km from centre)
25
Dream Cabana - Rooms, Restaurant, Rope Swing
Restaurant
😠 If you read any of this review, please know that I'd highly recommend AVOIDING this venue at all costs.
The main reason we went here was to try the rope swing. Note that there are several places nearby and along the coast that have rope swings -- so you have options.
The place is a bit hard to fin...
$53/night
4.50 (275 reviews)
(~2.4 km from centre)
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All Saints' Church, Galle - Church of Ceylon
Anglican church
👍👍 Under the guidance of the 2nd Bishop of Colombo the Rt. Rev. Piers Calverley Claughton and under the leadership of Revd. Dr. George Schrader, later Archdeacon of Colombo, the construction of the church building was commenced. In 1868 October 30th the laying of the foundation stone was held. 1871 Feb...
4.50 (135 reviews)
(~6.67 km from centre)
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Black Galle Fort - Zwart Bastion
Historical landmark
👍👍 The history of the Galle Fort goes back to 1588 when king Rajasinghe I (1581–93) of Sitawaka attacked the Portuguese capital of Colombo forcing them to retreat to Galle, one of the flourishing ports from the ancient times. Here they built a small fort out of palm trees, coral stones and mud. They ca...
4.50 (113 reviews)
(~6.51 km from centre)
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Talpe Rock Pool Beach
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Amazing place that offers something unique. Some of the pools are 7-8 feet deep, so you have to be careful. It is not easy to jump in as it looks because of the waves. There is a couple of smaller pools on the edge that are not deep. Enjoy and be careful.
4.50 (106 reviews)
(~2.46 km from centre)
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The Frog Rock
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Frog Rock in Unawatuna is a stunning landmark that is a must-visit for any traveler in the area. This unique rock formation, which resembles a giant frog.
4.50 (105 reviews)
(~2.34 km from centre)
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Fort Entrance (Old Gate)
Tourist attraction
👍👍 An iconic part of the fort that needs no introduction. Mesmerizing to simply stand here and watch the bustling fort come to life or sit on the terrace of the archeological society just across.
4.50 (99 reviews)
(~6.58 km from centre)
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Sea Turtle Farm & Hatchery koggala
Animal protection organization
👍👍 Fantastic initiative to protect the Turtles 🐢 with a recuperation facility and a hatchery. Good explanation from the guide too.
4.40 (1.8K reviews)
(~4.65 km from centre)
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Dewata Beach
Surf school
👍👍 This is my hometown. The beach is very clean compare to the pther down south beaches. Very limited space, but fantastic for surfers. Anyone can go have a walkon the beach unlike other places.
4.40 (449 reviews)
(~4.52 km from centre)
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Natural Pool Thalpe
Tourist attraction
😠 Unfortunately I can’t recommend visiting this place. In real looked quite different than on the pictures plus the beach and surroundings were full of trash! A local guy also out of the sudden charged only us(tourists) for parking, where you don’t find any sign or info about it 🥴
It anyway seemed li...
4.40 (265 reviews)
(~2.47 km from centre)
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Historical Mansion Museum
Museum
👍👍 Experience was worthy enough because lots of srilankan history was there to see . Every one should visit this place ones before die because items in there are no were you can find . Lots of old porcelain items are there to watch. Old camera , medical equipments , old weapons , chandeliers , typewrit...
4.40 (228 reviews)
(~6.49 km from centre)
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Unawatuna Beach
Tourist attraction
👍👍 On this list of best beaches in Sri Lanka, a name sure to appear is Unawatuna Beach. Just an hour away from Sri Lanka’s capital city, Colombo, this beach is a heaven for beach bums. With fancy restaurants, bars, shacks, beach properties, shopping streets and fun activities worth engaging in that are...
4.40 (150 reviews)
(~3.44 km from centre)
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Fort Dew Guest House and Restaurant
Guest house
Relaxed lodging offering rooms with 4-poster beds & ocean-view balconies, plus a rooftop restaurant.
$45/night
4.40 (144 reviews)
(~6.91 km from centre)
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Sea Turtle Hatchery - Habaraduwa
Animal protection organization
😠 Please, please never visit this place!!!
It was so incredibly terrible that we left crying.
We were there in the evening and thought it was already closed. A man came towards us and told us we could visit the reception center for 1500 LKR. We gave it to him and then he said exactly one sentence: "Th...
4.30 (1.9K reviews)
(~3.9 km from centre)
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Handunugoda Tea Estate
Tea manufacturer
Displays of old tea machinery, tastings & horseback rides on the grounds of a tea plantation.
4.30 (375 reviews)
(~9.67 km from centre)
40
Maritime Museum
Maritime museum
Underwater artifacts, ship models & other marine-centric exhibits in a Dutch warehouse from 1671.
4.20 (919 reviews)
(~6.62 km from centre)