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Galle Dutch Fort
Fortress
Built in the 16th century, this preserved Dutch sea fort houses a network of museums, shops & cafes.
4.70 (17.2K reviews)
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Galle Lighthouse
Historical landmark
Historic lighthouse at a fort with simple style & a nearby beach popular with swimmers.
4.60 (4.8K reviews)
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Galle Fort Clock Tower
Historical landmark
Longstanding tower featuring a large clock face, built in 1883 on top of a former guard room.
4.60 (3.1K reviews)
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Sea Turtle Hatchery - Habaraduwa
Animal protection organization
๐ 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)
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The Long Beach Resort
Resort hotel
Relaxed rooms in a beach hideaway offering 2 outdoor pools, a spa & 2 restaurants.
$95/night
3.80 (1.8K reviews)
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Sea Turtle Farm & Hatchery koggala
Animal protection organization
๐๐ Fantastic initiative to protect the Turtles ๐ข with a recuperation facility and a hatchery. Good explanation from the guide too.
4.40 (1.8K reviews)
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Turtle Beach - Hikkaduwa
Tourist attraction
๐ turtles are held forcibly by locals to make money by selling seaweed or snorkeling. They are surrounded by circles of people, they have nowhere and no way to escape. They are forced to surface by tourists, touched or children sit on them. no one controls this. an animal torture ground for human gree...
4.30 (1.8K reviews)
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Thalpe Beach
Tourist attraction
๐ 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)
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Jungle Beach, Unawatuna.
Public beach
๐๐ 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 (1.6K reviews)
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Galle Fort Attractions and Jumpers Sri Lanka
Tourist attraction
๐ Located on the edge of the Iconic galle fortress. Great view point from the spot. Have to be a good diver to do diving from the spot though, but there are several areas where you can get down to enjoy the salty water ๐ฆ๐๏ธ Must visit place on your bucket list if you're visiting Sri lanka..
4.60 (1.2K reviews)
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Hotel Hasara
Guest house
๐๐ A well known hotel in Galle.. You can buy food at reasonable prices here..
$21/night
3.80 (998 reviews)
14
ฤriapฤla Mask Museum
Museum
Museum with a collection of traditional masks & related artifacts, plus a workshop, store & library.
4.30 (965 reviews)
15
Maritime Museum
Maritime museum
Underwater artifacts, ship models & other marine-centric exhibits in a Dutch warehouse from 1671.
4.20 (919 reviews)
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Lunuganga
Hotel
Former residence of a renowned Sri Lankan architect, offering accommodation & guided garden tours.
4.50 (749 reviews)
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Yatagala Raja Maha Viharaya
Buddhist temple
Old Buddhist temple complex built into rock formations featuring many statues & a serene atmosphere.
4.70 (705 reviews)
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Kottawa Reserve Forest
Nature preserve
๐๐ Another calm and cool environment situated in Galle. In the rainy days there are too many leaches. other than that there are not too much. but you have to prepare for it. A 17km drive from Galle town in the Udugama road you can arrive this place. I saw Brown-capped Babbler, Yellow-browed bulbul, Dar...
4.50 (692 reviews)
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Neluwa Doovili Ella
Tourist attraction
๐๐ Beautiful place to visit with friends and family. Can climb up and see the beauty of water falling down fro rocks. People bath in safe places. Near the entrance, there are 2 pools build for the visitors 5ft and 7ft in depth. So enjoyable and its safe to be with children too.
4.60 (502 reviews)
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Stilt Fisherman
Fishing pier
Beach with local fishermen on top of stick crosses demonstrating on-water stilt fishing.
3.70 (489 reviews)