From Colombo: Private Full-Day Bentota Tour Private Day Tour: Explore Bentota from Colombo
ID: GYG255252-441872
Category:
Country: Sri Lanka
Duration:
09:00 hours
Description
The first place you will visit is the strange and yet beautiful Lunuganga estate. The next place for your perusal is the highly engaging Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery. Finally you will visit Balapitiya for the ultimate experience, the Madu River Safari.
Explore Bentota with a fully immersive tour that starts at Bawa’s estate in Lunuganga, continues to a turtle hatchery, and ends with a Buddhist monastery and fish massage. Learn all about Sir Geoffrey Bawa, the much-renowned lawyer turned architect who made the estate his country home.
Next, visit the incredible turtle hatchery where you can learn all about sea turtles and their conservation. See baby sea turtles swimming in hatch pools. Visit Balapitiya before experiencing a boat safari on the Madu River. See the dense mangrove forest that grows along the marshy banks of the river. Your guide will also take you to an island with an old Buddhist monastery.
End your tour with a famous fish massage. This “massage parlor” is a hut standing on stilts in the middle of the river with a netted area containing the fish. Sit on the deck of the hut with your feet in the water, while the fish work their magic.
Highlights
- Witness Geoffrey Bawa’s creations at the Lunuganga Estate
- Go on a lovely boat safari along the Madu River
- Visit the Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery
Guiding languages
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
