Day Tour to Bentota

Day Tour to Bentota

Get out of the city and visit the seaside town of Bentota on this full-day tour from your Arrival/Colombo or Negombo. Depart from your hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle and head to the green fields of the Bentota countryside. Linger at a Buddhist temple and  a Cinnamon garden before embarking on a Madhu Ganga boat ride. Explore the house and grounds of Lunuganga and pause at Kothduwa Temple.
• Hassle-free pickup and drop-off from your Arrival/Colombo/Negombo hotel
• Travel comfortably in an air-conditioned vehicle
• Go on a Madhu Ganga boat ride
• Visit the grounds of Lunuganga and admire the architecture

What clients can expect

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Stop at: Sea Turtle Protection Association, Bentota, Galle District, Southern Province

 Kosgoda Turtle Care program aims to protect sea turtle eggs and increase hatching rates. We not only do hatching, but also we treat disabled Turtles and treat the weak ones due to fishing. Our staff patrols the beach all night looking for mother sea turtles that come out of the ocean to lay their eggs. release of baby turtles (in the evening) Please tip your guide if you enjoyed the tour. Additional donations to the centre is warmly welcomed.

Duration: 1 hour

 Stop at: Madu River, Balapitiya, Southern Province

Madu River is a wetland, near the Small town "Balapitiya" along the Colombo Galle highway. This is the point where the Estuary of the Madu river. The river flows through a terrain where it creates a large number of islands, and the eco system creates a beautiful wetland. The hotels around provide boat rides through the canals created at a good cost. And there are loads of places to stay, dine and wine.

 Duration: 2 hours

 Stop at: Lunuganga, Bentota, Galle District, Southern Province

 The Lunuganga Estate was the country house of the renowned Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa. The estate had been used as a cinnamon estate during the Dutch era and then a rubber plantation under the British. In 1948, the small house in the estate was given on rent to the local tax collector.

Duration: 30 minutes