Mattala Rajapaksa Hambantota Airport 2 hr 1
Narigama Beach (4 min) Long, golden sandy beach offering dramatic sunset views, beach bars & surfing waves. Galle Dutch Fort (31 min) Built in the 16th century, this preserved Dutch sea fort houses a network of museums, shops & cafes. Galle Fort - Lighthouse (32 min) Historic lighthouse at a fort with simple style & a nearby beach popular with swimmers. Galle Fort - National Maritime Archaeology Museum (30 min) Underwater artifacts, ship models & other marine-centric exhibits in a Dutch warehouse from 1671. Tsunami Honganji Viharaya (5 min) Galle National Museum (30 min) Circa-1656 Dutch building now a museum, with artifacts like masks, carvings, ship equipment & armor. Community Tsunami Education Center & Museum (6 min) Akurala Beach (10 min) Sandy beach with a reef barrier creating a swimming area with calm, shallow water. Hikkaduwa Lake (11 min) Mahamodara Sea Turtle Hatchery Centre, Galle (24 min) Family-run turtle rescue center with tanks for injured creatures & newly hatched babies. Galle Fort - Dutch Reformed Church (30 min) Small 18th-century structure with stained-glass windows & tiled floors made of tombstones. Hikkaduwa Beach (2 min) Popular beach with a coral reef for snorkeling, plus glass bottom boat tours & surfing. Galle Fort Clock Tower (30 min) Longstanding tower featuring a large clock face, built in 1883 on top of a former guard room. Sea Turtle Hatchery & Rescue Center (5 min) Dedicated to preserving sea turtles, this small outfit features displays & tanks with hatchlings. Ariyapala Masks Museum, ආරියපාල වෙස් මුහුණු කෞතුකාගාරය (20 min) Museum with a collection of traditional masks & related artifacts, plus a workshop, store & library. |