Kotte Diyawanna Oya SPB 1 hr 43
Jungle Beach (42 min.) Compact sand beach popular for swimming & sunbathing with a tiki-style beach bar/seafood spot. Telwatta Railway Station (13 min) Mahamodara Sea Turtle Hatchery Centre (25 min.) Turtles Sea Turtle Hatchery U0026 Rescue Center (11 min.) Dedicated to preserving sea turtles this small outfit features displays & tanks with hatchlings. Galle Dutch Fort (32 min.) Built in the 16th century this preserved Dutch sea fort houses a network of museums shops & cafes. Dodanduwa Railway Station (11 min) Tsunami Honganji Viharaya (12 min.) Thiranagama (6 min) Galle National Museum (31 min.) Circa-1656 Dutch building now a museum with artifacts like masks carvings ship equipment & armor. Hikkaduwa Lake (6 min) Lake Ariyapala Masks Museum (26 min.) Museum with a collection of traditional masks & related artifacts plus a workshop store & library. Galle Fort - National Maritime Archaeology Museum (31 min.) Underwater artifacts ship models & other marine-centric exhibits in a Dutch warehouse from 1671. Galle Fort - Lighthouse (33 min.) Historic lighthouse at a fort with simple style & a nearby beach popular with swimmers. Galle Fort - Dutch Reformed Church (31 min.) Architecture Kumarakanda (8 min) Narigama Beach (6 min.) Long golden sandy beach offering dramatic sunset views beach bars & surfing waves. Community Tsunami Education Center U0026 Museum (12 min.) Museum Japanese Peace Pagoda (42 min.) Unique Buddhist temple with a circular deck for sweeping views of the ocean & surrounding landscape. |