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What are the most interesting excursions in Sri Lanka?
We are going on a beach holiday in Bentota and we want to organize excursions ourselves. Tell me, what places are worth visiting? who organized excursions without guides, did you go with an overnight stay or not? (since I know that all excursions last at least a day) Maybe someone knows which are the most interesting ones? What is the best way to organize your own tour?
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Read my review. We visited almost all places, except for Galle Fort and Yalla Park (because we lived in the territory of another park). Maybe he can help you make a choice. Very interesting Sigiriya, elephant riding, turtle farm, botanical garden. All excursions can be booked on site at the hotel. Or just ask taxi drivers for a ride. Serious excursions to Anuradhapura and Pollunaruwa are best booked, because. there are several places distant from each other, so even drivers do not always know where to drive up.
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answered 14 years ago
It is easy to get from Bentota:
1- to the ancient Galle Fort, founded by the Portuguese in the 16th century, and rebuilt during the reign of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)-- (~ 1-1.5 hours one way on local buses Colombo-Galle No. 02 or by tuk-tuk.There, in addition to walking around the well-preserved town within the fortress wall with 12 bastions, you can look into the newly opened Maritime Museum (Church Str., ticket $ 5), art galleries and the Mansion Ethnographic Museum (admission is free, but it is customary to leave 50-100 rupees for the development of the museum) on the same street or on the next one (Leen Ban Str.) You can have a snack / lunch at the Pampart Hotel restaurant with a terrace opposite the fortress wall facing the harbor (prices from $ 7.5 to $ 13 for a large portion).
- to the picturesque Brief Garden estate of sculptor and designer Bevis Bawa (see my article about it in the GEOSPHERE-Around the World magazine at http://www.santvalentin.com.ua/files/Sad_vzdohov.pdf- or to another, no less the interesting estate of Lunuganga, the youngest of the Bawa brothers - Geoffrey.
It is located in Bentota, about 15 minutes drive from the coast, but entry there must be prearranged, so contact the hotel reception and agree on a time.)
1- to the ancient Galle Fort, founded by the Portuguese in the 16th century, and rebuilt during the reign of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)-- (~ 1-1.5 hours one way on local buses Colombo-Galle No. 02 or by tuk-tuk.There, in addition to walking around the well-preserved town within the fortress wall with 12 bastions, you can look into the newly opened Maritime Museum (Church Str., ticket $ 5), art galleries and the Mansion Ethnographic Museum (admission is free, but it is customary to leave 50-100 rupees for the development of the museum) on the same street or on the next one (Leen Ban Str.) You can have a snack / lunch at the Pampart Hotel restaurant with a terrace opposite the fortress wall facing the harbor (prices from $ 7.5 to $ 13 for a large portion).
- to the picturesque Brief Garden estate of sculptor and designer Bevis Bawa (see my article about it in the GEOSPHERE-Around the World magazine at http://www.santvalentin.com.ua/files/Sad_vzdohov.pdf- or to another, no less the interesting estate of Lunuganga, the youngest of the Bawa brothers - Geoffrey.
It is located in Bentota, about 15 minutes drive from the coast, but entry there must be prearranged, so contact the hotel reception and agree on a time.)
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answered 14 years ago