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City Tour: Discover Aluthgama with Thrilling Adventures
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 1d
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
- Selective hotel pickup
Overview
- Kande Viharaya Temple, home to one of the world's tallest Buddha statues
- Learnabout the history of the temple and its significance to the local community
- boat ride on the Madu River and see the diverse flora and fauna of the area
- Sea Turtle Conservation Project and learn about the local turtles
- Explore the Bentota Beach and enjoy the beautiful views of the Indian Ocean
Activity location
- Colombo
- Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Colombo
- Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
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City Tour: Discover Aluthgama with Thrilling Adventures
- 1d
- English
What's included, what's not
- Pick-up or Drop-off service (in our own vehicle)
- Transportation and insurance (vehicle insurance) of Experience Guide / Driver during the trip
- Private semi-luxury car/van (air-conditioned)
- First Aid Medical Kit(Your guide will carry the Medical Kit but we also advise to bring yourself for your own use, as far as possible)
- Bottled water
- parking free
- All the required permits and paperwork
- Food and drinks
- Personal expenses
- All Entrance Fees for Mentioned Sites
- Travel Insurance is not included
- Late check outs & early check in charges are excluded
- Air-tickets not included
- Camera & Video Permits
- Guide/Driver tips
- Personal Expenses such as shopping, bar bills, telephone, laundry, titbits etc.
What you can expect
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1 - Kande Viharaya Aluthgama
2 - Safari
3- Brief Garden - Bevis Bawa Beruwala
4 - Madu River Boat Safari Or Bentota River Boat Safari
5 - Kosgoda Sea Turtle Conservation
6 - Bentota Beach [Ventura Beach]
Or Moragalla Beach
7 - Water Sports Banana Ride 3km round
Sofa Ride 3km round
Jet Ski 3km round
Lay Down 3km round
Speed Boat round
Fly FIsh 3km round
Tube Ride 3km round
Conoeing one hour
*Paramotoring
Discover the best attractions in Aluthgama, a coastal town in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. Visit the Kande Viharaya Temple, the Madu River, and the Kosgoda Sea Turtle Conservation Project.
Start your tour at the Kande Viharaya Temple, home to one of the world's tallest statues of the Buddha. Admire the 48.8-meter-tall sitting figure of the Buddha, which has been erected in the temple north of the river.
Next, head to the Madu River, a minor watercourse that originates near Uragasmanhandiya in the Galle District of Sri Lanka, before widening into the Madu Ganga Lake at Balapitiya. The river then flows for a further 4.4 km before draining into the Indian Ocean.
The Buddhist Amarapura Nikaya sect had its first upasampada on a fleet of boats anchored upon it in 1803. The Buddhist Kothduwa temple is situated on an isolated island in the lake. Together with the smaller Randombe Lake, to which it is connected by two narrow channels, it forms the Madu Ganga wetland.
Its estuary and the many mangrove islets on it constitute a complex coastal wetland ecosystem. It has high ecological, biological, and aesthetic significance, being home to approximately 303 species of plants belonging to 95 families and to 248 species of vertebrate animals.
Finally, visit the Kosgoda Sea Turtle Conservation Project, a small coastal town located in the Southern Province in Sri Lanka. The area of Kosgoda is home to a population of nearly 3,000 people. It is approximately 72 kilometers south of Colombo and is situated at an elevation of 1 meter above sea level.
The area is becoming one of the most vibrant tourist areas in Galle District in Sri Lanka due to the locations beautiful beaches, Kosgoda Lagoon, and the Turtles and Turtle hatcheries.
Location
Activity location
- Colombo
- Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Colombo
- Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka