Galle is a city on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, taken by Portuguese colonists in the 16th century. Visit the fort and Galle’s most famous monuments and attractions. Jump aboard a mangrove boat safari on the Madu River in Balapitiya for a boat safari. The normal tour is a one-hour, journey through the primitive depths of the mangrove marshes. Traverse the dark and dangerous caverns, formed by the thick mangrove forests, interspersed with stretches of bright open water. The next destination is an outdoor fish massage parlour. 
Dangle your feet into a fenced section of the river to get treated to a massage by the fish. After, visit Galle Fort in Sri Lanka, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Galle Fort, or Dutch Fort as it is also known, is a fortification built by the Portuguese on the Southwestern coast of Sri Lanka. The final destination is the Ahangama fishing village for a stilt-fishing photo shoot. The tour is not suitable for those who need chairs or assistance.
Or, take a Jeep safari around the Yala National Park, which is 3 hours away but the journey is a tour. The second-largest wildlife park in Sri Lanka. Along the way, a professional guide will share knowledge about the multitude of animals that call this wildlife kingdom home. The tour leaves at 11 am.
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We list these not to sell you the tours, though Get Your Guide do have many excellent private guides and tour options, but, reading through what the locals offer you at a destination, reveals what is there. Local tours (allow time to load) as shown by GET YOUR GUIDE. Always remember a ship tour offers the protection of waiting for the trip to return if it is running late.
Our Insurance and Medical testing page has other options and is worth a look
You may have seen cruise thriller author & movie maker Stuart St Paul – click here on a ship giving an after-dinner speech or a talk with a book signing. He is the driving force behind Doris Visits. Crime novels are a whole new experience. You may not have been to the ports in the novels, you certainly won’t have been to the parts of the ship they use but they take you there. Stuart’s page is here. The cheapest way to buy his cruise thrillers is the KINDLE BOX SET, all six cruise thrillers for the price of two.
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