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We conduct day trips with our own fleet of vehicles providing English speaking drivers in order to explore numerous places of your interest. One can conduct their own individual journey & discuss the desired route with our guide we are glad to provide a few hints on how to spend your valuable days of the year.
The following destinations of outings stand out as the most popular places of interest.
Day Trips

Galle
Colonial-historical port, the impressive, preserved fort of Sri Lanka is surrounded by a closed wall with 11 bastions, in the fort itself stately buildings are particularly reminiscent of the Dutch era.
Duration: approx. 6 hours

Drive to the Cinnamon Island
Enjoy the flavor of the famous Ceylon cinnamon at its place of origin.
Duration: approx. 4 hours

Spice Garden
Didn’t you always want to know how a tasty spice grows and how it actually looks like?
Duration: approx. 1 hour

Batik Factory, Moonstone mine and Mask carving
Here you can still admire and acquire true craftsmanship.
Duration: approx. 3 hours

Temple Facilities in a) Aluthgama or b) Kalutara
Get to know the different foreign religions and experience the local culture.
Duration: a) 1 hour, b) 3 hours

Weekly market of Aluthgama
On Mondays you can immerse yourself in the original lifestyle of the locals.
Duration: at least 1 hour

River Cruise on the Bentota River or the Lagoon
Enjoy the tropical mangroves, let yourself be enchanted by the diverse flora and fauna.
Duration: approx. 3 hours

Turtle Rearing Station
Take over the sponsorship of a baby turtle.
Duration: approx. 2 hours
Multi-day Cruises
The multi-day itineraries are individually bookable and can be organised. According to individual requests.

Polonaruwa
Second largest city, numerous buildings from the 11th – 14th century. The largest monument is the monumental group of four oversized Buddhist temples in various attitudes, which includes a 14m long sleeping Buddha and a 7m tall standing Buddha.

Ratnapura
“City of precious stones”; Precious stones such as sapphires, amethysts, aquamarines, tourmalines or topaz. Sri Lanka is considered one of the largest gemstone suppliers in the world. The grinding and polishing of the blanks still takes place today with modest means.

Sigiriya
Sigiriya, world famous frescoes of the so-called cloud girls from the late 5th century. The ruins of the sky castle of king Kassapa is situated on a 200m high lions rock to act as a protective shield.

World’s End
Steep, approximately 600m deep rock face on the southern edge of the Horton Plains, rare foggy mountain forest

Horton Plains
Horton Plains a breezy, lonesome plateau approx. 2100m abouve sea level, with an unusual vegetation for this height, lined by an attractive mountainous skyline.

Nuwara Eliya
“Above the clouds”, the highest populated place of the island, around 1900m, in the cool tropical climate, formerly colonial British summer city, often covered in fog and clouds

Dambulla
Known through its five ancient Buddhist cave temples built in a large column of an isolated towering rock mass about 100m above the surrounding terrain. 100 Buddha statues, ceiling paintings and various Hindu deities

Kataragama
Hindu and Buddhist pilgrimage place in honor of the god Skanda (shrine 3rd cent. V. Chr.), Special religious ceremonies e.g. Fire racing is practiced here

Anuradhapura
The oldest Sinhala capital (founded around 380 BC), has a large number of well-preserved or restored sacred, Buddhist and secular monuments, which are located in the historical, sacred city

Adam’s Peak
2243m high, as a holy honoured mountain and strongly visited place of pilgrimage of pilgrimages of all religions of the island. The elevation on the summit is revered as the footprint of Buddha.

Wale watching
Boat trip in Mirissa. Up to 20 meters long blue, humpback and sperm whales can be experienced here with a close up view.

Yala National Park
Much-visited nature reserve and, in particular, a wildlife reserve with a fascinating jungle character in the southeast of the island. The park’s extensive wildlife includes deer, water buffaloes, wild boars, jackals, crocodiles, elephants and leopards

Pinnawela
Look at an elephant herd while bathing or feed milk to baby elephants.

Kandy
Botanical Garden Peradeniya and. Incredible varieties of lush vegetation are to be admired here.

Kandy
Beautifully situated city in the heart of the country, center of Buddhist-Singhalese culture, it is the last royal city on the Mahaweli river, the temple of the Tooth is the most sacred relic of the Buddha.

Ella
The legendary train ride from Nanu Oya to Ella. Unique view of picturesque hills and deep ravines. Harsh waterfalls and partly untouched dense jungles.
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Moragalla
12070 Beruwala
Sri Lanka
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