Sri Lanka · TURTLE HATCHERY VISITS
The 15 best turtle hatchery visits bookable on the island right now, each with its price, its length and who it actually suits. The first one is first for a reason.
Review of Bentota Travel Mart’s Galle day trip, with river safari, turtles, stilt fishermen, lunch, private transport, and practical value advice.
“A lovely trip for the whole day and Lahir from Bentota travel what a lovely guy. Temple; boat trip fishing from stilts good company to book through.”
Explore Galle Fort, Madu River mangroves, turtle conservation, stilt fishermen, and a moonstone mine on a private Sri Lankan day trip.
“We had a wonderful tour guide Janaka who showed us more than we expected. I would recommend this trip to everyone. All the money worth”
Explore Madu Ganga wetlands, Cinnamon Island, Temple Island, and Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery on a private half-day tour from Kalutara.
“Many thanks for our guide , perfect driver, guide, knows srilanka community. Many thanks for our guide on the boat safari Okokokokokokokokokokokokoooooooookklllokk”
Explore Galle Fort, mangroves, turtles and stilt fishermen on a private Sri Lankan day trip with lunch and hotel transfers.
“Great day out! Lots of stops at different places. We enjoyed everything especially the river safari. Thank you 😊”
Review of Bentota's private Madu River Safari and Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery, with cinnamon, temples, wildlife, price advice, and practical tips.
“Wonderful experience! We were so well taken care of from start to finish. Madu River was absolutely beautiful, the Cinnamon Garden stop over was informative and enjoyable, and it was great to see the turtle hatchery. Definitely recommend!”
Explore Galle Fort, cruise Madu River mangroves, visit a turtle center, and stop at a moonstone mine on a private Sri Lankan day trip.
“We’ve got an incredible day thanks to our guide/driver Janaka! Good, friendly and knowledgeable man! We had a fish massage on islands hopping, visited a cinnamon island and bought real cinnamon there (even saw how it’s done in nature), visited moonstone mine and saw a process of jewelry making; the idea behind turtle hatchery has really amazed me! Moreover, Galle fort it definitely worth all the way from Colombo to see it and catch all these places on your way!”
Watch green turtles nest at Rekawa on a private night tour from Tangalle, with tuk-tuk pickup, guide, and practical wildlife tips.
“Sujith was an informative and enthusiastic guide who gave good addition information about the events we were seeing. We saw a large Green Turtle lay her eggs in the hole she had dug in the sand, and expend a huge effort in covering theRead more”
Review of a private Galle day tour with Bentota river safari, turtle conservation, tea plantation, lunch, and Galle Fort.
“Fantastic day. We went on the 4am visit but the early start was worth it. We saw monkeys, elephants, lots of different types of birds, deer and water lizards. Amazing lunch.”
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Review of a private Hambantota to Galle tour with Galle Fort, stilt fishing, turtles, cinnamon, pickup, and flexible timing.
“5 hour tour turned into 8.5 hours, arrived back at cruise ship 10 minutes before ship departure. Crazy. Unexpected lunch provided, which was good. More time preferred in Galle itself; too much time looking at poor turtles in tanks, expected nicer environment. Stilt fishermen ok, a bit too long. Very tiring and stressful,”
Review of Colombo’s private Madu River Safari and Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery tour, with boat trips, Cinnamon Island, Temple Island, and practical tips.
“My guide was very friendly, I loved the activities!”
Review of a Negombo to Galle day tour with turtles, Madu River, moonstones, Bentota Beach, tsunami history, and Galle Fort.
“We were picked up by Dhanesh in the morning who was on time and introduced himself and ran through how the day would run very professionally. He was a very competent driver and we felt safe the whole day. Dhanesh was very knowledgable of the route, stops and Sri Lanka generally; he regularly passed on small facts along the way which were very interesting. Dhanesh was also very flexible in terms of stops, when we stopped for breaks / activities he was very clear we could take as long as we liked. He also asked if we wanted to stop at numerous additional places throughout the day which we did…”
Review of the private Madu Ganga river safari from Galle, with Cinnamon Island, Temple Island, fish spa, and Kosgoda turtle hatchery.
“gut organisiert, pünktlich, spannende Stationen mit guten führern, freundliche kompetenter Fahrer! Anregung: das direkt am Weg liegende Tsunami Mahnmal ins Programm einbauen.”
Review of a private Madu River safari and Kosgoda turtle hatchery trip from Negombo, with wildlife, islands, pricing, guides, and practical tips.
“we hebben een super activiteit gehad. De chauffeur was tevens onze gids. hij en de kapitein van de boot is een gouden duo. we hebben het zo ontzettend mooi gehad van apen tot de grootste vleermuizen gezien zelfs een grote varaan. de schildpaddenboerderij wat een geweldig initiatief is dit. verwacht hier niet te veel je kan ze aaien je mag ze eens een keer vast houden maar je bent er snel door heen. het is jammer dat ik niet meer dan 5 sterren kan geven anders had ik dit zeker gedaan”
Explore Galle Fort, Madu Ganga, sea turtles, and Hikkaduwa Beach on a private 7-hour tour from Hambantota Port.
“MUST do this trip!! Everything was very easy and well organised. Our fantastic driver Hasantha met us at the gate and then off to a fascinating boat trip with monkeys you hand feed was fun. Sea turtles were great to see and learn about. Time to see Galle fort was also a good visit before smooth ride back to the port. Hasantha looked after us amazingly and answered all our many questions about Sri Lanka and so on. Many thanks!!!”
Review of a private Galle Fort day tour from Colombo or Negombo, with turtle conservation, flexible stops, private transport, and practical tips.
“Pushpaka was my driver/guide. He knew the history of the sites and more details than I expected. He looked after my safety and comfort the entire time. If you've experienced traffic in Sri Lanaka (between the tuk tuks, motorbikes, cars, truRead more”
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