Mask Making Workshop from Galle
- 2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Join a private two-hour mask carving workshop in Galle and discover one of Sri Lanka’s traditional crafts with guidance from a skilled local craftsperson. Learn about the history, symbolism, and cultural importance of Sri Lankan masks while shaping your own piece using carving tools. The private setting allows the session to move at a comfortable pace, making it suitable for families, couples, solo travellers, and participants aged five and above. A one-litre water bottle is provided, while entrance tickets, food, drinks, and gratuities are not included. This hands-on cultural experience is an easy and meaningful addition to any southern Sri Lanka itinerary.
Inclusions
What's included
- Your host will guide you to creat your own carving
- 1L Water bottle per person
What's not
- Gratuities
- Food and Drinks
Itinerary
You will have seen these wonderful masks adorning walls as you travel around Sri Lanka but have you ever wondered how they are made? On this experience, we take you to visit an arts and crafts shop tucked away in Galle Fort not only to learn all about the history of mask making in Sri Lanka but also to give you the opportunity to create your own. You will learn the fascinating and age-old techniques from your host in Kolam where masks are usually made from a light wood called “Kaduru”. Follow your host’s guidance and observe his techniques as together you can create your own traditional mask.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Lakpura LLC
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Galle
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 608 experiences we list in Galle.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 274 of 608.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Galle
Galle is a southern Sri Lankan port city whose Dutch-era fort, with ramparts above the sea, shelters cafés, churches and old merchant houses.
Galle Fort was started by the Portuguese in the late sixteenth century and extensively built by the Dutch in the seventeenth, and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Inside its thick sea walls, people still live and work among Dutch-style houses, mosques, churches and small galleries. A circuit of the ramparts at sunset, passing the lighthouse and the clock tower, is the favourite local walk.
Top-ranked sights in Galle: Galle Fort , Galle Lighthouse.
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