South Coast Highlights Tour from Colombo

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Inbegrepen

Route

1. You will be picked up at your hotel in Colombo at 0700 hrs. Ensure that you bring a packed breakfast with you if you are unable to have your meal at the hotel. You will reach your first destination, Handunugoda Tea Factory by approximately 0930 hrs. (Travel Time 1 ½ to 2 hrs) Handunugoda Factory is famous for its Virgin White Tea, which is one of the most expensive teas in the world. The tea is plucked and made without being touched by humans, partially following an ancient Chinese tea plucking ritual. You will be guided around the factory and given an opportunity to try and buy Virgin White Tea, along with many other tea types. Handunugoda is also one of the only tea factories in Sri Lanka which is close to the coast.

   1,5 u

2. Galle’s natural harbour has long been a hub of trade dating back to ancient times.The accidental arrival of the Portuguese Lorenzo de Almeida in 1505,when his fleet of ships steered off course following a storm at sea,changed the history of this island nation.The Portuguese were followed by the Dutch and then the British in 1796.With each occupation,Galle’s landscape changed and the cultural influences remained.Galle Fort covers nearly four sq. km's and is protected by 12 bastions and connecting ramparts. Wander the maze of narrow cobblestone paved roadways lined with colonial period buildings still in use and old merchant houses where generations of Moorish families still live.Take a walk along the sturdy ramparts looking out to sea and visit colonial period churches,the lighthouse,and museums.Along the way, stop by for a cup of Ceylon Tea or fresh king coconut.

   2 u

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How it compares in Colombo

• Its from-price is 38% below the median of the 469 dagtrips we list in Colombo.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 124 of 469.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Colombo

Colombo is de grootste stad en handelshoofdstad van Sri Lanka, met koloniale bouwwerken, boeddhistische tempels, drukke markten en een kustboulevard.

Galle Face Green, een lang grasveld aan zee, loopt vol met gezinnen, vliegeraars en eetkraampjes wanneer de zon boven de Indische Oceaan ondergaat. Vlakbij heeft de wijk Fort koloniale gebouwen bewaard, zoals het Oude Nederlandse Hospitaal, dat is gerestaureerd tot winkels en restaurants, en de rood-wit gestreepte Jami Ul-Alfar-moskee rijst op boven de drukke marktstraten van Pettah.

Top-ranked sights in Colombo: Gangaramaya Temple, Galle Face Green, Independence Square.

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