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Southern Sri Lanka Sightseeing Private Day Trip provided by Beyond Escapes

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Southern Sri Lanka Sightseeing Private Day Trip

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Southern Sri Lanka Sightseeing Private Day Trip
4.5
13
By Beyond Escapes
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92% of travellers recommend this experience
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Free cancellation
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Duration:
12h
Taking Covid-19 safety measures
Hotel pickup offered
Infant seats available
Ticket type:
Mobile
Free cancellation
  • Duration:
    12h
  • Taking Covid-19 safety measures
  • Hotel pickup offered
  • Infant seats available
  • Ticket type:
    Mobile
  • Free cancellation
About
Know before you go
  • Duration: 12h
  • Mobile tickets accepted
  • Instant confirmation
Cancellation policy
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
Available languages
English
What to expect
Know before you go
  • Duration: 12h
  • Mobile tickets accepted
  • Instant confirmation
Available languages
English
Cancellation policy
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
What to expect
Need help booking?
Call the number below and use the product code: 8021P9
Important information
Inclusions
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off in Colombo, Negombo or Mount Lavinia
  • English-speaking chauffeur guide
  • Boat ride in Balapitiya
  • Cooking demostration with authentic lunch
  • Entry/Admission - Madu River
Exclusions
  • Entrance fee to the sites not mentioned in price Includes section
  • Tips to guides, restaurants. Tipping is expected
  • Personal expenses
Duration
12h
Departure details
  • Traveller pickup is offered.
  • Ports:
  • Colombo Harbour, WRRV+6CF, Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
Additional information
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Infant seats available
  • Most travellers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Inclusions
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off in Colombo, Negombo or Mount Lavinia
  • English-speaking chauffeur guide
  • Boat ride in Balapitiya
  • Cooking demostration with authentic lunch
  • Entry/Admission - Madu River
Exclusions
  • Entrance fee to the sites not mentioned in price Includes section
  • Tips to guides, restaurants. Tipping is expected
  • Personal expenses
Departure details
  • Traveller pickup is offered.
  • Ports:
  • Colombo Harbour, WRRV+6CF, Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
Duration
12h
Return details
  • Returns to original departure point
Additional information
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Infant seats available
  • Most travellers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Travel safe during COVID-19
What you can expect during your visit
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
  • Temperature checks for tour participants upon arrival
What you can expect during your visit
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
  • Temperature checks for tour participants upon arrival
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
  • Contactless payment for gratuities and add-ons
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
  • Gear/equipment sanitised between use
  • Face masks required for travellers in public areas
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Face masks provided for travellers
Itinerary
  • You'll get picked up
    See Important Information for details
  • 1
    Galle Fort
    Stop: 2 hours
    See details
  • 2
    Ariyapala Mask Museum
    Stop: 60 minutes
    See details
  • 3
    Madu River
    Stop: 3 hours - Admission included
    See details
  • You'll return to the starting point
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Detailed Reviews: Reviews order informed by descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as cleanliness, atmosphere, general tips and location information.
4.5
13 reviews
Excellent
10
Very good
2
Average
0
Poor
1
Terrible
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cottingwood
St. Andrews, UK31 contributions
Negombo tour
Feb. 2020
Godfrey escorted me and my husband around Negombo. He went over and above regular service. He took us to a speciality supermarket for herbal medicine and also to the market to look for curry leaves. His knowledge and information shared was terrific.

Well done Godfrey. We hope to meet again.
Thank you for taking us safely back to the airport.

Annie and Craig Loftus Scotland.
Written 9 February 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Flyer19105558591
Thank you for taking the time to share your recent experience with Beyond Escapes. We value your feedback and the most generous compliments on our service and we are so glad that we were able to provide you an exceptional service. And also, we are very happy that all our efforts have been successful in making your day tour memorable and enjoyable.
Written 17 February 2020
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
laaikahaleem l
Fort Walton Beach, FL60 contributions
GALE FORT
Sep. 2018
Sri lankas one of the best and miracle place is the Gale fort, this built by Holland colonial period
Written 17 September 2018
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Tinali C
1 contribution
Thank you beyond escapes !!
One of the best experience i've ever got in my life. Thank you beyond escape. Chuaffer was very cooperative. It ws well organized.
Written 19 March 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Hiran Peiris
Dear Happy Client, Thank you for giving us a perfect rating and for recommending our company to other travelers. We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your tour with us. We “Beyond Escapes” aims to provide a truly unique experience, and we are thrilled that we were able to exceed your expectations. We look forward to welcoming you back to our country in the future. Thank you
Written 17 May 2019
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Khang Huynh
20 contributions
"Not worth it"
Oct. 2019
My friends and I booked the Southern Sri Lanka Sightseeing Private Day Trip on October 8, 2019
Operated by Beyond Escapes via Tripadvisor.
We were picked up on time but there was no English speaking tour guide like it was advertised on the website.
We were really disappointed when we realized the driver was the so-called tour guide. He was busy driving, so he did not have to provide any information to us and we didn’t feel safe and comfortable to ask the driver any questions while he was driving. Then we placated ourselves that when we reached the destinations the driver would tell us more about Sri Lanka. But it turned out our driver was not knowledgeable or proactive; often times we as tourists had to take initiative to ask questions like “ is there anything about this place that we should know about?” he then only told us very basic information. The driver also didn’t manage our time very well; instead of driving us to the lunch place on time, (we were really hungry) but he still dropped us off at his favorite Gemstone place (not mentioned in the tour itinerary) hoping we would buy something there. We then had no option but to skip the Mask museum which was actually on the itinerary!
We stopped at the so-called “popular local restaurant” for lunch. Except for the nice breeze and Madu river view, this place was not a restaurant at all. The place was under construction and the toilet smelled. We paid 270$ for three of us to go on this tour thinking we would have a great lunch experience but our lunch sadly was just a plate of cold fried rice, cold fried fish and some french fries and some salad. One of us ordered a coke; it was not even cold; we asked for some ice; they said they didn’t have any ice. By the way, the drinks were not included in the tour fee. Plus, the driver jumped straight into the food without any proper introduction or presentation about what type of food we were about to have. Another let down.

After lunch we boarded the speed boat to cruise around the Madu river, the boat trip was okay, we stopped at the place where we learned how Cinnamon oil and Cinnamon power are made, but everyone greeted us as if we were Chinese. We are not Chinese, so please don’t assume every Asian is Chinese and say “Ni-hao”! If you know exactly where people are from, feel free to greet them in their language; otherwise it will just annoy people.
To sum it up, though we saw some nice sites, we spent most of our time driving and learned very little. We were sold an English speaking tour guide, but in the end received an expensive driver.
Written 18 October 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Hiran Peiris
Dear Sir, Thank you for taking the time to share your recent experience with Beyond Escapes. Regarding the guide, We have not had any kind of compliant about our guide (Obviously the guide who did your tour) since he was working with our company but we always get complements and happy clients instead who did tours with him. If you can go through with previous reviews regarding him, you can see that he is one of our best guides. Regarding the lunch, we had two more tours at the same day with the same restaurant and we did not get such complaints about it. We’re so sorry that your experience did not match your expectations like others. But we really appreciate your thoughts and we are really keen to host you again in future.
Written 1 November 2019
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
jfreddyc2016
Hampshire, IL5 contributions
Great Tour of the Southern Coast of Sri Lanka
This tour is a great way to see the highlights of the south coast in a single day. The sea turtle hatchery was very neat to see, as well as Galle Fort. The highlight of the tour is the boat ride on the Madu River. The scenery was just gorgeous. My driver/guide did an great job and was very informative and expertly navigated through busy roads.
Written 13 March 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Hiran Peiris
Dear Client, Thank you for giving us a perfect rating and for recommending our company to other travelers. ! We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your tour with us. We “Beyond Escapes” aims to provide a truly unique experience, and we are thrilled that we were able to exceed your expectations. We look forward to welcoming you back to our country in the future. Thank you
Written 21 May 2019
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Thilina Ranasinghe
1 contribution
A day to remember
Thank you beyond escape for arranging such a great journey. Guide was also very cooperative. Thank you
Written 13 March 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Hiran Peiris
Dear Traveler, Thank you for your review and for choosing Beyond Escapes as your tour operator. We are happy that you enjoyed your tour and we are looking forward to having you again as a guest with our company Thank you.
Written 21 May 2019
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
banura
1 contribution
Extremely great !
My partner and I had an amazing day at south coast in Sri Lanka.We had a wonderful, knowledgeable guide.Actually, the price of the tour was cheapest we ever had and the service was superb.Madu river boat ride, turtle hatchery, galle fort and mask factory visit.. all made beautiful memories in our hearts.we would like to very grateful to Beyond Escapes for the great service you offered us.
Written 3 March 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Hiran Peiris
Dear Client, Thank you for giving us a perfect rating and for recommending our company to other travelers. ! We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your tour with us. We “Beyond Escapes” aims to provide a truly unique experience, and we are thrilled that we were able to exceed your expectations. We look forward to welcoming you back to our country in the future Thank you
Written 21 May 2019
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Hemil S
2 contributions
A great experience
Great experience - Had a great time with a knowledgeable person.Thank you beyond escapes for providing us such a marvelous guide and a service. We were very satisfied with the places and the service.I would like to recommend this tour for my colleagues after going back to my place..
Written 27 February 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Hiran Peiris
Dear Client, Thank you for giving us a perfect rating and for recommending our company to other travelers. ! We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your tour with us. We “Beyond Escapes” aims to provide a truly unique experience, and we are thrilled that we were able to exceed your expectations. We look forward to welcoming you back to our country in the future Thank you
Written 21 May 2019
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Krishmal J
1 contribution
Awesome!
Thank you beyond escapes for providing such a marvelous guide and a service. I was very satisfied with the places and the service. Can recommed to anyone who love to visit down south.
Written 26 February 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Hiran Peiris
Dear Client, Thank you for giving us a perfect rating and for recommending our company to other travelers. ! We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your tour with us. We “Beyond Escapes” aims to provide a truly unique experience, and we are thrilled that we were able to exceed your expectations. We look forward to welcoming you back to our country in the future Thank you
Written 21 May 2019
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Han Weiguang
Singapore, Singapore8 contributions
Awesome experience
Dec. 2018 • Family
Our tour guide was Mr. Godfrey Ranatunga. On a road trip with 2 kids was no joke, Mr. Godfrey handled it very well. We enjoyed the trip, especially the close-up experience with the turtles at the turtles santuary. The river boat ride was also an experience. Overall, I give a thumbs up for this trip...
Written 4 January 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
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