Most reviewed Tourist attractions in Galle, Sri Lanka to visit (Updated April, 2024)

Most reviewed Tourist attractions in Galle

Explore the city's most talked-about destinations, sorted by the number of reviews. The higher the position on the list, the greater the number of reviews for each place. Discover the pulse of Galle through these extensively reviewed and popular spots. This list contains 82 places from Tourist attraction category.

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Within Galle

Galle Dutch Fort

Fortress

Built in the 16th century, this preserved Dutch sea fort houses a network of museums, shops & cafes.

4.70 (15.9K reviews) (~0.26 km from centre)

Coconut Tree Hill

Tourist attraction

Much-photographed red-rock promontory with coconut palms, known for ocean views & sunset walks.

4.60 (5.2K reviews) (~29.88 km from centre)

Lighthouse - Galle

Tourist attraction

Historic lighthouse at a fort with simple style & a nearby beach popular with swimmers.

4.60 (3.7K reviews) (~1.04 km from centre)

Galle Fort Clock Tower

Historical landmark

Longstanding tower featuring a large clock face, built in 1883 on top of a former guard room.

4.60 (3.1K reviews) (~0.31 km from centre)

Japanese Peace Pagoda - Rumassala

Buddhist temple

Unique Buddhist temple with a circular deck for sweeping views of the ocean & surrounding landscape.

4.70 (2K reviews) (~3.16 km from centre)

Sea Turtle Hatchery - Habaraduwa

Animal protection organization

😠 Please, please never visit this place!!! It was so incredibly terrible that we left crying. We were there in the evening and thought it was already closed. A man came towards us and told us we could visit the reception center for 1500 LKR. We gave it to him and then he said exactly one sentence: "Th...

4.30 (1.9K reviews) (~10.78 km from centre)

The Long Beach Resort

Resort hotel

Relaxed rooms in a beach hideaway offering 2 outdoor pools, a spa & 2 restaurants.

$82/night

3.90 (1.8K reviews) (~12.47 km from centre)

Turtle Beach - Hikkaduwa

Tourist attraction

😠 turtles are held forcibly by locals to make money by selling seaweed or snorkeling. They are surrounded by circles of people, they have nowhere and no way to escape. They are forced to surface by tourists, touched or children sit on them. no one controls this. an animal torture ground for human gree...

4.30 (1.7K reviews) (~16.82 km from centre)

Thalpe Beach

Tourist attraction

👍👍 One of the beautiful beach. Really we enjoyed with the kids. Best place for family. No deep beach side. Very clean. There is many parking place before you enter check the exact natural pool available in which parking. We paid 2000 rupees for bus parking and including 23 people for taking shower afte...

4.50 (1.5K reviews) (~9.08 km from centre)

Sea Turtle Farm & Hatchery koggala

Animal protection organization

👍👍 Fantastic initiative to protect the Turtles 🐢 with a recuperation facility and a hatchery. Good explanation from the guide too.

4.40 (1.5K reviews) (~11.6 km from centre)

Snake Farm Weligama (Traditional Farm)

Farm

👍👍 Really awesome experience. The owner showed us a lot of different snakes including a big python and very beautiful and scary cobra. You can touch the snakes and feel them on you, even on your head if you want 😘😍 (non-poison). The place is little bit hidden in a jungle and you feel like a real adve...

4.90 (1.5K reviews) (~28.69 km from centre)

Jungle Beach, Unawatuna.

Public beach

👍👍 A place wanted to visit for long time... Great view with more tourist attraction and most specially it has an adventurous route to get the beach through a jungle... Near to the beach there's a Buddhist temple called "Japanese Peace Pagoda temple". #Diving #Swimming #Paid parking

4.50 (1.5K reviews) (~3.13 km from centre)

Galle Fort Attractions and Jumpers Sri Lanka

Tourist attraction

👍 Located on the edge of the Iconic galle fortress. Great view point from the spot. Have to be a good diver to do diving from the spot though, but there are several areas where you can get down to enjoy the salty water 💦🏖️ Must visit place on your bucket list if you're visiting Sri lanka..

4.60 (1.2K reviews) (~0.26 km from centre)

Parrot Rock

Tourist attraction

Elevated lookout atop a large rock, with views of Mirissa Beach surfers & Indian Ocean sunsets.

4.70 (1.1K reviews) (~29.17 km from centre)

Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Museum

Museum

Simple home of a Sri Lankan author with displays on Buddhist culture, set in tree-dotted grounds.

4.70 (1K reviews) (~13.38 km from centre)

Hotel Hasara

Guest house

👍👍 A well known hotel in Galle.. You can buy food at reasonable prices here..

$23/night

3.80 (946 reviews) (~2.08 km from centre)

Āriapāla Mask Museum

Museum

Museum with a collection of traditional masks & related artifacts, plus a workshop, store & library.

4.30 (903 reviews) (~29.45 km from centre)

Maritime Museum

Maritime museum

Underwater artifacts, ship models & other marine-centric exhibits in a Dutch warehouse from 1671.

4.20 (882 reviews) (~0.63 km from centre)

Kottawa Reserve Forest

Nature preserve

👍👍 Another calm and cool environment situated in Galle. In the rainy days there are too many leaches. other than that there are not too much. but you have to prepare for it. A 17km drive from Galle town in the Udugama road you can arrive this place. I saw Brown-capped Babbler, Yellow-browed bulbul, Dar...

4.50 (675 reviews) (~13.89 km from centre)

Yatagala Raja Maha Viharaya

Buddhist temple

Old Buddhist temple complex built into rock formations featuring many statues & a serene atmosphere.

4.70 (659 reviews) (~5.18 km from centre)

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Most reviewed Tourist attractions in Galle, Sri Lanka