About One Night Camping Tour

This tour has been designed especially for clients who like adventures and a tour package that can be combined with other packages.
In this tour plan, we have included all Activities/Sightseeing/Things to do in each location that we believe are suitable for tour heading according to the client’s interest and requirements we can add or remove Activities/Sightseeing/Things to do.

According to the client’s arrival and departure flight details, the tour plan can be changed as the client’s requirements.

Tour Highlights

Arrive at Colombo International Airport

Our arrival assistant will welcome with Sri Lankan hospitality and assist you with all your needs in the airport. The chauffeur will be introduced by the assistant. Transfer to hotel in Colombo.

Day 01 Morning proceed to Galle (Route : Colombo-Kaluthara-Kosgoda-Bentota-Hikkaduwa-Galle)

Galle Excursion

Galle -Founded in the 16th century by the Portuguese, Galle reached the height of its development in the 18th century, before the arrival of the British. It is the best example of a fortified city built by Europeans in South and South-East Asia, showing the interaction between European architectural styles and South Asian traditions.

Kaluthara Temple

Kalutara temple is one of the country’s holiest places of worship and attracts both the South West Buddhists and tourists to its golden Buddhist. Inside the Dagoba is a magnificent array of paintings describing the stories of Buddha. The 3 stories-high Kalutara Vihara, is a Buddhist temple built in the 1960s that holds the distinction of being the only shrine in the world that is hollow.

Toddy Tapping

Toddy Tapping means collecting juice from the coconut tree’s flower. It is a great experience to see how these people collect this juice (spirit).

Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery

Kosgoda is a famous turtle hatchery operated by the Wild Life Protection Society of Sri Lanka. Founded in 1981 to protect Sri Lanka’s turtles from destruction. The hatcheries pay the fishermen for eggs that they collect at the beach. Visitors are shown the massive tanks filled with newborn baby Turtles. Which are 2-4 days old, and are released safely.

Madhu River

Madhu River flows across Balapitiya (approx 80kms down south of Colombo) and is one of the frequently visited perfect attractions for nature lovers in Sri Lanka. Madhu river boasts of having a gather of 64 small islands spotted along her path and the most of which are covered with mangroves.

Mask Factories

Ambalangoda city is famous for its masks and puppets. The traditional masks are carved from light Balsa like Kaduru wood (Nux vomica). Kaduru trees grows in the wet lands near the paddy fields. The wood is smoke dried for a week in preparation. The hand carved and hand painted masks for traditional dance, dramas are famous in Ambalangoda.

Bentota Beach, Water Sports

During the period of the British (1815-1948) in Sri Lanka, a rest house was built for the advantage of British servants. Today the Bentota is a tropical coastal land which provides the full range of water sports on the beach.

Hikkaduwa Corals -Glass Bottom riding

Hikkaduwa offers the perfect place in the south coast of Sri Lanka’s Galle District,. A holiday at the Hikkaduwa beach will make your dream vacation come true. Hikkaduwa is the most gorgeous bay in the south of the island with blue waters, undamaged coral reefs running up, large waves just perfect for surfing, Tourism is the main source of income here, Many Batik clothes shops are found along the main Galle Road.

Galle Fort

Galle Fort, in the Bay of Galle on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, was built first in 1588 by the Portuguese, then extensively fortified by the Dutch during the 17th century from 1649 onwards.

Day 01 In the Evening Proceed to Balapitiya (Route: Galle-Balapitiya)

A night out camping near Madhu river

Camping in a beautiful island in the Madhu river-the island is a 20minutes boat ride from the main road near the Madhu river, our team has chosen a beautiful location which is suitable for camping purposes. We think that the best way to experience nature is being with nature! The solution is camping we can offer what you look for, taking our clients to places of Sri Lanka where it’s difficult to get for normal travellers.

To make sure your safety on the island we arrange a team of not less than 3 to be with you all and attend in emergency cases.

• Boats are available in of case an emergency to travel to base.
• While travelling in the boat safety jacket will be provided to you.
• Our camping tents are insect and waterproof for your safety.
• A first aid kit is available and placed for emergency use.
• Firefighting equipment (fire extinguisher, water, sand buckets)
• Campfire will be placed at a distance from tents, trees & and other dangerous materials.

 

The lighting of the camp

We use campfire, oil or copra torches, lanterns and sea lamps.

Toilet and washing facilities

In the island, toilets are of normal standards but in the base (20 minutes from island). washrooms and toilets available in quality standards.

Furniture and other equipment

All furniture and equipment are in good condition, free from rough and sharp edges.

Camping foods

The food at our base locations is prepared on-site allowing us to serve our guests with fresh, clean and tasty meals. There is a restaurant in the base for meals time you can go to the restaurant to enjoy a hot meal also we can send the requested meal to the camping area upon your request.

• Welcome drinks.
• Life jackets while traveling in the boat.
• Face towels.

 

In the evening A boat ride before entering the island for camping- Madu Ganga Wet Land spreads across 915 hectares, out of which 770 hectares is covered with water. Sail downstream for about a Kilometer, the river opens its doors to 36 spectacular islands covering the rest 145 hectares. The inhabitants of these islands are mostly traditional fishermen and to some extent they are engaged in some traditional cottage industries such as producing peeled cinnamon and cinnamon oil. The estuary of Madu Ganga and the many mangrove islands on it forms a complex coastal wetland ecosystem with high ecological, biological and aesthetic significance. Being home to 303 species of plants belonging to 95 families and to 248 species of vertebrate animals, it might be one of the last remaining tracts of pristine mangrove forests in Sri Lanka.

• While camping for your entertainment- a calypso band will be played for your entertainment.
• Camping with camping facilities
• B.B.Q & Salad- Tomato & onion, Potato & beans, Mixed salad, Pineapple & cucumber
• Grill- Beefsteak, Chicken drumsticks, Grilled fish, Garlic sausage, Grill pineapple, Grill tomato, Baked potato, Butter vegetable.
• Sauces- Garlic Butter, Lemon butter, B.B.Q Sauce, Saur cream
• Desert- Fresh fruit salad

 

 

Early morning adventure boat ride

Early morning adventure boat ride and catch the beautiful view of sunrise

Birds watch

It’s just a binocular away from you and 115 species of birds. A mere boat ride among the mangroves itself will encounter this spectacular world, visible to only keen eyes.

The adventure boat ride will be going further in the river, unlike the normal boat safari.

Deep-sea fishing is a “optional package” to have a different kind of experience

In the evening proceed to Colombo/Airport.

Meet the Departure Assistant and Give ideas of your tour