Galle Tours & Holidays
Galle Small Group Tours & Tailor-Made Holidays
Galle Fort is a UNESCO World Heritage site that is the best preserved colonial sea fortress in all of Asia. The oldest parts date to the 1650s, though it is believed by some scholars to be Tarshish of the Old Testament. The fort itself passed through the hands of the Portuguese, Dutch and then the British and shows architectural influences from all three as well as much later art deco and art nouveau. In the late afternoon the fort begins to slip into a centuries old lethargy and the visitor can ...
Galle Fort is a UNESCO World Heritage site that is the best preserved colonial sea fortress in all of Asia. The oldest parts date to the 1650s, though it is believed by some scholars to be Tarshish of the Old Testament. The fort itself passed through the hands of the Portuguese, Dutch and then the British and shows architectural influences from all three as well as much later art deco and art nouveau. In the late afternoon the fort begins to slip into a centuries old lethargy and the visitor can almost feel the ghosts of soldiers, sailors and merchants who lived here over the hundreds of years emerge from the brick work.
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Tour Galle Fort at sunset
This UNESCO Site is the best-preserved colonial sea fortress in all of Asia, with Portuguese, Dutch and British influences. Explore as the sun sets when the fort begins to slip into a centuries-old lethargy and the ghosts of the past come to life.![Carve yourself a traditional mask](/media/cache/driver/upload/mirror/dhruv-wildfrontierstravel-com/70033dcb_dreamstimem144795470.jpeg)
Carve yourself a traditional mask
Learn about the tradition of Kolam mask carving in a workshop run by an artisan craftsman who will take you through the history and the process from start to finish, guiding you through your own mask carving using traditional tools.![Visit a cinnamon plantation](/media/cache/driver/upload/mirror/dhruv-wildfrontierstravel-com/d1be6905_dreamstimem61524332.jpeg)