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Bentota Tuk Tuk Safari: Sri Lankan Culture and Nature
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21 Ratings
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Experience the vibrant culture of Bentota village on a Tuk Tuk safari. Explore the city with an expert guide, allowing you to time travel and immerse yourself in the local flavors and experiences.
Experience the vibrant culture of Bentota village on a Tuk Tuk safari. Explore the city with an expert guide, allowing you to time travel and immerse yourself in the local flavors and experiences.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Galapatha Rajamaha Viharaya - The Galapatha Temple, an ancient temple in Sri Lanka, was constructed by King Sadhdhathissa. This temple holds significant ancient evidence of Buddhist culture. After exploring this remarkable site, visitors can learn about the process of making cinnamon oil at a nearby cinnamon crushing facility. Following this,…
- Galapatha Rajamaha Viharaya - The Galapatha Temple, an ancient temple in Sri Lanka, was constructed by King Sadhdhathissa. This temple holds significant ancient evidence of Buddhist culture. After exploring this remarkable site, visitors can learn about the process of making cinnamon oil at a nearby cinnamon crushing facility. Following this, there is an opportunity to observe the extraction of rubber from rubber trees.
- Induruwa Sea Turtle Conservation Project & Sea Turtle Information Center - This attraction offers insights into the life cycle of turtles, from birth to death. During the evening tour, visitors have the unique opportunity to release baby turtles into the sea.
What's Included
- Releasing turtles into the sea
- All entrance and activity fees
- Private transport in a comfortable Tuk-Tuk
- 15+ years experienced guide
- Releasing turtles into the sea
- All entrance and activity fees
- Private transport in a comfortable Tuk-Tuk
- 15+ years experienced guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
The Bentota Tuk Tuk Safari stands out for its authentic glimpse into Sri Lankan culture and nature. This unique tour takes you through local landmarks like the Galapatha Buddhist Temple, and into the heart of traditional industries. See how local artisans craft products from coconut shells, learn about rubber milk extraction, and discover the process of…
The Bentota Tuk Tuk Safari stands out for its authentic glimpse into Sri Lankan culture and nature. This unique tour takes you through local landmarks like the Galapatha Buddhist Temple, and into the heart of traditional industries. See how local artisans craft products from coconut shells, learn about rubber milk extraction, and discover the process of making cinnamon oil and sticks. The journey includes serene paddy fields and ends with a visit to a Turtle Hatchery, highlighting conservation efforts. Traveling by tuk tuk, you get an intimate look at the daily life and customs of Sri Lanka, making this experience not just a tour, but a cultural immersion.
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Location
Galapatha Rajamaha Viharaya
Unnamed Rd
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(21 Ratings)
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Backpacker606348
Jan 19, 2026
Fantastic tuktuk tour of local area - Fantastic tuktuk tour with informative guides. It was lovely to see some of the real Sri Lanka away from the tourist areas. This was a stand out tour of our stay.
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Milishorro
Jan 10, 2026
A MUST if you're in Bentota! - Definitely a memorable experience! I strongly recommend you do this if you stay in Bentota - at the end you won't believe how much you've seen and learned in only a couple of hours! I 10000% recommend it!
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Sylviami8955jo
Sep 22, 2025
Bentota Village - Fabulous tour very personal and no hard sell experiences. We felt very privileged to see the real Bentota with a knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide
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Daydream135878
Feb 10, 2025
Excellent "off the beaten track" tour - Fantastic evening tuk tuk tour with our guide Shiran. Having spent the last 10 days touring Sri Lanka, it was so good to get off the beaten track and do something a bit different. We saw coconut hides being made into rope, rubber resin being extracted from trees and cinnamon bark being produced..all by local villagers. Finally we got to release turtles I to the sea. Amazing. So glad we did it.
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Emma_s
Jan 23, 2025
The real Bentota - Shiran our guide was simply the best he took us on a 3 hour tour of Bentota and we saw life as it really is. We saw rope made from the coconut shells, the rubber tree cut for the milk, cinnamon being stripped for drying,,so many different fruits growing - bananas mango papaya jack fruit star fruit pineapples and tasted peppercorn straight from the tree. We saw the tea plantation and the rice fields.
Shiran took us to a really old temple and it really was beautiful, better than others we visited.
The whole tour taught us so much, no factories or shops just real life living which was exactly what we wanted to see.
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Justine
Jan 3, 2025
Wonderful 10/10 - Fantastic tour, we saw so much of the local life and industry. Our host Shiran and his colleague picked us up in tuktuks directly from our hotel and we spent the afternoon visiting a coconut factory, an amazing temple where we met the monk and saw vine documents dating back 600 years. Then on to see the rubber harvesting process and a cinnamon farm, passing paddy fields and water buffalo on the way.
All the while Shiran kept up a running commentary of where we were, interesting local facts and history, stopping by the side of the road occasionally to pick peppercorns and fresh Aloe Vera for my sons sunburnt shoulders.
Finally we went to the Turtle sanctuary and released baby turtles into the sea, absolutely amazing and a highlight of our trip.
Shiran is a lovely man and gracious host, his love of his country and hospitality shines out of him. Cannot recommend this tour highly enough.
Thank you so much for the experience.
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Cruiser50170755470
Oct 24, 2024
Definitely worth doing. - Driver was on time, polite, informative and a great driver.
We visited places we would never imagined
The coconut factory was very interesting as was the old and new temples. Great work being done in the turtle hatchery/ refuge.
Kathy
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Daphne
Jul 23, 2024
Interesting tuk tuk tour - We were picked up on time, super flexible we could change the date and implement our desired date. We were told interesting information about the country and people, even the missing leg covering for the temple provided us Shiran(this was brought by his son). During the Tuk Tuk tour, we visited a cinnamon factory and were shown how the processing works, also the Katchuk production was shown to us. We could taste tea and fresh pepper. The temple and also important background information were conveyed to us.
The subsequent visit to the turtle station was a highlight and we were able to release many baby turtles into the sea.
Shiran is just wonderful and brings the love of country closer. Individual wishes are fully taken into account, he gives tips on excursions. Personal agreements and own wishes for excursion destinations are implemented.
A clear Recommendation for many excursions and exciting, educational tips can be expected at Shiran.
Thank you
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Reisende0510
Apr 10, 2024
Trip with Sharin - We booked the Bentota trip with Sharin. We have to say that our expectations were far exceeded. Sharin speaks very good German and he showed us places that we probably would never have gotten to. We would definitely go with him again, highly recommended and really worth every euro.
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Kathryn_p
Mar 4, 2024
Absolutley brilliant! - Guide was brilliant, arrived on time, full of local knowledge and happy to share this information, timed it perfectly for the turtle sanctuary as we actually got to release some babies turtles into the sea. Couldn't have wished for a better experience!
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