TOUR HIGLIGHTS: KOSGODA TURTLE HATCHERY, MOONSTONE MINE, MADU RIVER BOAT SAFARI, BENTOTA & HIKKADUWA BEACHES, GALLE FORT...... Tour starts from Colombo around 07.30 a.m. and return to the same hotel in the evening. Leave for Galle by highway, Visit the Galle Fort, in the Bay of Galle on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, was built first in 1588 by the Portuguese, and then extensively fortified by the Dutch during the 17th century from 1649 onwards. It is declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Tourist attractions are Museums, Black Fort, Old gate with emblems of VOC and English, Light House, Belfry Anglican Church, Clock Tower, Leynbahnstrat (rope making St), Peddler St. Mosque (Dutch Reformed Church). Visit Hikkaduwa Beach en-route. Experience a River Boat Ride at the Madu River rewards you with an enthralling experience. As you sail through the rippling waters, watch out for water monitors, blue-eyed cormorants perched atop floating branches, fruit bats hanging asleep, upside down and the endearing sight of infant monkeys clinging onto fishermen as they sail across the river on narrow boats. Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery is the one of the very few hatcheries where all the five species in the country make their nests. They are the Olive Ridleys, Green Turtles, Leatherbacks, Loggerheads and Hawksbills. Meetiyagoda Moonstone Mines. A guided tour will be conducted, and you will witness the pitch of the mine and the filtering out of the precious stones and the workshops of the lapidaries. Visit the Bentota Beach and return to the same hotel in the evening by highway.