4 Bentota Safaris Tours to Build a Day Around

1.Bentota River Safari with Mangrove and Wildlife Encounter

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 182 reviews · 2 hours · from $20Our pick

Cruise Bentota River with an English-speaking guide such as Harindra, Sumal, or Nihal, watching for crocodiles, water monitors, monkeys, bats, snakes, and birds. The private two-hour trip includes hotel pickup in nearby coastal towns and often ends with king coconut and fresh pineapple.

“Our guide was amazing. He noticed small, hidden between trees and plants Animals like cricodile, cormoran. Safari was exciting we like it very much”

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2.2h Bentota River Safari: Crocodiles, Monkeys, Mangrove & more

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 128 reviews · from $32Top rated

Join an experienced guide such as Coca on a private two-hour boat safari through Bentota’s mangroves. Watch for crocodiles, monkeys, water monitors, snakes, chameleons, bats, and birds, while enjoying a King Coconut. Hotel pickup and drop-off can be arranged.

“We had an excellent trip on the River Safari, from the communication about pick up, pick up from our hotel in Tuk Tuks, the river safari itself and taken back to our hotel. Our guide was knowledgeable and fun, he spotted a chameleon from a long way away, it was very impressive. The drive through the mangroves was very impressive too. Overall, amazing experience, we would recommend to everyone!”

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3.Udawalawe Safari DayTrip frm Bentota/Kalutara/Ahungalla/Hikkaduwa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 77 reviews · from $200

Leave Bentota, Kalutara, Hikkaduwa, or nearby coastal towns for a private Udawalawe safari with an experienced driver-guide. Spend three hours seeking elephants, deer, monkeys, peacocks, and crocodiles, then visit the Elephant Transit Home before lunch and a hotel drop-off.

“Seeing young orphan elephants being fed at the transit camp was very moving. This was followed by wild adults walking within a metre or so from our jeep on the safari! An astonishing experience all round. Many thanks again to Sam at Bentota Travel and our very professional driver and companion Janith.”

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4.Galle Day Trip with River Safari, Sea Turtle & Stilt Fishermen

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews · from $110

Spend 8 to 10 hours exploring Sri Lanka’s southwest coast with Bentota Travel Mart. Your private vehicle and driver-guide connect a mangrove boat safari, turtle conservation center, mask workshop, tsunami museum, Galle Dutch Fort, and Koggala’s famous stilt fishermen.

“La visita que realmente merece la pena es el paseo por el río, el resto de visitas/entradas son gratuitas. El conductor, NO guía, te lleva de un sitio a otro y en cada sitio o te venden algo o te piden un donativo al enseñarte algo, NO requieren paRead more”

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