Galle Fort Rundgang mit einem Bewohner

Friendly, knowledgeable, took time to answer questions - and knew more about Australia-Sri Lanka cricket than I did.

Madawa is truly a delightful gem, warm, considerate, intelligent, and deeply knowledgeable. From the very start, he intuitively understood both our interests and our pace, shaping the experience around us. What stood out most was not only his knowledge as a guide, but his remarkable emotional intelligence and ability to connect. In the short time we spent together, he shared thoughtful, unguarded insights into Sri Lankan culture that felt both personal and expansive. The fort simply provided a container for the layers of history, migration, colonization that explained the complex intersection of this culture. He expertly wove indelible images of the past as we meandered through his tour, intersecting it with current Singhalese social culture and politics. He answered the why did it seem a more egalitarian culture, what effect did the Portuguese, Dutch, British overlords enshrine in the living miasma of the indigenous people, did he have children, what was his hope for Sri Lanka. He welcomed every question with openness, from history and culture to his own life and hopes for Sri Lanka, and answered them with honesty and depth. It felt less like a tour and more like a genuine cultural exchange. if you take his extraordinary tour with him All I am sure he will answer your questions as fully. I am so grateful to have met Madawa and wholeheartedly recommend him to anyone seeking even a brief but meaningful immersion into Sri Lankan culture.

We had a great time with Madawa exploring the Dutch Fort. He has fantastic historical information about the fort and the surrounding. Would highly recommend him as a guide.

I enjoyed my walking tour of the old Galle town. Madawa is a local so the tour felt more personal and interesting. Unlike most walking tours this was a little over an hour which is perfect in the heat/sunshine.

Madawa’s walking tour of Galle Fort was fantastic. He was exceptionally knowledgeable about the history, architecture, nature, and culture of the area, and shared everything in such an engaging way. He brought the fort to life through his storytelling and passion for the subject. I left with a much deeper appreciation for Galle Fort and would highly recommend this tour!

What an awesome walking tour! We learnt so many interesting facts and thoroughly enjoyed all the information in a relaxed and personable environment. Was very considerate working around a thunderstorm at the start of our tour. Would highly recommend 😄

Madawa had such extensive knowledge of Galle Fort and all of Sri Lanka - we all learned so much and it has made our trip to Sri Lanka even richer.

We are in our 70s and explained to our guide, Madaw, my walking limitations. He was understanding, fitted in with our needs and gave a fantastic and informative 90 minute tour of Galle Fort. Highly recommended

Wow, what an amazing and informative walking tour. Our guide Madawa was absolutely awesome, his knowledge of not only Galle fort but Sri Lankan history as a whole, was incredible & his English was fluent One of the best tours we did in our 2 weeks in Sri Lanka

We had a great local guide who gave us lots of useful information. Would highly recommend this walking tour