Galle Fort and City Cycling Tour - Choice of E-Bike or Manual
Description
Explore the fortified city of Galle on two wheels (either on a traditional or Retro e-bike) 3–4-hour bike tour, led by a local guide. Designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage site, the Old Town of Galle and its fortifications were built by the Portuguese who arrived in the 16th century. Explore this administrative capital and fourth largest city of Sri Lanka as you pedal along a seaside path and view area attractions such as shipping warehouses, churches, temples, the clock tower and lighthouse. • Choice of a traditional bicycle or Retro electric bike • Explore the UNESCO-listed Old Town of Galle with a local guide • See key landmarks of the fortress built by European colonizers • Small-group tour (maximum 6 people): A more intimate experience
Tour Options
Itinerary
Meeting Point. We start with the signing of the Disclaimer form and then a 10 minutes supervised Training on the E-Bike. Participants must arrive **20-30 minutes** before the tour. You will be prepared, safely educated and bike fitted for the tour during this time. This activity can end back at the meeting point or Galle Fort.
Dewata beach is situated in the Dewata village in Katugoda, since this stretch of the coast is a beach break minus sharp reef and rocks with slow and calm waves it is an ideal location for surfers
1882 Clock Tower
1939 Galle Lighthouse
Galle fort is a world heritage site and is the largest remaining fortress in Asia built by European occupiers.
All Saints Anglican Church built in 1871
Dutch Reformed Church with its historic belfry dated 1707
The flag-man posted there communicated with incoming ships who asked for a pilot
constructed in 1889
Dutch Hospital
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers
- Riders must be at least 154cm/ 5"1foot tall and competent at riding a Retro E-Bike
- Legal minimum age to ride is 14 years old (Retro E-Bike)
- Traditional or Retro e-bike groups ride separate with Local Guide
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Minimum physical fitness is required
Reviews(32)
We had a great time on the bike tour around Galle including the fort! Our guides were so accommodating and made the trip both fun and interesting. I would recommend if you want to have a nice few hours when visiting Galle
We took the ebike tour from Chameera Cycling in Unawatuna to Galle. The ebikes were fantastic and exactly what a a couple of middle aged people needed in the heat. We enjoyed a little of the country side and then our guide, the owner, gave us a very good tour of Galle fort and surroundings. He was very personable and knowledgable with easy to understand English. I highly recommend and wish we could have done more with this company.
We was on a fun, inspiring and very interesting trip. The guide was very friendly open and had impressive knowledge of the city. A helper took care of the bikes so we could bike and walk. Worked well! Highly recommended!
We had a lovely time cycling and seeing Galle. I was a bit worried I would struggle in the heat but it was very relaxed and plenty of stops. A great way to learn about this diverse town and its history.
A very nice tour! We had to finish a bit early due to other arrangements but they were super helpful and accomodating. It’s more of a tour than a bike ride. Feels like more time is spend stopping to talk about things than actually driving.
Exciting and informative bike tour with very engaged guide. The bikes were fine for the purpose. So definitely not a trip for children, as a good part of the route towards Galle is in a lot of traffic. Apart from this, the trip was super authentic and we arrived in many places at Galle Fort, tasted local fruit and vegetables and were in every way well provided with water, pictures, helmets and care along the way. Warmest recommendation from Søren and Lise from DK
One of the highlights of our trip to Sri Lanka. We really appreciated the chance to try local food and cinnamon tea, and seeing the market places outside Galle Fort.
Booked directly rather than through trip advisor - why pay their commission! $40 for push bikes or $70 for very advanced e-bikes which were more like scooters. My wife was nervous enough about the traffic so elected for push bikes - which were perfectly adequate if a little old - didn’t matter. Chameera looked after us so well ensuring we were safe in the traffic - do need to negotiate 4.5k to the fort but it’s fine and safe with much on pavement or cycle zone. Fisherman interesting to see as was old port - sadly torrential rain cut tour short - and not helped by being late due to uber driver getting lost !! Chameera so thoughtful be even messaged to ask if we had got back to the hotel safely. Thank you
Bike tour is thorough, fun, insightful, comprehensive, varied. Good mix of historical, and contemporary stops. Never would I have known to go on my own to most of the places we went (and it would have been my loss!)
We had a great time and learnt a lot! It was also nice to learn more about Sri Lankan society and taste the local cuisine. Highly recommend 👍
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