• Pickup from Hotel (8.00 am and 4.00 pm is the best time to do the boat safari) • Visit the Mangrove Lagoon • You can See Water monitors, birds, and insects • Take Photos with Baby Crocodile • Return to hotel *Important This price includes free pickup only for Bentota Hotels Only
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From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 3.
If you are looking to gain a unique experience of lagoon safari witnessing mangroves and some rare animals including crocodiles,Water Monitors ,Monkeys ,Coma rants ect. Bentota River Safari is the best activity for the travelers who are in Bentota and surroundings. If you are looking to gain a unique experience of lagoon safari witnessing mangroves and some rare animals including crocodiles,Water Monitors ,Monkeys ,Coma rants ect. Bentota River Safari is the best activity for the travelers who are in Bentota and surroundings. Bentota River Safari package is included free pick up and drop off to any places in Bentota, Aluthgama , Induruwa , Beruwala & Kosgoda or Ahungalla. This is a full package which includes entrance fees, activity charges, transportation and taxes for above mentioned activities & attractions. No extra will be charged.
During Bentota River Safari you will get unforgettable impressions while exploring the unique mangroves. Many beautiful birds live in the mangrove woods, such as halcyons and very rare species of white herons. During this trip you will see monitor lizards, fruit bats, you may also see a big crocodile. Trip duration is 1 to 3 hours. If tourists wish, the boat can move to the place where Bentota river flows into the open ocean (don’t worry, it is completely safe and just for a short time).
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Bentota River Safari lasts about 2 hours. The itinerary has 2 stops.
Prices start at $65 per person for this Galle experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, with 10 departures a day between 6:00 AM and 3:30 PM.
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Up to 15 travellers can book together.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap Specialized infant seats are available
Wheelchair accessible Transportation options are wheelchair accessible All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Travellers rate it 4.9 out of 5 across 11 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by daytoursrilanka.
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Beautiful Bentota River safari experience! 🌿🛶 We had a wonderful boat ride through the mangroves and enjoyed the peaceful natural surroundings. The views were amazing, and it was a great opportunity to experience Sri Lanka’s unique wildlife and ecosystem. A relaxing and memorable experience that I would highly recommend!
Had a fabulous morning fishing, the captain and his mate Gayan and Samira were lovely and very patient with me as I am a novice, they pointed out interesting animals and places on the way, we all caught fish even me, highly recommend this trip
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With an Isa, the tour is interesting, comfortable, safe! Definitely recommended! The guide is punctual.
Being a guide in South Africa, I had high expectations on this safari, well well... From start to finish our guide Gimhana was amazing, didn't follow the vehicles to just show us what was in the park, created an experience on our expectations. He was attentive, informative and catered far beyond what we expected to see. This is something you have to do. Book this experience and you cannot go wrong! Read this review and book immediately! When I come back, I'm booking this again! Work much love from South Africa ❤️
Excellent 2 hour trip. Lots of wildlife including crocodiles, water monitors, snakes, monkeys, birds and more. Pick up from the hotel included.
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We loved these guys and experienced two great fishing trips during our stay in Bentota. Super friendly and accommodating for our kids. Hotel pick up and drinks included! We did an early morning trip and an evening one too. Highly recommend! Beautiful experience being on the river at those times of day and seeing all the flora and fauna. Thank you Gayan and team 🤩
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The only reason a 4 star was given was because after our hotel is listed on the scroll down menu as a pick up location however after booking I was emailed saying that I would have to make my own way there. The tour was great, our guide was very knowledgeable, he spotted and told us lots of information about the wildlife we saw. We saw small crocodiles, water monitors, monkeys, bats and a variety of birds. We did not see any large crocodiles however I think that was because we only wanted to spend 1.5 hours on the river and our guide said they were on the other side but we wanted to leave, regardless we had a lovely time and saw several small crocodiles and held one too. The river is beautiful and the boat ride was so relaxing, I would definitely recommend going.
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Great day out on Benton’s river I could not have asked for two better guides, we seen monkeys crocodiles, water lizards, fruit bats, eagles. The guy really knew how to handle the boat to manoeuvre into places and spot wild life that we would not have noticed. We also took in a bit of fishing where we caught travelie, cat fish and a pufferfish all going to make a fantastic trip thanks to the captain and his top class guide
The tour started at 10 a.m. with a punctual pick-up at the hotel. The guide was super friendly and explained everything great. The boat was perfect in size and we saw a lot of animals including monkeys, crocodiles and dragonflies. Also served a pineapple and a king coconut, which were super delicious. The trip is definitely highly recommended:)
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I will start with the beginning, we were accommodated in Negombo (1h45min from Bentota river). The driver was very punctual, very good conditions in the car. The Safari was extremely nice, we saw water monitors, crocodiles, monkeys in the trees along the river, all kind of birds, bats, etc. Very good and well prepared guide (unfortunately, I don't know his name). Then, a short visit to a Buddhist temple and a very, very nice visit to a turtle hatchery.
Thank you very much for your lovely review .see you again in Sri Lanka.
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