Southern Province
Galle
The Dutch fort city — ramparts, lighthouse and boutique lanes by the sea.
About Galle
A walled Dutch colonial town on a headland, still lived in rather than preserved behind glass. Inside the ramparts the streets are narrow and shaded, full of cafés, jewellers and small hotels, and you can walk the full circuit of the walls in under an hour.
Do it at sunset, when local families gather on the ramparts and boys throw themselves off the wall into the sea by the lighthouse.
Getting to Galle
The easiest long transfer on the island — the Southern Expressway runs nearly the whole way from the airport, so it's fast, flat driving on good tarmac.
Taxi transfers to and from Galle
Fixed-price private transfers, quoted per trip. Tap a route for details.
