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Sri Lanka’s best days out.
The 15 most popular bentota tours in Sri Lanka. The ones worth building a day around, with prices, run times and who runs them.
Bentota River mangrove boat safari with crocodiles, birds, and delta views. Private 2-hour tour with pickup and English guide.
Most Popular“Harinda was an incredible, passionate, and knowledgeable guide. He has a great initiative for pictures as well as finding the animals. We highly recommend this trip. Thank you for the great time, Harinda!”
A 2–3 hour Bentota River safari with coconut for every guest, hotel pickup, and a guide who spots crocodiles, monkeys, and mangrove birds.
“This experience was amazing! Organising transport from an area outside of the listed ones was easy and efficient. My tour guide was eagle-eyed and managed to spot the tiniest chameleons and snakes. Would recommend 👍”
Bentota Ayurveda Day Package includes consultation, head/foot/back/face/body massages, shirodhara or steam bath, herbal tea, and a food plan.
“Aufpassen! Über Viator ist die Buchung viel zu teuer! Bucht man die selbe Sache vor Ort, zahlt man die Hälfte!!! Die Behandlungen sind hervorragend. Insgesamt war ich 5 Stunden vor Ort! Sehr authentisch und gut!”
A 2-hour Ayurveda reset in Bentota with full-body massage, herbal inhalation, and either shirodhara or a steam bath, plus tea.
“I was first time in Bentota and tried to find good relax massage.”
Private Udawalawe safari day trip from Bentota with jeep ride, Elephant Transit Home visit, lunch, and free hotel pickup.
“Excellent day out, safari being the main highlight and Danishe was fantastic driver and very accommodating! Overall an experience to remember”
From Bentota, explore Galle Dutch Fort plus a mangrove river safari, sea turtle conservation, tsunami museum, and stilt fishermen.
“A lovely trip for the whole day and Lahir from Bentota travel what a lovely guy. Temple; boat trip fishing from stilts good company to book through.”
Private Ella day trip from Bentota with train ride, Nine Arch Bridge, Little Adam’s Peak, Rawana Falls, and tea factory.
“Great driver, very bad food and very little information about what you need to be prepared for the day.”
Yala safari day trip from Bentota and nearby resorts, with early pickup, a 4-hour jeep safari, lunch, and a real shot at leopards.
“Fantastic day out! Private transportation arranged on time and no dramas. Got to experience seeing beautiful animals and the lunch we had was my most favourite meal of the holiday...and ive had a lot of nice food! The guys were so good, cant recommend the day enough!”
A 2-hour Madu River boat safari from Bentota: mangrove wildlife, island temple, fish foot massage, and cinnamon island.
“We were a large group of 13”
A fast 4-day Sri Lanka route from Dambulla to Polonnaruwa, Sigiriya, and Kandy, with trekking, bikes, and local transport.
“I had great time. The tour is perfect choice if you want to really visit the most essential places while on the holidays in Sri Lanka in a very comfortable way. My driver was extremely friendly and told a lot about the country during travel. Also choice of the hotels to stay overniRead more”
Bentota one-day safari: Yala + Udawalawe guided 4x4 drives, picnic lunch, Elephant Transit Home, and hotel pickup for $100.
“The driver who collected us to take us to Yala, to and from the hotel didn't understand English, The safari guide was knowledgeable about the animals and spoke a little English. We didn’t see and Leapords as we got to the park to late anRead more”
Private Sinharaja rainforest tour from Bentota with hotel pickup, a ranger guide, bird and waterfall spotting, and a comfy ride to the UNESCO site.
“Sameera picked us up at our Galle guesthouse at 07:00 in the morning. He neatly drove us for more than two hours into the Sinharaja rainforest. Here we were awaited by our friendly guide named Nishantha who took us on a hiking trip throuRead more”
A 2-hour Bentota River safari with hotel pickup, mangrove cruising, and chances to spot crocodiles, snakes, and birdlife.
“Balade sur la rivière très sympathique, bonne vue du batelier pour apercevoir varans serpents et bébé crocodile , prise en charge depuis l'hôtel impeccable.”
Private tuk-tuk safari in Bentota: Galapatha temple, cinnamon and rubber craft stops, and a sea turtle center with hatchling release.
“Guide was brilliant, arrived on time, full of local knowledge and happy to share this information, timed it perfectly for the turtle sanctuary as we actually got to release some babies turtles into the sea. Couldn't have wished for a better experience!”
Private 7-hour Galle day trip from Bentota with turtles, a Madhu River boat safari, spice garden, moonstones, and Galle Fort.
“It was an amazing day out and our guide was informative, courteous and went out of his way to be helpful. He had many suggestions along the way and the vehicle was super comfortable. 10/10 highly recommended.”
The cultural triangle, the hill country, the wildlife parks and the south coast, all on one island.
