Madu River Safari

Balapitiya · Galle & the southwest coast · Sri Lanka

★★★★☆ Cruise & tour

What it costs a family of four

Not published

Madu River Safari does not publish a fixed price, so this site will not invent one. Check the official page below.

What to know

A mangrove estuary of 64 islands, toured by motorboat through tunnels of mangrove root, with a cinnamon island stop. Priced per boat. A Ramsar wetland - ask operators not to feed the monitors.

Minimum age 4.

The details

Adult ticket	Check official booking
Child ticket	Check official booking
Typical visit	2-3 hours
Opening hours	Departures daylight
Indoors or out	Outdoors
Region	Southern, Sri Lanka
Prices quoted in	LKR

When to go

The planner warns of wet in April, May, October, November. Outside those months it says nothing, which is the point — a warning that fires every day is one nobody reads.

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The planner prices a whole day for your exact party, warns about closures and drive times, and totals the trip in your own currency.

Official page: https://www.srilanka.travel/

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