Your safari

Private Madu River Boat Safari and Turtle Visit

Combine a private journey on Madu River with a daytime visit to a turtle centre. Begin with the longer river route through mangroves and cultural stops, then continue to the agreed venue before returning to the jetty. Allow approximately four hours for the combined outing, excluding any hotel journeys you add. Your booking details name the venue and explain the agreed travel arrangements.

Sunrise over Madu Ganga in a destination photograph
BoatPrivate to your party
Proposed durationAbout 4 hours overall
Minimum2 guests
Choose your date and start time when booking. Fixed-price reservations confirm automatically. Payment options are shown on your private booking page.

Foreign price

USD 45 per adult. Minimum: two paying guests, with a minimum booking total of USD 90. The two-adult arrangement includes the private safari, ordinary admission and required local return travel. Larger parties need suitable arrangements confirmed. Pay online through Genie’s hosted checkout from your private booking page when an amount is due. The server verifies a matching live confirmation before recording payment. Booking confirmation does not collect a payment; your payment status is tracked separately.

Your combined itinerary

Check in 15 minutes before the confirmed boat departure. Spend approximately two hours on the Private safari route, including mangroves, Kothduwa Temple landing, Five Cent Island viewed from the boat and the cinnamon demonstration. After the river trip, take the included local transfer to the turtle centre. Follow the visitor route and instructions there, then return to the jetty using the agreed transport.

Included services

  • An exclusive safari boat, its operator, fuel and suitable life jackets.
  • The agreed river route and mandatory charges for included stops.
  • Ordinary daytime admission to the turtle centre named in your booking.
  • Jetty-to-venue-to-jetty tuk-tuk travel for the two-adult arrangement.

Optional extras and visitor preparation

Hotel pickup and drop-off, lunch, drinks, fish-spa participation, shopping, voluntary donations and tips are separate. This is an ordinary visitor admission, without a promised hatchling release, turtle handling or nesting experience. Follow the venue's instructions throughout. Bring water and sun protection, wear suitable footwear and cover shoulders and knees for the temple visit.

Hotel journeys are a separate choice

Optional pickup and drop-off cover Ahungalla, Kosgoda, Induruwa, Bentota, Beruwala, Ambalangoda, Hikkaduwa and Akurala. Choose the legs you need and review their charges separately. Local hotel transfers are quoted. The required travel between the jetty and turtle centre is already included in the two-adult package and is not charged again as hotel transport.

Questions about the combination

Which turtle centre will we visit?

The selected offer names the agreed centre before payment. Check that venue and its ordinary visitor admission in your booking summary. The product name does not promise a particular venue or special animal interaction.

Does four hours include our hotel transfer?

No. The approximate combined duration covers the boat safari, turtle visit and required local return travel. Hotel pickup and drop-off add journey time. Use the confirmed itinerary when planning another activity.

Can we bring children or more than two adults?

Contact us for the complete admission, fare and vehicle arrangements. Each child and infant counts towards the assigned boat's eight- or nine-passenger limit. Boat capacity alone does not establish available road-vehicle seats or child prices.

Does this package include lunch?

No. Lunch and drinks are separate. Use the confirmed combined return time when making meal plans, and allow additional time for any hotel journey you have selected.

When is the whole outing confirmed?

Eligible fixed-price bookings are confirmed automatically when you submit your chosen future date and start time. No inventory check or staff approval is required. Payment is tracked separately and starts as unpaid. Bank evidence remains under review until credited funds are checked. Review the applicable change and cancellation terms before paying.