Lighthouse tours

Lighthouse tours

    Lighthouses, do transport us to some mystical, adventurous & raucous age-old ship voyage with sailors swearing at each other but with a die-hard exploration, spirit blooming in their hearts. Ships, wrecks, explorers, the discovery of new lands, exotic stuff, tribal, talking parrots!

    Sri Lanka is a hub of foreign trade since ancient times. The necessity of the lighthouses arises during the period of British rule in the country. Almost all the lighthouses were built at that period. However the development of the electronic navigation system role of lighthouses getting less and less important.

    These tall majestic structures around the island’s coastline are provided panoramic views of scenic locations that cannot be matched with other scenic locations that encourage the visitors to feel the real natural all-embracing view of the Indian Ocean and fantastic beaches in Sri Lanka.

    There are fourteen active lighthouses in Sri Lanka. Among them four lighthouses are international lighthouses, they are:

    Barberyn (Beruwala) Lighthouse

    Dondra Head Lighthouse

    Little Basses Reef Lighthouse

    Great Basses Reef Lighthouse

    Other active lighthouses in Sri Lanka are:

    Galle Lighthouse

    Batticaloa Lighthouse

    Colombo (new) Lighthouse

    Colombo Southwest Breakwater Lighthouse

    Colombo Pilot Station Lighthouse

    Kankesanture lighthouse

    Kevuliya / Round Island Lighthouse

    Kovilan Point (Karaitivu Island) Lighthouse

    Mannar Island /Talaimannar (New) Lighthouse

    Oluvil lighthouse

    Lighthouses, do transport us to some mystical, adventurous & raucous age-old ship voyage with sailors swearing at each other but with a die-hard exploration, spirit blooming in their hearts. Ships, wrecks, explorers, the discovery of new lands, exotic stuff, tribal, talking parrots!

    Sri Lanka is a hub of foreign trade since ancient times. The necessity of the lighthouses arises during the period of British rule in the country. Almost all the lighthouses were built at that period. However the development of the electronic navigation system role of lighthouses getting less and less important.

    These tall majestic structures around the island’s coastline are provided panoramic views of scenic locations that cannot be matched with other scenic locations that encourage the visitors to feel the real natural all-embracing view of the Indian Ocean and fantastic beaches in Sri Lanka.

    There are fourteen active lighthouses in Sri Lanka. Among them four lighthouses are international lighthouses, they are:

    Barberyn (Beruwala) Lighthouse

    Dondra Head Lighthouse

    Little Basses Reef Lighthouse

    Great Basses Reef Lighthouse

    Other active lighthouses in Sri Lanka are:

    Galle Lighthouse

    Batticaloa Lighthouse

    Colombo (new) Lighthouse

    Colombo Southwest Breakwater Lighthouse

    Colombo Pilot Station Lighthouse

    Kankesanture lighthouse

    Kevuliya / Round Island Lighthouse

    Kovilan Point (Karaitivu Island) Lighthouse

    Mannar Island /Talaimannar (New) Lighthouse

    Oluvil lighthouse

Fantastic Activities in Lighthouse tours

Galle lighthouse

GALLE

Galle lighthouse was first built... Read More

Lighthouse, Talaimannar

MANNAR

Old lighthouse in Thalaimannar known as the Urumalai lighthouse... Read More

KKS, Point Pedro, Kovilan Point, Lighthouses

JAFFNA

    Same as the lighthouses in Galle and Dondra in... Read More
Beruwala lighthouse

KALUTARA

    Beruwala lighthouse or Barberyn lighthouse is... Read More
Batticaloa lighthouse

PASIKUDA

    Batticaloa lighthouse was built in 1913 located near Batticaloa... Read More
Dondra head lighthouse

MIRISSA

    Dondra lighthouse is situated at the... Read More
Colombo lighthouse

COLOMBO

Colombo Lighthouse (Galbokka point), Old Colombo... Read More

Lighthouses, Oluvil and Sangamankanda Point

ARUGAM BAY

Oluvil lighthouse was built in 1999. It was the... Read More

Great Basses Reef, Little Basses Reef, Lighthouses

TISSAMAHARAMA

    “Maha Ravana” and “Kuda Ravana” lighthouses... Read More