Galle. Photo: aska fathima, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Galle

Surf town · Sri Lanka

Score a trip to Galle

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Beds: 175 places

175 places to stay within 2 km.

Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.

Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

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Spots near here: 28 surf spots

Surf · this week

Madiha · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Matara
23 out of 100
Matara · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Matara
23 out of 100
Mirissa · about 55 min by car · stays in Mirissa
23 out of 100
Thalaramba Surf Spot · about 55 min by car · stays in Mirissa
23 out of 100
Turtle eco beach · about 1h by car · stays in Matara
23 out of 100
Dewella (Unawatuna) · about 15 min by car · stays in Unawatuna
22 out of 100
Koggala Lefts · about 25 min by car · stays in Koggala
22 out of 100
south beach · about 30 min by car · stays in Welhengoda
22 out of 100

All 28 surf spots

Thalpe · about 15 min by car · stays in Talpe
22 out of 100
The Peaks · about 15 min by car · stays in Talpe
22 out of 100
Wijiya Beach · about 15 min by car · stays in Unawatuna
22 out of 100
Devils rock · about 45 min by car · stays in Weligama
21 out of 100
LAMANA POINT · about 35 min by car · stays in Ahangama
21 out of 100
Midigama · about 40 min by car · stays in Midigama
21 out of 100
Midigama Right · about 35 min by car · stays in Midigama
21 out of 100
Plantations · about 40 min by car · stays in Weligama
21 out of 100
The Rock · about 35 min by car · stays in Ahangama
21 out of 100
Weligama · about 45 min by car · stays in Weligama
20 out of 100
Wellamadama Surf Spot · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Matara
18 out of 100
Coral Garden · about 30 min by car · stays in Hikkaduwa
17 out of 100
Dewata, Galle · about 5 min by car
17 out of 100
Hikkaduwa · about 30 min by car · stays in Hikkaduwa
17 out of 100
Local's Point · about 30 min by car · stays in Hikkaduwa
17 out of 100
Owerkanda · about 20 min by car · stays in Hikkaduwa
17 out of 100
Unawatuna · about 10 min by car · stays in Unawatuna
17 out of 100
Bennys · about 35 min by car · stays in Hikkaduwa
16 out of 100
Main Point · about 30 min by car · stays in Hikkaduwa
16 out of 100
Rockside Induruwa · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Induruwa
14 out of 100

Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Galle.

Places to eat

6 near Galle

Places to eat near Galle

Domino's Pizza - GallePizza · 0.4 km from the centre
Pizza HutPizza · 0.6 km from the centre
Sea Line RestaurantSeafood · 0.6 km from the centre
The Arch RestaurantSeafood · 0.6 km from the centre
Bastille Fort GalleSeafood · 0.8 km from the centre
Pedlar's Inn Cafe and RestaurantSeafood · 0.8 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Map

the town and every place near it

Galle on Google Maps

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Photos of Galle

Kaluwella, Galle 80000, Sri Lanka - panoramio — Photo: Daibo Taku, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Galle Roundboard 2011 - panoramio — Photo: aska fathima, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Galle Sivan Kovil — Photo: Sivakosaran, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Galle

where it is, what is near

Galle is a town in Galle District, Sri Lanka.

From Galle you can reach 28 surf spots.

The nearest is Dewata, Galle, a surf spot 2.5 km from the centre.

Overture lists 175 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

The nearest airport is Koggala Airport (KCT), 12 km away.

In Galle District · Dakuṇu paḷāta · Sri Lanka

175 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Koggala Airport (KCT), 12 km, Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML), 95 km, Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), 104 km

Forecast updated Sun 1 Nov, 21:16 UTC. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).