Best Things to Do on a Galle Fort Walking Tour Galle Fort walking tour guide — a self-guided route around the ramparts, lighthouse and Dutch-era streets of Sri Lanka's best-preserved colonial city.
A roughly 90-minute walk around the fort's sea walls takes in all the major bastions, with the best light for photos in the late afternoon.
A working lighthouse on the fort's southeastern point, one of the most photographed spots along the rampart route.
A well-preserved 18th-century church with a floor of gravestones, reflecting the fort's Dutch colonial period.
The fort is in central Galle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a short ride from Unawatuna.
Walking the full loop of the fort's sea walls timed for sunset takes in the lighthouse, bastions and views over the Indian Ocean.
