Galle · Things to do

A private collector's hoard of Dutch-era furniture, lace and VOC china in a fort townhouse. Free, tips expected.

Test cricket beside the ramparts, and you can quite legitimately watch for free from the fort walls above the ground.

Galle is full of gem dealers. Buy only from established shops with certification, never on a tuk-tuk driver's tip.

20 min east. Largely staged for photographs now and they will charge you, so treat it as a paid portrait.

A boat across the lagoon to a small island temple, past cinnamon peelers and mangrove. Half a morning.