Is Galle Fort worth staying overnight?

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Yuki Tanaka1575 rep2
asked about 2 months ago

Is Galle Fort a half-day trip, or is it worth booking a boutique hotel inside the fort walls for a night?

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Yuki Tanaka1575 rep2

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Staying overnight is highly recommended if you can afford the boutique prices. During the day, it gets very hot and crowded with day-trippers. At night and early morning, the colonial streets empty out, the lanterns come on, and it feels like stepping back 300 years in time.

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Nuwan P.4820 rep1

If you are on a budget, just visit for the afternoon. Walk the ramparts for sunset, grab dinner, and take a 15-minute tuk-tuk back to Unawatuna where accommodation is half the price.

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Marc Dubois3115 rep2

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