Family-Friendly Travel in Sri Lanka: Top Attractions and Activities for Kids
Are you travelling with your kids? Well, you’ve come to the perfect spot. Sri Lanka has the best destinations and activities for family-friendly travel. It is considered to be a small island located in the Indian Ocean, but yet it consists of a lot of fun and engaging activities for travellers of all ages to visit and explore. Sri Lanka offers both unique, adventurous destinations and calm, relaxing spots. To help you plan your family-friendly travel with your family, in this article we’ve listed some family-friendly destinations and activities worth exploring where you can bond with your kids. Start discovering today— it’s going to be an exciting journey!
Discover and walk back in time at the Ancient Galle
Take a walk around this splendid city, where you can explore the undiscovered history of the colonial era in Sri Lanka. The roads and the architectural buildings are a wonderful sight for travellers to see.
It is not just the roads and the establishments in this city, but you can take a visit with your kids to the Maritime Museum, and to the scenic lighthouse, and also visit the beautiful mosque by sunset.
Galle is filled with the essence of rich heritage in the Dutch era. While at your stay in Galle, you can explore a lot of family friendly hotels to relax by the beach side like the “Jetwing Lighthouse” or “Galle Fort hotel”.
It is highly recommended to hire a private driver when exploring the city, as for comfort when travelling with kids. The best time to visit the city would be the month of November to April, these months have ideal weather conditions with less rainfalls. Galle might be a perfect place for you to spend your holidays with your kids.
Help baby turtles thrive into the ocean
Do you love teaching your kids to take care of wildlife? Kosgoda turtle hatchery is a place where baby turtles are being hatched and thrived into the ocean. They treat wounded turtles and take care of them.
This would be a great place for kids to learn on how to conserve the environment, they can participate in releasing baby turtles into the ocean by sunset.
Wearing sunscreen protection would be recommended when going to the beach, your child’s safety is important when taking them to release turtles into the ocean, make sure they stay by your side.
If you’re looking for a hotel close to the Kosgoda turtle hatchery “Turtle Bay hotel” would be the perfect place, or “Saffron & Blue by Jetwing” is another hotel for a peaceful stay with your family. We assure you this would be a memorable trip for the kids!
Enjoy whale watching cruise
If you are ready for a thrilling adventure with your kids, whale watching would be an interesting activity for your kids.
The Southern area of Sri Lanka offers a lot of whale watching activities, where you can watch whales from afar.The southern coast is the best place to spot gigantic blue whales in the deep ocean.
Best months for a visit in the Southern region would be between November and April since this region experiences dry weather conditions and the sea is relevantly calm for whale watching. We recommend taking the “Jetwing Eco Holidays” cruise offered by many travel companies to maintain a comfortable distance while watching them.
Let’s go snorkelling at Pigeon Island National Park
Have you tried snorkelling? Well maybe it is time to try out with your kids for holidays. Pigeon Island National Park is a perfect place for a snorkelling holiday.
The captivating island with clear blue waters is the perfect spot for this activity. It will be an adventurous and fun-filled journey on the motorboat taking a grasp of the deep ocean, and mesmerised by the beautiful fishes and corals.
Best months to go snorkelling at Pigeon Island would be April until October due to its dry, pleasant weather. Keep your kids engaged with this activity and make it an unforgettable journey.
Safari at Yala National Park
Do your kids enjoy watching wild animals? Visit the Yala National Park to explore wild animals, you can take a trip to this safari activity on a jeep with your kids and show them the different kinds of wild animals.
Best months for a visit to Yala would be May through August during this season the weather is dry and it is more visible to see the wild animals since they come out of their habitats in search of water. In Yala National Park where you can spot leopards, various types of deers, monkeys, jackals and many more. Don’t miss out on this fun safari journey with your kids.
Did this article get you excited? It’s going to be an epic and fun-filled vacation with your family. It is important to have safe travel and enjoy every moment, so safe travels to all the travellers out there and enjoy every step of the journey and create moments and memories together!
