{"id":83268,"date":"2019-01-06T06:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-01-06T05:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/?p=83268"},"modified":"2026-02-08T20:17:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T19:17:17","slug":"flodsafari-i-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2019\/01\/flodsafari-i-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"River safari in Sri Lanka - Madu Ganga River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-skribent-helena-bergstrom\">Writer: Helena Bergstr\u00f6m<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have now tried a river safari in Sri Lanka, in the Madu Ganga River, which turned out to be an unexpectedly exciting trip with everything from monitor lizards to fish spas. We also visited a sanctuary and 'hospital' for sea turtles.<\/p><div class=\"sharethis-buttons\"><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"twitter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/twitter.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Tweet<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"facebook\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/facebook.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"linkedin\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/linkedin.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"pinterest\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/pinterest.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Pin<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"reddit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/reddit.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"digg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/digg.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad7f16e5d423\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad7f16e5d423\" checked aria-label=\"toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2019\/01\/flodsafari-i-sri-lanka\/#Flodsafari_i_Sri_Lanka\" >River safari in Sri Lanka<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2019\/01\/flodsafari-i-sri-lanka\/#Djur_vid_Madu_Ganga_River\" >Animals at Madu Ganga River<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2019\/01\/flodsafari-i-sri-lanka\/#Fiskspa_i_sjon\" >Fish spa in the lake<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2019\/01\/flodsafari-i-sri-lanka\/#Havsskoldpaddor\" >Sea turtles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2019\/01\/flodsafari-i-sri-lanka\/#Prenumerera_pa_vart_nyhetsbrev\" >Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-flodsafari-i-sri-lanka\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Flodsafari_i_Sri_Lanka\"><\/span>River safari in Sri Lanka<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the visit to the charming city <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2019\/01\/galle-i-sri-lanka-och-galle-fort\/\">bile<\/a> it was time for us to slowly make our way back to Colombo, to fly home in a few days. On the way, we had set our sights on a river safari stop in the Madu Ganga River. The trip started near Balapitiya on the south-west coast of Sri Lanka, a little south of the Bentota River. Here we paid about 300 SEK per person for a one and a half hour trip with motorboat and guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-uagb-google-map uagb-google-map__wrap uagb-block-b29d5729\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<embed\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"uagb-google-map__iframe\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Google Map for \"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Balapitiya&#038;z=8&#038;hl=en&#038;t=m&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"640\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"300\"\n\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t><\/embed>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"83271\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Peter-9-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Peter-9-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Peter-9-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Peter-9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Peter-9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Peter-9.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"83290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Balsam-Sri-Lanka-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"balsam sri lanka\" class=\"wp-image-83290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Balsam-Sri-Lanka-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Balsam-Sri-Lanka-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Balsam-Sri-Lanka-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Balsam-Sri-Lanka-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Balsam-Sri-Lanka.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" data-id=\"83270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flod-Sri-Lanka-1024x578.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flod-Sri-Lanka-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flod-Sri-Lanka-600x339.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flod-Sri-Lanka-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flod-Sri-Lanka-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flod-Sri-Lanka.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Madu Ganga River connects the sea with Lake Maduganga, making the water here brackish. 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It works to breed the endangered sea turtles and then, when they are big enough, release them into the wild.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sk\u00f6ldpadds\u00e4gg-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"Flodsafari i Sri Lanka\" class=\"wp-image-83289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sk\u00f6ldpadds\u00e4gg-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sk\u00f6ldpadds\u00e4gg-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sk\u00f6ldpadds\u00e4gg-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sk\u00f6ldpadds\u00e4gg-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sk\u00f6ldpadds\u00e4gg.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adult turtles that have been injured, for example by getting caught in fishing nets, are also cared for and treated. 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