Experience City Tours in Galle with Withlocals

"What a brilliant day. We learned to drive a tuktuk and so much more. The tour of Galle fort was informative whilst not drowning us with information and it was fantastic to meet your family as well - thank you!"

"I booked a personalised tour with Dilshan, which is basically the tuktuk experience plus pick up and drop off in my hotel in Unawatuna. I enjoyed the tour immensely. As I like history and culture very much, he tailored it to what I like - skipping some things and adding more temples. It was a great surprise. Conversations with Dilshan and his brother in law, Harsha, were also very stimulating. They gave me great insights to the history of Galle Fort, bits of Ramayana, lessons from Buddhism, as well as everyday Sri Lankan life. I also got to meet their families; they were very warm and hospitable. The dinner was a normal Sri Lankan dinner (minus the chili!) and was very sumptous. I highly recommend Dilshan's tuktuk experience."

"We had a great stay in sri lanka, especially the day we have learned how to drive a tuktuk! Dilshan and his family gave us a very warm welcome. We were able to see the sri lankan life through their eyes. The whole family has received us at their homes, that was really special. Diner was delicious :). Thank you for this great day!"

"Dilshan tailored a tour to help us celebrate our silver wedding anniversary. From fresh flowers presented to me at the start to the delicious anniversary cake presented to us at his family’s home in the evening we had such a day to remember. Dilshan was very accommodating (we so enjoyed our unplanned stop at Galle cricket ground to watch a match and our local lunch!), the visit to the temple was very special, the tuk tuk driving a fabulous experience and another particular highlight was the delicious meal we had at his home in the evening. It was great to meet all his lovely family and try so many local specialities. Thoroughly recommend 😃 "

"My family had an excellent full day tour in Galle with Dilshan. It was very easy to arrange and Dilshan was flexible on timing and extremely easy to communicate with in advance of the tour. We saw all the main sights around Galle which concluded with a homemade dinner with Dilshan's extended family - a lovely cultural experience. Learning to drive a tuk-tuk was really fun!"

"Dilshan is the ultimate local guide in Galle. Genuinely passionate about his hometown it didn’t matter where we were everyone's knew Dilshan. We’d walk around a corner with another person saying hello to both Dilshan & ourselves. Big highlight was a visit to the cricket stadium & meeting Dilshan’s family & visiting his local area. Thanks Dilshan for a memorable day in Sri Lanka. "

"We had a great day with Dilshan and his family. We asked if we could do a cookery course and Dilshan kindly offered to take us to his home where his mother in law would show us how to cook some traditional vegetarian dishes. Following a tour in a tuk tuk, a visit to a temple, a spice garden and an old hotel, we were driven through the countryside to Dilshan’s home to meet his extended family. What super, genuine and hospitable people. They even reassured us when a 2 metre snake slithered through the garden (which is full of the most amazing flowers). After helping to cook the meal we were left alone to eat and then taken to a wide road and taught how to ride a tuk tuk. The day flew by - all quite surreal but we loved every second."

"I cannot honor Dilshan, heshja (don't know how to spell his brother in law's name) and their families enough. This was an amazing experience and a must for all travellers that like to get Sri Lanka experience. The tuktuk lessen is nice but just a little piece of a great experience including a temple visit, market, galle fort and last but not least some time with the familiy while my dinner has been cooked. During that time we watched the cricket series (no clue but fun) and I was proud to be part of a celebration for the victory over australia. The dinner then was extraordinary. I think 12 dishes or more, just for me. I would recommend everyone to try a day with dilshan which lasted from 9 to 6pm. Thanks again my new sri lankan Friends!"

"Thank you Dilshan & Harasha we had such a great day!!! It's a fantastic experience you both offer. Thank you so much for the tuk tuk driving and also showing us how welcoming Sri Lankan people are :-) Loved visiting the temple and the wood carving workshop, and the food you shared with us at your home. Alex Melanie & Leo"

"This is a review by Chris and Jasmin. We are a well travelled couple and have spent one day with Dilshan and his family. We met Dilshan at Galle train station and started our one day sightseeing tour of Galle from there. We were driven in a tuktuk by Harsha, Dilshan's brother in law. After visiting a temple, Galle Fort and a local market the boys taught me how to drive a tuktuk - really good fun indeed. And believe me, it's harder than it looks... At the end of the day we were invited to have dinner with Dilshan's lovely family in their private home. All in all, we couldn't have had a more enspiring experience. Dilshan and his family are simply amazingly friendly, open, hospitable, warm and wonderful people. Thanks for an unforgettable day, Dilshan!"