about 0.5 hours · Afternoon · Scenic
Stilt fishermen photo stop, Koggala
No charge from us. You pay the men directly: they ask about LKR 1,000 per group to photograph, sometimes up to LKR 3,000; agree it before you shoot.
What happens
The men on poles in the surf at Koggala and Ahangama are a paid demonstration for photographs, not working fishermen; the practice mostly died out after the 2004 tsunami. We stop if you want the picture and tell you what it is. You pay the men directly.
What is in the price
- Stop on the coast road with your driver
Season
Runs all year.
How we run it
Where it is offered
Day tours with this activity
- Handunugoda tea estate, Koggala and the stilt fishermenIncluded · day tour, $26 per person for two, from Galle (with Unawatuna), activity included, the folk museum ticket and one activity paid there
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Where the figures come from
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