Recently Reviewed Hotels around Bentota

• Brief Garden - Bevis Bawa
  "Take the time to see it"
  "It's worth heading down the bumpy road/path to Brief Garden. Just when you think you're being taken the long way by your driver or tuk-tuk the road turns sharply up a hill and the landscape changes just enough so you'll know you're in for a treat. Up the drive you go-- if you're tired of the car, go..." ahead and get out and walk here-- and soon you'll arrive in a circular drive with two doors. Ring the bell and the caretaker will greet you. I think it was a nominal 30,000 ($3USD) to enter but you'd gladly pay double. This rather large garden feels incredibly intimate. Little living vignettes are strewn together with grand gestures here and there. A unique balance like I've never seen before. Exotic plants grow naturally and abundantly. When you're done filling up your photo memory card walk towards the house to be met by the caretaker who will share tea and a tour of the house and immediate gardens. He has stories to tell if you listen closely. The art and sculpture in and around the hous... " More >
• Sea Turtle Protection Association
  "Great conservation for the turtle population - very interesting visit"
  "This turtle conservation encourages local people to discover turtle eggs in the beach and bring them to the project. They pay a few pence for each egg and then rebury them in a sandy enclosed plot to ensure the can safely hatch without fear of predators. Once hatched, the baby turtles are transfer..."red into a pool (again safely enclosed) where they are left for 1 day. After this time they are transferred to the beach (project located right on beach front, lovely location) and they are released back into the sea after dark. This entire process is designed to give the baby turtles the greatest chance of survival and it works! There are also some specimen turtles for you to see and these are mainly disabled turtles who would not have survived in the wild. They are given their own tanks and are well looked after. The project suffered greatly at the time of the tsunami however they have rebuilt stronger tanks and contintued their good work. For a relatively small entrance fee (a few p... " More >
• Sea Turtle Protection Association
  "EXPLANATIONS GREAT !"
  "small turtles babies big turles you can touch them.And people are nice They take time to explain to you"