22/12/2016
8 DAYS ADVENTURE HOLIDAY PACKAGE IN COLOMBO
USD 1149 P.P on twin sharing double
Doha Colombo travel by Flydubai
Day 1:: Meet & greet by "Seerendipity Tours" Representatives and proceed to hotel in Eco-hotel.
This Eco-hotel, where you will spend the night is located in the Jungles of Kitulgala near the river of Kelaniya. Here you can have a relaxing holiday by the water. All you have to do is sit back and relax while the staff of the hotel caters to all your needs. The staff serves you all meals, beverages and facilitates all activities during your stay at Eco-hotel by the mighty river. When you are in the hotel you can have a refreshing bath in the stream just in front of your room.
Overnight stay in Kitulgala (Plantation hotel)
Day 2:: After the breakfast leave for a action packed day-outing.
WATER RAFTING
White Water Rafting in the picturesque Kelani River in Kitulgala covering 5 major rapids and 4 minor rapids. This activity is for anyone above the age of 10 years with safety gear, modern rafts, and a comprehensive safety briefing will be given by our white water rafting instructors beforehand. The distance covered is around 5 KM. The river and its surrounding will make you feel enchanted, with a memorable Experience during your tour.
BIRD WATCHING
Nature lovers, particularly ornithologists will be rewarded with sightings of the Crested Serpent Eagle, the Ceylon Spur Fowl, the Ceylon Hanging Parrot and the Lay lard's Parakeet. Activities such as mountain-biking, cultural sites and sites of fruit orchards and lowland tea plantations can be experienced in Kitulgala.
TREKKING THROUGH RAINFOREST
Experience various fauna and flora of the Rain forest of Kitulgala Forest Reserve and see beautiful sceneries of waterfalls and streams hidden inside the forest. Have cool dip in a scenic flowing water stream during your Rain Forest Trek in the Jungle of Kitulgala.
The duration of the trek varied depending on the interest of the client and their physical fitness. The path is uneven and goes through the woods, tea plantations, rubber plantations, and perennial water ways etc. most of the time it is about 2-3 hours. Leeches repellent provided.
Overnight stay in Kitulgala (Plantation hotel) today at mid-night you leave for Adams peak to begin the moonlight hike.
Day 3:: After the moonlight hike and breakfast leave Sinharaja Rain Forest via Adams Peak or Sripada.
ADAMS PEAK / HOLY MOUNTAIN
Adam's Peak (also Sri Pada; Sinhalese Samanalakanda "butterfly mountain", and also "Sri Paadaya"; Tamil Sivanolipatha Malai, is a 2,243 m (7,359 ft) tall conical mountain located in central Sri Lanka. It is well known for the Sri Pada, i.e., "sacred footprint", a 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) rock formation near the summit, which in Buddhist tradition is held to be the footprint of the Buddha, in Hindu tradition that of Shiva and in Islamic and Christian tradition that of Adam, or that of St. Thomas. In Islamic tradition it is the site where Adam fell to earth and where his footprint can be found.
It takes around 3-4 hours to reach the summit, where you find the legendary foot print and also the view point. Downward journey will take around 2 hours.
SINHARAJA
After breakfast in Sri Pada leave for Sinharaja, the last remaining rain forest in Sri Lanka. Check-in the hotel and leave the forest entrance in the afternoon. This memorable trek in Sinharaja will take about 5 hours and you will have the opportunity to enjoy the untamed wilderness of a natural rain forest. You will be supported by one of the trained forest explorers.
The duration of the trek varied depending on the interest of the client and their physical fitness. The path within the virgin rain forest is much more challenging than in Kitulgala. But reward is also very much higher than in Kitulgala. This is a millions of years old rain forest (as old as amazon and congo) and still untouched. The every step is full of surprises that you encounter within a natural jewel like Sinharaja. Leeches repellent provided.
Overnight stay in Sinharaja (Rain forest eco-lodge hotel)
Day 4:: After the breakfast leave Yala national park via Udawalawe, En-route safari at Udawalawe national park.
SITA AMMAN KOVIL
The place, where Sita stayed in India was similar to Nuwara Eliya with a cool climate and beautiful surroundings. Therefore king Ravana took her to Nuwara Eliya, where she was permitted to go about freely. The place she stayed came to be known as Seethaeliya. A beautiful Hindu temple was built at a later period where Queen Seetha was held. Earlier the temple was known as “Seetha” kovil and it is called “Seedai Amman” at present. The Hindus make vows at the temple since they believe that there is a miraculous power in it.
NUWARA ELIYA
As the largest city in the mountains, Nuwara Eliya plays an important role in the Sri Lanka’s tourism industry. Undoubtedly Nuwara Eliya is the most popular health resort in the island and features a blend of colonial charm, modern development and slum areas, inherited from the colonial plantation culture. Nuwara Eliya was an important seat of British colonial administration. It was first developed as a holiday destination in Sri Lanka under the British administration, due to the cool, healing climate.
TEA FACTORY
Visit a Tea Plantation and a Tea Factory en-route. Sri Lanka being famous for its “Ceylon Tea” has added cheers to many the world over for more than a century.
Udawalawe National Park
Udawalawe is an important habitat for Sri Lankan elephants, which are relatively easy to see in its open habitats. Many elephants are attracted to the park because of the Udawalawe reservoir, with a herd of about 250 believed to be permanently resident. The Udawalawe Elephant Transit Home was established in 1995 for the purpose of looking after abandoned elephant calves within the park. A total of nine calves, on two occasions in 1998 and 2000, with another eight calves in 2002, were released in the park when old enough to fend for themselves.
Overnight stay in Yala (Wild trails yala)
Day 5:: After the breakfast leave Yala national park then proceed to hotel in Mirissa
YALA NATIONAL PARK
visit Ruhunu National Park at Yala. This will include a Safari tour by jeep with a jungle tracker, where you can see animals in the Jungle; including elephants, Bears, Wild boar, Dear, Buffalo, Monkeys and many other animals if you are lucky, leopards too. You also could see different types of birds. It’s a small experience for bird watch lovers.
Overnight stay in Mirissa (Ubuntu boutique)
Day 6:: After the breakfast take the whale watching trip then proceed to beach hotel in Bentota.
SEA TURTLE HATCHERY
Projects have been launched to conserve the population of turtles that are reaching extinction and such projects are found along the southern coast of Sri Lanka where turtles come ashore to lay their eggs. The turtle digs a hole on the Beach, Lays hers eggs and covers it with sand where it is supposed to; incubate by the heat of the sun. What often happens is, the eggs are dug out by fisherman and sold to people who consume them.
But now the eggs are bought up by the conservation projects and are hatched the Natural way in enclosed areas where the Birds don’t have a chance of picking them up and the babies are let in to the sea after two days at night time which offers them a better chance of survival. .
MADU GANGA BOAT TOUR
A cruise on a modern motor boat is the best way to exploring the natural wealth of Madu Ganga, the islands in the wetland are largely inaccessible by road. The inhabitants are also using the boats and more often paddle boats as the means of transport. Seerendipity tours offer a particularly appealing boat trips around Madu Ganga. This Ramsa Wetland is one of the most visited natural attractions of Sri Lanka’s west coast, with rivers capes to quiet thick grown islands and mangrove forests with sites of immense natural interest. There is plenty of opportunity to spot fascinating wild life based on aquatic environment, throughout the tour.
Overnight stay in Bentota (Eden resort and spa)
Day 7 :: Leisure in the beach resort (Eden resort and spa)
Day 8 :: Leave for Colombo airport after the breakfast.
Colombo Doha Travel by Flydubai
End of the Tour
Above Price Includes
Doha – Colombo return Air ticket
Accommodation on double room on H/B basis (breakfast and dinner included)
Transport in an air-conditioned vehicle with driver guide
Whale watching in Miriisa
Rain forest trek in Kitulgala
Safari at Yala National Park
Ceylon Tea Trails/Tea factory
Safari at Udawalawe National Park
Adams peak/Sripada
White water rafting in Kitulgala
Madu river boat tour with cinnamon island
Endangered sea turtle hatchery
Trek in the Sinharaja rain forest
Trek in the Kitulgala rain forest with bird watching
Galle fortress
All taxes
Above Price does not include
Airport taxes (Generally included in Air Ticket) & “Electronic Travel authorization“ (ETA) Fee (US$ 20 per person)***
Entrance fees for optional sites and activities
Elephant Ride in habarana (USD 20 p.p)
Expenses of personal nature such as tipping, porters, laundry, telephones, etc.
Video and Camera permits.
Any meals not specified, throughout the tour
Any other services not specified.
Cancellation Charges
21 days or less - 100% cancellation charge.
Between 21 days and 30 days - 50% or the equivalent of the first two days charges.
Above 30 days - No cancellation charges provided no commitment or advances are made to 3rd parties.
Important:
The official check-in time at all hotels will be 1200hrs.
The official check-out time at all hotels will be 1100hrs.
Cancellation policy will be applicable for any reduction of rooms after the release period.
Visa:
Nationals of 77 countries can enter Sri Lanka as holidaymakers without prior visa and remain 30days without a payment. Further details please refer website www.immigration.gov.lk. Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) need to be obtain before you travel, with effect from 1st Jan 2012 (per person US$ 20) for more information please refer http://www.eta.gov.lk
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