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Cricket Tour - Colombo
Cricket Tour - Colombo
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Highlights: Waikkal - Udawalawe - Kandy - Colombo


Hotels:
Waikkal - Suriya Resort - (23rd – 24th March 2020)
Udawalawe - Grand Udawalawe Safari Resort (24th – 25th March 2020)
Kandy - Amaya Hills (25th – 26th March 2020)
Colombo - Hilton Colombo (26th March – 01st April 2020)


Other departures: Manchester - £1405, Birmingham - £1425, Glasgow - £1485, Edinburgh - £1449, Newcastle - £1485


Entrances & safaris:
• Match tickets for the 02nd test matches with return transfers.
• Udawalawe National Park & 01 Jeep Safari
• The temple of the tooth relic in Kandy
• Giragama tea factory
• Cultural show


Itinerary:
23rd March 2020: Airport / Waikkal
You will be warmly welcomed by your chauffeur guide who will guide you throughout the tour.
After the formalities at the Airport, leave for your first hotel. (Approximately 45mins drive)
Once reached, check-in to the hotel and relax.
Dinner and overnight accommodation at Suriya Resort or similar


24th March 2020: Waikkal / Udawalawe
After breakfast, proceed to Udawalawe (Approx. transfer time: 05hrs) Once reached, check-in to the hotel. Relax.
Dinner and overnight accommodation at Grand Udawalawe Safari Resort or similar


25th March 2020: Udawalawe Safari / Kandy
Today, embark on a wild safari in Udawalawe National Park. The park is located approximately 200 km south-east of Colombo city and is a major eco tourism destination in Sri Lanka. The 30,821 hectares dry zone game park has an annual rainfall of 1524 mm and an average temperature of 29.4°C. It is most famous for the many elephants that live there (about 400 in total). During a visit, it is not unusual to see whole herds of adults and young elephants feeding or bathing and playing in the water!


Inaddition to this main attraction, the park is home to many water buffalo, water monitor lizards, sambar deer, monkeys and the occasional leopard, as well as being an exciting location for bird enthusiasts. On completion, head to Kandy and check-in to the hotel.
(Approx. transfer time: 4-5hrs)
Enjoy a cultural show in the evening.


Dinner and overnight accommodation at Amaya Hills or similar


26th March 2020: Kandy Sightseeing - Tea Factory Mawanella / Colombo
Commence a sightseeing tour of Kandy – The Hill Country’s Capital.
Kandy, perhaps is Sri Lanka’s most beautiful town. Set 488 meters above sea level, Kandy is Sri Lanka’s most visited place after Colombo. The focal point of the town is the golden-roofed ‘Dalada Maligawa’, where the sacred tooth relic of the Buddha is enshrined. There are numerous shrines and temples in and around Kandy, where you will see rare paintings, frescoes, and stone carvings.


Attractions within Kandy: Temple of the Tooth Relic
Visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic. It is located in the royal palace complex which houses the Relic of the tooth of Buddha. Since ancient times, the relic has played an important role in local politics because it is believed that whoever holds the relic holds the governance of the country. Kandy was the last capital of the Sinhalese kings and is a UNESCO world heritage site partly due to the temple.
Thereafter you will have the time to do some shopping in Kandy, where you could fetch souvenirs in wood, copper, silver, brass, ebony, bronze, ceramics, lacquer work, handlooms, batiks, jewelry and reed-ware at bargain prices!! Next- Sightseeing of Kandy with Upper lake drive, Market square etc.
On completion, visit “Giragama Tea Factory”


Enjoy a hot cup of pure Sri Lankan tea. On completion, proceed to Colombo. En-route, visit a spice garden in Mawanella and enjoy a head & shoulder massage for 15minutes and a traditional Sri Lankan style lunch. (Approx. transfer time: 30mins)


On completion, continue to proceed to Colombo and check-in to the hotel. (Approx. transfer time: 03hrs)


Sri Lanka’s commercial capital and the largest city with the highest population, Colombo is situated in the Western Province. It is a fascinating town which has a blend of eastern and western cultures where all colors of the island are drawn together. Many visitors appreciate the city’s colonial heritage and enjoy the vast range of fine shopping and dining outlets that can be located within the rush of its urban buzz.


Overnight accommodation at Hilton Colombo or similar


27th – 31st March 2020- : International Cricket Stadium in Colombo
(RETURN TRANSFERS)– MATCH DAYS


02ND TEST:
You will picked-up from the hotel according to the match timings and dropped back to the hotel once match is over. Match tickets included. (Approx. transfer time: 30mins)

Overnight accommodation at Hilton Colombo or similar


01st April 2020: Colombo / Airport
Today you will be transferred to the Colombo Airport to catch your flight home, accompanied with all the happy memories of the Resplendent isle; Sri Lanka once known as TAPROBANE.



Offer Includes

  • Flights from London Heathrow with Etihad Airways
  • Airport taxes
  • 9 nights accommodation as per itinerary
  • Air conditioned vehicle along with the services of an English speaking chauffeur guide from arrival up to your departure
  • All applicable current Local Taxes
  • Entrances & Safaris as per itinerary
  • 15 mins Head & Shoulder massage at Mawanella spice garden
  • Traditional Sri Lankan style lunch at Mawanella spice garden
  • Match tickets for the 02nd test matches with return transfers.

Meal Plans

  • As per Itinerary