Sunday, July 7, 2013

Beach Tours


Down South Beach Tour 1 (5 Days / 4 Night)

* Welcome on arrival at the airport and transfer to hotel in down south.

Day 2-4: Spend an entire day at beach (relaxing) over nights stay same hotel in down south.

Day 5 : Departure to Air port.

 

 

Down South Beach Tour 2 (7 Days / 6 Nights)

*(If you like you can add daycations  in kandy and Yala national park)

Day 1 : Welcome on arrival at the airport and transfer to hotel in down south.

Day 2-6 : Spend an entire day at beach (relaxing). For these days you can add above mention daycations  places if you like. over nights stay same hotel in down south.

Day 7 : Departure to Air port.

 

 

Down South Beach Tour 3 (10 Days / 9 Night)

*(If you like you can add daycations in kandy, Sinharaja forest and Yala national park)

Day 7 : Welcome on arrival at the airport and transfer to hotel in down south.

Day 2-9 : Spend an entire day at beach (relaxing). For these days you can add above mention daycations  places if you like. over nights stay same hotel in down south.

Day 10 : Departure to Air port.

 

 

Negambo Beach Tour 1 (5 Days / 4 Nights)

Day 1 : Welcome on arrival at the airport and transfer to hotel in Negambo hotel.

Day 2-4 : Spend an entire day at beach (relaxing) over nights stay same hotel in Negambo.

Day 5 : Departure to Air port.

 

 

Negambo Beach Tour 2 (7 Days / 6 Nights)

* (If you like you can add daycations in kandy and Colombo city tour)

Day 1 : Welcome on arrival at the airport and transfer to hotel in Negambo.

Day 2-6 : Spend an entire day at beach (relaxing). For these days you can add above mention daycations places if you like. over nights stay same hotel in Negambo.

Day 7 : Departure to Air port.

 

Negambo Beach Tour 3 (10 Days / 9 Nights)

* (If you like you can add daycations in kandy, sigirya and Wilpattu national park)

Day 1 : Welcome on arrival at the airport and transfer to hotel in Negambo.

Day 2-9 : Spend an entire day at beach (relaxing). For these days you can add above mention daycations places if you like. over nights stay same hotel in Negambo.

Day 10 : Departure to Air port.

 

 

Trincomalee / Nilaveli Beach Tour 1 (5 Days / 4 Nights)

* Trincomalee / Nilaveli Beach Tour 1

Day 1 : Welcome on arrival at the airport and transfer to hotel in Trincomalee.

Day 2-4 : Spend an entire day at beach (relaxing). over nights stay same hotel in Trincomalee.

Day 5 : Departure to Air port.

 

 

Trincomalee / Nilaveli Beach Tour 2 (7 Days / 6 Nights)

*(If you like you can add daycations in Sigiriya , Polonnaruwa and Trincomalee city tour)

Day 1 : Welcome on arrival at the airport and transfer to hotel in Trincomalee.

Day 2-6 : Spend an entire day at beach (relaxing). For these days you can add above mention daycations places if you like. over nights stay same hotel in Trincomalee.

Day 7 : Departure to Air port.

 

 

Arugambay / Pothuwila Beach Tour 1 (5 Days / 4 Nights)

*Arugambay / Pothuwila Beach Tour 1

Day 1 : Welcome on arrival at the airport and transfer to hotel in Arugambey.

Day 2-4 : Spend an entire day at beach (relaxing). over nights stay same hotel in Arugambey.

Day 5 : Departure to Air port.

 

 

Arugambay / Pothuwila Beach Tour 2 (7 Days / 6 Nights)

*Arugambay / Pothuwila Beach Tour 2

Day 1 : Welcome on arrival at the airport and transfer to hotel in Arugambey.

Day 2-6 : Spend an entire day at beach (relaxing). For these days you can add above mention daycations places if you like. over nights stay same hotel in Arugambey.

Day 7 : Departure to Air port.

 

 

Negumbo /Segiriya / trincomalee (6 Days / 5 Nights)

Day 1 : Morning – Leave for sigiriya visiting Negombo en route. Lunch at Sigiriya. Afternoon – sightseeing of the Ancient Sigiriya rock fortress Dinner and night at Habarana. .

Day 2 : TRINCOMALEE

Morning – leave for trincomalee –emereld beaches and world top rated beaches in east coast. Lunch at trincomalee. Dinner and night at trincomalee. .

Day 3 : VISIT, DIVING, SNORKELING AT PIGEON ISLAND CORAL REEF AND EVENING VISIT TO HOT WATER WELLS

Morning – leave for coral reef,. lunch at nilawelei beach or at same hotel. Afternoon – Proceed to hot water wells. Dinner and night at trincomalee.

Day 4 : WORLD WAR II WAR CEMETERY, VISIT TO  HISTORICAL BRITISH  NAVAL CANNONS GUN SITE AT NAVAL DOCKYARD, TRINCOMALEE HARBOR VISIT AND ROUND ISLAND VISIT.

Morning – sightseeing and visit to war cemetery. visit to naval base and museum for visit of British old gun site, boat tour and Lunch at sober island naval holiday resort. Afternoon – visit of flags taff and duch castle with sunset –. Dinner and night at trincomalee.

Day 5 : BACK TO COLOMBO AND SHOPPING

Day 6 : depart from country

WHAT IS AYURVEDA?

Ayurveda means "the science of life". Ayurveda represents a system of healing that has been perfected over more than five thousands years. It is South Asia's ancient health care system based on herbs and diet. Ayurveda sees health and disease in holistic terms. It links the microcosm of the individual with the cosmos. It takes into account the relationship between energy and matter. This system of healing believes in treatment of not just the part affected by disease but the individual as a whole. It emphasizes on the harmony of mind, spirit and body to cure diseases. Moreover, the stress is on prevention rather than cure.

Friday, July 5, 2013

Sri Lanka

























Adam's Bridge Boat Tours : Medawachchiya-Talaimannar Highway, Talaimannar

Adam's Bridge, which separates the Gulf of Mannar from the Palk Strait, is a string of sand islands, that once connected Talaimannar to Rameswaram Island in India.

The town of Mannar is quickly becoming a reputable tourist destination, thanks to a range of beautiful sites and attractions in the area. Adam's Bridge is one of them. Not too far from Mannar town, at the end of the Medawachchiya-Talaimannar Highway in Talaimannar, you'll find a small Sri Lankan navy complex near the Old Pier and the Talaimannar lighthouse. It is from here that the Sri Lankan Navy operate public boat tours to Adam's Bridge. If the weather conditions are ok and the sea is not too rough, the navy operates the service from 8am to 4pm, every day.

The morning time is the best to take the tour, before the sun is too hot, and while the sea is calmer - we took the boat trip around 9.30 am and by the time we were out to sea, it was getting hot and steamy. We boarded our small boat with just two of us, and two navy personnel, who were polite and more than accommodating. We were given all that we needed, a dry, safe place to keep our valuables, life jackets plus a paper carry-bag with food (peanuts and chocolate), drinks (milk packet and bottled water) and tour brochure.


As the boat took us south towards the sandy islands, we watched as Rameswaram Island (India), drew closer, and I realised just how close the two nations are. Less than 50 kilometres separates India from Sri Lanka. The boat took us around a few of the islands, including one that is especially designated for birds like gulls and terns, of which there were hundreds! All together the tour takes you about 15 kilometres out to sea and usually takes about three hours, including a stopover on one of the islands where you bathe in the crystal clear waters, providing there are no stingers at the time. After an hour or so in the boat, and a stroll around the island in the hot sun, a swim in the sea is just what you need!

There's no development on the islands, except for one small, wooden hut. The landscape is simply breathtaking. Small waves breaking on the white sands, shallow ponds of salty water, and sand grasses with beautiful flowers. Though the boat broke down twice, we didn't have to wait long before another 'rescue' boat arrived to help get us going again.
For those seeking thrills, established tourist facilities or luxuries, this probably isn't the best tour for you. But for nature lovers and those in search of a unique experience in a largely undiscovered place, a tour to Adam's Bridge is perfect. For just Rs. 600 for a three hour tour to such a beautiful part of the country, we think it's great value.

Tips:

Don't forget to take your bathers, and good sun protection; with the heat, and the reflection from the water, you'll need both. It's worthwhile to contact the Navy at Talaimannar before planning your boat trip – tours are not provided in rough seas. Construction of the railway line to Talaimannar is near completion, which means that soon,people will once again be able to travel easily from Colombo to Talaimannar by train. There are also talks of the ferry service from Talaimannar to Rameswaram Island (India) resuming in the near future.
 
 
 

Tourist Attractions in Sri Lanka

 

 

Friday, June 28, 2013

Adam's Peak

Adam's Peak (also Sri Pada; Sinhalese Samanalakanda - සමනළ කන්ද "butterfly mountain", and also ශ්‍රී පාදය "Sri Paadaya"; Tamil Sivanolipatha Malai - சிவனொளி பாதமலை), is a 2,243 metres (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 metres (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 Muslim and Christian tradition that of Adam, or that of St. Thomas.

The mountain is located in the southern reaches of the Central Highlands, in the Ratnapura district of the Sabaragamuwa Province - lying about 40 km northeast of the city of Ratnapura. The surrounding region is largely forested hills, with no mountain of comparable size nearby. The region along the mountain is a wildlife reserve housing many species varying from elephants to leopards, and including many endemic species.


Adam's Peak is important as the main watershed of Srilanka, four of the principal rivers of the Island, including the Mahaveli Ganga, the longest, having their source from this mountain, and descend to the sea on the eastern, western and south eastern coasts. The districts to the south and the east of Adam's Peak yield precious stones-emeralds, rubies and sapphires, for which the island has been famous, and which earned for its ancient name of Ratnadvipa.

Arugam Bay Beach

One of the best locations in the world to catch a wave, Arugam Bay is surfer’s paradise, with many surf points, for amateurs and professional surfers. The surfing season, that starts in May/June with the Champion Surfer’s competitions and Pro Surf competitions, ends in October with a splash when you party until dawn at the Arugam Bay Beach Fest. Be the life of the party on the eastern coast and catch the sunrise as you live it up.