15 DAY BUCKET LIST TOUR GRAND SRI LANKA $ PER PERSON 2899 TWIN SHARE TYPICALLY $5399
GALLE • SIGIRIYA • DAMBULLA • KANDALAMA • WELIGAMA
THE OFFER 15 DAY GRAND SRI LANKA An adventurous escape, a destination for reflection, a foodie’s paradise, a wildlife lover’s dream; Sri Lanka is all these things and many more. Recently $2899 voted the world’s best country to visit in 2019 by Lonely Planet, Sri Lanka is delighting travellers with its mix of religions and cultures, its accessible wildlife, and, above all, its warm and inviting people. Isn’t it time you experienced it for yourself? Kandy, Galle, Weligama, Colombo, Nuwara Eliya… this 15 day grand tour of Sri Lanka has it all. Search for wild elephants on a jeep safari into Minneriya National Park, keep your eyes peeled for leopards and bears in serene Yala, enjoy a guided tour of the ancient city of Polonnaruwa, journey through the emerald tea plantations of Nuwara Eliya, see the famed Nine Arch Bridge, take photos of the iconic stilt fisherman of Weligama and so much more. As an extra special treat, you’ll also experience two nights at the five-star Heritance Kandalama Hotel - a stunning hotel surrounded by thick jungle. This once-in-a- lifetime journey includes return international flights, 13 nights premium hotel accommodation, daily breakfast, return airport transfers and more.
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Day 1 Australia - Negombo (Colombo), Sri Lanka world renowned frescoes of the ‘Heavenly Maidens’ of Sigiriya, Today depart from either *Sydney, Melbourne, *Brisbane, which are in a sheltered pocket of the rock approached by a or *Adelaide for Negombo (Colombo), Sri Lanka. Fly with spiral stairway. These frescoes are painted in earth pigments on either Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific or Emirates to name plaster. a few (subject to availability). Upon arrival be met by a tour Once your tour is concluded for the day you will continue to representative and transferred to the hotel. Kandalama by transfer. Upon arrival, check in to the hotel Overnight: Arie Lagoon or similar, Negombo accommodation for the night. Meals included: In-Flight Overnight: Heritance Hotel, Kandalama Meals included: Breakfast Day 2 Negombo City Tour After breakfast, enjoy the morning at leisure or take part in a Day 4 Kandalama - Polonnaruwa traditional Sri Lankan cooking class at the hotel (not included After breakfast, visit UNESCO World Heritage listed city of and must be pre-booked at checkout). Polonnaruwa, built in the 11th and 12th centuries AD. Here you In the afternoon, begin your city tour of Negombo. If time can see the ruins of the Royal Palace; the Audience Hall; the permits, the tour guide will introduce you to some of Lotus Bath; the statue of King Parakramabahu; the Parakrama Negombo’s curious sites, such as the Dutch churches and a boat Samudraya - a lake built by King Parakramabahu I; and the Gal ride along the canals. Negombo was an important port during Viharaya where four splendid statues of the Buddha in ‘Upright’, the colonial periods. In the late 17th century the Dutch built ‘Sedentary’ and ‘Recumbent’ postures carved out of rock could a network of canals, over 100km in length, that was used to be seen. There are also monuments of famous places of worship transport cinnamon and other spices from inland plantations to such as the Shiva Temple, the Lankathilaka, the Vatadage, the the coast. After the city tour, return to the hotel and enjoy the Galpotha, the Kiri Vehera and the remains of a former Temple evening at leisure. of the Tooth Relic. Overnight: Arie Lagoon or similar, Negombo In the afternoon, embark on an unforgettable safari excursion Meals included: Breakfast in Minneriya. If you’re up for a serious rumble in the jungle, then Minneriya is for you! Spread across 8800 hectares, it is a wildlife sanctuary home to herds of deer and ample birdlife, Day 3 Negombo - Sigiriya - Kandalama (approx. 140km day) however its spotlight remains on the swaying trunks and After breakfast, you will meet with your tour guide and embark flapping ears of its resident elephants. Park your jeep on the on the drive to Sigiriya. bank of the reservoir and switch off its engine. Watch carefully Explore the Sigiriya rock fortress (not included), a UNESCO as herds of elephants - one by one - roll on to the grass-covered World Heritage listed site built during the reign of King banks to feed on tender shoots. This is the largest elephant Kashyapa (477-495 AD). The ‘Lion Rock’ of Sigiriya is a citadel gathering in the world - up to 300 or more at a time - which has of unusual beauty rising 200 meters from the scrub jungle. The led the park to become a mecca for wildlife enthusiasts. rock was the innermost stronghold of the 70-hectare fortified Overnight: Heritance Hotel, Kandalama town. A moat, rampart, and extensive gardens, including the Meals included: Breakfast renowned water gardens, ring the base of the rock. Admire the
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Day 5 Kandalama - Dambulla - Kandy (approx. 100km day) studded with colonial bungalows and hedgerows, creating a After breakfast, travel to Dambulla and stop at the Rock Cave distinctly British atmosphere. It is also home to one of the finest Temple for a guided tour of the cave. An icon of Sri Lanka, 18-hole golf courses in the world. Dambulla Rock Cave Temple houses unique drawings in five Following your tour, indulge in High tea at the Grand Hotel, magnificently constructed cave temples, flanking the golden after which you will be transferred back to the hotel. temple of Dambulla. As you enter, look straight up to the gigantic Buddha statue glittering in gold, and then admire the Overnight: Jetwing St. Andrews Hotel or similar, Nuwara Eliya beautiful cave paintings adorning the walls that shelter 150 Meals included: Breakfast statues of Lord Buddha. Following your visit, continue to Kandy - the last royal capital of Day 8 Nuwara Eliya - Ella - Yala (approx.192km day) Sri Lanka. Along the way you will visit a spice garden in Matale After breakfast be met by your guide and proceed to Yala. En to see how the fragrant spices Sri Lanka is renowned for are route, stop and take a walk to see Ella’s famous Ravana Falls and grown. Upon arrival in Kandy, enjoy a guided city tour. Take in Nine Arch Bridge. The waterfall measures approximately 25 m the Kandy city centre, a gem and lapidary museum, and get a (82 ft) in height and cascades from an oval-shaped concave rock taste of local life while wandering through the wonderful Kandy outcrop. During the wet season, the waterfall turns into what is market. After the city tour, transfer to the hotel and enjoy the said to resemble an areca flower with withering petals. rest of the evening at leisure. Afterwards, continue to Yala and check into the hotel and enjoy Overnight: Earl’s Regent Hotel or similar, Kandy the remainder of the day at leisure. Meals included: Breakfast Overnight: Jetwing Yala or similar, Yala Meals included: Breakfast Day 6 Kandy - Nuwara Eliya (approx. 80km day) Following breakfast, continue your journey to the hillside tea Day 9 Yala Wildlife Jeep Safari Excursion plantation capital of Nuwara Eliya. On arrival, check into the After breakfast enjoy a safari at Yala National Park. Spreading hotel and enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure. into a vast 1259 square kilometres Yala - with its glory spinning Overnight: Jetwing St. Andrews Hotel or similar, Nuwara Eliya around vast grasslands, shrubs, tanks and dunes - is one of the Meals included: Breakfast most famous wildlife destinations in Sri Lanka. As your jeep rumbles through the gates of Yala, you are not only entering the most visited national park in the country, but also the land of a Day 7 Nuwara Eliya City Tour civilisation which thrived during the reign of Sri Lankan kings. Today after breakfast, enjoy this morning at leisure. You may You name it, Yala has it! Its inmates includes herds of elephant, also be interested to take the opportunity to play a round of sloth bears, spotted dear, jackals, and abundant birdlife, as well Golf at the Royal Golf Club (not included), which is one of the as the highest density of leopards in the world. oldest golf clubs in Asia. Please check the day prior with regard to availability. Feel like an explorer as the jeep thunders over rocks and swishes past narrow bends; an exhilarating experience blended In the afternoon, you will be met at the hotel by the tour guide with the cries of wilderness under the tropical sun. Afterwards, to enjoy a sightseeing tour of Nuwara Eliya. Once governed return to the hotel and spend the remainder of the day at by English and Scottish planters, Nuwara Eliya’s landscape is leisure.
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Overnight: Jetwing Yala or similar, Yala - the intersection where classic Dutch architecture meets a Meals included: Breakfast tropical setting. Admire the Dutch-influenced architecture, listening to the creeks of wooden saloon doors and observe how European architecture mingles with South Asian Day 10 Yala - Weligama - Galle (approx. 155km day) traditions. Its original ramparts and bastions preserved up to After breakfast, travel to Weligama, where you have an date showcase evidence of a heritage preserved for more than opportunity to see the Sri Lanka’s famous stilt fisherman. Stilt three and a half centuries. fishing is one of the most interesting traditional fishing methods of Sri Lanka. Records indicate this sport came about just after Overnight: Amari Galle Hotel or similar, Galle World War II. This mode of fishing was more widely used across Meals included: Breakfast the coast until the tsunami in 2004 which caused a temporary cease until recent years. The beautiful sight of fishermen Day 13 Galle - Ambalangoda - Kosgoda - Colombo perched on branched poles as they fish skilfully during dawn, This morning, enjoy breakfast at the hotel before proceeding noon and dusk can now be seen commonly along the southern to Ambalangoda to visit the Mask Factory. Faces carved into coast in towns such as Koggala, Kaththaluwa and Ahangama. solid wood and painted cobra hoods are common sights for a Once the tour has concluded, travel to Galle and check in to the wanderer across the seaside suburb of Ambalangoda. Walk into hotel before enjoying the remainder of the day at leisure. the gallery of folk dances and mask making - the mask museum Overnight: Amari Galle Hotel or similar, Galle - or simply take a look into the hut where local folk will be busy Meals included: Breakfast cutting, moulding and painting masks. You might be able to tune into the mysteries that surround Ambalangoda’s heritage of mask making, the backdrop of folk dances and rituals staged Day 11 Galle City Tour across the pearl of the Indian ocean, Sri Lanka. Following breakfast this morning, you will be met by the tour guide for a city tour of Galle. On the drive you will pass many Continue on to visit the Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery. Both locals fishing villages and palm fringed bays. The tour will begin at and international volunteers is a common sight at Kosgoda. This Galle Fort - the largest intact Dutch fort in Asia, inscribed as a vibrant tourist destination sits calmly along the southern coast UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. Its location faces the of Sri Lanka. Aside from its traditional industries of fisheries Indian Ocean in the town of Galle, on the southern coast of and cinnamon cultivation, the area has been recognised by Sri Lanka. Galle Fort is one of the best-preserved examples of the Wildlife Protection Society for its Sea Turtle Conservation 17th century colonial fortifications in the world. Enjoy lunch Project. at the Fort (not included). Once your tour has concluded you Afterwards, continue to Colombo and check in to the hotel. will be transferred back to your hotel accommodation. Spend the afternoon at your own leisure, exploring the stone-paved Overnight: Galadari Hotel or similar, Colombo streets and getting a feel for the vibrant culture of Galle. Meals included: Breakfast Overnight: Amari Galle Hotel or similar, Galle Meals included: Breakfast Day 14 Colombo City Tour After breakfast this morning, check out of the hotel and enjoy a last chance shopping opportunity at leisure, or take part in a Day 12 Galle Free Day Colombo city tour. This evening you will be transferred to the After breakfast at the hotel, enjoy the day at leisure in Galle
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Day 15 Arrive in Australia
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HIGHLIGHTS DINING -- Experience the diverse highlights of Sri Lanka -- Enjoy daily breakfast -- Visit Kandy, Negombo, Galle, Ella, Colombo and more TOUR ESSENTIALS -- Experience a guided tour of ancient Polonnaruwa -- English-speaking national tour guide -- Travel to Sigiriya, home of the ancient rock fortress -- Airline taxes and surcharges -- Search for wild elephants on a jeep safari in Minneriya TRANSPORT National Park -- Transportation by A/C vehicles -- Explore the hillside tea plantations of Nuwara Eliya -- Enjoy a high tea at the Grand Hotel in Nuwara Eliya TRANSFERS -- View Ella’s famous Nine Arch Bridge and Ravana Falls -- Return airport transfers with meet and assist -- Seek out leopards, elephants and bears on a jeep safari within the Yala National Park -- Enjoy a day at leisure in the southeastern city of Yala -- Take photos of the famed stilt fishermen in Weligama -- Enjoy a day at leisure in the colonial seaside city of Galle -- Visit the Dutch Galle Fort on a city sightseeing tour -- See Gangarama Temple on a city tour of Colombo -- Enjoy an afternoon city tour of Negombo -- Discover the beauty of Kandy on a city tour -- Visit Ambalangoda Mask Factory -- See baby turtles at Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery -- Explore the magnificent Dambulla Rock Cave Temple -- Learn about fragrant Sri Lankan spices at a spice garden in Matale FLIGHTS -- Return international flights (economy class) ex *SYD/ MEL/*BNE/*ADL ACCOMMODATION -- 13 nights premium hotel accommodation
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*Please note: All information provided in ** Flight Peak Season Surcharge: $500 -- Galle: Amari Galle or similar this brochure is subject to both change and per person. -- Colombo: Hotel Galadari or similar availability. Prior to purchase please check ^ Land High Season Surcharge: $200 per Please note: Accommodation/rooms the current deal for up-to-date information. person. offered are based on a lead-in room type, If you have already purchased this deal, and are subject to availability based on the terms and conditions on your Purchase Departure Cities seasonality. Properties will be confirmed, Confirmation apply and take precedence over *Sydney, Melbourne, *Brisbane or no later than two weeks prior to travel. the information in this brochure. *Adelaide Extra Nights BOOKING INFORMATION Interstate Surcharges Not available. After purchase, you will receive a receipt *Sydney, Melbourne, *Brisbane or Maximum Room Capacity and a Purchase Confirmation, directing *Adelaide: $200 per person 2 people (subject to availability). you to an online Passenger Information Form. The Passenger Information Form Child Policy must be completed within 72 hours of FLIGHTS purchase. -- No child discounts. Full price applies Full Service Airline(s) Used for all children travelling with their Any special requests, preferences and Singapore Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, parents. optional extras MUST be clearly stated Malaysia Airlines, Cathay Pacific, -- Valid for Children/infants 8 years old in your Passenger Information Form. Emirates, Virgin Australia, Malindo and over. Any change requested after submitting Air, Korean Airlines, Japan Airlines, Please note: Children must be your Passenger Information Form cannot China Southern Airlines, China Airlines, accompanied by a responsible adult be guaranteed, is strictly subject to Bangkok Airways and codeshare 18 years old and over to travel. No availability and will incur surcharges as partners (subject to availability). unaccompanied minors allowed. outlined in the Schedule of Fees below. Please note: One way flights can not be On purchasing this Travel Offer you accommodated. Travellers must take all Triple Share are bound by the General Terms and included flights within the package, and Not available. Conditions, in addition to the specific any flights intentionally forfeited will terms and conditions outlined in this result in later flights being subject to Bedding Configuration Important Information. cancellation. Double or twin bedding (subject to availability). Please note: all additional charges are payable direct to your Travel Consultant Arrive early Adjoining / Interconnecting Rooms in AUD (unless otherwise stated). Not available. Subject to availability and at the hotels Stay behind discretion. Please enquire on booking if you require this option. OFFER ESSENTIALS Not available.
Travel offer is valid for travel on selected Stopover Packages dates until the 4th November 2019. Not available. GENERAL TOUR INFORMATION This travel offer is priced for one person Minimum group size 19, maximum group based on twin share. Flight Class Upgrades Not available. size 20 per vehicle. Single Traveller Supplement Optional Tours / Activities For solo travellers a mandatory single Payable at checkout supplement of $1100 applies. ACCOMMODATION -- Day 2: Sri Lankan Cooking Class and lunch: an additional surcharge of $50 Departure Dates (2019) Accommodation Used AUD per person applies. Please see the TripADeal website for 4 - 5 Star (self-rated) current departure dates. -- Day 3: Sigiriya Rock Fortress Tour: an -- Negombo: Arie Lagoon or similar additional surcharge of $60 AUD per Surcharges -- Kandalama: Heritance Hotel person applies. Please note: dates/months with an *, ** -- Kandy: Earl’s Regent or similar Please note: and ^ incur a high season surcharge -- Nuwara Eliya: Jetwing St. Andrews or -- Prices are based on per person, are * Flight High Season Surcharge: $150 per similar subject to availability, time permitting person. -- Yala: Jetwing Yala Hotel or similar and weather conditions. -- The optional tours listed above must
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be purchased on checkout or over he or she is guiding the tour. The guide can do this directly with the Airline once the phone prior to submitting your meets the group at the required place you have your flight information. passenger information form (subject and leaves the group at the end of the to availability). tour, they do not travel with the group. Passport Validity: -- Some tours require minimum numbers Customers are required to provide to operate. Tour Leader: valid passport details either at the time An experienced person tasked with of purchase, or no later than 45 days ensuring the smooth operation of tours, prior to departure date. Failure to do Payable on tour as well as providing practical support to so may result in cancellation of the passengers throughout the whole trip. booking. In this instance customers will -- Day 5: Kandy Temple: an additional Their role primarily includes assisting be responsible for any costs and fees surcharge of $17 USD per person with accommodation, transportation incurred. applies. between locations, and communication -- Day 7: Golfing at Royal Golf Club, with tour guides in each stop. A tour COACH TOUR Nuwara Eliya: POA - Payable direct to leader may provide general guidance Meals: Golf Club. around a city or village, and offer Daily breakfast is included in the tour, Please note: information on the place visited on the for all other meals; lunches and dinners -- prices are based on per person, are bus, however they are not required the tour leader (when available) will offer subject to availability, time permitting to have specific knowledge on art, assistance with reservations, suggestions and weather conditions, and are architecture, or history. They are not and directions to local restaurants. It is payable direct to the tour operator in allowed to provide a guided tour or your responsibility to notify TripADeal the currency specified. commentary of a city/village/attraction of any dietary requests/requirements. once there and if caught doing so, can be -- Some tours require minimum numbers Please note: we will do our best to meet fined. to operate. your requests/requirements, however Please note: Tour leaders/guides are not cannot guarantee that we will always be a standard inclusion in all travel offers. able to. EXCLUSIONS Tour leaders/guides will only be made -- Visa fees and requirements (A tourist available when particularly required Luggage: visa is a strict requirement if travelling to enhance the experience of the You will be responsible for all your on an Australian passport) destination featured. personal belongings whilst on the tour. -- Meals/beverages not stated in the With regards to luggage, you must carry itinerary CLIMATE & AVERAGE TEMPERATURES your own luggage from the coach to the hotel room and back to the coach. -- Recommended gratuities/tipping: Sri Lanka: The driver will assist with the uploading 1000 LKR (approx. $9 AUD) per Sri Lanka is a year round destination and off-loading of the luggage from the person per day with two monsoon seasons so there is coach. -- Optional activities/tours a lot of confusion around when is the best time to visit. The weather doesn’t -- Personal expenses OTHER run like clockwork here! However, there -- Travel insurance (Mandatory) will rarely be weather so dramatic that Fitness Level Required / Mobility: Please note: A comprehensive travel it will stand in the way of a brilliant Our vehicles are not equipped with Insurance policy must be organised holiday with plenty of warm weather and wheelchair access, so unfortunately BEFORE all details can be finalised. sunshine. The temperature is constant our tours are currently not suitable for at around 27°C on the coast, both the air wheelchair users and those less mobile. and the water! Please note: a general level of fitness will OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION be required. If you have any concerns FLIGHTS TOUR GUIDE VS. TOUR LEADER please consult your healthcare provider Seat Selection & Frequent Flyer Points: prior to purchase/travel. Tour Guide: At TripADeal we do not arrange seat Often locals with intimate knowledge of selection. It is important to highlight Gratuities / Tipping: an area, its culture, and history. Their role that some Airlines do not allow pre- Gratuities (tips) are not included in the entails providing commentary, routing selected seats. We strongly suggest you tour price for services of the tour leader the tour, and seeing that people have a contact the Airline directly with seating (when available) and driver throughout good time. They are a licensed, qualified allocation requirements and or arrive the tour. The recommended tip for the expert who supplies specific information at the airport earlier to arrange your tour leader and driver is 1000 LKR on history, art, architecture and culture seating. While we do not add frequent (approx. $9 AUD) per person per day, of the city/village/attraction in which flyer member details to bookings, you which will be collected whilst on tour.
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VISAS A tourist visa for Sri Lanka is a strict requirement if travelling on an Australian Passport. You will be able to start your Visa application process once you receive your final travel documentation approximately 6 weeks prior to departure. Important: Please start arranging your visa at least 3 weeks prior to departure to account for any delays due to consulate operating hours. Please note: Passengers who are not Australian citizens must check with the respective consulate or visa agency to determine what their visa requirements are and what personal identification is required. It is also important to note, some areas of employment such a journalism, government authorities and charity organisations may have additional restrictions in applying for Visas. This may in turn affect the type of application required.
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