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TAT Tour
Package – BEA15 |
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15 Day
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Beach
Tour of
Sri Lanka
May 12-April 13 |
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Sri Lanka is
blessed with a 1,330 km pristine coastline
with white sandy beaches, blue waters which
invite you to dive in and warm sunshine with
the shade that is offered by tall Coconut
trees that make you laze around for hours
without a care in the world.
On the West Coast there is Negombo, Mount-Lavina,
Bentota and Hikkaduwa Beaches. On the South
Coast we got Unawatuna which has been voted
as one of the 10 best beaches in the world
by the Discovery
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Channel. In
addition to that we also have Weligama,
Mirissa and Tangalle in the Southern Coast.
On the North West Coast we've got Nilaveli,
Passekudha, Kalkudha and Arugam Bay, which
is listed as one of the top 10 surfing
destinations in the world. These are just
few of over 20 popular beach destinations in
Sri Lanka. The Unique factor is the climate
of Sri Lanka. The Island experiences two
monsoons which occur at different times
which effects only either the West or the
East Coast. So at any time of the year there
is a Beach to visit. |
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DAY 01
On arrival you will be met and welcomed by
the representatives of Tropical Asia Tours
and transferred to Mirissa, Unawatuna OR
Galle.
Overnight in Mirissa, Unawatuna OR Galle.
DAY 02
Full day leisure at the beach.
Overnight in Mirissa, Unawatuna OR Galle.
DAY 03
Full day leisure at the beach
OR enjoy an OPTIONAL Whale watching trip to
Mirissa. Sri Lanka is one of the best places
in the world to do whale watching. Dolphins
are also regularly spotted on whale watching
trips organized from Mirissa on the south
coast, since the continental shelf is at its
narrowest close to Dondra Head. Sri Lanka's
southernmost point, the deep water
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provides
ideal feeding ground for migrating whales
from November to April.
(the boat crew that we use is experienced
and makes it a point to keep a comfortable
distance from the whales so that they are
not stressed)
Overnight in Mirissa, Unawatuna OR Galle.
DAY 04
Full day leisure at the beach.
Overnight in Mirissa, Unawatuna OR Galle.
Day 05
Full day leisure at the beach OR another
OPTIONAL visit to the sea with focus on
Dolphins. On a good day you will have the
treat of observing more Dolphins. The
long-snouted spinners are a treat to watch
in action.
Overnight in Mirissa, Unawatuna OR Galle.
DAY 06
Full day leisure at the beach OR depending
on your wish, you may either spend another
day in the sea taking the last round of the
best pictures of the largest animal who have
ever lived on the planet.
Overnight in Mirissa, Unawatuna OR Galle.
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DAY 07
Full day leisure at the beach OR another
OPTIONAL visit to the Dutch Fort in Galle.
Overnight in Mirissa, Unawatuna OR Galle.
DAY 08
Full day leisure at the beach OR another
OPTIONAL boat trip in Madu River in
Balapitiya. Afterward visit the Turtle
Hatchery in Kosgoda and Mask Museum in
Ambalangoda.
Overnight in Mirissa, Unawatuna OR Galle.
DAY 09
After break-fast leave for Negombo, en-route
city tour of Colombo.
Overnight in Negombo.
DAY 10
Full day leisure at the beach.
Overnight in Negombo.
DAY 11
Full day leisure at the beach OR do |
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OPTIONAL city
tour of Negombo including the visit of the
local fish market and the boat trips in the
Dutch canal.
Overnight in Negombo.
DAY 12
Full day leisure at the beach.
Overnight in Negombo.
DAY 13
Full day leisure at the beach OR enjoy an
attractive OPTIONAL excursion to Kandy
including the visit of Pinnawala Elephant
Orphanage and the Temple of Tooth Relic.
Overnight in Negombo.
DAY 14
Full day leisure at the beach OR can be
arranged an OPTIONAL typical Sri Lankan
lunch at a local house nearby.
Overnight in Negombo.
DAY 15
After break-fast leave for the Air port for
your connecting departure flight. |
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THE DUTCH FORT
in Galle - The South Coast's major city is Galle, whose
oldest landmark is the massive Portuguese and Dutch Fort
which is a “World Heritage Site” in which the central city
is contained. But the city may be much older. Some scholars
believe it to be the “Tarshish” of the Old Testament, to
which King Solomon sent his merchant vessels, and to which
Jonah fled from the Lord.
Today, the 90-acre Galle Fort shows no evidence of the
Portuguese founders. The Dutch incorporated the Portuguese
northern wall in a great rampart in 1663. A second, taller
wall was built inside of it. Between the two walls, a
covered passage connected the central bastion with the
Fort's two half bastions overlooking the sea.
The Dutch also installed a sophisticated drainage system,
complete with brick-lined underground sewers that were
flushed twice a day by the high and low tides. The original
gate to the fort was by the harbour. It is still there,
marked by the British Coat-of-arms on the front and the
Dutch V.O.C. (Vereenigde Oost Indische Compagnie) with the
Coat-of-arms with a rooster crest, on the inner side of the
Fort.
MADU GANGA
The Maduganga River is a shallow water body in south-west
Sri Lanka, which enters the sea at Balapitiya. The Buddhist
Amarapura Nikaya sect had its first upasampada (higher
ordination ceremony) on a fleet of boats anchored upon it in
1803.
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The Buddhist Kothduwa temple is
situated on an isolated island in the lake. Together with
the smaller Randombe Lake, to which it is connected by two
narrow channels, it forms the Madu Ganga wetland. Its
estuary and the many mangrove islets on it constitute a
complex coastal wetland ecosystem. In has high ecological,
biological and aesthetic significance, being home to 303
species of plants belonging to 95 families and to 248
species of vertebrate animals. It might be one of the last
remaining tracts of pristine mangrove forests in Sri Lanka.
KOSGODA TURTLE HATCHERY
Where you can see five species of turtles-Green Turtles (Chelonia
mydas), Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata),
Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta), Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys
coriacea) and Olive Ridley Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea).
The eggs collected by the Villagers and Fishermen are
purchased by the Kosgoda Hatchery and kept in sandy pens
until they are hatched. The newly hatched ones are kept in
seawater tanks and released to the sea in the night. This
Hatchery alone has released more then 1,750,000 young
turtles to the sea. An endowment by the Hasselblad Estate
was responsible for the establishment of this hatchery.
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