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Hello to everyone who decided to visit the wonderful country of Sri Lanka.
We went with my husband in the "off season", May 27-June 8.
Air arabia (Almaty - Colombo) flew, budget airlines, no complaints about them, food is cheap (food is not included in the ticket price) and you can have a bite within $ 20, transfer in Sharjah 2 hours, you manage to quickly transit and check the bag and boarding is about to begin. In general, the flight is about 8 hours. We received a visa on the spot, they gave us questionnaires on the plane, at the airport you pay a fee and go to the passport office there you get it, it took a maximum of 30 minutes.
I booked the hotel directly through Roy and also ordered a transfer from him (much cheaper than through an agency). We were met by Lucky (it’s impossible to remember the real name, therefore such an abbreviation), with a sign, immediately helped us to take SIM cards, advised the Dialog network (by the way, it turned out to be really good and cheap), you need a passport for registration, it costs about 1300 local it is with a balance of 800 (at least it was). We went out, freaking out from the humidity : ) A mini vein car with air conditioning, it takes about 1.5 hours to get to Roy. They met us perfectly with cocktails, since there were no people in the hotel (1 couple and a girl), we were given a room a class higher - with an ocean view. I booked the simplest, I thought what the hell are all these delights, BUT when you wake up and look out the panoramic window overlooking the ocean, it's an incomparable thrill : ) I want to pay attention, this is a 2 star hotel, so be prepared that everything is simple, the room is cleaned when you ask, there are no accessories other than towels. Persons of the highest class, polite, smiling, they learn Russian, they will always help if you ask. Breakfast was porridge/omelette, toast, butter/jam and tea/coffee, all 11 days. If you want variety, you have to order. The menu is varied, they prepare a class. The chef has lived in Japan for many years, and can cook sushi if you ask. Food prices are ridiculous (everything is on their website). You can buy seafood at the market and cook at the hotel, 750 per kg. The ocean is nearby, sunbeds are free. It is better not to walk far or in a crowd, not to talk with the locals, especially not to brag about your gadgets and money. Be modest, for these people our 100 bucks is a fortune, they will not attack you, but they can rob you.
Roy, a good person, every day to come and chat with you, can solve all your problems/questions and fulfill all your desires.
He owns part of the jewelry store, his prices are normal (! ), He gives discounts, we bought a chic, very clean sapphire of 1 carat from him, for a ridiculous price for Kazakhstan.
He organized a tour for us for 3 days, everything went well, though the car broke down along the way, but we were immediately transferred to another one and taken further. A couple of times we went through it to Colombo for things, bargain at the bazaar that there is urine, immediately cut the price by 2 times and then raise it a little, believe me, for them a white man is a bag of money. The people there are very kind and smiling, they will look at you, don't be afraid and they may even ask you to take a picture for good luck : )
In general, the rest left only positive and good memories.
There will be questions write.
We went with my husband in the "off season", May 27-June 8.
Air arabia (Almaty - Colombo) flew, budget airlines, no complaints about them, food is cheap (food is not included in the ticket price) and you can have a bite within $ 20, transfer in Sharjah 2 hours, you manage to quickly transit and check the bag and boarding is about to begin. In general, the flight is about 8 hours. We received a visa on the spot, they gave us questionnaires on the plane, at the airport you pay a fee and go to the passport office there you get it, it took a maximum of 30 minutes.
I booked the hotel directly through Roy and also ordered a transfer from him (much cheaper than through an agency). We were met by Lucky (it’s impossible to remember the real name, therefore such an abbreviation), with a sign, immediately helped us to take SIM cards, advised the Dialog network (by the way, it turned out to be really good and cheap), you need a passport for registration, it costs about 1300 local it is with a balance of 800 (at least it was). We went out, freaking out from the humidity : ) A mini vein car with air conditioning, it takes about 1.5 hours to get to Roy. They met us perfectly with cocktails, since there were no people in the hotel (1 couple and a girl), we were given a room a class higher - with an ocean view. I booked the simplest, I thought what the hell are all these delights, BUT when you wake up and look out the panoramic window overlooking the ocean, it's an incomparable thrill : ) I want to pay attention, this is a 2 star hotel, so be prepared that everything is simple, the room is cleaned when you ask, there are no accessories other than towels. Persons of the highest class, polite, smiling, they learn Russian, they will always help if you ask. Breakfast was porridge/omelette, toast, butter/jam and tea/coffee, all 11 days. If you want variety, you have to order. The menu is varied, they prepare a class. The chef has lived in Japan for many years, and can cook sushi if you ask. Food prices are ridiculous (everything is on their website). You can buy seafood at the market and cook at the hotel, 750 per kg. The ocean is nearby, sunbeds are free. It is better not to walk far or in a crowd, not to talk with the locals, especially not to brag about your gadgets and money. Be modest, for these people our 100 bucks is a fortune, they will not attack you, but they can rob you.
Roy, a good person, every day to come and chat with you, can solve all your problems/questions and fulfill all your desires.
He owns part of the jewelry store, his prices are normal (! ), He gives discounts, we bought a chic, very clean sapphire of 1 carat from him, for a ridiculous price for Kazakhstan.
He organized a tour for us for 3 days, everything went well, though the car broke down along the way, but we were immediately transferred to another one and taken further. A couple of times we went through it to Colombo for things, bargain at the bazaar that there is urine, immediately cut the price by 2 times and then raise it a little, believe me, for them a white man is a bag of money. The people there are very kind and smiling, they will look at you, don't be afraid and they may even ask you to take a picture for good luck : )
In general, the rest left only positive and good memories.
There will be questions write.
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