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We are going to Sri Lanka at the end of March.......
I am very worried about the weather, what it is during this period. The hotel is in the south-west, how often does it rain during this period ... I really want to have time to tan beautifully and also travel on excursions. I will be grateful for the answers. Maybe experienced have wishes, advice, I will be grateful. We are going for the first time, everything is interesting. Another important issue is mob. connection. How to ensure min. the cost of calls, SMS? Thanks!
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аватар papa74
If you leave a Ukrainian card, the incoming tariffs are 12-15 UAH, outgoing-25-30 UAH. Because of such a robbery, you need to buy a local card.
You can buy Simka immediately at Colombo airport. Firm Mobitel, After passing through customs and entering the meeting hall, turn left and go to the farthest counter. They will issue a SIM card in 5 minutes. It's called Mobitel. They do for 1000 rupees, 500 of which will fall into your account. The cost of a conversation with Russia is 11 rupees per minute (I think Ukraine is the same), within the country - 8 rupees.
Southwest in March...
In early March, there are no waves at all in the south. It is right next to the shore. No matter how the rainy season, but they happen, a tropical country after all.
You can see and see a lot of interesting things. Personally, I was not in Sri Lanka, but I was preparing for a trip (which fell through due to the crisis (either Air Arabia "turned down" prices, then hotels decided to withdraw money during the season ...)
I’ll send you links in a personal, read about the country. I think you won’t have fewer questions ...
аватар Fidel
Was at the beginning of March. The weather is different - very hot, it is difficult to be in the sun, in the shade under the palm trees by the ocean - excellent! The water was 25-27 all the time, the waves were almost constant, but I even like it, jumping on them is a pleasure. If you stay for 10-12 days, you will not only tan beautifully, but also have time to burn out several times. Stock up on creams! It is necessary. Have a nice rest.
As for the phone, I managed by SMS, made a couple of calls, cost 250-300 hryvnias on roaming. I took a few excursions, because. the goal was pure relaxation, the ocean.
аватар Arlena77
Until the end of March, Air Arabia has a promotion - tickets for 3,200 - 3,800 UAH! It's just a sin not to go! Don't worry about the weather! Get 100% tan. Excursions are a must! Sigiriya, Botanical Garden, Candy are a must! I also highly recommend a boat trip along the river - exotic and cheap. Take local scourge battles - much cheaper. I liked it very much! We are going again in June for 18 days, we want to go around the entire island as much as possible with the same guide. We are looking for a company, if there are / will be willing among acquaintances - write! minute. Bought.
From hotels in the southwest, I advise Tangerine and Ramada as a budget. Perhaps Bentota Beach. Breakfast-dinner is enough. The food is delicious. Fives-Taj Eckhotik. All hotels are boring in the evenings, no shows. But Sri Lanka is definitely worth a visit!
Have a good rest and bright impressions!
аватар papa74
In Sri Lanka, they showed on the news yesterday, clashes ...
Maybe the Maldives is better?
аватар Arlena77
Well, it depends on what budget ... The Maldives and Sri Lanka cannot be compared in this regard. Yes, holidays are different. The Maldives is just a hotel on the island, chic, definitely, but there is nothing to see there in terms of excursions. Better and more economical is Sri Lanka (excursion), and then from there to the Maldives. Collisions, I would not be particularly afraid. They were not reflected in tourists during the war (which, by the way, ended this spring, but lasted 30 years). They have their own showdowns there and they don’t care about us :)) And on the coast itself, especially on the southwestern one, it was always safe.
аватар papa74
Why BUDGET? All at once about the cheapness of Sri Lanka, if they sell it more expensive than the Maldives. I also wanted to go, in order to save money, but it's expensive. advertise Sri Lanka as cheap. Locals also inflate prices, like our taxi drivers near the station. Only there they "bomb" everywhere and everyone, ending with the staff in the hotel who shoots a cigarette or finishes smoking your cigarette butt ...
If we compare the monster of tourism Teztour, then you can fly to the Maldives cheaper than to Sri Lanka. There are no burning people on it. Sri. In Sri Lanka it depends on the season, and there is always a wave, the ocean. There is no reef, no underwater.
Regarding the danger. Turn on the TV and look. The reflection of the war on the tourists at the airport is a plane standing like a sieve. The tigers were shot ... they also drove into the airport building in a truck. Now, of course, not the opposition leader was "pinched", but there is a possibility. ..
аватар papa74
If you combine it with the Maldives, it turns out to be very expensive. Drop the operators and look at ticket prices (Sri Lankan Airlines) ~ $ 250 round trip, hotels in the Maldives min. no), start for one $ 60 one way ($ 120 / person). Three days will cost $ 1000 for two - not a very attractive price if you can fly for 7-10 nights from Moscow for $ 1200-1400 (With a flight to man). And Sri, is not lower ... Explain to me why go there if excursions do not attract me (a scam for visitors (especially a tea factory) - read the reviews), and you will never find virgin nature near the hotel - everywhere there is garbage and dirt. But to go after nature is also for $ (again, not $ 10-20, but much more expensive) and not one hour, or even a day along Sri Lankan roads to nature reserves.
Not to mention Air Arabia, which does not feed passengers on board. They say that sandwiches will be taken away at the pre-flight inspection so that they can buy not only drinks, but also food in flight.
аватар Arlena77
I have been to Sri Lanka 2 times. The last time I flew in was 10 days ago, now my friends have not heard of any clashes. There are no coral reefs in Lanka, really. Behind this is not there. transfer - which part of the island you are going to, but as a rule it is 4 people and for all you get no more than $ 50 per person round trip. There is no mud in Sri Lanka, this is not India and close. An excellent hotel in the high season can be found for 45 bucks per person HB day. I assure you that for 950 bucks 12 days in Sri Lanka, along with a flight and accommodation in a good four during the high season, is real, but, of course, you need to monitor offers. The roads are not all as bad as they say. There are no more traffic jams than in Kyiv, but in Kyiv you can stand stupidly, and there slowly, but go. From my personal experience (I traveled there a lot) cf. speed 60-70 km per hour. Excursions - if you find a normal scourge of battle, then you can ride VERY cheap. believe. It has its own specifics - prices for blacks are lower at times, and when you travel with a beachboy, he buys you all entrance tickets and hotels as for himself. If we (white :)) bought ourselves in the "on our own" option, it would be much more expensive. But if excursions do not attract, then, of course, the Maldives. Unfortunately, the Maldives from Kyiv min 1600 USD. 8 days Lanka-min 800. . .
аватар papa74
Lanka $ 800 is just a ticket, you still have to live somewhere. Open Air Arabia and see the prices.
$ 700 minimum for one ticket. Meals for 12 days (according to you) 45x12 = 540, transfer (mostly travel in pairs) for one $ 200 round trip.
Total 700+540+200=1440$!
What kind of 800s are you talking about, don’t deceive people. This is a net price, without excursions and hidden fees for drinks at the hotel, fruits, etc. ..... from Moscow it was possible to leave for Fun Island (7 days, FB, re-innovation 2009, transfer included) for $1250.
Transfer to the hotel costs $200 for a car (maximum 100-150km). And this is in a poor country? They went crazy already with pricing in tourism. Lanka overtook Thai (in terms of prices) at times (this is written in all forums).
You know that the beachboy has a rollback EVERYWHERE he appears, even if he is not given a rollback openly, he still IS. And even if you approach this merchant later yourself, the rollback will still be included in the price. This is their LAW .
Moreover, in the main places, such as the Yalla reserve, you still have to pay as if for a "white" one. Nobody will let you in on a "black" ticket. These are state institutions (it makes no sense to list them) and no one in the reviews and reports said that his let in for $2 (ticket for locals), but only for $20-30.
аватар papa74
1440$!
For that kind of money, you can go to all inclusive in Cuba, the Dominican Republic and the Maldives (HB). See the main tour.
аватар Arlena77
$1440 for 8 days?... I don't think it's worth flying that much for 8 days. Although, everything is an amateur. Personally, for at least a superficial examination and drawing up my own opinion about the country, especially exotic, I need at least 14 days. And in any case, if we compare Lanka with the above countries, this is min 2 times more expensive. As I already wrote, my budget for a two-time visit to this country, including excursions for min 4 days, the hotel is good 4+, HB for 12 days, was $ 950.
By the way, I looked at the hotel in the Maldives for 1440d all about which. This is Ranveli Village 4 *, standard rooms, 7 nights, 8 days, roughly speaking 6 days, the day of arrival and departure, as a rule, fly out. Have you seen this hotel?!!! It’s better to add another 200 bucks and fly to Bali on a promotional flight to Singapore.
In Nasa Dua, there are also promotions for hotels, then it’s really possible to meet 1700, and there’s something to see there - not the Maldives. But what's the point of going for a week? I beg your pardon, but here we are not congenial :)))
аватар Arlena77
I beg your pardon, but how can you judge a country if you have never been there? I am writing from my own experience, many of my employees and friends have rested there and are resting in the afternoon at the prices that I indicated. $200 transfer is where?!!!
You write about the price of a flight on Air Arabia - 800 bucks. I have a question: Do you know the specifics of buying tickets for this low-cost airline? Do you know how to fly with these airlines for minimal money? I know. And it will not be 800, but 535 dollars today.
The second question is about beachboys. A simple example: You are traveling alone to Candy and the elephant orphanage, for example, how much money will you pay yourself if you leave the hotel on your own? Obviously, you will pay 20 dollars just for entering the orphanage, because white, and if with a beachboy, then he will take a ticket for you as for himself (for a black one), and it will cost you 5 dollars. Yes, maybe he bought it for 3, and he took 5, he made himself 2 dollars. the difference that he welded, if for me it came out 5 times cheaper?
the same question with hotels. When traveling alone, you will rent a transshipment hotel for $ 30, and a beach boy "as for yourself" for 15. Plus, they give you a bunch of fruit, if you buy it yourself, it won't be such a penny, but for him it is pennies.
аватар Arlena77
And then, all the reviews are from my own experience, after all. Some are lucky, some are not. Someone knows how to find the best price-quality options, someone does not.
Join us in June, while we are going together with a friend - I am sure that we will dispel all your prejudices! Feel free to invite, because I am absolutely ready to subscribe for every figure, the cat voiced here!
P.S. I can’t say anything about Yala Park in terms of cost and the ability to buy a ticket “for black” - I won’t get there ...
аватар Arlena77
By the way, maybe someone will be interested - I leave a link to the guest houses, with photos, prices and descriptions. some of the guesthouses of very reputable opcrators are positioned as hotels and quite recommended.
http://mojalanka.ru/houses/TltoXBxkSw==.html
аватар papa74
I was in the MALDIVES for $1600 at Paradise Island 5* 10 nights, HB.
http://www.turpravda.com/mv/male/Paradise_Island-h8843-r16486.html
http://www.turpravda.com/mv/male/Paradise_Island-h8843-r21724.html
Both the sea and the land part cannot be compared with the views of Sri Lanka.
I read a lot and was preparing to go to Sri Lanka, but in terms of money it is comparable to the Maldives, and these countries do not compare (not counting the antiquities of Sri Lanka, which are not of interest to me). Sri Lanka is tea, Maldives is paradise :)
аватар papa74
$ 200 transfer is from your own post number 8 (where it says:
"transfer - which part of the island you are going to, but as a rule it is 4 people and for all it turns out no more than $ 50 per person round trip" - hence the car costs 50x4 = $ 200. After all, this is "IF" 4 people, and this is NOT a RULE. At least one, at least two, at least three will still be 200! Yes, you can ride on a steam locomotive of the last century for $ 7-10, but this is not a vacation for $ 1000-1400, somehow I can’t imagine myself with my wife who “took off” three rubles with dirty natives on one seated platform shelf, it’s better to have an individual transfer on a speedboat for that kind of money in the Maldives.
Just for show, visiting this country does not suit me.
I'm not against Sri Lanka, but I think that everything on it is VERY overpriced. Maybe it was good, but that's in the past. Now, any Sri Lankan imagines himself to be a huckster and "bluffs" the space price tag for any product and service.
аватар papa74
About Fruits.
Accidentally yesterday I went to the METRO in canned fruit ... I was pleasantly surprised by the prices for tropical fruits. Rambutan-1.88 UAH. (580 ml = 24 cents). There is much more money in a can of sugar, not to mention rambutan. and for what price they shove it to a tourist. It is clear that you can present local fruits as a present to you.
For not unfoundedness, I posted a printout of the Metro receipt on photo hosting (there is a price per piece (the penultimate column without VAT (+ 20% more))
http://pix.org.ua/userimages/registered/1_1266164780_76_IMG8548789.jpg
Yes, I understand that they are canned and a fresh product is better, but they spent money on washing, cleaning, sugar, water, packaging and sterilization, which I think is comparable to the cost of a fresh product.
Longan 3.96 UAH, Rambutan 1.88 UAH, Medlar 4.98 UAH, Guava 2.95 UAH, Jackfruit 5 UAH - these are prices with delivery in Ukraine, but what are the prices in the homeland of products?
аватар papa74
Arlena77, I also know a bunch of guest houses and mini-hotels of an economy class. They are all good, but the cost of the entire holiday can never be, as you wrote - quote, end of post No. 8: "Lanka-min 800 ...", i.e. 800-flight 535 $ (according to pull, let's say "even if for such a price") = 265 $ (for housing and food). Dividing by a minimum of 8-9 nights, we get $ 33 per day. rest (and this is NOT INCLUDING the transfer !!!). Subtracting the money for the transfer, and then if at least 2 people travel, we get $ 165 for a week, with the most provincial guesthouse for $ 15 with breakfast, we get $ 45 for dinners and entertainment for the WHOLE week .SAD! IT'S SAD THAT PEOPLE ARE LEADING TO SUCH LOBUDA!
аватар papa74
About accommodation and booking:
Red Dot Tours
http://www.reddottours.com/index.htm
reservation
http://www.srilanka.com/
http://www.adventime.ru/node/999
A good Russian-language resource:
http://travellanka.ru/
аватар Arlena77
Hee hee :))) You ate fruits in the Maldives, perhaps you ate in Thailand or Bali or Cuba. Do they have anything in common with fruits in the Subway? By the way, until I tried pineapple in Sri Lanka, I realized that before that everything I tried was not pineapples :)))
Thanks a lot for the links, I'll definitely check them out.
for 33-35 dollars you can find a decent four along with a transfer and insurance not in the high season.
And then, we buy the transfer from the agency when booking the hotel and together with the payment of insurance, so who makes money there - the agency or the locals, or both ...
I don’t know how, but I liked Sri Lanka and I was very pleased with the price / quality ratio. Since I am an extremely inquisitive person, I don’t like the rest of the “snail” on the beach for any money. I like to combine. Therefore, Vietnam, Bali, Thai, Sri Lanka, Tanzia, Kenya - this is "my personal brand of heroin" :))))!
Have a nice holiday!
аватар papa74
Interestingly, when you passed, the "black" security tickets looked at you as "black" or as white?
аватар papa74
I realized that you wrote the review only for the sake of advertising the beach-boy and its services (how did the moderators miss the phone numbers and addresses?), Having written one review, and even then it was of an advertising nature, I hardly believe in the number of countries listed.
Regarding the money for the hotel. I took an off-site price list of Tangerine:
http://www.tangerinehotels.com/tangerinebeach/LocalRatesTangerine.pdf
For the lazy, I will write briefly:
double HB standard-7750rupees -70$ singl-54$
Deluxe costs $10 more
Only here on a yellow background it is written that the prices are given WITHOUT commission, and if you include all duties, add 25%. That is, the number costs under $ 100, who do you want to deceive?
Moreover, there is no transfer in the price list. it's worth it. There is never INCLUDED in the hotel rate (at least on SHL). Yes, there is a transfer order both by sea and by helicopter, but the price ...
The correct price to the southwest is about $80-120 one way, this is after bargaining, otherwise airport bombers will require $200. What $35 and even a transfer are we talking about? Live in a tent near the airport?
аватар papa74
There is no question of taste differences at all. Only prices, how can a fruit cost thousands of kilometers cheaper than in the region where it lives? Because it’s a divorce of a tourist. And when you are treated, you think that you saved $ 20, although it costs $ 0.5-1 for locals. Here is such a business from scratch, without costs.
аватар lauraKan
(1440$!
For that kind of money, you can go to an all-inclusive to Cuba, the Dominican Republic and the Maldives (NV). See the main teztour.) Yes, I wanted to book the Dominican Republic at this price (I pay attention to the "main", the flight is included !!!) But the manager of the Teztour, apologized for the inaccuracy of the information and offered to pay another $ 1200 for the flight ...
аватар papa74
So this is a divorce of your travel agent - to drive him in the neck! Why not "shave off two hundred kilos" from scratch?
Call Moscow, the main office, they will tell you everything (the main one at the top is multi-channel). Then look for managers who will give 3-7-10% off the price on the site, and go.
аватар papa74
All special offers to Dominican Republic:
http://www.teztour.com/book/vc/site_mini/s/spo?country=111241&city=345
quote from 105 SPO:
"The price includes: Airfare, accommodation (Number of Nights), meals, transfers, medical insurance, commissions."
Prices:
" PUNTA CANA BAHIA PRINCIPE BAVARO RESORT 5 * AI 1702 $
PUNTA CANA BARCELO BAVARO PALACE 5*AI $1579
PUNTA CANA BARCELO BAVARO PALACE DELUXE 5*AI $1744
PUNTA CANA BAVARO PRINCESS ALL SUITES RESORT, SPA & CASINO 5 * AI $1737
PUNTA CANA CATALONIA BAVARO BEACH, GOLF & CASINO RESORT 5 * AI $1793
PUNTA CANA CATALONIA ROYAL BAVARO 5* AI 1957 $
PUNTA CANA GRAND OASIS BAVARO 5*AI $1754
PUNTA CANA GRAND OASIS PUNTA CANA 5*AI $1586
PUNTA CANA GRAND PALLADIUM BAVARO RESORT, SPA & CASINO 5 * AI 2024 $
PUNTA CANA GRAND PALLADIUM PUNTA CANA RESORT, SPA & CASINO 5 * AI 1968 $
PUNTA CANA IBEROSTAR BAVARO 5*AI $1999
PUNTA CANA IBEROSTAR DOMINICANA 5* AI 1957 $
PUNTA CANA IBEROSTAR PUNTA CANA 5*AI $1685
PUNTA CANA MELIA CARIBE TROPICAL 5 * AI 1975 $
PUNTA CANA NATURA PARK BEACH ECORESORT & SPA 5 * AI $1373
PUNTA CANA NH REAL ARENA PUNTA CANA 5*AI $1877
PUNTA CANA NH ROYAL BEACH 5*AI $2286
PUNTA CANA PUNT
аватар papa74
Clarification, an additional fee of $ 200 for BUSINESS class, one way (this is the maximum price, if you want ...)
аватар lauraKan
Thank you for your concern... You did a great job, but left with no choice (big difference in price), purchased a tour to Sri Lanka for two weeks. We're leaving February 23rd. I would like to think that everything is not so bad ...
аватар Arlena77
1. Advertising for the beachboy - sorry for the rudeness, stupid attack. Why on earth? There are no worse agencies that specialize in exotics and you don’t need to call Moscow ...
2. How the security guards looked at me, I can’t say, since this fact is completely indifferent to me. I don’t usually look at them. There are more interesting places to review in Sri Lanka.
3. Pineapple in SHL for a tourist costs 2 dollars. Anyone who has been to SHL will tell you this. And in Kyiv, is it a pesticide-treated miracle?
4. Tangerine-$70 number! 20% cheaper in a month.
By the way, in addition to your favorite TezTour, there are Artex-94, GTO, Metropol groups, they can pick up great options. A flight to track for 2 months is minimal.
http://artex.com.ua/tour/tour2027.html
The link above has prices for city transfers and daily rates for hotels. For example, the same Tangerine is $ 36 round-trip with a number of people 3-6. In the car, you are usually not alone, as a rule, the guide and other tourists are lucky with you.
аватар Arlena77
papa74, You are arguing so passionately about a country in which you have not been, against which you are deliberately biased, I don’t know why, apparently, you were unlucky with finding the best option for a holiday and now you think that everyone was looking so badly? Try to disengage from Tez Tour, perhaps ... I also really like TezTour, I have repeatedly used their wonderful service ...
I was thinking: can we make a bet on a trip? :))) under the creative slogan "SHL for 10 days in April-May, 4 * HB with a transfer of up to $ 1000 - this is real!" In April-May, because I repeatedly wrote that air tickets for 1.5 - 2 months. buy for optimal enjoyment. How are you? Or are you afraid to lose? Me not.
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