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We are going to Hikkaduwa to the Chaaya Trans Hotel from November 24 to December 4. We are going on a 2-day excursion on November 26-27. Who else is going too? We are the first time
We are going to Hikkaduwa to the Chaaya Trans Hotel from November 24 to December 4. We are going on a 2-day excursion on November 26-27. Who else is going too? We are the first time
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Oh, why don't tourists study the information about the peculiarities of the country and excursion programs. Sri Lanka is not like other countries in this regard. In terms of time, means and convenience, it is more profitable to attend excursions first after arrival, and then move to a hotel on the coast.
Sorry, but I'll tell you how it will be for you:
- after arrival, arrive at the hotel;
- buy a 2-day tour from locals for $300-350 each, or a one-day tour to Sigiriya for $150-180.
- Departure will be at 3-4 in the morning;
- transfer to the region of excursion objects from Hikkaduwa in one direction 6-8 hours.
- and come back on the second day of the hour at 2-3 nights.
Outcome:a
- absence in the paid hotel for 2 nights and 2 days (and in the Chaya Trans hotel it is $ 140-150 per room for breakfast per day)
- tiresome journeys for 6-8 hours;
- additional costs for entrance tickets, and in Lanka they cost from $20 to $40 per person;
- lack of excursion support with information, because in Lanka English is poorly known, and Russian ...
Sorry, but I'll tell you how it will be for you:
- after arrival, arrive at the hotel;
- buy a 2-day tour from locals for $300-350 each, or a one-day tour to Sigiriya for $150-180.
- Departure will be at 3-4 in the morning;
- transfer to the region of excursion objects from Hikkaduwa in one direction 6-8 hours.
- and come back on the second day of the hour at 2-3 nights.
Outcome:a
- absence in the paid hotel for 2 nights and 2 days (and in the Chaya Trans hotel it is $ 140-150 per room for breakfast per day)
- tiresome journeys for 6-8 hours;
- additional costs for entrance tickets, and in Lanka they cost from $20 to $40 per person;
- lack of excursion support with information, because in Lanka English is poorly known, and Russian ...
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answered 9 years ago
... and Russian - in the afternoon with fire.
Where is the savings here? Or am I not understanding something?
Where is the savings here? Or am I not understanding something?
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answered 9 years ago
agent_borabora - yes, apparently you don't understand something. We also took the tour in the same way and do not regret it, and the savings are significant. For those savings, you can still relax together in Turkey or Egypt!
On the spot we took an excursion to the Golden Temple of Dambulu with a visit to three objects along the way, for four of us the tour cost $ 210 WITH ENTRANCE TICKETS, 6 people could ride freely in a minivan.
The lowest tours are now with TPG and Tourleader, I take for example the cheapest hotel on the list in Hikkaduwa-
11/20/15/ 11/28/15 7 Lanka Super Corals 3* Hikkaduwa HB Dbl (Non Sea View), 2 Adults Holidays in Sri Lanka with air SPO №2.0 E-small E-small 1455 $
11/20/15/ 11/28/15 7 Lanka Super Corals 3* Hikkaduwa HB Dbl (Sea View), 2 Adults Excursion program 1 night2 days + beach holiday E-malo E-malo 2179 $
On the spot we took an excursion to the Golden Temple of Dambulu with a visit to three objects along the way, for four of us the tour cost $ 210 WITH ENTRANCE TICKETS, 6 people could ride freely in a minivan.
The lowest tours are now with TPG and Tourleader, I take for example the cheapest hotel on the list in Hikkaduwa-
11/20/15/ 11/28/15 7 Lanka Super Corals 3* Hikkaduwa HB Dbl (Non Sea View), 2 Adults Holidays in Sri Lanka with air SPO №2.0 E-small E-small 1455 $
11/20/15/ 11/28/15 7 Lanka Super Corals 3* Hikkaduwa HB Dbl (Sea View), 2 Adults Excursion program 1 night2 days + beach holiday E-malo E-malo 2179 $
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answered 9 years ago
Do not take any excursions. Take $30 per person on the spot or don't go anywhere at all. Relax and swim in the ocean. All excursions razvodilovo
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answered 9 years ago
agent_borabora, You are 100% right, and you won’t see and understand the country, but you will only get tired of such an excursion. First, upon arrival, you need to take a tour along the golden ring of Kandy-Nuwara Eliya-Sigiriya, and then relax on the ocean.
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answered 9 years ago
agent_borabora, we found a Russian-speaking guide, his name is Aesh, and already phoned him, for 2 days of the tour he said $ 360 for two, though he said if there were not two of us, it would be cheaper, hotels, breakfast and entrance tickets are included. Well, he told us so ... I hope everything goes smoothly. And about this country I have been reading a lot!!! For the last month I’ve been doing just that, you’re in vain, my husband and I have not been abroad before and we don’t know English either, that’s why this is our choice
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answered 9 years ago
nadin65, You paid $ 210 for one day only to Dambula and spent 20 hours of your time traveling without a Russian-speaking escort.
And for the excursion program of 2 days and 1 night, tourists get Siririya, Kandy, Dambulla + breakfast / dinner with fresh juices and seafood + travel no more than 4 hours and free time for rest.
And for the excursion program of 2 days and 1 night, tourists get Siririya, Kandy, Dambulla + breakfast / dinner with fresh juices and seafood + travel no more than 4 hours and free time for rest.
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answered 9 years ago
And in terms of prices, tourists actually see a limited choice or do not fully understand the meaning of the prices they see, for which they really pay.
For example, your tour
11/20/15/ 11/28/15 7 nights on the island of Coral Sands Hotel 3* Hikkaduwa BB Dbl (Standard), 2 Adults Excursion program 1 night 2 days + rest on the beach E-malo 2186 $
11/20/2015, Fri
14:05 LK: IEV - Relax on the beach Check-out at 12:00 | flydubai 7 nights West Island vib. - Hikkaduwa show package contents Coral Sands 3*+ BB Deluxe Room DBL 1570 USD
Price difference for two: $616.
For this difference, you would visit Kandy, elephant nursery + Boat garden + dinner + evening show + tireless transfers.
And without overpaying for a paid hotel room on the coast.
For example, your tour
11/20/15/ 11/28/15 7 nights on the island of Coral Sands Hotel 3* Hikkaduwa BB Dbl (Standard), 2 Adults Excursion program 1 night 2 days + rest on the beach E-malo 2186 $
11/20/2015, Fri
14:05 LK: IEV - Relax on the beach Check-out at 12:00 | flydubai 7 nights West Island vib. - Hikkaduwa show package contents Coral Sands 3*+ BB Deluxe Room DBL 1570 USD
Price difference for two: $616.
For this difference, you would visit Kandy, elephant nursery + Boat garden + dinner + evening show + tireless transfers.
And without overpaying for a paid hotel room on the coast.
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answered 9 years ago
How many tourists and agents have already counted, counted, but in the end, in Lanka, they all come to the same conclusion - taking excursions to the central part of the island (Kandy, Sigiriya, Boat Garden, Dambula, Nuwara Eliya) from the coast is not profitable either in terms of time spent or in terms of finance.
The most profitable: first excursions, and not for one day, but for 3-4 days, and then rest on the coast.
anna_romanuk.go, I wish that everything you have planned goes exactly as planned.
Eh, if someone had told me about these features when booking a tour to Lanka, then I would have been able to see much more for the money I wasted there.
The most profitable: first excursions, and not for one day, but for 3-4 days, and then rest on the coast.
anna_romanuk.go, I wish that everything you have planned goes exactly as planned.
Eh, if someone had told me about these features when booking a tour to Lanka, then I would have been able to see much more for the money I wasted there.
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answered 9 years ago
And I remember my first visit to Lanka. It was in 2011, the direction was not very popular then, there weren’t even paid visas on arrival. fill it with an excursion, which I love in other things. I wrote off a lot with the host, they removed something, added something, for that we visited everything that Lanka could show us. And this is Adam's Peak and the Sinharaja rain forest, and went down into the mines in Ratnapura, and the tribe of the Vedas, somewhere very far away, and rafting, not counting all the main attractions. And the rest was in the south, and in the east, and in the west, so we compared the ocean in different areas, the Trinkamali region (east) it’s almost the Maldives. And what a wonderful guide Avanta we had, they also teach their history at school, so he knew the history of his island professionally, Of course we had a prostitute, of course we dumped a lot of money then, but what a vacation we had !
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There is now a whole street of agencies in Hikkaduwa, when buying excursions, ask if the cost includes entrance tickets and whether there will be a Russian-speaking guide, excursions from Hikkaduwa are really difficult and long, but I personally can’t watch something after a 25-27 hour journey, I want to relax for a couple of days.
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