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I will rest in Koggala in early December 2018. Who was there recently, tell me how much the excursions cost (I'm interested in one-day ones, because I plan to spend the night in a hotel)
I will rest in Koggala in early December 2018. Who was there recently, tell me how much the excursions cost (I'm interested in one-day ones, because I plan to spend the night in a hotel)
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I will rest in Koggala in early December 2018. Who was there recently, please tell me how much the excursions cost (I'm interested in one-day excursions, because I plan to spend the night at the hotel) I don’t want to take the operator, because he has a bad reputation. Most likely I will travel alone, I would certainly like to join the excursion. group - but if you're lucky.
I heard that you have to bargain with the locals, because. love to overprice.
In this regard, I would like to navigate in the prices relevant for 2018:
- How much is a tuk tuk fare (for example, from Long Beach Hotel to Galle)
- What is the approximate cost of fruit in the market per kilogram
- Cost of day trips
Where is the best place to buy spices?
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I heard that you have to bargain with the locals, because. love to overprice.
In this regard, I would like to navigate in the prices relevant for 2018:
- How much is a tuk tuk fare (for example, from Long Beach Hotel to Galle)
- What is the approximate cost of fruit in the market per kilogram
- Cost of day trips
Where is the best place to buy spices?
Please answer who was recently
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answered 6 years ago
Nadi there Patuma is the most adequate of all who are there and speaks Russian well. Sychks is a little uncomfortable in the evening if I have time to throw off his contacts. You can book in advance. He is on Instagram for sure I'm friends with him. In addition, look here I have a video on our stay in Sri Lanka. Were in the same hotel. I didn’t have time to make all the videos, but I did something. The best memories of Sri Lanka. We'll go there again. Prices are not expensive. Our bbddet for two for 11 days came out to about $ 2k. It's with everything. Excursions almost every day. The price is different. Be sure to Sigiriya and the Temple of the Tooth Relic. Now there are few tourists, so it is better to agree in advance about excursions. Good luck
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answered 6 years ago
+94776099154 Patum. You can chat on viber. In general, there they have a terrible competition now. And not everyone can do what they promise. We waited on Sigiriya and waited until we started to bother them all - there were not enough people even for a minibus. Through Patum, the issue was resolved, otherwise they would not have gone at all and would not have seen this miracle. Unfortunately, the story about Sri Lanka is not yet ready for publication. I don’t have time for your departure, although there is still time until December, maybe I’ll publish it. We bought everything in stores and supermarkets. Prices do not differ much. Upon arrival in Colombo, you can change local money - there the rate is the same as in a bank. All excursions are one-day excursions with the exception of Sigiriya - but the Panarama Hotel, more precisely, its view from the window is something. It is easy to travel far and the roads are narrow. Visit the train too. Unforgettable impression. The local cuisine is careful - a lot of spices, although I liked some of the pies. Patum will help you with everything. If you meet him, send greetings from Yuri and Lyudmila from Ukraine. Have a good travel. (the flight is really not easy)
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answered 6 years ago
sugak70, still tell me pliz, do you sell fruits in shops and supermarkets? Or are they only in the markets? Are there supermarkets near the hotel or are they only in Halle?
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answered 6 years ago
I also forgot to ask if you pay for the tour at the end of the tour or in advance?
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answered 6 years ago
Fruit is sold everywhere. Here I first encountered the fact that they did not take dollars in shops and markets. So change money. For excursions, payment is basically as agreed. If it costs $ 10, then immediately, and when we went to Sigiriya, then immediately a deposit and the rest when we left. No matter what you refuse. They pay for everything with this money - you do not need to buy anything: neither tickets nor a hotel. Another tip: buy a couple of bottles of 5 liters of water for drinking right away in the store, since everything in the hotel is triple the price. The price of 5 liters in the store is like 0.5 liters at the hotel. Shrimp gna dinner was also ordered from the locals and fried fish - they are brought hot right under the entrance to the hotel. Check out my YouTube channel "Traveling in Place" playlist section Sri Lanka
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answered 6 years ago
Super market in Halle but not far from the hotel there are shops and a bank too. When you take a tuk tuk tour, ask him to stop you near a store or supermarket, and they will also show you the market. Pretty responsive and kind people there. Buddhism
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answered 6 years ago
One more piece of advice: in Sri Lanka, in hotel canteens, they are not allowed to take anything out with them after a meal: neither fruit nor cookies, and they are very careful about this. I saw how there was a scandal when a woman took a banana to the beach. Better to buy than to listen to their screaming waiters. And be careful with the ocean - do not go far, otherwise it will wash away. Drunk people also do not recommend swimming.
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answered 6 years ago
The cheapest fruits are on folding beds along the road - local peasants endure. From the hotel towards Halle 500-800 meters on foot
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It is better to take one tour for several days and see everything in one fell swoop, because the road is not very close and if you take the one-day option, then a lot of things in the one-day option will not be lucky, and it will cost more, because every time you need to get somewhere, you need will not make a short journey and, accordingly, gasoline and a toll road. Take a three-day trip to see everything in bulk at once, otherwise what is in the vicinity is already on your own. As for I traveled everywhere and spent 400 ye ... "I wouldn't count on such prices much, because November is already a season, well, long-distance excursions start from 300 ye due to the distance, gasoline and toll road. And if you count on a daily return, then this business will cost you a pretty penny. But a 3-4-day excursion is 350-450, depending on the desired list. But in any case, you can break through this whole thing in advance and discuss the price. In my case, it was not yesterday, but in November.For prices, of course, something could change, but the principle of excursions to Sri Lanka is such that everything is far away.
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answered 6 years ago
Excursions are available in Kogalle: Galle and river safari (for locals about $ 15), Sigiya and the Temple of the Tooth Relic (two days around $ 120 with meals, tickets and a hotel. Please note that a ticket to Sigiryuyu for one costs $ 30), elephants ( we went to Sigiriya), Nuwara Eliya (visited at the same time), train (also), Yala Park (did not go), Kandy (either separately or on the way to Sigiriya). Also - a turtle farm (in my opinion, 10 dollars each) took us by tuk-tuk, mines where precious stones are mined (on the same day), tea plantations (on the way to Sigiriya), the rest is located on the other side of the island and it is unlikely that you get there. So in the south of Sri Lanka, this will be enough for you.
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answered 6 years ago
tell me, were the excursions paid in dollars or in rupees at the exchange rate?
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answered 6 years ago
anita2386, were calculated at the end after the fact and partly in dollars, partly in rupees (they don’t care, it’s already convenient for you). Also, keep in mind that if you were brought to a store or a shop, then the prices will immediately be higher (they include the baksheesh of the one who brought you. Of course, they won’t tell you about this, but they have it like that).
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answered 6 years ago
There is no point in a day trip, let's say in Kandy. It’s 4 hours to go one way, if you don’t get stuck in a traffic jam, also back, for a total of 3-4 hours on the tour, quickly run through the botanical garden and back .. It’s better to take local excursions, for example, along the lake in Kogalle, along the mangrove river , Go to Mirissa to see whales, a day trip to the Yalla reserve .. And still think about an excursion with your tour operator, it's not bad when you eat with people you know from an airplane or hotel and get a specialist guide and not some person from the street or trust those guides who have read or heard good recommendations.
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answered 6 years ago