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My wife and I want to relax in Sri Lanka. For the first time. Where do you advise?
We are not picky, 3-4 stars is quite. Need a beach holiday, just swim, maximum snorkeling, without night parties.
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4 stars it will be already a very good high class hotel. If you are not picky, then choose a 3 star hotel. Trust me these are good hotels with great attitude, service and rooms. I would advise you to take the first hotel closer to the airport. For example in Negombo. And then relocate further south to Unawatuna or Hikkaduwa. And along the way, you can make stops to explore interesting places or river safari. We have stayed in 2.3 star hotels. 3 stars are great hotels!
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answered 6 years ago
If you want to swim, then Unawatuna. There is a coral reef and the ocean is calmer. Elsewhere, you have to be very careful. The Indian Ocean is very treacherous and dangerous. Not everywhere you can safely go into the water. Follow the signs to the beach. Red flags - swimming is dangerous, because the waves are very big. White flags - you can swim. If with children, then only in the pool. I wish you a good rest! Sri Lanka is a fabulous, beautiful country that I fell in love with forever!
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answered 6 years ago
Thank you! We will rest through the tour operator. 9-12 days. I would like to swim, lie on the beach ... and in the evening have a beer with shrimp. Walk around the neighborhood calmly, get to know the color. 2-3 excursions for a change. I understand that I don’t want to see the island for a week, but still! Which area of the island is better in February-March?
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answered 6 years ago
Look at the hotel according to your budget, carefully read the reviews, so that there is infrastructure nearby, they are usually offered in a breakfast package, so that you don’t have to ride a tuk tuk for a meal ... it will cost a pretty penny. start looking at 3 * hotels - there are worthy ones, but again, depending on what you expect. At one time, I could not choose among such hotels and settled on 4 * hikka trance, it is now called. on the first line, on the one hand, the coral reef huge turtles swim there, on the other hand, the beach, the coral reef dampens the waves and rests in November (the waves at that time were still large along the coast, and we calmly and comfortably swam. husband and son dived with masks, but of course it can’t be compared with Egypt. The reef is dead, but there are fish. It makes perfect sense to take breakfast + dinner in this hotel, it will turn out tastier and cheaper in the end. We pushed around in search of normal food, the choice of seafood is not very ... after GOA, we can assume that it does not exist at all, maybe 1-2 types of fish, crabs and shrimp ....
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answered 6 years ago
Unawatuna or Hikkaduwa. The best option. But if you want to go to Kandy, Sigiriya or tea plantations, then all this is not close and the road takes a lot of time. Not far from Unawatuna is Galle, a Dutch fortress. If you are interested. For example, I'm not interested. I traveled to Buddhist monasteries, jungles, turtle farms, elephant orphanages, and tea and jewelry factories. Depending on what you want to visit in Sri Lanka
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answered 6 years ago
But for excursions, you need to either go immediately upon arrival for 2-3-4 days or before departure, from viewing immediately to the plane, since it takes a long time to go from the coast to the main attractions, there will be no time left for viewing. We tried it that way, took an individual, one-day ... and to be honest, we only spent time and money, but we were with a child ... my son was tired and we went more on a beach holiday.
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answered 6 years ago
There is nothing to do with a child in Sri Lanka. This is a vacation for those who understand where they landed.
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answered 6 years ago
Without children, of course. I was in Thailand, the flight is the thing that is not for children, and climate change, the danger of infections ... I would like to see turtles, elephants, a couple of temples, seagulls, jungle ...
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answered 6 years ago
Lika1451, Rest can be different, including with children. It was because of my son that I chose a quality hotel, and, accordingly, the program was different. Moreover, of course, we didn’t take the youngest with us, but my son at that time, 8 years old, liked everything very much, except for the excursion :) But honestly, it was Sri Lanka that didn’t inspire us much, but GOA. Thailand - we went there with children (it was more of a beach holiday) and without (more excursions and extreme sports).
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answered 6 years ago
That's why I said that Sri Lanka is for those who understand where they flew to.
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answered 6 years ago
To understand, you need to go once. If you liked India, then we often fly there both on tour and ourselves when there are interesting offers, both with and without children. And if Sri Lanka didn’t inspire, then I don’t even look in her direction anymore, but in order for this understanding to come, I had to go there.
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answered 6 years ago
Bentota - ideal for your requirements: the best beaches (2 to 3 km each) on the southwest coast. At the end of the northern beach is a charming Buddhist temple on a hill. Not as far from the airport as other resorts.
I don’t advise you to choose Unawatuna - the infrastructure is yes, but it doesn’t seem to be particularly important to you, but the beach is very dirty.
In Bentota, you can easily find day trips: a river safari through the mangroves, the Big Buddha in Beruwala (20 minutes by tuk-tuk), and a turtle farm on the south beach. There is a company store with a variety of teas, you can go to a tea factory and waterfalls.
The main attractions are far away, half a day, so it makes sense to take excursions for 3-4 days.
During this time, you can see a lot, and it will cost less than taking a few one-day trips. Multi-day excursions can be viewed on our website https://lanka-excursions.com/ekskursii-po-shri-lanke.html
I don’t advise you to choose Unawatuna - the infrastructure is yes, but it doesn’t seem to be particularly important to you, but the beach is very dirty.
In Bentota, you can easily find day trips: a river safari through the mangroves, the Big Buddha in Beruwala (20 minutes by tuk-tuk), and a turtle farm on the south beach. There is a company store with a variety of teas, you can go to a tea factory and waterfalls.
The main attractions are far away, half a day, so it makes sense to take excursions for 3-4 days.
During this time, you can see a lot, and it will cost less than taking a few one-day trips. Multi-day excursions can be viewed on our website https://lanka-excursions.com/ekskursii-po-shri-lanke.html
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answered 6 years ago
Sri Lanka is not a hangout, it's not an artificial Tai, it's not Turkey, it's not even Goa. Although Goa also has something to see, bypassing the parties. Sri Lanka is an educational, wild vacation, the opportunity to see the wild untouched jungle and wild animals, this is the deepest history, the opportunity to feel and understand yourself and your place, these are beautiful, pure people with their ancient culture and philosophy of life. If you are interested, Sri Lanka is for you. You will return from there a completely different person and fall in love with this fabulous country forever.
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answered 6 years ago
Chipmunks will run around on your balcony and eat from your hands if you don’t scare them away)). Monkeys will come across everywhere, they will run on rooftops, swing on branches and sit on paths. And in the evenings, flocks of colorful parrots will fly to the palm trees on the beach, which will roar in all voices! On the beach you can see giant turtles and feed them. Where else will you find this?
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answered 6 years ago
Lanka Super Corals 3 * - an excellent budget hotel right on the ocean with excellent food, rooms with ocean views are provided at no extra charge. (you can see my review). Five minutes walk from the hotel there is a bay with huge tame turtles, and next to this bay is a great bay for swimming. Even in a strong storm, you can safely swim there. The beach in Unawatuna is the most beautiful, but it is more difficult to swim there, there are often big waves and it is difficult to enter the water. There is no point in taking a mask. In the evening on the beach you can see all kinds of marine life, which is thrown out by the wave. Shrimps and other seafood are very often for dinner at the hotel, but you can also buy it yourself at the port for $ 10 per kilo. From personal experience, I can confidently advise you a two or three day excursion into the interior of the island. Plan it in advance or discuss it with your guide on the way from the airport to the hotel. Groups of 5-7 people are recruited for long excursions, since individual ones are many times more expensive
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answered 6 years ago
Excursions such as a river safari through the mangroves, the Big Buddha in Beruwala, a turtle farm, a tsunami museum are 10 times cheaper to buy from any tuk-tuker. The tour is called the Blue Lagoon. The guides of the Exotic Holiday agency charge $50 per person for it, and we paid $10 for the tuk-tuker.
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answered 6 years ago
You can get to Galle Fort and Unawatuna on your own by train or bus. The train ride itself is an attraction! Yes, and the bus is no less interesting. You can get to Galle by train, see the Hindu temple, then walk to the Fort on foot. And already from Galle take a bus to Unawatuna, look at the beautiful beach. There is a direct bus back to Hikkaduwa. Tickets are very cheap. The impressions from the trip will remain for a lifetime! You can explore the jungle on your own. Try not to walk along the ocean, but go deeper into the island along non-tourist trails.
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answered 6 years ago
Choose a hotel to swim in the bay, otherwise the ocean with huge waves, not the Andaman Sea in Tai!
And the hotel, choose, so that there is more or less civilization. For you will spend time and money on tuk-tuks to a store or cafe.
Their food is very good, a lot of seafood and everything is delicious, as long as it is clean ... and this is a problem.
Tea is cheaper to buy in local shops or stores than in a factory and the quality is excellent. Here with alcohol they have a complete blockage, only in special stores or quietly from under the counter. You will take excursions from the locals about the price, agree in advance, otherwise they will deceive you and will not blink an eye. Also control the prices for purchases, they mumble something among themselves and again deceive, who earns as best he can))) And to be honest, yes, Sri Lanka is an interesting, colorful country, but it loves tourists only like a wallet!)))
And the hotel, choose, so that there is more or less civilization. For you will spend time and money on tuk-tuks to a store or cafe.
Their food is very good, a lot of seafood and everything is delicious, as long as it is clean ... and this is a problem.
Tea is cheaper to buy in local shops or stores than in a factory and the quality is excellent. Here with alcohol they have a complete blockage, only in special stores or quietly from under the counter. You will take excursions from the locals about the price, agree in advance, otherwise they will deceive you and will not blink an eye. Also control the prices for purchases, they mumble something among themselves and again deceive, who earns as best he can))) And to be honest, yes, Sri Lanka is an interesting, colorful country, but it loves tourists only like a wallet!)))
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answered 6 years ago