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Which Sri Lanka resort to choose if we are traveling with children (7 and 10 years old)?
We need a large sandy beach, an ocean without big waves, and an excursion program without long journeys. Advise where in Sri Lanka to fly?
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An excursion program without long journeys will not work. Everything interesting is located quite far from the coast. Choose Hikkaduwa, you can't go wrong. And there are turtles, and a beach with fish. The kids will love it. Read my epic stories. Everything is painted there, where what and how much. And the kids are pretty big. You can also take a swing at an independent vacation with moving. They travel with very little and public transport. heors, you are married for the first time! :)))
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answered 5 years ago
What month are you going? From May to October the season on the northeast coast: Trincomalee, Nilaveli, Uppuveli. The ocean is calm, the surface of the water is smooth. I really liked the Anilana Nilaveli hotel, many rested with children of about the same age. https://www.turpravda.com/lk/trincomalee/Anilana_Nilaveli-h43036-r188892.html
As for the excursion, some places (Dambulla, Sigiriya, Polonnaruwa, Anuradhapura) will be closer than from the resorts of the southwest coast, within 2-2.5 hours one way. Kandy and Nuwara Eliya will be closer to the southwest, but I think with small children you will have enough northern sights for your eyes.
As for the excursion, some places (Dambulla, Sigiriya, Polonnaruwa, Anuradhapura) will be closer than from the resorts of the southwest coast, within 2-2.5 hours one way. Kandy and Nuwara Eliya will be closer to the southwest, but I think with small children you will have enough northern sights for your eyes.
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answered 5 years ago
Thanks, Irina! First time in Sri Lanka :-)
I see that the island is small, but for some reason the journeys are very long. The route of 300 km Google.Meps shows 6 hours of driving. With children, I would not want to go on an excursion for 6 hours, we only temper them.
I see that the island is small, but for some reason the journeys are very long. The route of 300 km Google.Meps shows 6 hours of driving. With children, I would not want to go on an excursion for 6 hours, we only temper them.
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answered 5 years ago
If everything goes well, then in late October or early November. Did you travel by car there?
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answered 5 years ago
Andrey! I have three stories about Sh-L. The first is about a package holiday in Hikkaduwa and one excursion inland by car. The second is about an independent trip and two stops in Hikkaduwa and Ella. But with the use of booking. And the third is about a completely wild trip with stops in Unawatuna, Dickwell, Ella and Adam's Peak with booking directly on the spot. On the second and third trips, we traveled exclusively by local buses.
The terrain is mountainous, the traffic is crazy, that's why it takes so long to get there.
I repeat. Choose Hikkaduwa. Although it is good in Unawatuna, but there are no turtles. From near - go to Galle by local bus. And somewhere nearby there is a turtle farm. But if there are turtles in the lagoon, I think this is superfluous.
Read me, read! :)))
The terrain is mountainous, the traffic is crazy, that's why it takes so long to get there.
I repeat. Choose Hikkaduwa. Although it is good in Unawatuna, but there are no turtles. From near - go to Galle by local bus. And somewhere nearby there is a turtle farm. But if there are turtles in the lagoon, I think this is superfluous.
Read me, read! :)))
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answered 5 years ago
You have 17 episodes!https://www.turpravda.ua/profile/Iren48/?sub=story&country_id=125
I'll check it out over the weekend, thanks!
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answered 5 years ago
October-November, of course, southeast, it takes 3 hours by taxi to Hikkaduwa from the airport, the price is around $ 50, you can go to Galle Fort nearby, ride along the Mandugaga lagoon, go to one of the turtle farms, see the local temple in Hikkaduwa , go to the Sunday market, they also take them to see how the moonstone is mined in the mine. how cinnamon oil is produced, in Ambalangodu, where mask masters cut and paint, there are tame turtles on the beach near Hikka Trans. To the right is a lagoon with fish, but it’s far from all the sights and of course there are a lot of people, beyond the calm ocean and relaxation, this is from May to August in Uppuveli Trincomalee, Passikudu. Nilaveli, but it’s really hard for an adult to go there for 5-6 hours from an airplane. If you haven’t bought tickets yet, look at the upcoming events, sometimes in Bentota, it’s close at all, there are all sorts of interesting holidays in the temple, they can also drive elegant elephants.
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answered 5 years ago
I looked, https://sun-lanka.ru/ne-turisticheskaya-perahera-bentota-sri-lanka.html in November, on the day of the full moon, just perahera in Bentota (Buddhist holiday) and at the end of October, the festival of "lights" Diwali, he there will be in Hindu temples, there are few of them in the southeast, but there are, we were on a perahera in Kataragama last year, of course it is large-scale, unforgettable impressions!
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answered 5 years ago
There is at least one Hindu temple in Galle, not far from the bus station.
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answered 5 years ago
So I didn’t observe anymore, this is a region where mostly Buddhists live, and Muslims also live in Halle.
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answered 5 years ago
Definitely with children only Hikkaduwa, there is where to feed, the calmest ocean, several supermarkets and normal pharmacies (not stalls). Or larger cities, perhaps even Galle, there are also many normal villas in the suburbs, with a swimming pool.
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answered 5 years ago
On the topic of excursions, I’ll leave a wonderful link here, with a complete list (Russian teachers should not look!) https://www.turpravda.ua/lk/blog-274642.html#photo=996042 :-)
I also read that Mirissa Beach is always without waves.
I also read that Mirissa Beach is always without waves.
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answered 5 years ago
Last year we were in Mirissa and Hikkaduwa in the off season (July), in Mirissa at this time you can swim only to the left of the parrot rok, there are shallow and relatively no waves, in other places the ocean just roars and rages, Mirissa is of course more picturesque than Hikkaduwa, but the infrastructure is worse developed, much further from the airport and housing when I chose it turned out to be the most expensive (along the route Passikuda-Kataragama-Mirissa-Hikkaduwa), in the season I think even more expensive, though we lived alone in a guest house on the first line and did not regret anything, Irene was in season, let's see what she has to say.
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answered 5 years ago
I didn’t live in Mirissa, but I was twice just like that. Maybe that's why I can't say that I really liked it. Of course, you can find where it is safe to swim, but there are a lot of other factors listed by hanno4ka, because of which I would choose Hikkaduwa. Some turtles are worth :)))
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answered 5 years ago
to the south, of course, one thing is important - traffic on the roads (beware of big buses, even the locals are afraid and respect them) and the second - waves and currents in the ocean under the coast. And so everything is fine, we liked it. Were in Koggala.
https://www.turpravda.ua/acc/sugak70/gallery/286567/ , https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBfRF8QDnWyC7kOBTjjdu5KO15lv_fHFA - a bit, I don't have time to process everything, but still. We will go there again, we liked it very much.
https://www.turpravda.ua/acc/sugak70/gallery/286567/ , https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBfRF8QDnWyC7kOBTjjdu5KO15lv_fHFA - a bit, I don't have time to process everything, but still. We will go there again, we liked it very much.
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answered 5 years ago
In general, while choosing where, all the normal hotels have become a stop. Therefore, we fly ourselves, we bought tickets to Colombo. In Hikkaduwa, something is hard with decent villas on the coast. All weekend passed in the throes of choice, but the choice there is very small. Therefore, we booked the first three nights in Weligama so far, it seems that there is also a closed bay. And then we'll look at the situation.
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answered 5 years ago
By the way, the Colombo - Weligama transfer was offered by three different villas at a price of $80 to $165 :-)
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answered 5 years ago