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Greetings to everyone who wants to go on vacation to Sri Lanka and specifically to Unawatuna.
We went with 3 families for two weeks (it seemed a little). All of them visited Egypt and Turkey a couple of times. Holidays in Sri Lanka are completely different. So let's start in order:
1. Flight - flew from Kyiv by low-cost Airarabia. There are no complaints. Transfer in Sharjah 1h. 45 min. it helps to calmly move the road (a direct flight probably would not have survived) plus if the plane is late (they flew back from Colombo with a delay of 1 hour), your luggage will still have time to be loaded onto the plane.
2. Landing - upon arrival we received luggage, then a visa (ordered by net, cheaper and without problems), changed money at the airport (the best rate was $ 1 = 128 rupees), bought a local SIM card for 125 rupees (empty) and threw it on her 500 rupees (enough for local conversations and conversations with Ukraine with his head).
3.
Transfer - drove to Unawatuna on the highway for about 2 hours, including traffic on Colombo (I recommend, it costs only 400 rupees + quickly get to the hotel + save 2.5 hours for sleep).
4. Unawatuna is a small village that is being built up at an accelerated pace. The coral reef protects the local beach from waves, which makes swimming in the ocean very comfortable. The road to the beach from FLOWER GARDEN takes 7-10 minutes at a leisurely pace. The road is full of all kinds of shops, cafes, tuk-tuks and cars. The beach is large, sandy, completely built up with cafes. There are sun loungers near each cafe - use them, but buy something from them. I advise you to go to jungle beach (prettier and quieter). The beaches are calm, no one bothers with ordering excursions, etc. The local population is the kindest people, not spoiled by civilization and vandollar. Without knowledge of English, it will be difficult, although you can survive.
5.
The FLOWER GARDEN Hotel is a pleasant, blooming place with a swimming pool (very large by Sri Lankan standards). We lived in the main building (to the left of it there is a construction site - the view is not very good) in the superior deluxe rooms. Double canopy bed, spa bath and balcony. The room has air conditioning, fan, kettle, TV with local channels, refrigerator, hair dryer and umbrella. Free net in the lobby. They cleaned daily and with high quality (they left a chocolate bar or 100 rupees every other day, although they didn’t take the money at first). Tea and coffee replenished daily. Minibar is paid. Bottled water 1l. per day for free. I do not recommend drinking from the tap. There is a fruit stand next to the hotel. Pineapple - 170 rupees, coconut - 30 rupees (bottle of water 0.5 l. - 60 rupees), very tasty red bananas, mango, papaya, etc. Safe at the reception. Breakfast and dinner were included in the tour. Breakfast - a plate of fruit, tea, coffee, toast, butter, jam, ham, cheese and EGGS in all sorts of variations.
And so every day without changes. Dinner - the soup of the day, the second choice from the menu (a lot of options and very large portions) and dessert - ice cream. All drinks are at your expense. Those who are accustomed to "all inclusive" - at first it is not familiar. Who wants to go to cafes and try local cuisine, I advise you to take only breakfast. All the hotel staff are great guys, ready to help in any matter, but they do not speak Russian. I especially want to note the waiter Dominde for patience, responsiveness, willingness to help in any situation. In short - FLOWER GARDEN is a very worthy place to relax. I recommend booking rooms in the garden (Cabana).
6. Excursions. We did not order excursions from the operator, we did not want to drag along Sri Lankan roads immediately after arrival. We spent a week lying on the beach, sunbathing and decided to go to see local sights.
We phoned a local resident Alexei and ordered from him first a tour of Galle, then a 2-day tour of Colombo, Kandy, a botanical garden, tea plantations and mountains, bathing elephants. We also went to Yalla on a safari. Sri Lankan roads and traffic is tough. The organization of tours is at the level, there are no special complaints (I advise). Prices are slightly lower than those of the Sri Lankans, and it’s easier to negotiate and make personal adjustments to the tour. We also went fishing for dummies. It was organized for us by Sergei tel. 0775660343, (sts-2006@yandex. ru), it turned out cheaper and again easier to negotiate, he is also engaged in spearfishing (if you are interested, call or write to him).
We all really liked our vacation in Sri Lanka, we left a lot of positive impressions about the country, the ocean and people. We plan to return to Sri Lanka, but as "savages".
We went with 3 families for two weeks (it seemed a little). All of them visited Egypt and Turkey a couple of times. Holidays in Sri Lanka are completely different. So let's start in order:
1. Flight - flew from Kyiv by low-cost Airarabia. There are no complaints. Transfer in Sharjah 1h. 45 min. it helps to calmly move the road (a direct flight probably would not have survived) plus if the plane is late (they flew back from Colombo with a delay of 1 hour), your luggage will still have time to be loaded onto the plane.
2. Landing - upon arrival we received luggage, then a visa (ordered by net, cheaper and without problems), changed money at the airport (the best rate was $ 1 = 128 rupees), bought a local SIM card for 125 rupees (empty) and threw it on her 500 rupees (enough for local conversations and conversations with Ukraine with his head).
3.
Transfer - drove to Unawatuna on the highway for about 2 hours, including traffic on Colombo (I recommend, it costs only 400 rupees + quickly get to the hotel + save 2.5 hours for sleep).
4. Unawatuna is a small village that is being built up at an accelerated pace. The coral reef protects the local beach from waves, which makes swimming in the ocean very comfortable. The road to the beach from FLOWER GARDEN takes 7-10 minutes at a leisurely pace. The road is full of all kinds of shops, cafes, tuk-tuks and cars. The beach is large, sandy, completely built up with cafes. There are sun loungers near each cafe - use them, but buy something from them. I advise you to go to jungle beach (prettier and quieter). The beaches are calm, no one bothers with ordering excursions, etc. The local population is the kindest people, not spoiled by civilization and vandollar. Without knowledge of English, it will be difficult, although you can survive.
5.
The FLOWER GARDEN Hotel is a pleasant, blooming place with a swimming pool (very large by Sri Lankan standards). We lived in the main building (to the left of it there is a construction site - the view is not very good) in the superior deluxe rooms. Double canopy bed, spa bath and balcony. The room has air conditioning, fan, kettle, TV with local channels, refrigerator, hair dryer and umbrella. Free net in the lobby. They cleaned daily and with high quality (they left a chocolate bar or 100 rupees every other day, although they didn’t take the money at first). Tea and coffee replenished daily. Minibar is paid. Bottled water 1l. per day for free. I do not recommend drinking from the tap. There is a fruit stand next to the hotel. Pineapple - 170 rupees, coconut - 30 rupees (bottle of water 0.5 l. - 60 rupees), very tasty red bananas, mango, papaya, etc. Safe at the reception. Breakfast and dinner were included in the tour. Breakfast - a plate of fruit, tea, coffee, toast, butter, jam, ham, cheese and EGGS in all sorts of variations.
And so every day without changes. Dinner - the soup of the day, the second choice from the menu (a lot of options and very large portions) and dessert - ice cream. All drinks are at your expense. Those who are accustomed to "all inclusive" - at first it is not familiar. Who wants to go to cafes and try local cuisine, I advise you to take only breakfast. All the hotel staff are great guys, ready to help in any matter, but they do not speak Russian. I especially want to note the waiter Dominde for patience, responsiveness, willingness to help in any situation. In short - FLOWER GARDEN is a very worthy place to relax. I recommend booking rooms in the garden (Cabana).
6. Excursions. We did not order excursions from the operator, we did not want to drag along Sri Lankan roads immediately after arrival. We spent a week lying on the beach, sunbathing and decided to go to see local sights.
We phoned a local resident Alexei and ordered from him first a tour of Galle, then a 2-day tour of Colombo, Kandy, a botanical garden, tea plantations and mountains, bathing elephants. We also went to Yalla on a safari. Sri Lankan roads and traffic is tough. The organization of tours is at the level, there are no special complaints (I advise). Prices are slightly lower than those of the Sri Lankans, and it’s easier to negotiate and make personal adjustments to the tour. We also went fishing for dummies. It was organized for us by Sergei tel. 0775660343, (sts-2006@yandex. ru), it turned out cheaper and again easier to negotiate, he is also engaged in spearfishing (if you are interested, call or write to him).
We all really liked our vacation in Sri Lanka, we left a lot of positive impressions about the country, the ocean and people. We plan to return to Sri Lanka, but as "savages".
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