Beach holiday in Mirissa with whale watching

3 Days

Highlights of the trip

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<p>Meet & greet by “Seerendipity Tours” Representatives and proceed to the hotel in Mirissa</p><p></p><p>En-route visits,</p><p></p><p>BENTOTA</p><p></p><p>Bentota beach is the most popular beach holiday destination on the island. The unique location of Bentota beach resort is one important reason for its popularity as a beach holiday destination. Bentota resort is located on an island and the island is connected with the mainland at its southern border. Bentota is mainly comprised of the narrow strip of land that spreads along the north-south axis. Unlike most other islands, Bentota is surrounded by both the sea and a river. One side of the island is the Bentota River while the western side of Bentota is flanked by the Indian Ocean. Large numbers of hotels are built in this narrow strip of land enabling the travellers to have a peaceful atmosphere during the holiday. You can book a hotel in Bentota through Seerendipity Tours at very affordable rate online.</p><p></p><p>TURTLE HATCHERY</p><p></p><p>Projects have been launched to conserve the population of turtles that are reaching extinction and such projects are found along the southern coast of Sri Lanka where turtles come ashore to lay their eggs. The turtle digs a hole on the Beach, Lays her eggs and covers it with sand where it is supposed to, incubate by the heat of the sun. What often happens is, the eggs are dug out by fisherman and sold to people who consume them.</p><p></p><p>But now the eggs are bought up by the conservation projects and are hatched the Natural way in enclosed areas where the Birds don’t have a chance of picking them up and the babies are let into the sea after two days at night time which offers them a better chance of survival.</p><p></p><p>SPICE GARDEN</p><p></p><p>Visit a spice garden at Matale where spices and herbs used for Sri Lankan cuisine and medication are grown Spices of Sri Lanka attracted the early seafaring merchants who made the long voyages to purchase this precious merchandise.</p><p></p><p>GALLE</p><p></p><p>The ancient port city of Galle has a history that stretches back hundreds of years. According to Sir James tenant, Galle was the “Tarshish” referred to in the Bible as the port where ships trading with King Solomon obtained gemstones, ivory, spices and scented woods. Most certainly the place where the Galle fort now stands, as well as other areas in Galle all had historic connections which go back long before the Portuguese era. International traders, Persians, moor traders from the Persian Gulf, south Indian trader, Malay and a host of other nationalities lived and traded in Galle.</p><p></p><p>STAR FORT MATARA</p><p></p><p>Star fort and the Dutch fortress are most prominent colonial construction in Matara. Both are located near the city centre and only ten minutes walk away. Star fort houses the archaeological museum with a collection of a large number of valuable artefacts. As the name suggests star fort takes a shape of a star and surrounded by a ditch and a huge wall.</p><p></p><p>Overnight stay in MIRISSA</p>

<p>Early morning leave for the whale watching tour off Mirissa. you will be arriving at the hotel at around 1100 hrs and afterwards leisure in the hotel.</p><p></p><p>WHALE WATCHING</p><p></p><p>Mirissa of southern Sri Lanka has become the hub of whale watching in southern Asia due to the large concentration Blue whales and sperm whales. The whale watching spotting is very frequent in the area and most importantly Mirissa is popular for blue whales.</p><p></p><p>Overnight stay in Mirissa</p>

<p>Leisurely breakfast at the hotel and vacate the room at noon, later leave for Colombo. Tn-route visits Hikkaduwa beach, and Unawatuna beach with the option to glass-bottom boat tour to watch coral reef.</p><p></p><p> End of the tour</p>

Inclusions

  • • Accommodation in 3-star hotels
  • • Discount voucher of 10% at a Jewelry shop
  • • Discount voucher 5% to shop at the Spice garden
  • • Entrance fees for the following sites and activities
  • 1 Boat tour at river Madu
  • 2 Sea turtle conservation project
  • 3 Spice garden
  • 4 Moonstone mines
  • 5 Mask museum
  • 6 Galle fortress
  • 7. Whale watching in Mirissa
  • 8 Hikkaduwa beach
  • 9 Bentota sightseeing
  • • Meeting arrangements at the airport on arrival and departure
  • • Service of a national tour guide throughout the tour
  • • Entire ground transportation as per the tour itinerary in an air-conditioned vehicle
  • • All government taxes

Price does not include

  • • Airport taxes (Generally included in Air Ticket) & “Electronic Travel authorization“ (ETA) Fee (US$ 20 per person)***
  • • Expenses of personal nature such as tipping, porters, laundry, telephones, etc.
  • • Video and Camera permits
  • • Glass bottom boat tour at Hikkaduwa
  • • Any meals not specified, throughout the tour
  • • Any other services not specified.
Can you pick-up us from other location than Colombo

Pick-up location is flexible and can be changed to meet your requirements, however, there might be a change for the pick-up time and they could be an additional charge for the transfer.

Cancellation Charges

21 days or less                                    – 100% cancellation charge.

Between 22 days and 30 days       – 50% or the equivalent of the first two days charges.

Above 30 days                                    – No cancellation charges provided no commitment or advances are made to 3rd parties.

Single supplement USD 150

Child supplement USD 150

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Beach holiday in Mirissa with whale watching
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