England vs Sri Lanka Cricket Tour 2007
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Howzat Travel is pleased to announce the details of our tour to Sri Lanka in December this year.
Entitled ‘Super Lanka’, our tour will take in the 2nd and 3rd tests in Colombo and Galle and also include a welcome meal on our first night and some wonderful excursions on days when there is no cricket.
All this for just £1549! -The best price around!
The England vs Sri Lanka Tour Package Includes:
Return flights with "SriLankan Airlines"
Hotel accommodation on a twin/double sharing basis. Single supplements available.
Daily breakfast
Included in the price are guaranteed tickets for the 2nd and 3rd test matches between England and Sri Lanka.
All transfers and travel inclusive throughout your stay on a luxury air-conditioned coach with services of an English speaking guide.
Entrance fees to excursions and attractions (valued at over £100).
UK Howzat Travel representatives will be on hand throughout your stay.
A local English speaking Sri Lankan tour guide will be available at all times.
Complimentary welcome three course dinner
Complimentary Howzat Travel tour T-shirt
Maximum group bookings of 18 people.
All service charges and government taxes inclusive.
Full tour itinerary below
Sri Lanka Tour Costs
Howzat Travel's Pre-Tour Trip
We've already been to Sri Lanka to make sure everything runs smoothly for your trip of a lifetime. Find out more about, and see photos of the Howzat Travel Pre-Tour Trip to Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka Tour Itinerary
Flight Details
Depart on the 6th of December 2007 at 2200 from London Heathrow (touches down in the Maldives)
and arrives at Colombo International Airport (CMB) on the 7th December 1610 local time.
The return journey will depart on the 24th of December at 0405 and fly direct to London Heathrow, arriving at 1035 on the 24th of December.
7th December: Arrive in Colombo International Airport at 1610 local time
You will be met on arrival at Colombo International Airport (CMB) by Howzat Travel and our Sri Lankan agent. This will be followed by a transfer by luxury coach to the 5* Galadari Hotel where you will be able to check in to your hotel.
8th December
After breakfast at the 5* Galadari Hotel you have the option of joining us for an afternoon sightseeing tour of Colombo. This will take in:
- 'Fort' (so named because both the Portuguese and Dutch had a fort here)
- 'Pettah', a noisy oriental bazaar with a hotchpotch of ancient vehicles, bargains, mosques & temples.
- Jumi-UL Alfar Jumma mosque
- Wolvendaal Dutch church
- Hultsdorf Law courts
- Residential area of Cinnamon Gardens
- Independence Square
- Bandaranayake Memorial International Conference Hall
- Gangaramaya Temple
You will have the opportunity to join us for a welcome meal organised by Howzat Travel however you are welcome to make your own arrangements at any point.
9th - 13th December: The Cricket! 2nd Test at the International Cricket Stadium, Colombo
Each day will consist of breakfast at the hotel, followed by a transfer to the International Cricket Stadium to witness the 2nd Test. After each day’s play, there will be an evening transfer back to hotel.
14th December: Travel to Giritale via Pimmawela and Dambulla
Breakfast at the hotel will be followed by departure for Giritale. En route we will be visiting an elephant orphanage in Pinnawala - home to approximately 60 elephants, some of which are baby elephants found abandoned or orphaned in the wild. You will even have the opportunity to see the baby elephants being bottle-fed and accompany the elephants to a river close-by, and see them having their daily bath!
We will also visit a spice garden in Mawenella to see the different spices which Sri Lanka is famous for. You will be introduced to different spices and shown how some of these spices are grown and processed
We will then move on to the Dambulla Rock Cave Temple where you can climb up to the temple, which was donated to Buddhist monks by King Walagambahu in the 1st century BC. Dambulla is a World Heritage site and is the most impressive of Sri Lanka's cave temples. The complex of five caves has over 2000 sq. metres of painted walls and the ceiling is the largest area of paintings found in the world. These caves contain over 150 images of the Buddha of which the largest is the colossal figure of the Buddha carved out of rock spanning 14 metres.
When we reach Giritale, we will check in at Royal Lotus Hotel for our overnight stay.
15th December: Excursions to Polonnaruwa and Sigiriya
Today’s excursion visits Polonnaruwa, which was the 2nd capital city of Sri Lanka, built in the 11th and 12th centuries AD, and is a world heritage site. Here you can see the ruins of the Royal Palace, the Gal Viharaya, where four splendid statues of the Buddha in are carved out of rock. You will also visit the Audience Hall, the Lotus Bath, King Parakramabahu's statue and the Parakrama Samudraya lake, built by King Parakramabahu the great. In Polonnaruwa, there are also famous places of worship such as the Shiva Temple, the Lankathilake, the Watadage, the Galpotha, the Kiri Vehera and the remains of a former Temple of the Tooth Relic
In the afternoon, we will proceed to Sigiriya and climb the 5th century Sigiriya rock fortress, which is also a World Heritage site, built by King Kashyapa (477-495 AD). The 'Lion Rock' is a citadel of unusual beauty rising 200 metres from the scrub jungle. The rock was the innermost stronghold of the 70 hectare fortified town. A moat, rampart, and extensive gardens including the renowned water gardens surround the base of the rock. We will then visit the world-renowned frescoes of the Heavenly Maidens of Sigiriya, which are in a sheltered pocket of the rock approached by a spiral stairway.
16th December: Excursion to Anuradhapura
The excursion today is to Anuradhapura - the first capital city and undoubtedly the grandest city of the ancient Sri Lanka, where many places of historical and archaeological interest can be visited. These include:
- Sri Maha Bodhi (Sacred Bo-Tree) - brought as a sapling of the tree under which prince Siddhartha attained to enlightenment and it is over 2,200 years old and is the oldest historically documented tree in the world.
- Brazen Palace (2nd century B.C), where the 1600 stone columns you see are all that is left of a magnificent multi-storied residence for monks.
- Ruwanweliseya (2nd century B.C), the most famous of all the Dagobas. It originally depicted the perfect 'bubble shape" that modern restoration has not been able to accurately reproduce.
- 'Samadhi' Buddha statue (4th century AD) - one of the most famous statues, depicting the Buddha in a state of 'Samadhi' or deep meditation.
- Isurumuniya rock temple (3rd century B.C) is well known for its rock carvings of 'The Lovers'.
- Kuttam Pokuna - twin ponds (6th century AD) used by the Buddhist monks as a bathing pool.
- Thuparama Dagoba (3rd century B.C) - the oldest Dagoba on the island, which enshrines the right collarbone of the Buddha.
17th December: Travel to Galle
Today we will travel to Galle, We will then check in at the Coral Sands Hotel. The rest of the day can be spent at your leisure. Overnight stay at the Coral Sands Hotel.
18th - 22nd December: The Cricket! 3rd Test at the Galle International Cricket Stadium
Each day will consist of breakfast at the hotel, followed by a transfer to the Galle international cricket stadium to witness the 3rd Test. After each day’s play, there will be an evening transfer back to the Coral Sands Hotel.
23rd December: Travel home
Breakfast at the hotel will be followed by a transfer back to Colombo where we will have access to day rooms at the 5*Galadari Hotel.
This will give us ample opportunity to purchase any last minute gifts for friends and family back home and take in any final sights of the wonderful city of Colombo.
Our coach will leave for Colombo International Airport at 2330 for the return journey home just in time for Christmas eve!
Sri Lanka Tour Costs
The complete package described above, now including tickets to the 2nd and 3rd test matches between England and Sri Lanka is priced at just £1549 per person based on two people sharing. Or alternatively a single supplement is priced at just £1849.
If you are willing to share then please let us know and we will endeavour to team you up with a like minded traveller and save you money.
We are confident that our prices are extremely competitive and along with our excellent attention to detail when it comes to running the perfect cricket tour holiday we know that you will not be disappointed.
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