What's included?

• Private transport by English speaking driver guide from day 1 to 5

• 4 nights accommodation in the listed hotels or equivalent, including breakfast

• Train ticket

• Visit to tea plantation

• 1/2 day jeep safari at Yala National Park

• Admission to the listed excursions

Not included

Non-listed meals and beverages, tipping, optional excursions, personal expenses, high season surcharges and possibly mandatory gala dinners on 24DEC and 31DEC.

Hotels & Meals

Dishes include rice and curry, pittu, Kiribath, wholemeal Roti, String hoppers, wattalapam (a rich pudding of Malay origin made of coconut milk, jaggery, cashew nuts, eggs, and spices including cinnamon and nutmeg), kottu, and hoppers. Jackfruit may sometimes replace rice and curries. Traditionally food is served on a plantain leaf.

Middle Eastern influences and practices are found in traditional Moor dishes, while Dutch and Portuguese influences are found with the island's Burgher community preserving their culture through traditional dishes such as Lamprais (rice cooked in stock and baked in a banana leaf), Breudher (Dutch Holiday Biscuit), Bolo Fiado (Portuguese-style layer cake), and Gumbo Lillas (Dutch style honey coated sweet treats). (Wikipedia)

Travel Documents

• All Belgian nationals* travelling on a Belgian passport (children and babies included) must be in possession of an international e-passport (electronic) containing min. 2 blank pages, valid for at least 6 months on arrival and a tourist visa. This visa must be purchased beforehand via the official site https://www.eta.gov.lk/slvisa/. Price: 50USD. For travel to The Maldives an international passport suffices.

• Travelers with a non-Belgian nationality and / or travelers travelling on a foreign passport are invited to spontaneously report this matter to the Connections travel consultant and shall contact their respective embassy (s) or Consulate (ate) to obtain the latest updates concerning all current travel requirements and documents.

Insurances

Have a safe and carefree trip: travel fully insured with our Protections travel insurance! Our Protections insurance policies offer various formulas in order to offer you the widest possible cover (with even a fly-on-time, natural catastrophes and epidemics) for both single journeys or for the entire year. We guarantee you the best protection at the best price.

Tailored travel

The tours in our brochures are just a few examples of travel itineraries possible. Our trips can be tailored to suit your specific needs. If you want to book a specific destination or combine it with a mini-tour then we will gladly make you a tailor-made offer. For a personalised day-by-day program please contact our destination experts.

Would you like to travel in a group; with your entire family, friends or colleagues? (min. 10 people required). Put our know-how to the test and send us your details and wishes. We will gladly turn the blueprints of your trip into a detailed quote and a lasting memory for you to cherish. Contact our Connections’ Group Service by e-mail at groups@connections.be or by telephone on +32 (0)2 550 01 65. We would love to hear from you.

Health

No mandatory vaccinations. To verify the latest updates on health requirements, please surf to https://www.itg.be

Time zones

+ 4h30 (Winter), +3h30 (Summer)

Payments methods

Credit cards may be accepted are widely accepted as form of payment. In tourist centres it is posible to use ATM machines.

Climate

Tropical climate. Colombo and the coast have average temperatures of 27 °, 20 ° Kandy, Nuwara Eliya 16 °. Cooler in the central, higher areas. The southwest monsoon occurs between May and September, the northern and eastern monsoon between October and January.