Tours to Sri Lanka from Almaty: prices from 711,000 KZT

Everything went smoothly from the transfer to the return flight, the manager at the travel agency immediately gave the right advice on the hotel, though the room itself turned out to be a total thoroughfare. In the morning the beach is genuinely awesome, warm sand and a humid wind in your face, but in the evening the same path turns into a nonstop market where vendors climb all over you. But for the freshest shrimp at the local hole-in-the-wall on the corner — I’d come back here tomorrow, if not for the goddamn flight)) Four points I give firmly, I expected more only from the ocean, and it barely makes any noise in this part of the island — that turned out to be the only disappointment.

We flew to Bentota to go ask my wife's parents for her hand, so you get it, it wasn't just a vacation, it was a diplomatic mission. The agency set everything up turnkey, even found us a transfer to the village, which I totally didn't expect from them, but it was right on time. Left satisfied, now I'm buddies with my mother-in-law, and I'll definitely come back to the island, the beach there is gorgeous even after the rain.

ponadobilsya plyazhnyy otdyh bez vsyakih zamorochek, ya kak raz so vtornika metalas mezhdu Maldivami i Shri-Lankoy no v agentstve skazali chto na Shri deshevle i interesnee, vot i vzyala. Priletela v Hikkaduvu, otel pryamo u okeana, eto okazalos plyusom, potomu chto perehodit dorogu k vode voobsche ne hotelos, vecherom slushala kak volny zhuyut pesok. na tretiy den diko zahotela mestnoy edy, nashla kafeshku gde gotovyat kottu pryamo pri tebe, tam takoy dyadka lopatkami po metallicheskomu stolu stuchit, azh iskry letyat. malenkiy minus — obezyany naglye do zhuti, staschili u menya panamku pryamo s golovy, a ya sidela s otkrytym rtom smotrela kak ona na palme visit, smeshno teper vspominat,. Serfing ne poshla probovat, zato na doske prosto postoyala, volny takie teplye, neprivychno dlya fevralya. zato botik arendovali na zakat, rybaki na kanatah nad vodoy sidyat, pryamo kak v filme, zhutko i krasivo odnovremenno. Dengi mestnye bystro zakonchilis, razmenyala v sosednem magazine legko, nikakih problem, ulybchivye vse, hotya ya ni slova po ihnemu ne znala. Vernulas domoy obgorevshaya no dovolnaya, tak chto agentstvu spasibo za sovet, otdyh poluchilsya voobsche bez nervov..

Booked a tour for my mom to Hikkaduwa through a local agency, after the hospital she wanted some warm sea and this was the only direction where you didn't need a bunch of certificates and all that other stuff, chose them right away because a colleague went through them to the Maldives, packed our stuff literally in the evening — I of course brought along half a pharmacy; the ocean in December was so warm you step out of the water and don't want to dry off, the room with a view of the palm trees and a veranda saved us from the heat, though the first night the air conditioner blew right at the bed and I managed to get a stiff neck — but we went to the market for spices and bought a ton of unnecessary but pretty stuff.. no matter the little things I came back happy and even already dreamt about a repeat trip, this time with my husband.

Second time around I picked a package tour to Sri Lanka, Bentota, I just wanted to lie by the ocean, not hop around on excursions, and the weather in November seemed to be on our side, almost no rain. The hotel was fine, food was varied, but the wi-fi in the room kept cutting out, so I had to sit in the lobby, but the sea was warm and in the evening it was fun feeding coconuts to the wild monitors, turns out they love them). Overall I was happy with the trip, pretty decent for that budget.

Алматыдан тікелей рейс жоқ екен, Дубайда қондық, бірақ бәрі бір жерде шоколад сатып алып үлгердім, бағасы біздікімен бірдей. Хиккадува өзі кішкентай қала, жағажайға қадам басқаннан құм ыстық емес, керісінше балғын, су өте жылы болды, сонда тасбақаларды қолыммен ұстадым. Ғимараттың кіреберісінде үлкен кесіртке жатыр еді, алғашында қорқып кеттім, кейін олардың үй жануары сияқты екенін түсіндім, тіпті аттап өтуге болады. Море мен үшін керемет болды, толқын болмады, су тұнық, бірақ жергіліктілер асшаяндарды шоколадқа салып сатады, бұл біртүрлі көрінді, бірақ бәрібір дәмін көрдім, ащы соусы өте дәмді екен. Бір күні батпырауықпен сырғанауға бардым, мені таңқаларлық қуып жетті, бүкіл дене қызарып кетті, сондықтан кешке плантацияға бардық; мереке деп айту қиын, ол жақтағы корицяның иісі таңқаларлық, салмағы бойынша сатады екен. Туристік агенттіктің өзі құжаттармен көп кідірді, бірақ сапардың өзіне ешқандай таласым жоқ, бес балл, сенімді түрде беремін

yeah etot Hikkaduwa moskva—eto chto-to s uma shodit, vesi den na plyazhe provalialas a vecherom tushila v more i dumala chto eto son. Menedzher tak bystro mne vse podobrala chto ya dazhe ne uspela ispugatsia, a potom okazalos chto chai na plantatsiyah—eto voobshe drugoy urovne, ya takoi aromat tolko v detstve u babushki chuyala, hotya my i ne eli nikakoi ekzotiki tak skazat. v obshchem vernulas a sama ne ponyala kak, no uzhe hochu obratno i etot idiot serebryanyi braslet kotoroi ya tAM kupila uzhe potusknel.

Contacted the travel agency for a trip to Sri Lanka, because in Bentota the wife has a friend's anniversary, and we were scared to deal with the organisaiton ourselves – heard stories about how people disappear in airports these days. The manager picked a hotel in half an hour, explained everything clearly about the visa and transfer, but always answered kinda tired, like I was pulling him away from lunch. Flew with a layover in Dubai – fine, although the AC on the plane blew right on my neck, still got a cold from it, but the ocean really is warm, the lagoon is crystal clear, and even the rain that poured for three days straight didn't spoil the impression. Came back satisfied, but the resort magic wore off by evening, when I remembered the price for our and our wives' massages.

Bought a tour in November for me and my mom, Sri Lanka turned out better than any pictures I could’ve imagined. Unawatuna is the kind of beach where the water is literally like an aquarium, clear and warm, though in September they promised rains and it only sprinkled a couple times. In the evenings we went to the fish market and grilled tuna ourselves at the hotel, that was the tastiest thing of the whole trip (not counting the pineapples which are everywhere there for pennies). The manager picked us a hotel right by the oceon, simple but they cleaned every day, so that’s why I’m not lowering the rating even though the breakfasts were repetitive. The only thing that got on my nerves — the local vendors on the beach, they bother you every five minutes offering saris and excursions, you get tired of saying no fast, but if you learn to say «okay thanks no need» then it’s totally bearable. So I came back fully happy and I really recommend it to everyone who wants to laze around without stress, and if you want some action then from Unawatuna you can go to Galle in an hour.

Everything was clear-cut, as agreed — the bus met us right at the airport exit, got us to the hotel fast and without any trouble. The weather in Colombo was generally nice, the humidity was noticeable but not killing, though the AC in the room worked kinda weird (one minute it’s blowing ice cold, the next it’s silent, had to fiddle with it). Overall I’m satisfied, for just seeing the city and not worrying about logistics — a great option, a solid four!

my mother-in-law seriously decided she wanted to go to ayurveda, at first i thought i’d get out of it but then i looked at prices elsewhere and decided that better this kazakhstan agency than anything else, at least they’re constantly in touch. the choice fell on colombo because i wanted both to see the city and to not be far from the sea, turned out everything combined perfectly. we flew in in the evening and they met us with a sign like in old movies, for some reason that really touched me and instantly wiped away all the travel fatigue. the hotel was a bit off the tourist trail and on the first day i was even lost about where the food and beach were (but nearby there was a great little spice shop where i later ran every morning for cinnamon). the ayurveda program itself is much more intense than i thought, massages with three oils or four times a day is nuts, a couple of times i genuinely thought i’d crack and run off to chinatown for real food. but you know on the fourth day my body somehow reset and i caught that very buzz from the treatments, my mother-in-law was glowing with happiness. special thanks to the transfer to the plane back — their tickets were connected so we only had to wait two hours at the airport, not sleep there like some friends told us about. from small things i remember the rain every day exactly at five like on schedule yeah and we’d all gather in the lobby drinking ginger tea, funny to recall now. the main thing is i came back two kilos lighter and with a clear head, and all my fears about this trip were nonsense.. just now i can’t decide where to spend my next vacation

not that it was like some kinda show or whatever they advertise, beach was also not much of a swim with the waves and crowds of tourists, but the manager at the agency put together a decent package for me — on my own i'd have been messing around with all those flights and transfers like an idiot afterwards, thinking, where did i get myself into with this vacation after my shift, my eyes were drooping, but all the work stress just melted away.. good thing i decided to go

Flew long, about four hours over India staring out the window — clouds like cotton wool, nothing special. But in Bentota the hotel immediately pleased me, palm trees right by the pool and a monkey on the second-floor balcony, I actually squealed. The ocean is warm and very salty, waves strong, one time it got me so good that a local guy was looking for my sandal on the bottom. Took an excursion in engl. language that was funny of course, but I fed the turtles from the nursery myself — now that's emotions! Didn't want to go home, but the visa was running out, came back.

Анапа сол жылы анау-мынау болып кетті, ал мына жерде ақша жиналып қалған, бірақ онша көп емес, әріптесім Коломбоны мақтап, арзан әрі тыныш деп еді. Байсейітовадағы кеңседен тура жолдама алдым — авиабилетпен айналысатын фирма, солар Түркияны да кеңес берді, өздері көбірек біледі шығар деп ойладым. Ұшуы ұзақ болды шынында, Алматы-Дубай сосын тағы құйрығының бір кесегі, бірақ қонақүйді таңғы аспен және шатырында бассейнімен берді — суы жылы, ваннадағыдай! Күн сайын сүңгідім, базардан әлдебір дәмдеуіштер алып алдым, қазір олар бүкіл сөмкемді иіскеп тұр, әйеліме әлі көрсеткен жоқпын. Қанағаттанып оралдым, қара торы жігіттер бағаны қыздырып жібереді, мен де саудаласуды білемін!) Жалпы айтарым, олардың муссон туралы кеңестерін міндетті түрде тыңдаңдар, мен тыңдадым, ішіп-жеп, ыстық жаңбырдың жарты күнін қашан өткізіп жібергенімізді байқамадық)

Took a tour to Sri Lanka to Unawatuna through a local agency in Almaty, the package came out pricier than flying yourself but then again everything was turnkey and they met you with a sign right at the exit in Colombo airport, which is convenient after nine hours of flight when your brain is boiling. The ocean in April is calm almost without waves, you go in waist-deep and there are turtles swimming right next to your legs and corals hard as stone, in a mask I stared at fish until I got cold. As for nuances the transfer to the hotel took about two hours though in the contract they wrote an hour, but overall I’m satisfied with the trip because nature and local food are dirt cheap, visa by the way you do yourself online in five minutes.

went to Hikkaduwa through a local agency, took the tour spontanously and didn't regret it — the ocean right across the road, warm like fresh milk, and those monkeys on the hotel roof stole a banana from my bag while I was staring at the sunset. the waves are strong, swimming with kids is tough, but in the ocean at sunset buddhists stand knee-deep in water and pray, a strange sight but mesmerizing, and also there's a market nearby, I bought spices and black tea to take home — the local guide helped with both the price and transport, everything was clear, nowhere did they cheat me, I came back happy, my skin is bronze now, already missing that noise of palm trees.

Work commission suddenly dropped, had to urgently exhale and change the view in front of my eyes — asked the travel agency to pick something warm and hassle-free, settled on Sri Lanka, Unawatuna. Landed, checked in, and for the first two days just walked barefoot on the beach, the sand there is so soft I even forgot about the cream — you come out of the water, and it lies like flour, no shells underfoot, and that’s with waves being almost zero. Turtles, by the way, swim up to the shore in the evening really close, I counted seven of them in one hour that day, for such a break I wouldn’t regret spending even all my missed deadlines.

booked the tour at the last moment because work finally gave me a window, thought i'd just lie around, but turns out every day something was dragging me out. the ocean in Negombo in june turned out wild: big waves, you go in up to your waist and it twists you around, but the local stilt fishermen — now that's a sight, i'd only seen them on the internet before. plus the agency sorted the transfer fine, didn't wait for anything, so zero complaints and i even regretted a couple times that i only took ten days..

Rode a motorboat along the canal, the water was murky, green, but local kids were jumping off the bridge — splashes everywhere. Sunset in Negombo is really fiery, but the mosquitoes bite like crazy, even with repellent I smeared myself like it was bifidok. Liked that everything was organized smoothly: the guide met me at the airport, drove me to the hotel, filled out the paperwork himself while I drank tea on the veranda. Got into an argument once with a fruit seller, he wanted gold prices for papaya, but that was kinda fun, haggling here is like a sport. Fish market — a whole other kind of adrenaline: the smell is something else, but we grabbed some super fresh crabs and the cook at the guesthouse fried them with garlic, finger-lickin good. Came home, sitting here remembering those parrots in the tree by the pool — the week flew by, yet it feels like I rested for a month)

I needed a visa for a connecting flight in Colombo, so I popped into an agency near my house, thought I'd just ask for advice. We got talking, and I ended up booking a short tour to Negombo with them too, so I wouldn't have to deal with the hassle of organizing things on the spot. The visa was done quickly, which is a plus, I didn't even expect it all to go so smoothly. The hotel itself I picked a simple one, but with breakfast, for three days that's all I really needed. Negombo is, of course, not paradise beaches with palm trees like in the Maldives, but for the first time it'll do. The water was warm, though the waves were pretty decent, so I didn't swim for long, mostly just lay under the umbrella. Went to the local fish market, the smell there is something else, but the sights were worth it, there's really something for the eyes to grab onto. The first day the local touts on the beach were annoying me, but I got used to it and just stopped reacting. Overall the transfer picked us up on time, and back too without any delays, nothing got lost anywhere. Came back happy, great tan, and the fact a couple of small things in the hotel didn't work, well, it kinda just added to the vibe of the trip)

I needed to fly to Colombo urgently for family matters, I would never have gotten myself together for such a trip on my own, but the manager picked out flights and a hotel for me in one evening so well that I wasn't even nervous before departure. The road is long, that's a fact, but in the city itself everything turned out simpler than I feared — locals gave directions, taxi drivers didn't rip me off with triple prices, and the hotel fed me so well that for the first time in a year I forgot about my diets. Came back home with a ton of impressions and a firm belief that if I ever decide to go to Asia again, it'll only be through this agency.

The trip turned out spontaneous, I bought the tour in the city at the last moment and didn't regret it at all. Colombo immediately stunned me – the heat, the smells, that endless honking of tuk-tuks, but I somehow quickly got into it. I left the hotel every day and went wherever my eyes led me, I stumbled upon a street market, there they sold spices and fruits I had never seen. What I remember most is how in the botanical garden mischievous monkeys swarmed all over me and tried to snatch my bag of water, it was funny to tears, although the security guard chased them off afterwards. The organizers sorted out the transfers and, what matters for me, were always in touch on whatsapp if anything. Personally I liked that they didn't push excursions on me, I managed to visit the Gangarama temple, and just lie around by my pool for two days without leaving. the food at the hotel was varied, but I tried the local spiciness carefully, because my stomach is sensitive. the only downside is the six-hour flight, but it was totally worth it, the country is amazing, I'm satisfied and refreshed despite the heat

I was browsing tours to Negombo on the site and accidentally stumbled upon this one — a two-week package with flight and decided to spend a night in Colombo because I wanted to see the capital too, not just the beach; the manager along the way advised me to take a hotel with breakfasts, I listened to her and not once regretted it. on the spot it turned out that at the market you have to bargain for fruit for sure, first day I was shy, then got into it, and locals were smiling anyway, the water in the ocean is warm, in the evening crabs run around on the shore, honestly funny to watch, for that kind of money — we had a great trip

Mom’s passport was being renewed in our city – took longer than usual, so we decided not to sit around for a trip to Kazakhstan. Wanted to. Well, the manager helped pick options, I said “I want ocean and cheap,” he sent Unawatuna, a package with flight. Left in June. Summer there of course sharply contrasted with Almaty heat, humidity was crazy – hair by day four looked like tow. Surfing tried to stand up – came out funny, more flopping around, but the sunset vibe was top))) turtles on the beach really swam near the shore, saw one. Water warm, but the bottom rocky, without water shoes no way, you can cut your feet in five minutes. Liked the little cafes right by the sand strip where they feed you huge shrimp for next to nothing. but yeah, I’m kidding myself. Feel like sleeping when I remember all this – smeared myself with local aloe oil and it cleared up, sure. Three out of five, I wouldn’t rush back there, but for the checklist – wow-effect is there. Swam to my heart’s content]

Тойыма тойып, ақыры демалыс керек деп жүргенбіз, турагенттікке барып, мен өзім не алғысым келгенін білмеймін. Сұрап отырып, бір қыз Шри-Ланкағы Унаватунаны көрсетті — айтқаны тым әдемі, акрил суреттей — сондықтан барып көрдік. Табиғаты өте ыстық екен, бірақ, маңдай теріңді сүртіп отырсаң, мұхит желбірі қатты, суы да жылы, сирек кездесетін сезім екен. Қалашықтың өзі кішкентай, адамдары жайлы, әр кеште жағаға интернетке кіріп отырғанмын — стақандағы сусын үшін кейде ша тап тартты. Нөмірде жұмсақ сылбыр жастық ұйықтауға жақсы, ал балалар маған айналасындағы ересектерге тигенше маза бермеді — ашуды басып, тағы да жолға шықтым. Барлығы жеңіл өткен жоқ па, жеңілдете бағаласам төрт деп қоярмын, енді бірақ достарға сұрағанда айтатын болармын, бірақ артық мақтамаймын.

Applied for the visa on my own, needed a transfer and a couple of excursions. A friend recommended this agency in our neighbourhood, they specialise in Sri Lanka. In the end I bought only an airport pickup and a tour to Sigiriya from them. Negombo greeted us with rain, but within an hour everything dried up — and off we went. The trip organisation was clear, nobody pushed for the wheel, timing was matched to the flight. At Sigiriya, though, the local guide spoke such a mix of English and Sinhalese that I didn’t understand half of it, but that’s more of a quirk than a downside. Overall they packed it well, we wouldn’t have pulled off a one-day run like that on our own, and there’s nothing to nitpick. They sold the tour as five out of five, I give the same, happy with the service, came home with a ton of photos and almost no tan (but that’s my pale skin for you) ).

We explained to the indian with gestures where the exit from the airport is one time I regretted not buying a sim card right away but the trip is generally fire this spring. Wild elephants walked right on the road and I pressed into the seat of the tuk-tuk I only remember how my feet vibrated on the bumps although the driver swore that two hundred meters away there was a real buddhist temple with a huge carved head — everything is hygienic in Colombo not like you think. For this same money you can get cheaper but the company picked it so there were no extras and it's worth its five stars.

almost wanted to drop everything and stay at the hotel. the room was fine, though the AC was noisy like a tractor, but I got used to it fast. at least the breakfasts really made me happy, every day something new, even tried local fruits – not all of them, honestly, made it through. turtle farm trip we booked on the spot and didn't regret the spare cash, but memories for a lifetime.. the ocean itself – dude that was intense, huge waves, I didn't expect that much power, though I didn't risk swimming – branches or something were floating in the water and I just zoned out standing and watching. had dinner in some local town you know where, rice with curry, burns everything, but tasty. didn't think a week would fly by like that, I would've stayed longer, but work won't wait. overall I'd take this tour and do it again next year for sure

Poezdku bral v turagentstve, priyatnyy paren menedzher vse podskazal i oformil bystro, no na meste ya nemnogo rasteryalsya, potomu chto nash gid opozdal na paru chasov. Hikkaduva, konechno, zhara dikaya i obezyany vorovali edu pryamo so stolika, zato voda teplaya kak parnoy moloko i etot moment kogda vyhodish s massazha ofiget kak rasslablyaet. mestnye tseny na frukty voobsche smeshnye, edinstvennoe — lezhaki platnye i eto slegka besit a tak otpusk pochti idelnyy esli zakryt glaza na servis

my wife talked me into booking the trip through an agency in Almaty, i’m generally skeptical about that kind of stuff, and i was wrong. Bentota is this tiny resort town, you walk along the shore and every second guy tries to sell you surfing or fruit — but not pushy, it’s fine. the hotel we got had a bunch of lizards and monkeys that stole bananas right off the balcony in the morning, the neighbor yelled at them loudly. the food was surprisingly decent, i expected worse, i got curry with rice three times and once didn’t skimp on shrimp. the ocean water is warm, the waves are strong, swimming is hard, but the spray flies and everyone’s as happy as kids. we took a trip to a turtle farm and a spice garden, naturally everywhere they hint at buying tea and coconut oil, but you can refuse without a problem. came back whole and tanned, the tan only faded a month after Sri Lanka, the trip was full of good stuff. tourbrotherhood took more money than planned, but spent on adventure i don’t regret, rekreation was a success.