Holidays in Hikkaduwa (Sri Lanka): tours from Almaty from 786,000 ₸

Went with my girlfriend to celebrate her divorce, and I figured I'd also finally close out my ocean gestalt — the manager at the agency picked Hikkaduwa for us, even though I initially wanted Bali. The only thing that pissed me off — the wifi at the hotel only worked by the pool, but otherwise everything was super, both the waves and the turtles right by the shore, and those tiny buses of theirs with music.

Sri Lanka, Hikkaduwa — that's a whole different story, on the very first day at the beach I forgot about all my Moscow problems and just lay there, though the ocean in June hits so hard that you can only swim normally in the morning... well, whatever then I did eat way too much of their curry, my stomach was rumbling like a primus stove, but I'd still give it a five .

the sea is warm, but the waves in the morning are such that I was afraid to go in and just wandered along the edge, collecting shells - then the manager quickly rebooked the hotel closer to a quiet bay, and that saved the whole trip, honestly. the streets are dusty, tuk-tuks honking, but the mango at the market is sweet beyond possibility. thank you so much for the trip, I will definitely come back again!

Went to Hikkaduwa through an agency from Almaty, and overall was happy. The ocean is warm, but the sunbed at the hotel had a crack — a small thing, but it spoiled the mood a bit. Would come back again, a solid four.

Wedding of my friend is around the corner, and I have neither a dress nor the mood — so I went to the agency for a last-minute tour, just to get away. Chose Sri Lanka because my friend went there and buzzed my ears off about the ocean. Hikkaduwa... well what can I say. The waves hit so hard they knock you off your feet, I dragged the sunbed myself, nobody helped, but the water is warm like a bath. Went out in the morning — and there are cows on the beach, standing right between the towels, chewing something. At first I was stunned, then got used to it, even took photos. Food is spicy to tears, but the rice cakes with coconut — that's love forever, still remember them. Snorkeling took from locals on a boat — the mask leaked, but the fish... there are literally thousands of them, I reached my hands to them like a fool. The hotel was normal, the AC loud, but I slept like dead after a whole day in the heat. Came back tanned, happy, though tired like a dog. Never once regretted going... well almost

booked the tour to Sri Lanka through a local agency in September, Hikkaduwa is really something: the ocean is warm but the waves are such that you swim like in a washing machine, but the breakfasts on the veranda with a view of the palms made up for everything, the manager by the way sorted everything out quickly without any fuss, but the transfer from the airport took almost five hours along the winding roads and I cursed everything on earth until I got there. the hotel is decent, but the sunbed by the pool was taken from early morning with towels......but otherwise it's fine, came back tanned though with heartburn from the curry, a four

the trip to Hikkaduwa turned out weird but cool, the ocean is warm like tea but I had to drag the sunbed on the beach myself, even though I kind of paid for it. The manager sorted out the transfer in five minutes, huge thanks to her otherwise I'd be sitting at the airport until night. the food there is spicy, I ate rice with curry for a week and then remembered it for another month, but that's more of a plus, because they don't cook like that at home. I saw turtles right by the shore, huge, a meter and a half probably, and also a monkey stole my cookies from the bag at breakfast, well whatever, it was funny. I'd go back there again, honestly, only I'd take a bigger suitcase and sunscreen more carefully

Bought a tour at a local agency and was happy with it. Flew with a layover, got a bit tired, but when I came out of the airport and breathed in that humid air, everything just kind of faded away. In Hikkaduwa I stayed at a hotel not far from the beach, in the mornings drank tea with a view of the ocean, in the evenings walked along the shore.

Booked a tour to Sri Lanka at the last minute, actually wanted Turkey, but got tempted by Hikkaduwa because of the turtles (they swim right by the shore, I almost lost my mask from sheer delight). The hotel turned out pretty basic, but the ocean is two steps away, and after all that rushing around and packing I finally relaxed for real.

уақыт таптым, Шри-Ланкаға Хиккадуваға бардым, теңіз жағасында таңғы кофе ішіп отыру — әдеттегідей емес, әсер қалдырды. турды Алматыдағы агенттіктен алдым, бағасы да, ұшуы да қалыпты болды, бірақ қонақүйде бір күн кондиционер істемей қалды, жөндеді бірақ, көп күттірді. жалпы ұнады, 4/5

осы бағытты негізінен серфинг үшін алғанбыз, себебі әйелім тасбақаларды көргісі келген, мен болса жылы суда тақтаймен жүзгім келді, Алматыдағы агенттікке ақша мен күнге сай келетін бірдеңе табыла қояр деген үмітсіз дерлік келдім. менеджерлер шынымен бәрін дұрыс жасады, Хиккадува дәл сол орын болып шықты, жүйкеміз тыныш, чемоданымыз кәдесыйға толы қайттық.

Шри-Ланка, Хиккадува — бестен бес, сұрақ жоқ. Турды қазақстандық агентство дөп таңдапты, қонақүй қарапайым, бірақ таза, әрі мұхитқа шынымен жаяу бес минут, кейде жазғанындай «жағажайда» емес. Тамағы бір қалыпты, бірақ қызметкерлер шын жүректен жымиды, мен жағада сандалымды ұмытып кеткенімде, оны шезлонгқа әкеліп берді, ұсақ-түйек, бірақ жылағанша жағымды. Күйіп, бақытты болып қайттым, қайта сол жаққа тартып кетпеймін бе деп ойланып жүрмін (тек чемоданымды үлкенірек аламын).

Poezdka v Hikkaduve poluchilas otlicnaya. more teploe, no volny takie chto ja paru raz normalno narvalsja na peschanyj dna. utrom hodil smotret kak rybaki tashchat lodki - nikto ne meshal, vsjo spokojno. otec hotel rano vstavat i my po walked do kioska za samosami, hotja mogli i pospat. otdyhnul i dazhe ne hotel uezzhat.

took a package in Almaty to Sri Lanka because a friend's wedding in Hikkaduwa and going alone with layovers was too much hassle. the hotel turned out right by the road, in the mornings tuk-tuks honked under the window from like six o'clock - well yeah, a small thing, but I never got that extra hour of sleep the whole trip.. On the plus side the ocean is two steps away, the water warm like a bathtub, and in the evening after dinner I just sat on the sand and wasn't in a hurry to go anywhere

hotelos prosto vydohnut posle remonta i etoy vechnoy begotni, poetomu poshla v agentstvo uznat pro Shri-Lanku — znala tolko chto tam okean i Hikkaduva. snachala predlagali kakie-to ekskursii po hramam a ya smotrela na foto plyazha i dumala tolko ob odnom.. lish by pesok i nikakih budilnikov. priletela, vyshla utrom — vozduh vlazhnyy, tyazhelyy, lipnet k kozhe, ya esche podumala nu vse, seychas budet ad a cherez desyat minut uzhe stoyala po koleno v teplyuschey vode i rzhala sama s soboy. v otele kormili risom s karri kazhdyy den, k chetvertomu zavtraku ya tiho nenavidela karri, zato na ulitse za uglom brala u tetki samosy za kopeyki — goryachie, maslyanye, paltsy potom pahli spetsiyami do vechera. odin raz poshla vdol berega daleko, doshla do kamney, tam sideli rybaki i molchali, i mne tozhe pochemu-to zahotelos molchat a ne fotkat vse podryad. vernulas zagorelaya, s peskom v krossovkah kotoryh do sih por ne vytryahnula i s polnym telefonom krivyh foto gde palets v kadre

landed in Hikkaduwa and straight into the ocean, the water is warm like fresh milk, and your feet sink ankle-deep in the sand.. the hotel is simple but clean, breakfasts are the same every day, but the beach is a five minute walk, though going back up the hill is hard especially after lunch, but that's minor, because in the evening at sunset monitor lizards crawl out right by the little restaurants and you sit with your tea and watch these beasts, like you ended up in another world entirely and also the tuk-tuks here honk nonstop and the prices in rupees are confusing, but I would come back here without thinking, the sun, snorkeling by the reefs and that feeling when you don't have to rush anywhere - it's worth more than any money

Nado bylo s"ezdit' po rabote v odin gorod, no mne eto nadolo i ya reshil dobavit' paru dnei otdyha, poetomu i poeh v Shri-Lanku cherez turagentstvo, chestno, dazhe ne ozhidaya, chto tak popadu. Hikkaduva eto voobshche ogon', more teploe, volny takie, chto menya valilo s nog, nochami slushal kak volny b'yut o bereg i zabyval o vsekh delah, hotel banal'nyi no ryadom s morem i eto bylo to chto nado, tuda eshche vernus'.

Хиккадувада таңғы кофе ішіп отырып, мұхиттың шуылына қарап, барлық шаршағанымды ұмытқанымды түсіндім. Қайтар жолда чемоданымның ішінен құм табылғанда таң қалдым, бірақ бұл турды алғаныма өкінбедім, өйткені Шри-Ланка маған күннің ыстығында да салқындық сыйлады.

Went to Hikkaduwa because the doctor told my wife to urgently change climate after this lingering cold and I had dreamed my whole life of seeing the ocean. I looked for the hotel myself through an agency in Almaty honestly I doubted when they showed the photos because everywhere everything looks beautiful but in reality it turns out different but here I really hit the jackpot. Checked in quickly threw my stuff down and straight to the water… the water is warm like fresh milk I probably sat in it for like two hours. The food was decent though without any frills fish rice some spicy things for breakfast, and the staff smiled every time I tried to explain that I need ice for my knee. I came back rested and I'll say this I would go again without hesitation.

The trip to Hikkaduwa through the travel agency left mixed impressions: the ocean and beach are great, but the hotel turned out a bit old, though the food was decent. Overall I was satisfied, would come back here again, but with a different hotel.

My friend asked me to look for a tour, her vacation got all twisted at the last moment. I stopped by a couple of agencies near home, but there they answered every other time, and in one they even started telling me about Egypt, even though I was asking about something completely different. I ended up taking Sri Lanka, Hikkaduwa — I'd long wanted to see the ocean without these eternal boats and crowds. I picked the hotel on the principle of "just not right on the road," because tuk-tuks honk there around the clock, I read that before the flight. Checked in fine, but the air conditioner rattled the first night so much that I lay half the night thinking whether to move, and in the morning I said at the reception and they fixed it. Swam every day, though a couple of times a wave covered me head over heels and I swallowed water (funny now, not then). Breakfasts were simple — fruit, eggs, toast, but it was enough for me, though I had to drink coffee with milk, otherwise the local one is just too strong. Went to see the turtles on the beach, they really lie right by the shore, and no one really bothers them, only you shouldn't get close and touch them with your hands. The weather, by the way, was strange: sun, then a downpour for about twenty minutes, then sun again, and so four times a day. I came back tanned, with salt in my sneakers and full confidence that I would go there again.

Went to close the gestalt on diving — three years ago it didn't work out with certification, and now I finally made it to Hikkaduwa through a travel agency in Almaty. Well what can I say, the reef with the sunken barge and turtles right by the shore — that's what was worth the wait, although the boat left with a delay of about twenty minutes in the mornings and that was a bit nerve-wracking. Came back happy, certificate in the bag, only my neck got sunburned from not being used to it — should have brought the cream with me and not bought it on the spot.

zabronirovali cherez agentstvo v Almaty potomu chto samim bylo len vozitsya s vizami i pereletami a tut vrode vse pod klyuch predlozhili, menedzher pomogala s dokumentami, vse bystro sdelala, ya dazhe ne ozhidala, chestno govorya, chto tak gladko proydet, vyleteli pochti bez zaderzhek edinstvennoe mezhdu reysami bylo 5 chasov eto napryaglo konechno no nichego poterpimo, v Hikkaduve poselilis v nebolshom geste, do okeana 3 minuty peshkom, kazhdyy den kupalas, zavtraki prostye no vkusnye, frukty svezhie ne to chto u nas, vodu pokupali v butylkah, mestnye govorili chtob iz pod krana ne pili, esche ezdili na chaynuyu fabriku, tam dali poprobovat nastoyaschiy tseylonskiy chay i ya kupila paru pachek domoy to chto v magazinah u nas prodayut eto voobsche ne to, v obschem poezdka udalas vernulas zagorelaya i dovolnaya i esche vspominayu te vechera na terrase s vidom na palmy i zvukom priboya.. vot tolko obratnyy perelet zaderzhali na 4 chasa i eto bylo nepriyatno no vse ravno ya by poehala snova

we went to Sri Lanka because the kid has allergies to blooming, and someone told us it's humid there and easier to breathe and so i came to the agency with this task – just not march in the city. in Hikkaduwa the ocean is warm like a bath, but the waves are such that my glasses got washed off once and then i spent half a day looking for them at the local traders (funny and insulting at the same time) the hotel was simple but the air conditioner worked like a beast. they fed us rice and curry spicy to tears, but i got used to it by the third day and even grew to love their sambol, and also there are little monkeys that steal sugar from the table if you don't watch. i came back tanned and well-slept and now i think i should have taken more days ..

took a tour to Sri Lanka, Hikkaduwa, on a friend's advice. We arrived, heat, humidity — like in a greenhouse. The manager helped with the transfer even before the flight, thanks for that. The hotel is okay, but the AC hummed all night.. slept with earplugs. We had breakfast on the terrace, monkeys were stealing sugar from the table — funny and bold. The ocean is warm, but the waves are strong, I swam carefully, once I got covered head over heels. Fish market nearby, tuna fresh, they cooked right in front of us for pennies. Overall I liked it, but in the evening the mosquitoes are vicious, bring repellent. I came back tanned and with a slight tiredness

Went to Hikkaduwa and was happy with it. Hotel is decent, five minutes walk to the ocean. True, the sunbeds by the pool were taken from the very morning — had to get up at the crack of dawn. The weather in August turned out changeable: now the sun bakes so hard your skin peels off, now a wall of rain for half an hour. Breakfasts are monotonous, omelette and toast, but the coffee is quite drinkable. The beach is a whole separate story, the sand is fine like flour, and you have to enter the water carefully, there are rocks. Had dinner in local little cafes, curry and seafood — finger-licking good, but European cuisine there is so-so. Rode a tuk-tuk, the drivers are real daredevils, but for rupees they'll take you to the edge of the world. Came back tanned and with a slight sadness that the vacation is over. Five out of five, of course.

We didn't go there out of a good life, to be honest, my husband was having a rough time at work and we just wanted to switch off so nobody would bother us. I picked Hikkaduwa because my friend had already been there and talked my ear off about the turtles that swim right by the shore. And with those turtles there was a whole incident. On the third day I stepped on something slippery in the water, screamed like I was being murdered, and it turned out to be a bunch of seaweed, and the local boys on the beach laughed so hard I wanted the ground to swallow me up. Overall though the water is warm like a bath, but the waves are sometimes so strong that you get up with sand in your swimsuit, and I was picking that sand out of every fold for like three days probably. The hotel was basic, the AC rattled like a tractor, but the breakfasts were decent, omelette and fresh cinnamon buns, which I now hate. I came back happy, even with those stupid memories.

my wife wanted to try surfing, so that's why we took a tour to Hikkaduwa. The manager from the travel agency sorted everything by dates, the hotel was a bit old though, but it's a minute walk to the ocean so it's fine

Went to Hikkaduwa because we wanted warmth in the middle of winter and to have the ocean nearby, not just a heated pool. Came back happy, though a couple of things could have been organized better - check-in dragged a bit, but then everything worked out well, and for an ocean like that I'd go again.

Went to Sri Lanka, to Hikkaduwa — the ocean is warm like a bath, but the first two days the rain was a solid wall, the umbrella kept turning inside out. But then nurse sharks by the shore, beer for pennies, at night some animals rustled in the leaves under the window. A couple of small hiccups with logistics, but who counts on vacation, came back happy and already planning a trip to the same places again.

went to Hikkaduwa because we urgently needed to take the child to the ocean, not all this stuff.. at the agency we got a girl who had been there herself and said right away — take the south, you won't regret it. the hotel was so-so, breakfasts bland, but three minutes walk to the beach and the child is happy, me too

Bought a tour to Hikkaduwa, and off it went, packing, nerves. the hotel is right by the ocean, you walk out and sand is right under your feet. The manager sorted everything out, thanks to her, otherwise I would've gotten tangled up with all those flights. Anyway, they fed us rice and curry, at first it was tasty.. Fish for breakfast, that's kind of too much, but by the fifth day I even got used to it. Came back and I want to go there again, into that warm wind that sticks to your skin.

Went to finally close the surf gestalt, since all my friends had already conquered the waves. At the agency they recommended Hikkaduwa, like it's the best for beginners. And they weren't wrong. The hotel, true, turned out a bit further from the ocean than I pictured from the map — like a fifteen minute walk, but that's even for the best, at least some warm-up before the swim. The room was normal, the AC hummed like a tractor, but it cooled honestly. The main thing — you get up in the morning, grab the board, and there it is, all that happiness. The instructor turned out to be a good one, in two days got me up on a wave, even though before that I'd only stood on a yoga board. In the evening you sit in a little cafe on the shore, eat rice with curry, look at the sunset — and you get it that life is good. The only thing, the locals are too pushy offering all sorts of tours, had to politely brush them off. All in all — five stars, came back happy and with a new board under my arm.

took a tour to Sri Lanka, Hikkaduwa. hotel is alright, but the AC rattled like a tractor, i turned it off and slept with the window open. in the morning monkeys are jumping around the balcony, i almost stroked one – it grab the curtain and was gone!! breakfasts are monotonous, but the omelette with chili was made in front of you. the ocean is warm, the waves are strong, swam about five times and that's enough.

went to Hikkaduwa because I wanted to learn to surf and not just lie on the beach, well and friends recommended taking a tour from a local agency in Almaty. The manager sorted everything out fast though we had to wait a couple days for the visa, they gave me a decent board on the spot, though I had to buy my own wax because the old one was crumbling like a cookie!! the water is warm, the sunsets are pink and I came back happy

We went to Hikkaduwa with my wife, because after closing my appliance repair service I was like a squeezed lemon, and she had long wanted to see the ocean – the travel agency offered us this option, and we agreed without really thinking. The ocean there is bracing, in the morning the waves are such that they knock you off your feet, we had breakfast on the terrace where local lizards ran around – but the hotel turned out to be old, the air conditioner hummed like a tractor, and that really drove me crazy. Overall a four, because for that money the room renovation could have been better, but the absolutely killer impressions from the sunsets and from the way cinnamon smells at the market make up for it.

I wanted to take a breather after endless reports at work and I went to the agency to find out about Sri Lanka, because a friend had been talking about Hikkaduwa and the ocean for a long time, and I had never been and was afraid that it was complicated and expensive, but it turned out everything was simpler than I thought. I came back happy, although the first days I was getting used to the humidity and to everyone around smiling and asking how I'm doing, and also on the beach a local boy was selling me a coconut and couldn't open it for a long time, we both laughed, and it's these little things that for some reason stuck in my memory the most, so five out of five.

Bought the tour to Sri Lanka on a whim, a week before departure, don't regret it at all. Hikkaduwa is of course not paradise, but it has its own vibe, especially in the mornings when the fishermen pull their boats, and you walk on the sand and it's still cool after the night. The beach is wide, there's room for everyone, though the sunbeds are old — one time the wind carried off a cushion, I laughed like crazy. The manager sorted everything out fast without extra chattering.. Sat in a cafe on the shore, ordered jaffna coffee, it really tastes weird but you get used to it. Yeah, the ocean roars so you fall asleep instantly, but the air conditioner in the room hummed like a tractor, I survived with earplugs. Came back tanned, happy, will bring another local cat photographed. Five out of five of course

were vacationing in Hikkaduwa, took this tour spontaneously actually just wanted to lie on the beach. The manager picked a hotel fast, thanks to him, though at first I doubted. The beach there... well it's okay, waves are strong, didn't swim much to be honest. Food is spicy, I didn't get used to it right away, but the fruits - mango, papaya, ate every day. Ocean warm like a bath, but the seaweed on the shore in places is brutal. Rooms modest, the AC hummed all night, really messed up my sleep. Few people were there because of covid probably, so quiet and calm, I liked it. so yeah that's how it is. four out of five

wife wanted to see turtles - she talked me into this trip for New Year, and I'm like well ok at least it's not Turkey.... we went to Hikkaduwa and when we already landed there was some mess with the transfer - the manager sorted it all out fast and we dragged ourselves to the hotel, the ocean turned out colder than I thought (to the left of the rocks these big turtles swim, and wedding photographers bite expensive) but in the evenings we drank this local strong chemistry, in the morning we smiled like idiots. great trip, would come back again..