Family Cricket Classic
Bespoke Holiday Itinerary / Experience Tour
Info : Family Cricket Classic
To catch the cricket and also see this beautiful Sri Lanka in comfort and style with enough for all the family to enjoy this tour is ideal. As well as ensuring you see the whole of the First Test and the crucial last three days of the Second Test, this tour takes you into the hill country, the magnificent sites of the cultural triangle and the Pinnawela elephant Orphanage.
Pricing & Inclusions
Our Family Cricket Classic Tour is £2490 per person.
Based on 4 adults (12 and over) travelling together. Note that there will be a reduction for children under 12 - please enquire here for more details.
Inclusions
- International flights
- Private Transfers and Transport
- Accommodation
- Chauffeur Guide Fees
ALL EXPERIENCE TRAVEL TOURS ARE TAILOR MADE, PRIVATELY GUIDED AND DELIVERED BY THE BEST CHAUFFEUR-GUIDES IN THE COUNTRY
Day-to-Day Itinerary : Family Cricket Classic
DAY 1: 23RD MARCH, 2012
Depart from London Heathrow (regional airports Available on Request)
DAY 2:
Arrive in Sri Lanka and transfer to Galle via your own private mini-van with chauffeur guide.
On arrival check your family in to your own private fully staffed villa. All the joyful fun of family life without the stress and strains of making it work for you. Hotel service, villa privacy! Overnight: Southpoint Villa (7 nights)
DAYS 3-8:
The villa will be your base from which the watch the cricket in nearby Galle. The wonderful thing about a villa is that if some members of the family are less enthusiastic than others there is plenty to enjoy just relaxing by the pool in your villa!
DAY 9:
Your chauffeur-guide will pick you up from your hotel and start your tour. The drive to the hill country takes several hours through magnificent scenery. Your family will have a hill country cottage to yourselves with magnificent views and clean fresh air. The wonderful tea for which Sri Lanka is famous is grown around here. Overnight: Kelbourne Estate Cottages (2 nights)
DAY 10:
Take a train ride, hike through the hills or take high tea in the old colonial hill station.
DAY 11:
Transfer down through the hills, via Kandy to the area known as the cultural triangle. An area rich in archaeological sites such as the famous Rock Fortress at Sigirya, reckoned by many in Sri Lanka to be the Eighth Wonder of the Ancient World! Overnight: Sigiriya Village (3 nights)
DAYS 12-13:
Your flexible tour will enable you to take in as many of the local sites as you have the enthusiasm to fit in. Your times is yours - but all transport, guiding and entrances fees will be included in advance. We recommend an elephant ride through the jungle!
DAY 14:
Transfer to Colombo. An early start if you want to make the start of the days play though it is your holiday too so leave when you feel like it! Stay on the edge of Colombo in one of the citys best hotels. Overnight: Mount Lavinia Hotel (2 nights)
DAY 15:
A full days of cricket watching and remember that in the sub-continent the matches are much more likely to go the distance.
DAY 16:
Departure to the airport.
Family Cricket Classic Hotels
You can book this holiday tour on its own, with flights or it can be tailored for you.
Here are the hotels and villas within this holiday as standard...
Kelburne Estate Cottages, Haputale
Great value two and three roomed tea estate cottages with awe inspiring views
Mount Lavinia Hotel, Colombo
Historic hotel on the southern fringes of Colombo. With private beach and renowned restaurant
Sigiriya Village, Sigiriya
A family hotel underneath Sigiriya Rock with a village theme and an organic on-site farm
Southpoint Villa, Kogalla
A delightful and intimate villa on the south coast with an unspoilt beach, safe sea swimming, a lovely pool and plenty of space
