Sail to Enjoy Whales – 8 Day Itinerary

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In this 8 days itinerary 3 days of liveaboard tour is included to increase the chances of encountering whales.
Fishing & SCUBA diving can be incorporated into this liveaboard tour easily!
A full day safariing in Yala National Park with a professional guide and a night by Sinharaja Rainforest with three seperate guided trekking into its unspoiled wild Nature are all waiting you.
Read the full itinerary bellow.
(updated on : 2 Apr 2024)

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Intro

Fishing & SCUBA diving can be incorporated into this liveaboard tour easily!

The yacht will be decided by us on availability. Find out more details about availability of yachts and boats, here.

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About this itinerary

Best season : October to April
Available : Daily
Arranging time needed : 2 weeks
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Starting point : BI Airport
Whole touring days : 7 nights (8 days)

Room allocation : 1 pax (single room/cabin) / 2 pax ( 1 double room/1 cabin) / 3 pax (1 double & 1 single rooms/2 cabins) / 4 pax (2 double rooms/cabins) / 5 pax (2 double rooms & 1 single room/3 cabins) / 6 pax (3 double rooms/cabins) / 8 pax (4 double rooms/cabins).

Restrictions : Do not touch corals please / Be a responsible and ethical snorkeler and diver / No flash photography of ancient paintings / Cover your knees and shoulders before enter any temple / Do not leave plastics behind / Please do not feed animals.

Price includes : 12 seater van / Accommodation with mentioned meal plans / Ultra modern yacht with 4 spacious cabins with all drinks and meals onboard / Entrance tickets mentioned / Personal guides mentioned / Bottled water on road / All Gov taxs.

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Optional : A well-spoken local animal expert / historian could be arranged with an additional fee.

You may bring : Hat and sun glass / Sun cream / Camera


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ITINERARY

1 Day - Negombo

Negombo - Sri Lanka

Excursions - After arrival at BI Airport we drive a short drive to Nigombo for a good night sleep. A city tour and beach time is arranged complementary if you arrive earlier.

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Accommodation - Jetwing Beach Hotel Room category - Deluxe / Meal plan - Dinner & breakfast.

2 Day - Weligama Bay

Whale Watching From Air In Mirissa

Excursions - After breakfast, we have time left for a half day Colombo city tour before we head to where the captain awaits to welcome you on-board at 4 PM in Mirissa Harbour. The yacht cruises a bit today to a secluded part of Weligama Bay. In here, you will enjoy the sunset while the chef will prepare your fresh seafood dinner on-board and serve.

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Accommodation - Ultra modern Yacht Room category - Cabin / Meal plan - Snack and Dinner.

3 Day - Galle

Galle Sri LankaExcursions - Next day, very early morning, with a light breakfast and an exquisitely blended Ceylon cuppa, we set sail to encounter whales! For lunch we sail to anchor in historical Galle Fort. In the afternoon, guests will visit the historic Fort of Galle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Dinner will be served on board with the lights of Galle as a backdrop.

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Accommodation - Ultra modern Yacht Room category - Cabin / Meal plan - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

4 Day - Yala

Yala Rock - Scuba Dive Site - MirissaExcursions - This is the last day into sailing. After breakfast, we set sail to Weligama to swim, snorkel or to stand up paddle boarding before lunch. After saying farewell to the crew at 1.30 PM at Mirissa Harbour, we drive to crash near Yala National Park.

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Accommodation - Jetwing Yala Room category - Deluxe / Meal plan - Breakfast, lunch & dinner.

Optional - Yala could be replaced with Udawalawe with no extra cost.

5 Day - Yala

Yala Rock - Scuba Dive Site - MirissaExcursions - Today is all about safaris in Yala National Park. We have arranged a full day safari in Yala with breakfast pack to lunch and all drinks you need! We have a passionate wildlife expert to assist you in the SUV. All you have to do today is sit back and spot a leopard.

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Accommodation - Jetwing Yala Room category - Deluxe / Meal plan - Breakfast, lunch & dinner.

6 Day - Sinharaja Forest

Excursions - After breakfast at the hotel we leave for Sinharaja Tropical Rainforest. We have arranged 3 different hikes into its wilderness to enjoy its flora and fauna!

Trail options - Birding (3 hrs and 3 kms), Nature (3 hrs and 3 kms), Arboretum (3 hrs and 4 kms), Waterfall (2.5 hrs and 2 kms) & Night trail (1 hrs and 1.5 kms).

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Accommodation Rainforest Ecolodge Room category - Deluxe / Meal plan - Breakfast & dinner.

7 Day - Colombo

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage - Sri LankaExcursions - After breakfast, we have time left for two more nature trails today before we hit the road to Colombo. In Colombo, you will be shown the Dutch Hospital restaurants complex where you could enjoy dinner outside, very close to your hotel.

Ideas - Ask us to reserve chairs at Crab Ministry.

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Accommodation - Kingsbury Hotel Room category - Deluxe room / Meal plan - Breakfast.

8 Day - Departure

Katunayake - Sri Lanka

Our driver will pick you up from the hotel and drive you to the Airport.

We will say farewell to you until next time!

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