I started planning our holiday to Sri Lanka in November 2023…… after lots of research I came up with the following…. I then phoned and googled for best flight price … it really is amazing the difference in prices. I must say that the direct flight on Sri Lanka Airways is only a little more expensive than the indirect which tend to go through Qatar or Dubai and have the most anti-social connections for people of our age who really don’t want to be waiting for hours for the next plane or boarding at 2-3 o’clock in the ‘wee’ hours….so direct flight it was….

Rosie Price at DialAFlight – UK tel no. 0161-841-8179 – rosie.price@dialaflight.co.uk gave me the best price by several hundred pounds. She is a wonderfully friendly lady with a very appealing persona. We got chatting and she asked if she could do anything else to help us…. my usual response was ‘its ok we will do it ourselves’ …. after all how difficult can it be, we do DIY Safari in Africa bi-annually so this I felt sure would be no different. BUT … Rosie made me laugh and said ‘go on give me your itinerary and I’ll give you a price’…. so I thought no harm in this and I sent her the below with the prices on. Two days later she got back to me with a price £500 less than I could do it myself.. WOW, WOW… a no brainer …we have booked through Rosie at DialAFlight. Ok! it didn’t include evening meals and when we came to book one or two of the hotels they had no longer got vacancies so I selected alternative ones…but all through Rosie and we have the security of being booked through a company, which is great as we are newbies to Sri Lanka. Thanks Rosie …rosie.price@dialaflight.co.uk. UK tel no. 0161-841-8179

DAY	DATE	PLACE/ACTIVITY/HOTEL	COST £	RUNNING COST
1	4/2/24	Heathrow Sri Lanka Airways	1694
2	5/2/24	Arrive Colombo midday  – driver 25 days. Stay 3 night stay at Ayuowan Guest House B&B with supper although may source cheaper when there. Visit sights of Colombo with driver,	1022	2716
3	6/2/24		123 + 120	2959
4	7/2/24
5	8/2/24	Transfer to Wilpattu 3.5 hrs   Stay at Cloud 9 B&B Full day safari in Wilpattu	139.00	3267
6	9/2/24		169.00
7	10/2/24	Transfer to Anuradhapur 2.5 hrs. Visit Sacred City on the way and old capital. Stay at Hotel 4 U Saliya Garden  B&B	27.00	3294
8	11/2/24	Transfer to Sigiriya 1.5 hrs Visit Sigiriya Rock & Polonnaruwa on way. Stay at The Nature Park Villa deluxe double 2 nights with supper added A full day Safari in Minneriya Natioal Park	56.00 + 28.00	3378
9	12/2/24		213	3591
10	13/2/24	Transfer to Kandy 3 hrs via Dambulla cave  Stay at Elegant Hotel Deluxe Double B&B 2 nights Visit Temple of the Tooth & evening cultural show or Night food walk – source when there.	154	3745
11	14/2/24
12	15/2/24	Kandy to Ella via train train tickets  Stay at Hotel Eminence Shire Ella View the Demodara Nine Arch Bridge by car.	42.00 29.00	3816
13	16/2/24	Transfer to Yala 2.5 hrs stay at Grand Tamrind Lake Hotel for 4 nights with supper added Full day safari in Yala block 1 Full Day Safari in Yala block 4&5 Full day safari in Udwalawe	244.00 + 104	4647
14	17/2/24
15	18/2/24		123
16	19/2/24		131 229
17	20/2/24	Transfer to Marissa 2hrs stay at Sea World Boutique Deluxe Double with Sea view B & B optional supper included for 4 nights Whale watching Visit Ahangama to view stilt fishing	199 128	5138
18	21/2/24		164
19	22/2/24
20	23/2/24
21	24/2/24	Transfer to Hikkaduwa 2.5 hrs via Turtle Hatchery at Kosgoda  Stay at Sapphires Seas Beach Front Hotel for 4 nights Superior double sea view ground B&B Visit and explore Galle	354	5492
22	25/2/24
23	26/2/24
24	27/2/24
25	28/2/24	Transfer to airport 2.5 hrs Fly home
25 Days, flights, driver and car,  Hotels, Safaris, 24 Breakfasts, 13 Suppers +				£5492