Escorted Tours 2020 & 2021 - 2nd Edition - Mercury Holidays

SRI LANKA 31 MEAL PLAN: All meals included ACCOMMODATION Wattala 2 nights 4 ★ Pegasus Reef Hotel Wilpattu 2 nights Big Game Camping Kandy 2 nights 3 ★ Hotel Tree of Life Nuwara Eliya 2 nights 3 ★ Mirage Kings Cottage Yala 2 nights 4 ★ Tamarind Lake Udawalawe 1 night 3 ★ Centauria Wild Hotel Sinharaja 2 nights 4 ★ Rainforest Eco-lodge Mirissa 1 night 4 ★ Mandara Resort SRI LANKA BEACH STAY* 4 nights 3.5 ★ All-Inclusive from £259 or 4 nights 4 ★ All-Inclusive from £319 or 4 nights 5 ★ All- Inclusive from £389 MALDIVES BEACH STAY 4 nights 4 ★ All-Inclusive from £749 or 7 nights 4 ★ All- Inclusive from £1,119 HIGHLIGHTS OF KERALA 5 nights B&B from £449 COLOMBO 2 nights 4 ★ from £189 Visit our website to learn more about our extensions. EXTEND YOUR TOUR DAY 1: UK TO COLOMBO Depart London on your overnight flight to Colombo. DAY 2: WATTALA D On arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel with the rest of the day free before your welcome dinner. DAY 3: WATTALA TO WILPATTU B/L/D Depart for Wilpattu with a stop at Anawilundawa, where the ocean, mangroves and lakes which meet here attract flocks of birds. DAY 4: WILPATTU B/L/D Enjoy a full-day safari at Wilpattu National Park and the chance to spot Sri Lankan leopards and other wildlife. Enjoy a barbeque dinner in Wilpattu. DAY 5: WILPATTU TO KANDY B/L/D Depart for Kandy, stopping to see the Dambulla Rock Temple and have lunch in Matale. Take a short tour of Kandy, with a visit to the Temple of the Tooth. DAY 6: KANDY B/L/D Head to Udawattakele Nature Reserve for a forest trek, with the chance to spot deer, boar and monkeys. Return to your hotel for the afternoon at leisure. DAY 7: KANDY TO NUWARA ELIYA B/L/D Explore the spectacular botanical gardens of Peradeniya, then travel to Nuwara Eliya, stopping for a tea plantation tour. In Nuwara Eliya, take a short hike and scenic drive past rolling valleys and cascading waterfalls. DAY 8: NUWARA ELIYA B/L/D Trek the evergreen forests of Horton Plains, a 1.5 – 3 hour walk that takes you past thundering waterfalls, sheer cliffs and herds of wildlife. Enjoy the afternoon at leisure at your hotel back in Nuwara Eliya. DAY 9: NUWARA ELIYA TO YALA B/L/D Journey to Lunugamwehera National Park for an afternoon Jeep safari where you can observe the elephants, water buffalo and wild boar that inhabit the reserve. Continue to Yala for the night. DAY 10: YALA B/L/D In the early morning, travel by Jeep through the oceanfront reserve of Yala National Park, home to the highest density of leopards in the world. Enjoy the afternoon at leisure, with the option to visit Kataragama Temple. DAY 11: YALA TO UDAWALAWE B/L/D Witness an elephant feeding at the Elephant Transit Home, a rehabilitation centre for abandoned elephants, then go on a Jeep safari in Udawalawe National Park. DAY 12: UDAWALAWE TO SINHARAJA B/L/D Travel to Sinharaja Rainforest, where you can enjoy the tropical setting on this afternoon’s nature trail. DAY 13: SINHARAJA B/L/D Explore Sinharaja on another trail. Enjoy the afternoon at leisure or take an optional rainforest excursion (at a fee). DAY 14: SINHARAJA TO MIRISSA B/L/D Journey to the coastal town of Mirissa and enjoy an afternoon at leisure at your beachfront resort. DAY 15: MIRISSA TO WATTALA* B/L/D Enjoy Mirissa with the morning at leisure or take a seasonal whale watching excursion (at a fee). Today marks the end of the tour for those staying on for a beach extension; otherwise, transfer to Wattala. DAY 16: WATTALA TO THE UK B Transfer to Colombo for your return flight to the UK or continue on your chosen extension. B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner FOR YOU TO KNOW : A visa and travel insurance are required when travelling to Sri Lanka and must be obtained before travel. Tips: We recommend you allow approximately £80pp for the duration. The Mirissa whale watching excursion is seasonal and takes place November - March only. 16 days from £1,899pp SRI LANKA'S PARKS & WILDLIFE TOUR HIGHLIGHTS ✔ Four wildlife safaris in Yala, Wilpattu, Udawalawe and Lunugamwehera ✔ Visit Udawalawe Elephant Transit Home, a centre for abandoned elephants ✔ Trek the forest of Horton Plains ✔ Walk the trails of Sinharaja Rainforest ✔ Tea plantations of Nuwara Eliya ✔ Visit Dambulla’s Rock Temple and Kandy’s Temple of the Tooth ✔ Unwind on the beaches of Mirissa Visit Yala National Park and trek through Udawattakele Nature Reserve to hidden forest monasteries and cave dwellings and spot endangered birds in the tropical undergrowth of Sinharaja Rainforest PACE: DEPARTURES & FROM PRICES 2022 DEPARTURES AT 2021 PRICES CONTACT US FOR DATES • Prices based on flights from London Heathrow to Sri Lanka with Sri Lankan Airlines • Regional departures available • Rooms available with no single supplement. Once sold, single supplement starts from £569 03 Nov 20 £2,269 17 Nov 20 £2,399 12 Jan 21 £2,639 26 Jan 21 £2,389 09 Feb 21 £2,359 16 Feb 21 £2,339 02 Mar 21 £2,339 13 Apr 21 £2,239 04 May 21 £2,089 01 Jun 21 £1,899 11 Aug 21 £2,039 28 Sep 21 £2,139 12 Oct 21 £2,239 16 Nov 21 £2,439 INCLUDES FOUR WILDLIFE SAFARIS Elephants in Sri Lanka Colombo Wattala Kandy Nuwara Eliya Yala Sinharaja Mirissa Udawalawe Wilpattu < <        Sri Lanka Coach 1 Number of nights 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 For full tour itineraries, please visit us online at www.mercuryholidays.co.uk/tours