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DEREK MATTHEWSUnited States

When the sea breeze of the Indian Ocean blows by, it feels like falling into the world of Spirited Away

📆【Itinerary Guide】 📆Itinerary: DAY1: [Negombo Town]-[Dambulla Golden Buddha]-[Mineria National Park] [Negombo Town] The main focus here is to see the local culture. The Negombo Fish Market is located on the edge of the Indian Ocean around the Negombo Lagoon. It is suitable for friends who like photography and understand the local culture. Otherwise, it is a dirty and messy vegetable market. [Dambulla Golden Buddha] A temple built with Japanese aid. There is a gold-plated Buddha statue at the door. If you pass by and take a look, you will see that there is a Buddha grotto inside the mountain. However, compared with the Mogao Grottoes in China, it pales in comparison, so you can choose to go there. [Minneriya National Park] There are as many as nine national parks in Sri Lanka. Among them, Minneriya National Park is a smaller one and is mainly used for jeep safari. The main purpose here is to see elephants, their relatives, and their tusks have been sawed off. The chance of seeing clouded leopards is extremely small. We also saw buffalo, peacocks and monkeys this time. If you have plenty of time later, it is recommended to go to Yala to see animals. DAY2【Lion Rock】-【Buddha Tooth Relic Temple】 [Lion Rock] A must-visit place in Lanka, it was built by the Sinhalese king in the 5th century AD. At that time, Prince Kasiyabo killed his father and usurped the throne. Because he was afraid of his brother's revenge and to establish his authority, he built the giant rock on the giant rock. This palace was built on. The Temple of the Tooth Relic is a temple in the romantic ancient city [Kandy]. You can watch the sunset in the ancient city of Kandy and experience the local religious culture. DAY3: On this day, we are going from the central part to the southwest coast to prepare for whale watching the next day. The journey takes 5 hours. So you can take a brief look at [Peradeniya University] in the morning, and then check into the hotel early in the afternoon. The hotel here comes standard with a swimming pool, where you can relax in the swimming pool while watching the sunset. DAY4 [Whale watching in Mirissa]-[Ancient Galle City] There are two places in the world that are the best places to watch blue whales. One is in Australia, and the other is located on the southern coast of Sri Lanka. A large number of blue whales will appear here from October to April of the following year. You need to get up early here, as the boats will leave one after another around 7 o'clock. It is recommended to live closer to the ship. [Ancient City of Galle] It was built when the Portuguese colonized Sri Lanka and was later colonized by the Netherlands, Britain and France. Now it is similar to China's ancient town pedestrian street, with many shops and spy ceylon national brand stores. DAY6 [Madu River]-[Sea Train]-[Colombo City] [Madu River] The main thing is to take a boat trip through the mangroves. The scenery is very beautiful, and there is a chance to see lizards. 【Sea Train】 [Downtown Colombo] Mainly see the ancient Greek architectural style [Old Parliament Building] and the [Red Mosque] - a red and white brick building with a lollipop-like painting. 🚗Transportation guide: You can fly to Lanka from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, and Hong Kong. Chengdu is a little closer. Domestic flights generally go to Chengdu Shuangliu, and you need to transfer to Metro No. 19 to Tianfu International to depart. The advantage of flying to Hong Kong is that when flying back to Hong Kong from Lanka, you can enter Hong Kong without a pass and stay for up to seven days. 🌟Highlights of the trip: The probability of seeing whales is low, but you can definitely see dolphins, and there are many of them. We also saw turtles this time. 📌Tips: Commonwealth countries require travel sockets, square-headed ones; In a tipping country, it is recommended to prepare more small-denomination banknotes. The first place you get off the plane at the airport is the currency exchange place. Remember to keep the exchange slip. There is no handling fee for the return trip. After exchanging rupees, the next step is to buy a card from the Dialog operator. There is only 4G network speed here which is slow, so you don’t need to buy too much data.
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Posted: Mar 25, 2024
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