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February 05-12, 2022 - the budget includes :
- 7 nts accommodation with breakfast - all Espirita clients pay for their own hotel rooms
- The Ayurvedic Centre quotes its room rates in Euros, which are subject to currency movements

-6 daily Ayurvedic Full Body Massage - payable on site 
-7 days restaurant approx.£20 a day - payable on site

-5 days Energy Medicine course - yoga & chi qong daily - on site support
- Espirita fees - payable to Espirita : £425

The budget excludes :
- International flights, airport transfers, lunches, most dinners and living expenses.
- Massage, Wellness & Ayurvedic Treatments
– Extra night on arrival 

Variable Expenses : 
- Airport Transfers arriving at / departing from Colombo Airport will be organized with the hotels and added to client room accounts. About £40-£80 for both transfers, varying with numbers taxi sharing.

Reservation Procedure :
- Research your flight options - note the Emirates flight options below
- Do not reserve your flights - until the Tour has been confirmed by Espirita
- Email Espirita : espiritaorguk@aol.com - with proposed flight dates
- You will then receive place confirmation
- A £25 course deposit with Espirita will then need to be placed
- Tour Confirmation Date : September/October 2021  – or sooner depending on global pandemic
 
- Upon Tour confirmation :
- Proceed with booking and confirming your flights
- Clients to pay their own room accounts on site by card. (TBC)
- The balance of your Espirita fees falls due in early January   

Travel Information  
 

Visas - Online 30 day tourist visas are free for citizens of most Western countries, but they need to be obtained for pre-approval before travelling to Sri Lanka. One cannot apply for visas until 3 months before the date of arrival in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka High Commission London - Visa Link : http://www.eta.gov.lk/slvisa/ 
Do not use any other links and do not pay for a Visa

Flights : As all our itineraries are accessible internationally, we do not quote for flights. Fly direct to Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport and you will be picked up by hotel transport. Frequent flights go via the various Gulf Airlines, and Sri Lanka Airlines has direct flights from Heathrow.
Flights : For those for whom it is convenient and affordable, clients may consider the well priced Emirates flights from Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester (HGSM) via Dubai : 
Fri Feb 04, 2022 :
EK --- - DEP HGSM 13.00-14.00 / ARR Dubai : 00.00-00.45
EK 650 - DEP Dubai 02.35 / ARR Colombo 08.25 - Sat Feb 05
Sun Feb 13, 2022 :
EK 651 - DEP Colombo 09.55 / ARR Dubai : 13.00
EK --- - DEP Dubai 14.15-14.45 / ARR HGSM 17.45-19.00 same day

Connect in Dubai - Clients from other countries might consider joining this schedule in Dubai

Accommodation – We Reserve / You Pay - Espirita makes the reservations and clients pay their own hotel bills on check out and/or check in depending on hotel methods of payment. Clients pay for and manage their rooms on site on an independent traveller basis. Rooms are not offered on a shared basis for people who do not know each other beforehand.

Health - Asia is a lot healthier than it used to be. Bottled water everywhere has made a big difference to traveller comfort and sticking to the wonderful vegetarian cooking is one way of avoiding stomach problems.

However - Personal Medical Decisions: All clients must seek relevant professional medical advice and decide for themselves on the following immunisation guidelines: Hepatitis A & B - Polio Booster - Tetanus Booster - Typhoid - Diptheria - Rabies - TB (BCG), Japanese Encephalitis – Yellow Fever - Malaria – Sri Lanka is presently a low risk Malaria country, but double check 4 weeks before flying.

Insurance - All Espirita clients are advised to be fully insured, with comprehensive medical policies that cover transfer to first class medical facilities and emergency repatriation

Food – Sri Lanka has a great culinary tradition and is normally a good eating scene. Very reasonably priced – the hotel evening buffets in Marawila and Polonnaruwa were no more than £10 per person.

Climate – Sri Lanka has a tropical climate with all year round highs of 30C-35C, and warm evenings. Though mostly sunny, there is the possibility of showers in early December, and clients are advised to pack a folding umbrella.

Roads – Whilst not remotely kowtowing to the Chinese Communist Party, nevertheless Sinhala-Chinese ‘co-operation’ has produced an excellent, well maintained road system. Mostly single lane roads, but with a well engineered 150 kms long dual carriageway serving the south west coast. Beruwala to Colombo Airport is no more than 90 minutes at 100 kph.

Communications – Mobile phones work throughout Sri Lanka and good wifi is ubiquitous.

Rituals - Where permissible for non-Buddhists, and in order to savour the spiritual atmosphere of the sites visited, participation in simple temple rituals should be considered. For those who have a personal relationship with God, it is quite appropriate to see their deity in the one that is there.