Itinerary | Colonial Tours - Option I - Winter |
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Duration Info | DAY - 5 (Jaffna – Delft Island – Chundikulam) |
Accommodation Info | |
Location | JAFFNA |
Meals Info | Bed & Breakfast |
Hotel | Fort Hammenhiel Resort |
Image | DELFT--CHUNDI.jpg |
Id | 148 |
Created | 4/1/20, 1:58 AM |
<ul><li>Early breakfast at the hotel.</li><li>Visit a full-day tour at Delft Island. Transfer you to Kurikkaduwan Jetty, a 1 and half hours drive from the hotel where the ferry service starts to Delft Island. </li><li>Delft Island is about 35 Km away from Jaffna mainland. The roots of Portuguese and Dutch occupancy on the island are more prominent. The Fort, Hospital, Castle, Horse breeding centre, and Pigeon houses with a stone cote are among the archaeological remains of the colonial period. </li><li>Part of the Island was nominated as Delft Island National Park. There are about 450 wild ponies, believed to descend from horses kept on the island from the time of Portuguese occupancy are significant in this National Park.</li><li>The Van was arranged at the island for an Island tour. Picnic breakfast and lunch will be served. The return ferry started at 2.30 pm from the island.</li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Overnight dinner and stay at the Fort Hammenhiel Resort, Jaffna</span><br></li></ul>