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Itinerary Colonial Tours - Option IV - Summer
Duration Info DAY - 5 (Jaffna - Delft - Jaffna)
Accommodation Info
Location JAFFNA
Meals Info Bed & Breakfast
Hotel Fort Hammenhiel Resort
Image DELFT-2.jpg
Id 325
Created 5/7/20, 2:56 PM

Description

<ul><li>Early breakfast at the hotel.<br></li><li>Visit full-day safari at Delft Island. Transfer you to Kurikkaduwan Jetty, 1 and a 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 corals and limestone made the base of the island. 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 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>Overnight stay and dinner at the Fort Hammenhiel Resort in Karainagar</li></ul>