SRI LANKA SURF RETREAT - 15-19 DECEMBER 2024

- Stay in private room with a view, and pool in the garden to relax after the surf each day in Weligama town. 1 minute walk from Weligama beach*  

- Breakfast on location

-  Colombo (CMB) International Airport group pick-up and drop-off. If you arrive/depart at a different time we can organize private pickup/drop off for you at an additional cost. Please see recommended flight times below.

-  4 x 1 hour Surf lessons in private group with professional local instructors with soft top surf boards and safety gear. Suited to your level. 

- Tuk Tuk pickup/drop-off for surf lessons (if required, depending on session location)

- Flights

- Personal Travel Insurance

-  Sri Lanka ETA visa (currently available at Colombo airport on arrival. USD 50 pp, please check eligibility as per your passport country)

-  extra programs & transportation

-  lunches, dinners, drinks 

-  gratuities 

-  Covid19 testing if required 

- Mahalo surf goodies - water bottle, waterproof  pouch and more

-  We recommend Qatar Airways to Colombo. Flying from Doha International Airport the recommended flights are the following.  Airport pickup & drop off will be in group.

ARRIVAL 15th Dec 2024. 

Doha (DOH)  to Colombo Bandaranayike International Airport (CMB)- QR664. 

01.35am departure Doha, 08.45am arrival Colombo.

DEPARTURE 19th Dec 2024. 

Colombo Bandaranayike International Airport (CMB) to Doha (DOH).  QR655. 

19.30 departure Colombo, 22.05 arrival Doha

***Please only book your flight once you received a written email confirmation from us for your spot in the group!

Day 1.

Arrival, airport pickup, transfer from Colombo Airport to Weligama (approx. 2,5 hours)

Welcome ceremony at hotel, orientation - programs, good-to-know information, settle into rooms 

Free afternoon/  Relaxing Massage (optional)

Sunset Beach Walk

Group dinner (optional)

Day 2. 

Surf session #1

Group breakfast 

Yoga for surfers Balance & Focus

Free afternoon / Jewellery making & Sri Lankan gemstones workshop (optional)

Group dinner (optional)

Day 3. 

Surf session #2

Group breakfast 

Yoga for Surfers Mobility   

Free afternoon / Tea estate / or Turtle Sanctuary visit (optional)

Stick Fishing at Sunset 

Group dinner (optional)

Day 4. 

Wake up yoga

Surf session #3

Group breakfast 

Jungle Biking

Free afternoon/  Sunset at Mirissa Coconut Hill (optional)

Farewell dinner (optional)

Day 5.

Surf session #4

Group breakfast 

Get ready to travel

Transfer to airport 

-  Open to 18 years+ individual travellers. 

-  Able to swim to participate in surfing activity

Please send your booking inquiry in email to melinda@mahaloqatar.com and we will confirm availability in the group. Please do not book your flights until you receive our email confirmation. 

QAR 3,150 per person payable in QAR to Mahalo Qatar. 

- QAR 500 deposit payable to reserve your spot (non-refundable)

- QAR 2,650 balance payment by latest 10th November 2024 to confirm your booking. 

*TERMS & CONDITIONS apply to all bookings. Please read carefully.

-  Jewellery design and Sri Lankan gemstones workshop lead by our favourite designer. With the beautiful ocean view in the backdrop of the workshop, our designer will talk us through the characteristics of Sri Lankan gem stones, you will have the opportunity to make your own piece of jewellery and enjoy some fragrant Ceylon tea. 

-  Galle Fort visit that will take you back in time immersing into a piece of Sri Lankan history, reaching back to the 16th Century, when the Galle Fort was build by the Dutch East India Company. 

-  Relaxing massage, in a massage studio with flowing white curtains in the middle of lush green garden with tropical flowers. 

-  Evenings out at our favourite restaurants and surf coffee shops. 

- Tea Estate visit

- Turtle Sanctuary visit

- Mirissa Coconut hill visit 

Above programs can be organised as a group or individually, and are chargeable.