Alice Golovchenko

Hi, I am Alice, I live in Sri Lanka and organize author tours to Sri Lanka, Morocco, Japan, Madagascar and India. She traveled to many countries, lived in Asia, graduated from the International Academy of Tourism, a travel agent with 10 years of experience. Founder and organizer of Travel Battle, Life of Others, Traveler of Sri Lanka. I give people emotions through author’s travels, which are filled with love for people and the world. I love animals and have my own charity projects. Our guests can see what an ordinary tourist cannot see. With me you will feel the true magic of travel created from the heart. Let’s explore our beautiful planet together.

Tour 1. Unique route with secret locations from the organizers of "Travel Battle" in Sri Lanka

Tour programme:

Day 1. Rest after the flight, the first steps on the island.

Before an active tour program, it is important to rest after the flight. We chose a hotel 15 minutes drive from the airport, with panoramic ocean views, infinity pool on the roof of the hotel and the first line from the ocean.

Day 2. Relaxation and filling or picnic in the mangroves and the fisherman's house (for an additional fee)

You sleep in the hotel, and after lunch we go to explore the Negombo canals, tsunami tracks, fishing bay, mangrove lagoon, and at the end we visit the fisherman's house and see the real life of the locals.

Day 3. Ambulawawa Tower, Elephant Protection Fund, Eco Hotel 5 *

Ambulawa Tower

Elephant Protection Fund

Conceptual eco-hotel 5 stars in the wild jungle, built into the rock

It is impossible to describe what you will feel here, but one thing is for sure, this place will be remembered for a lifetime!

Day 4. Pidurangala, the Vedas and an eco-hotel in the mountains.

Rock Buddhist Monastery

The ancient Buddhist monastery attracts tourists from all over the world.

Sri Lankan Aboriginal Tribe

They live in a remote part of Sri Lanka and even Sri Lankans know almost nothing about them. We will meet with the leader of the tribe, we will be shown ritual dances, taught to light a fire and shoot with a bow.

5* hotel is the best themed hotel in Asia 2022.

This hotel is built in a tea factory, surrounded by tea plantations in the heart of Ceylon tea - the city of Nuwara Eliya. Very atmospheric place. Here we shot Nastya Ivleeva for the program "Travel-Battle"

Day 5. Tea plantation with history, Nuwara Eliya and Ella.

Tea plantations and immersion in Tamil culture

The tea plantation where we will expose you to sari and sarong, introduce you to a tea collector with 25 years of experience who will tell her life story and teach us how to collect tea, which we will take to the factory, where we will see the production of tea.

Little England.

Nuwara - Elia is an English-style colonial city. It's incredibly beautiful here. It's like you're going to be in another country. We will drop by the 100-year-old post office and send postcards home, and then arrange a tea ceremony at the hotel where Yuri Gagarin lived.

Day 6. Train, bridge, school, shaman and pilgrimage city.

Train trip on the most picturesque route in the world

Your Instagram will explode from likes of friends and followers.

You will travel along the most beautiful route in the world by train, and we will make for you chic shots.

Nine-arch bridge - the visiting card of the island

Only the history of the construction of this bridge is amazing, what can we say about the location itself. It is beautiful and green like nowhere else.

Ravana Falls

Beautiful waterfall in the mountains. The perfect place to chill, feed the monkeys

A shaman's reading

Despite Buddhism, Christianity and Islam, shamanism remains one of the beliefs of Sri Lankans. One day, a shaman helped our family and we decided that we would give guests the opportunity to contact him if necessary.

The shaman will read your hand and tell you what awaits you.

Cataragama is the sacred city and the hair of the Buddha.

There are no tourists in the city of Kataragama.

It combines Hinduism, Buddhism and shamanism. A unique place where the Buddha’s hair is kept. Sri Lankans come here to ask the Buddha for help in realizing their desires. Here is the real life of the island and its soul.

Here is a very strong place, we will make a wish and make an offering to the Buddha.

Day 7. Jeep safari, pool relaxation, ocean. From June to October inclusive, you can choose the coast for recreation. East or South.

Jeep safari

You get on a jeep and race to explore the wildlife of Sri Lanka. Our job is to find the leopard. In addition to it you will see elephants, crocodiles, buffaloes, boars, peacocks and many other animals and the incredible nature of the island.

Sunset on the ocean

Today you come to the ocean, it is time to relax. You can spend the next 4 days whatever you want. It's your free time. You can choose where you want to relax.

Day 8. Rest. Surfing with an experienced instructor and trip to the whales since November

Surfing with an experienced instructor

Sri Lanka is a great place for beginners or for those who are already surfing. An experienced Russian-speaking instructor will help you stand on the board or improve your skills.

Activity at will and in the cost of the tour is not included.

Day 9. Rest. SPA day - relaxing massage

SPA - Sri Lanka is the birthplace of Ayurveda

Sri Lanka is famous for wonderful massage therapists, going here for SPA means relaxing and rebooting.

Top locations in the south or east (at your choice)

Our guests are not bored, even during free time. We are always there to help organize a relaxing holiday.

Day 10. Snorkeling, rest, Turtle shelter, Fort Galle

snorkeling with turtles

We know places with the best snorkeling in Sri Lanka. Take a mask and go swimming with turtles and explore the underwater world.

Turtle incubatorium

In the waters of Sri Lanka live different species of turtles. Unfortunately, the number of turtles is falling every year. Plastic, nets, motorboats accelerate these processes.

There are several centers on the island where people treat crippled turtles brought to them by sailors, restore the population by hatching eggs and safely releasing turtles into the ocean.

Galle Fort - UNESCO Heritage

Fort Galle is a small town built by colonialists. Walking along it is like walking through a cozy town in Europe. We will show you cafes, shops, shops with stones where to go.

If you prefer to relax on the East Coast (June to October)

You can visit the Lahugala National Park, where monkeys, crocodiles, waterfowl snakes, deer, sambaras, boars, hares, etc. are found. There are also several historic temples: Kudumbigala Cave Monastery Temple of Muhudu Maha Viharaya.

Day 11. Time to go home on an organized transfer

Airport transfer. We do not say goodbye, but we say: “See you soon in other countries of the world!”

Which is included:

• 11 days / 10 nights
• Breakfast
• Hotels 4-5* with world awards
• Cool videos for Instagram
• 5 days of exploring the island
• 5 days on the ocean
• Merch Viracochi: T-shirt and bag
• Guide, driver, transport
• Chat support
• Entrance tickets and transfers
• Bottled water
• Meeting at the airport
• Double accommodation

Not included:

• Visa on arrival – $ 50, for citizens of the Russian Federation – while free
• Insurance - $15
• Flight from 500 dollars
• Food per day - $20-$30