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Get to know your Indian Ocean specialists! Focus - Sri Lanka & Seychelles. |
Jones & Co are proud to partner with Hummingbird Travel as our supplier of choice for the Indian Ocean. Hummingbird Travel is a DMC and ground handler specialising in the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Mauritius & Seychelles. Operating in the Indian Ocean for over thirty years, they are proud to say they have an unrivalled knowledge of the destinations.
Their main focus is to make the destinations easy and accessible to agents by negotiating the most competitive rates and being able to supply all the sales tools agents need to sell the destination. With offices in the UK, Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Seychelles, open 365 days a year, their sales team is on hand to assist in each destination with confidence and creativity |
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Sri Lanka is an island country located off the southern coast of India, surrounded by the Indian Ocean, Gulf of Mannar, Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the Maldives.
Proximity to the Indian subcontinent has facilitated close cultural interaction between Sri Lanka and India from ancient times. At a crossroads of maritime routes traversing the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka has also been exposed to cultural influences from other Asian communities. Ancient Greek geographers called it Taprobane. Arabs referred to it as Serendib. Later European mapmakers called it Ceylon, a name still used occasionally for trade purposes.
Sri Lanka has 8 UNESCO World Heritage sites packed into such a small area and also offers safari tours of Sri Lanka’s pleasantly relaxed national parks encounter leopards, water buffaloes, all manner of birds and a passel of primates, largest known pod of blue whales in the world and many more!
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Culinary Celyon
Often described as the best culinary experience in Sri Lanka, Culinary Ceylon offers more than 7 courses of authentic Sri Lankan cuisine, but also an unforgettable experience. Discover the history behind each dish and the countries that influenced them.
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Trekking in Knuckles Rainforest
Known as one of the most difficult hikes in the country, the Knuckles Mountain Range isn’t for the fainthearted. Situated in the dense forest, these 34 trails will make anyone feel at one with nature.
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Backroads Cycling in UNESCO Anuradhapura
The Kingdom of Anuradhapura was the capital of Sri Lanka for more than 1000 years in ancient times. This was one of the greatest human civilisations in Asia.
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Hot Air Ballooning over Kandalama
This is an unique experience that allows guests to admire bird's eye views of dramatic landscapes, while drifting over thick jungle canopies and feel the thrill and serenity of a hot air balloon flight.
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Leopard, bear and elephant safaris at different National Parks
Head into the wild and experience close encounters with these endangered species. Our team of professional guides will ensure to avoid crowds for the best experience.
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Whale Watching by Air
This is the perfect opportunity to experience the thrill of searching for the world's largest mammal, as well as dolphins! Guests can enjoy an 45 minute scenic flight time whale spotting while admiring the beauty of the Sri Lankan coastline.
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Rising out of the Indian Ocean the Seychelles is a stunning archipelago of islands situated between 4 & 10 degrees south of the equator. One of mother nature's finest, the Seychelles is made up of 115 islands. The main inner granite islands are Mahe, Praslin, La Digue, Silhouette Island, North Island, Zil Pasyon, Fregate Island. The main outer coral islands including Denis Private Island and Desroches.
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The best time to visit are April, May, October and November. These months represent the transition times between the hot and humid northwest trade winds (from November through to March), and the cooler southeast trade winds that define April through October.
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The Olivier Levasseur Treasure Hunt
Hummingbird has created a unique treasure hunt based around the Famous French 18th Century Pirate Olivier Levasseur nicknamed 'The Buzzard', for the speed and ruthlessness with which he always attacked his enemies. He is also known for allegedly hiding one of the biggest treasures in pirate history. He hid from the French government in the Seychelles before his capture and execution on Reunion island. |
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Horse Riding on Turquoise Horse Trails
Situated in Barbarons District, Mahe Island, Seychelles. Turquoise horse trails are the best way to explore and experience the wild and exotic beaches of the World’s oldest mid oceanic granitic islands.
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A Guided Tour by John Cruise Wilkins - Bel Ombre Heritage Treasure site
Join John at the National Heritage site and learn more about the lost Treasure of Olivier Levasseur and his families legacy in trying to locate it.
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Giant Tortoise colony, Curieuse island
Home to the giant tortoise colony and close to Praslin Island, Curieuse island is famous for its red earth and Coco De Mer trees. In 1829 Curiese was first used as Leper colony up until 1965, helping protect the ecosystem from human influence.
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Mahogany Forest on Moyenne Island
Situated in Sainte Anne Marine park. Moyenne island is another rumoured place Olivier Levassaur buried his treasure. The island was brought in the 1960’s by Yorkshireman Brendon Grimshaw in the hope of discovering treasure. Brendon spent years searching the island for treasure but he also planted 16,000 trees and established a wildlife reserve. It is now the smallest national park in the World
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Webinar of the month - Sri Lanka! |
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News & Updates From Our DMC Partners |
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Girl Power!
Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the world's first female head of government on 21 July 1960, holding the post for a non-consecutive 17 years. Her daughter, Chandrika Kumaratunga, became Sri Lanka's first modern female head of state and president. |
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Where is Gozo?
Gozo is a lesser-known destination in Malta and is the second largest island in the archipelago. With a population of just 37,000 or so people, yet covering an area of 67 km2 . |
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Quick Facts!
Edinburgh Castle is built on an extinct
volcano.
The Royal Mile is actually one mile and 107 yards long! |
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Did you know?
Youth Day is a day in which South Africans honour the youth who were ambushed by the apartheid regime police in Soweto on 16 June 1976.
“The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow.” Nelson Mandela
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Oldest in the World!
Athens is Europe's oldest capital! Records show the city’s origins go back to around 3,400 years ago, also making it one of the oldest cities in the world. |
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Fun Fact!
Istanbul is the only transcontinental city in the world located on two continents, Europe and Asia. |
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Believe it or not!
Madagascar was only colonised by human settlers relatively recently - perhaps as late as 500AD - some 300,000 years after the first appearance of Homo sapiens in Africa. |
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Visit.
Carcassonne is a must visit destination on your next barge holiday in France! The French medieval fortified city is located in the plain of the Aude between historic trade routes, linking the Atlantic to the Mediterranean Sea and the Massif Central to the Pyrenees. |
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Did you know?
Cuba is the largest of all islands in the Caribbean. The country also includes more than 4000 other much smaller islands and cays. |
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Where is Agafay?
The Agafay Desert is located thirty kilometers south of Marrakech and covers several hundred hectares. This rocky desert can be compared to a sand desert. Indeed, its stand of white dunes and its landscape resemble the dunes of the Sahara where you could spend the night out tents for a unique experience.
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Think Scandinavia, think Baltcoming!
With full-service offices in Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius, offering travel services in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Finland and Sweden. Guaranteed departures, FIT and MICE itineraries available. |
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