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| Transport | ~11000 | |
| Car rent with driver. 6/7 seat van USD40/day including 125km/day allowance, extra kms at the rate of USD 0.27 per km. This cost also is inclusive of fuel, driver meals, driver’s accommodation, all taxes and insurance. |
USD80/person
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| Accommodation* | ~6000 | |
| Sigyriya x 1 night |
1200
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| Dambula x 1 night |
800
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| Nuwara Eliya x 1 night | 1320 | |
| Tissamaharama x 1 night | 1700 | |
| Mirissa x 1 night | 900 | |
| Food |
~4000
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| Sightseeing |
~16500
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| Sigiriya (Lion’s rock) | USD30 | |
| Polonnaruwa | USD25 | |
| Dambulla Cave temple | 1300 | |
| The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic | 1000 | |
| Nuwara Eliya botanic garden | 200 | |
| Safari at Yala National Park | ~USD40 | |
| Mulkirigala Rock historical temple | 200 | |
| Turtles hatchery | 300 | |
| Train trip in observation car |
750
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| Total |
~37500
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* the prices are per person, you need to double it to get room price.
At the time of writing this post the USD1 was worth LKR133, so my visit to Sri Lanka cost approximately USD280.
Just want to add some remarks to above number.
I was traveling in the group of 5 people, so we split total cost of car rental of USD400 (including tips).
You can’t save much on sightseeing, though you can pay even more for safari to Yala NP if only couple people are booking it.
The quality and the price of accommodation depends on location. By looking to above table you could see I paid almost the same price in Dambulla and Mirrisa beach, but you can’t compare these two places. Here is what we got in Dambulla:
Unfortunately I don’t have picture of the hotel in Mirrisa beach because my camera was stolen in India couple days latter, but I can assure what guest house in Mirrisa was like paradise comparing with this one in Dambulla. Cost additionally only USD1 per person and was 400 meters (1/4 mile) away from perfect beach:
I didn’t book any hotels/guest houses in advance because of intensive plan I had I didn’t know where I end up that night. But you can check Agoda accommodation booking site if you know your schedule and want to book hotels in advance as usually they have good deals with 50-60% discount for same places.
| I paid (USD) | Agoda price (USD) | |
| Sigyriya/Dambula | 14-20 | 25-30 |
| Nuwara Eliya | 22 | 35 |
| Tissamaharama | 29 | 30 |
| Mirissa | 15 | 23-30 |
The prices are for double room and online you can get better rooms for similar price especially in Sigyriya/Dambula area. Of course prices are tend to change.
Food price depends on what do you eat and where do you eat. Breakfast (Sri Lankan or American/English) and lunch will cost about 250-400 rupees, dinner can start at 300 rupees and can go to 1000-1200 rupees if you order fresh sea food plate at the beach cafe. So everything depends on you.
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Is it very expensive? Cherry blossom season is coming in Japan and a lot of people would love to visit Japan, but afraid it can be very expensive.
Actually it is not so expensive. Except transport. I want o list expenses I had on my 10 days/9 nights visit to Japan. It was couple years ago and prices probably are up now, but it still can be good for orientation.
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| Transport |
50000
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| Japan Rail Pass (7 days) |
28300
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| Night train (Hiroshima-Nagoya) |
9130
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| Bus from Narita airport to Tokyo |
3000
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| Hakone Weekday Pass |
3410
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| Train from Tokyo to Narita airport |
2940
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| City bus, subway(Tokyo, Kioto, Hiroshima) |
3220
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| Accommodation |
17250
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| Hakone x 1 night |
5250
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| Kioto x 3 night |
6000
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| Hiroshima x 1 night |
6000
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| Food |
~14000
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| Sightseeing |
8445
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| Temples/Museum(entry to temples cost around ¥300-600, Hiroshima Peace Museum – ¥50) |
6000
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| Entry to Mori Towers |
1500
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| Bathing at onsen |
945
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| Total |
~90000
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Currency exchange rates you can find at XE.
In Tokyo I had where to stay, so it didn’t cost anything, but in Hakone and Hiroshima I think it is possible to find cheaper accommodation to keep average price at ¥2000 per night
I didn’t include souvenirs or some snacks to this list, but that doesn’t cost much.
As you can see the price for 10 days visit would be around 1200USD/900EUR, but more then half of it is price for transport and JR pass saves at lot. It would be even more expensive without it. If you are staying in one place and not alone as I was (you can save on accommodation) the price will be half of this and that won’t look so expensive.
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