Essence of Sri Lanka - 9 Days of Culture, Nature & Wildlife, Private Tour

For bookings made on or after the 23rd of April 2026 that incur cancellations will be subject to a 3% cancellation fee, effective from the time of booking. 

This is non-refundable for customer cancellations.

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1. ACCEPTABLE USE

You (customer/ agent) may use this Web Site in accordance with these terms and conditions for lawful and proper purposes complying with all applicable laws, regulations and codes of practice in Sri Lanka or other jurisdictions from which you are accessing the Web Site.

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    Take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the Web Site or related infrastructure.
    Obtain or attempt to obtain unauthorized access by whatsoever means to any of our networks.
    Where Aitken Spence Travels believe in its absolute discretion that you (customer/ agent) are in breach of any of these terms and conditions, without prejudice to any of our rights at law or otherwise, we reserve the right to deny you (customer/ agent) access to this Web Site.

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4. MODIFICATION OF TERMS

Aitken Spence Travels may make improvements and/or changes in the products, services and prices described in this Web Site at any time without prior notice. Changes are periodically made to the Web Site. Aitken Spence Travels may amend these terms by posting the amended terms on this Web Site. Continued use of this Web Site following such changes shall constitute your (customer/ agent) acceptance of such changes.

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6. PRIVACY POLICY

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9. GOVERNING LAW

The laws of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka govern the use of this Web Site and you irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Sri Lanka. Aitken Spence Travels reserves the right to bring proceedings against you in the country of your residence .

THE PRINCIPLES OF DATA PROTECTION

The Aitken Spence Travels takes the protection of your (customer) privacy and your (customer) personal data very seriously. We would therefore like to explain what data we collect, what we use it for and how we protect your (customer) data. These data protection principles do not apply to Websites that may be accessed by clicking on hyperlinks on main web pages.

1. General information on data protection and the purpose of data storage
    What data do we collect?
    Reserving
    Whenever you (customer) make a tour reservation using Aitken Spence Travels Web Site, we collect the data that we require to make the reservation, particularly your (customer) name, telephone number and e-mail address (“contact details”), as well as your (customer) arrival and departure dates, the name of the hotel and the type of room reserved (“reservation details”).
    Contact
    General questions may be addressed to us using the Contact field. In order to be able to process your (customer) enquiries, we collect your (customer) contact details. This data is deleted again once the enquiry has been dealt with.
    Who gets my data?
    Whenever you (customer) make a reservation using Aitken Spence Travels Web Site, your (customer) reservation details are passed onto your (customer) chosen hotel to enable the reservation to be made. Apart from this, your (customer) data is not passed on to any third parties. Under no circumstances will Aitken Spence Travels Web Site sell or lend out your (customer) contact details. In exceptional circumstances, legal regulations, judicial or official orders may require us to hand data over to the relevant authority or court. However, this is only undertaken within the framework of our legal obligations.
    2. Information on data protection
    How safe is it to transfer data to Aitken Spence Travels Web Site?
    All data you (customer) provide to Aitken Spence Travels Web Site is encoded and transmitted using the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) protocol. This is a tried-and-tested system used by browsers the world over to encrypt data automatically before transmitting it to the intended recipient.
    How secure is my data on the Aitken Spence Travels Web Site database?
    We apply Aitken Spence Travels Web Site’s strict safety standards for our database and Internet server in order to provide effective protection against loss, misuse, divulgence, alteration and deletion of and unauthorized access to your (customer) data.
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Questions
    You may ask to see your stored personal data at any time. You also have the right to correct, delete or (in the case of incorrect data) bar such data. Contact details should be amended under Aitken Spence  Travels Web Site. However, contractual and/or legal regulations, particularly those relating to accounting and payment, may prevent certain data from being deleted.

ONLINE RESERVATIONS

GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS

The above rates are net and include all government taxes totalling to 13%.
    These rates are subject to current Government taxes. If any taxes are revised including
    VAT the rates quoted will be revised accordingly.

Discount for children from 2-12 years sharing parents room-: 30% on the per
    person sharing double room rate

Discount for the 3rd person sharing a triple room-: 10% on the per person sharing
    double room rate

** Please note that the extra bed in a triple room will be a foldable and roll away
    bed.

THE ABOVE PRICE INCLUDE :
    •             Accommodation is as described on your tour proposal and listed dates along with the written meal plan in line for each day as agreed by you upon confirming the standard of room types and hotel standards as proposed on the tour proposal.
    •            Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle from Colombo to Colombo.  As per the sent itinerary.
    •             Acting for an on behalf of  Aitken Spence Travels  shall facilitate for purchase of tickets by way of  to enter destinations at Cultural Triangle and other important places. Aitken Spence Travels guests shall pay the appropriate sum of money for the purchase of tickets to Aitken Spence Travels Ltd and Aitken Spence Travels Ltd shall act as the custodian of this money. For this service, Aitken Spence Travels Ltd shall charge a commission plus appropriate indirect taxes from the guests as shown and explained in tour proposal.

ABOVE PRICES DOES NOT INCLUDE :

•             Video Camera permits at Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage.
    •             Video Camera and Still Camera permits at the Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy.
    •             Lunch throughout the tour.
    •             Entrance fees to sites.
    •             Christmas and New Years eve supplements at hotels.
    •             Supplement for accommodation in Kandy during Kandy Esala Perahera period. (July or August)
    •             Cost of ticket to view the Kandy Esala Perahera which will be held in Kandy.
    •             Cost of beverage throughout the tour.
    •             Expenses of a personal nature.
    •             Any other services not specified above.

OTHER CONDITIONS :
    Optional excursions and additional services could be provided for which we will charge additionally.
    Visits to wild life parks will be at client’s own risk.
    Safari vehicles (none air-conditioned) available are very basic with basic insurance cover (not comprehensive as in the case of vehicles used for tours).

CANCELLATION CHARGES  :
    Cancellation fee of 100% is charged if cancelled 45 days or less before the event

SPECIAL ROOM REQUESTS:
    Where Special requests Eg : Room locations, Interconnecting /Adjacent rooms, Double/Twin beds, Smoking rooms & non smoking rooms etc are an important factor in the choice of holiday, please advice us when the booking is made. We will pass on your request to the hotel but cannot guarantee that it will be accommodated.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
    Unforeseen escalation in fuel prices, new taxes/levies on hotels and transportation services or any hikes in entrance fees. Any large tax hikes and new levies shall be payable extra and shall be billed accordingly with reasonable prior notice

If customer place a hotel reservation through Aitken Spence Travels acting on behalf of hotel and when the client cancels a reservation instead of contracting the hotel directly, he or she may contact the Aitken Spence Travels and receive a cancellation confirmation code. In this situation hotel cannot process “No –Show Transaction” when the client canceled the reservation according to the Aitken Spence Travels cancellation policy, and the client has the cancellation number. Failures in communication and Aitken Spence Travels must be resolved by the two parties without involving the card holder.

GENERAL REMINDER:

a) The programme is based on the availability of the hotel rooms at the time of forwarding the quotation. As such rooms are subject to availability at the time of booking.
    b)Due to high occupancy/demand, the hotels accept only the confirmed bookings.
    c) Once our proposal is accepted, the final confirmation will be forwarded along with the relevant overnight stays and itinerary. We will do our best to book the mentioned hotels or alternate similar category hotels.
    d) In case of any price fluctuations due to change of hotels, we will send a revised quotation.

HOTEL RULES AND REGULATIONS :

The official check-in time at all hotels will be 1200hrs – 1400 hrs ( depend on the hotel).
    The official check-out time at all hotels will be 1100hrs.

Hotel Check in/Check out times are fixed and there are no guarantee for early/late check in /out unless paid for.

Currency Conversion Policy
    This website accepts payments in Sri Lankan Rupees (Rs/LKR) and/or United States Dollars (US$) only.
    Please note that neither Aitken Spence Travels (Pvt) Ltd nor its owning Company it represents on this website will be liable for any exchange rate losses/gain due to any transactions/refunds processed, irrespective of customer’s credit/debit card currency.