Tour Types
Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Tour
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School Group
- Price range:
- £1100 to £1500 per person
- Day range:
- 13 nights / 14 days
- Flights:
- Not included but can be booked
- Country:
- Sri Lanka
- Location:
- Colombo
- Tour type:
- Cricket school tour. This tour, designed for schools, provides an opportunity for young cricketers to directly participating in community projects.
- Group info:
- Min 15 players
- Departures:
- March / April 2009
- Teachers discount:
- Yes
Highlights of the Tour
Tour summary
You will be able to play in several leading venues in the island, including Galle's seaside stadium and the historic Sinhalese Sports Club. Indeed, cricket touring is not just about the cricket. It is about learning more, about ourselves and other communities we know little about. This tour, designed for schools, provides an opportunity for young cricketers to directly participating in community projects. Whilst in the hills the children will spend an afternoon at a local orphanage playing games with the children and then while on the coast they will participate in a project championed by Sri Lanka's greatest cricketer, Muttiah Muralitharan, who has been at the forefront of redevelopment and community work ever since the 2004 tsunami.
Example of the Itinerary
Day 01 Transfer to Hotel Sea Shells (25 minutes).
Day 02 Have a light net session in the morning at a leading first-class ground warns you of the cricketing demands in store: feel that sunshine!
Day 03 Match 1: vs Negombo Schools XI (BOI Grounds, Katunayake).
Day 04 Transfer to Victoria Golf Chalets (3 hours). In the afternoon, visit a Kandy orphanage - the first of two community commitments. In early evening visit the Temple of the Tooth, which is said to house the tooth of the Lord Buddha himself
Day 05 Match2: vs Trinity College at the Asgiriya Stadium, the only school ground that doubles up as a Test debut - and one of the most beautiful in the world at that. Quite a thrill.
Day 06 Match 3: vs St Anthony's College at Katugosta
Day 07 Transfer to Ceylon Continental Hotel (3 hours). In the afternoon, after lunch, rest and swim, go to the Asian Cricket Academy for a specialized coaching session that focuses on playing spin
Day 08 Match 4: vs St Peter's College at Bambalapitiya. A match against a Colombo college with great cricket credentials
Day 09 Transfer to Seenigama Optional water sports en route in Bentota (3 hours)
Day 10 Match 5: vs Seenigama Youth XI at Seenigama's new ground sponsored by Middlesex CCC and opened in 2007
Day 11 Visit Murali's charity in Seenigama: the Foundation of Goodness: Community Day
Day 12 Match 06: vs Matara School XI at Matara Uyanwattha ground.
Day 13 Transfer to Ceylon Continental Hotel (3 hours). Complete the tour in the evening with a celebratory BBQ at the Ceylon Continental. Rest by the sunniest pool-deck in the capital, or take a tuk-tuk for some last-minute shopping. Odel's and Arena have some well-known labels for style-conscious teenagers.
Day 14 Transfer to airport (1 hour)
The Benefits of Taking This Tour
Competitive Cricket on tour in several leading venues in the island
Breathtaking combination of golden beaches, energising hill country and cultural sites diverse elements
Community days at an orphanage in Kandy & Foundation for Goodness in Seenigama. You will join in, lending your time and energy like so many volunteers to helping local people rebuild for a better future.
Fun and adventure to experience from your holiday
