Outbound Tours

Over the seas with Quickshaws

River cruises are cool these days – and Quickshaws have a range to choose from.   Did you realize you could take a cruise on that mighty river, the Brahmaputhra?  Or Johann Strauss’s Blue Danube, or -  closer to home - on the still waters of Lake Vembanad,  Kerala, where you can enjoy ‘home food’ -  the original appams and idi-appams !!!!

KERALA- Lake Vembanad
JULY & AUGUST
Take a Backwater Cruise  in Kerala - see Kochi's Chinese Butterfly nets and visit Asia’s oldest Synagogue, churches of St. Thomas and St. Francis, Vasco da Gama’s burial place,  trail your feet in the water as you watch villages slip by from  the bow of a private 'Kettuvallam'. Kerala is the home of Kathakali and  martial arts as well as ine cotton vertis,  saris and gold jewellery ! The wooden palaces of the Rajas of Travancore &   Cochin are ,ust sees also ,as are  temples, festivals, beaches, Snake Boat races, the southernmost point of India – magnificent mountains and wildlife.

Cost Includes:

• Airfare Colombo – Cochin, and return flight Trivandrum – Colombo, with ground arrangements
• English speaking guide in Cochin and Trivandrum with entrance fees
• Hotels as above or similar, sharing standard double rooms with breakfast
• Air conditioned houseboat inclusive of all meals
• All present government taxes

Or is Europe your destination this year?

The Danube,  The Rhine, then cruise on Johann Strauss's Blue Danube, see Vienna and Budapest,  cities where Mozart captivated Archdukes and emperors, Rhine  castles , the Rhone Valley, or wine growing on the  Loire
Costs depend on your choice of programme. 

For a pre-Christmas bargain, we offer: The Brahmaputhra
MID DECEMBER
One horned rhinoceros and the river dolphins of Assam are listed as seriously endangered mammals. Kaziranga and Manas Parks are where they are concentrated.  Stay in super lodges in the parks; go looking for the hundreds of Himalayan birds like the Bengal Florican, with the added luxury of a river cruise.

Here below are some details – Rohini,  Lashika or David would be glad to tell you more.  Just decide on the programme, and Quickshaws will handle the logistics: arrange transport, your accommodation, meals, sightseeing, and guides.

* Rates are liable to change with transport charges, taxes…etc.
** Early reservations is advisable.

River cruises

Outbound Packages Individuals and groups could opt for river cruises in India, Myanmar, Central Europe Cruise, on the Brahmaputhra, Irrawaddy, the Danube, Loire, Rhine or the Nile EVEN land in countries with classical sites - Rajasthan, Greece, Venice and more.

Call us (Tel : 2583133 - 5) to find out more about our exciting river cruises.

Weekends with Quickshaws . . .

Over the next few weeks, we plan a few weekend trips out of town – and, as ever, we have tried to combine visits to places of interest, less well-known, or not easily accessible to the casual visitor. 

We give below a selection of some of them – please contact Lashika or Niroshi for further information. Quickshaws will arrange for transport, your accommodation and meals, with guides as appropriate. 

Tour: Anuradhapura (3 Day)
18th - 20th July
For the long weekend, we offer a two night stay in Anuradhapura, which we shall use as a base to visit Tanthirimale, as well as some of the outer sites and monasteries in Anuradhapura,  Hasthikuchchi, and a unique Dry Zone arboretum just outside Dambulla. 

Tour: Down South (1 Day)
26th July
For a day excursion, we thought we might drive through the wetlands of Panape, see the ramparts of  a mediaeval fortress – palace, head to the coast for an early 20th century ‘palace’ near Kalutara, and top it off with visits to Brief, home of  Geoffrey Bawa’s older brother, Bevis. 

Nuwara Eliya (3 Day)
8th - 10th August
On your way, visit Sri Baktha  Hanuman Temple in Ramboda. Following day visit Muthiyangana Raja Maha Vihara and view Dunhinda Waterfall.

Colombo; Old & New (1 Day)
23rd August
Visit Mutwal, Kelaniya, Pettah, churches and shrines, private art gallery, museums….etc.

Tour to Sinharaja (2 Day)
30th - 31st August
Trek out on jungle pathways, with our knowledgeable guide to tell us about the birds, the trees, the spiders, many unique to this region alone. 

RATES:

Please Note:

• Rates given are per person sharing a double room, inclusive of:  transport, accommodation, main meals, guide and current taxes.
• Rates are liable to change with transport charges, taxes…etc.
• Special rates for children under 12years
• Special arrangements for groups
• Entry fees may be higher for non Sri Lankans
• Rates may differ depending on accommodation available.