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Nallur Kandasamy Temple is one of the popular places in Jaffna where lot of people visit here daily for to offer prayers to Lord Muruga.
Nainatheevu is an Island with worshiping places which were built in the ancient times. It is called Nagadeepa in Sinhala.
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Hotels in Jaffna are in big demand as lots of tourists are visiting here to spend their holidays. They used to come here after touring in the South beaches and the hill country of Sri Lanka. Peak level Tourists arrival used to take place during the Nallur Murugan Temple Festival every year. Rooms can be booked through online facility, email and over the phone. Many of the hotels and guest houses have their own websites and provide bookings along with the booking service providers. Nearly all of them have partnered with Booking.com, Agoda and many other International hotel booking service providers. If you have a friend or relative in Jaffna, then ask them to reserve room for you at the hotel reception desk. Currently only one 4 Star Hotel is available in "Yarlpanam". It is being operated by the Jetwing Hotel chain where they have two Hotels in this town. Lots of foreign tourists are visiting this town regularly to spend their holidays every year. Now it is placed as one of the top tourist destination in Sri Lanka by the local and foreign tour operators.
Train services between Jaffna and Colombo is now back to normal on daily basis.
Express A/C train service is operating at the speed of 120Km/H.
Jaffna bound Train passengers / Warrant holders can Reserve their Train seats online.
Please contact the Jaffna or Colombo Fort station to make sure of this service.to make your journey to and from Jaffna or Colombo Fort station.
For the Nallur Temple festival a special train with the name Yal Nila will be on the Jaffna route.
Ratmalana Airport (Colombo) to Jaffna Flight Ticket Price Rs 22,000/- (One way with 7 Kg luggage)*
Nagapattinam (India) to Kankesanthurai (Sri Lanka) Passenger Ship.
Currently the Ferry service is stopped due to Monsoon Weather.
The service is expected to start by April 2024.
Return Ticket Price:
LKRs 34,200/-
Passengers can carry 3 x 20Kg bags with them.
One way Ticket Price: Rs 17,000/- (INR 4,250/-)
Allowed Check in Baggage: 60Kg / Passenger
Total Passengers: 150
Expected Ferry Name: Sivagangai
Jaffna Ticketing Service Agents.
1. Jaffna Air services(Pvt) Ltd.
2. Sunrise Travels
India Karaikkal (Pondicherry) to Sri Lanka (KKS -Jaffna) Ferry Service.
Jaffna India Ferry service is temporarily stopped due to Monsoon weather. The service is operating from January 2024.
Ferry service between Karaikkal (Pondicherry) and KKS (Jaffna) will be in operation fom April 29, 2023.
Ferry service ticket Price: US$ 50 - one way.
Baggage allowence: 100 kg per passenger
Ferry's Passenger Capacity: 150 passengers
One way Journey Duration: 4 hours (Karaikal Port to KKS) Ferry will operate only in day time.. No Night time operations.
Ferry Name: Cheriyapani.
Passengers: 150
Owners: Shipping Corporation, India.
Ferry Ticket Price.
One way: LK Rs 26,750/-
Return Ticket: Lk Rs 53,500/-
Number of Hotels in Jaffna: Around 40.
Most of these Hotels are offering Full Boarding and BB for their guests.
Room Rent: US$ 18 - US$ 400 (Suggested Price)
Star Rating: Single Star to Four Star hotels are available in the Jaffna District.
Hotel accommodation type: Suites, Family Rooms, Double Rooms and Single Rooms.
Facilities: 24 Hour Reception desks, Fully Air conditioned, TV with satellite Channels, Intercom, Refrigerator, Attached Bathroom with Hot Water Shower, Same Day Laundry Service, Free Wi-Fi, Free Parking. Restaurant, Bar, Swimming pool, Transport, and many more facilities are offered.
Checkout Time: Normally 12:00 Noon (If otherwise stated by the Hotel Management).
Electricity: 220V
Mobile Phone Connectivity: GSM - 4G
Mobile Phone SIM: All kinds of SIM cards are available including e-SIM
Rooms are provided with A/C or ceiling fans, hot water shower, and internet with Free Wi-Fi services. Also you can get room services, breakfast, Restaurant, IDD telephone and with many other services. Guest Houses, Home Stay and Motels too offer them. Before going to book your room, check for the available facilities in those rooms. Most hotels are located in the heart of the city. Meanwhile many other Hotels are located outside of the city. Motels too are available here, where you can find ample parking facility along with room facility for your driver with meals
Nallur Temple is the most important place in the Jaffna District. Around there you can find rooms and private homes that are provided on rent. Many of them offer European style accommodation with bed and breakfast service. Going to visit Nallur Kandaswamy Temple during the festival season, book your rooms early, as lot of foreigners makes their early booking here. Hotels offer transport service with A/C and Non A/C Japanese cars and mini coaches on Km per charge. You can find self drive Japanese cars and vans for you to travel around the area from your location. Vehicles are available on daily rental basis with or without a driver.
Best way to travel to Jaffna is to hire your own Car in Colombo.
Normally it is priced around Rs 5,0000/- up to Rs 6,000/- per day with out driver and fuel.
This way most of the Tamil People coming from overseas used to travel to Jaffna. Normally the journey will take around 6 hours on a sunny day.
Tuk-Tuk, Motorcycle, Scooter and Bicycles too are available on daily rental basis.
Visitors can get vegetarian and Non-vegetarian meals from their hosts. Most of the people reside here are Tamil Hindus and they don't eat non-veg meals around the month of August as they used to celebrate their local temple festivals. Top class restaurants can offer you Eastern, Western and Jaffna dishes in good atmosphere. Dishes made with fresh vegetables, freshly brought seafood and meat too can be enjoyed here. Look for tasty local fresh fruits that are specialty of this area.
Take precautions against mosquitoes. Most people here in Jaffna used to drink water drawn from the deep wells. The water in this region is healthy but it is with high calcium content level. You can use bottled mineral water which are available from nearby shops. Also American bottled and canned soft drinks are available for sale here. There are some private hospitals with all the latest facilities. Take note that the pharmacies in Sri Lanka won't provide medicines without a doctor's prescription. Health wise Jaffna is a good place to visit without any fear.
Official Sri Lanka Tourism website.
