Two Week Tsunami Relief Holiday, Unawatuna, Galle, Sri Lanka

Explore, experience and contribute to your host country!

Spend two weeks in glorious Unawatuna, a small fishing village now very much part of the emerging tourist scene in this beautiful part oif Sri Lanka. Divide your time divided between relaxing on the wonderful Unawatuna beach, sightseeing, and assisting on various development projects.

Costs

The cost of this trip includes:

• Direct return flights from London Heathrow Airport to Colombo

• Transfers to hotel

• Private dedicated driver and transport for the duration of your holiday

• 13 nights half board accommodation in twin/double air conditioned room

• An experienced escort and DTC staff member

Extras

Extras are available - details as follows:

• Single rooms are available at a supplement (see prices below)

• Optional tours and excursions if desired

• Pre/mid/post tour independent travel. Please contact us for ideas and costs

• Independent non-group departures available (see below - prices may vary)

Peraliya - where DTC travellers built a house for locals

The wonderful Unawatuna Beach, as beautiful

now as it was before the tsunami

Fishermen in Galle - back in business!

Project Co-ordination - Sri Lankan style!

The lighthouse inside the old Dutch Fort in

Galle - one of the many things to see in the area

Galle Market - a must for every traveller

Re-building a village shop

The Impact of the Tsunami

Galle was devastated by the tsunami, with hundreds killed. The hotel was also very badly flooded (ask them to show you the video), but the structure remains safe and secure. However, many of the ground-floor rooms needed to be extensively refurbished. Your custom will therefore be much appreciated by the staff and their families as they seek to get back into business, as the loss of revenue from tourism in the months following the tsunami was severe.

The world-class beach has been  cleaned and debris removed to ensure that it is as beautiful now as it was before the tsunami hit, although the sea-bed remains littered with detritus from the tsunami, which is  steadily being cleared.

The Projects

Projects have included house reconstruction, refurbishment of essential buildings, teaching, helping out at local orphanages or elderly care homes, beach clearing and other  environmental work.

One of the major projects FTC are involved in is supporting a school for children displaced by the tsunami, which is run single handedly by a local women without any formal support.

A Teacher Training Programme

Reconstruction work

Projects include:

• House Construction

• Child Care

• Teaching Assistance

• Painting and Decorating

• Care of the elderly

• Professional skill sharing

• Beach Cleaning

• Temporary Shelter Building

• Working with  Handicapped People

• Environmental work

Red Cross delivering water to Unawatuna Village

Fulfilment Guaranteed!

One of the things we hope you get out of your working holiday is a sense of fulfilment at having made a difference to the lives of so many people. But we also want to make sure that you have opportunities to socialise with others in your party, and make friendships which will last a lifetime. We will make sure that there are plenty of opportunities for fun to help you relax and recharge your batteries after such valuable work.