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By Recharge Travels Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is £62 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Discover Jaffna’s coastal aquaculture on a private sea cucumber farm tour at Poonpookar, Ariyalai. Travel by boat to a working open-water farm, meet local farmers, learn how sea cucumbers are raised and why they matter to coastal livelihoods, and handle a live specimen under guidance. Pause at a simple hut above the water for Ceylon tea, local snacks, sea views, and photos. This short, customisable eco-tour is ideal for families, students, and curious travellers seeking an authentic activity beyond Jaffna’s usual sightseeing route. In-person guiding is available in English, Tamil, and German. Hotel pickup is not included; please make your own way to the shore at Poonpookar. Please book at least 48 hours in advance. As this tour involves sea travel, it may be cancelled up to 24 hours before the start time in bad weather, with a full refund.

Activity location

  • Ariyalai
    • Ariyalai, Sri Lanka

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Sea Cucumber farm (Globe Multi Traders pvt Ltd)
    • 40000, Poombugar, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

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Farm tour with tea and snacks in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 1 hour1h
    1h
  • Opening hours: Mon 09:00-17:00
  • English

complimentary Snack: “Enjoy complimentary Ceylon tea or coffee served at our guest hut overlooking the sea, along with light local snacks.”
Boat: Boat ride from the shore at Poonpookar, Ariyalai to the open-water farm. Hotel pickup is not included.

Price details
£62.36 x 2 Adults£124.72
Total
Price is £124.72
Until Sun, 15 Nov

Farm tour with seafood lunch in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 1 hour1h
    1h
  • Opening hours: Mon 09:00-17:00
  • English

Seafood Lunch Grill: Live grilling of fresh seafood (crab, prawn, squid, fish)Rice or couscous (choice available)

Bottled water and soft drinks
Available for lunch (11:30 AM–: Please inform your seafood preference at booking or via WhatsApp after reservation.

Strictly no alcohol served.

Price details
£114.33 x 2 Adults£228.66
Total
Price is £228.66
Until Sun, 15 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Guided farm tour with a local guide
  • Inclusions
    Included with the tea and snacks option.
  • Inclusions
    Boat ride to the sea cucumber farm
  • Inclusions
    "Enjoy complimentary Ceylon tea or coffee served at our guest hut overlooking the sea, along with light local snacks."
  • Inclusions
    Seafood lunch, included with the seafood lunch option only.
  • Exclusions
    "Strictly no alcohol is served or permitted during this experience to maintain a family-friendly and respectful environment."

Know before you book

    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Service animals allowed
    • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Ariyalai

  • 30m
Meet at the sea cucumber farm in Poonpugar, Ariyalai, then take a short boat ride across Jaffna’s coastal waters to a working open-sea aquaculture site. Learn from local farmers about the sea cucumber life cycle, sustainable farming methods, and coastal livelihoods. See the floating sea pens, handle a live sea cucumber with guidance, relax in the over-water guest hut, and enjoy Ceylon tea with light local snacks before the return boat ride to the meeting point. In-person guiding is available in English, Tamil, and German. Typical total experience time is 30–60 minutes.

Location

Activity location

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    Ariyalai
    • Ariyalai, Sri Lanka

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Sea Cucumber farm (Globe Multi Traders pvt Ltd)
    • 40000, Poombugar, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

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