Academy Tour
Introduction
This tour is deliberately cricket intensive, pitched as a pre-season camp for more competitive squads. In a tough and we hope rewarding 10 days, you will benefit from the use of the island’s top facilities at Colombo’s Cricket Academies, and receive first-class coaching to give you an especially Sri Lankan insight into the game to prepare you for your travels into the heart of the island.
Holiday Highlights
First-class coaching and top facilities at the Premedasa Colombo Academy
Cricket at a selection of the island’s top Test venues
A visit to the Pinnewela Elephant orphanage
Discovering the extraordinary landscapes of the cultural triangle
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Sri Lanka Tours Day 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5Fly in and be met by a Red Dot representative to transfer you to your smart Colombo Zone 3 accommodation at Taj Samudra, where you will be based for early tour intensive training. The Taj also offers high quality gym facilities. Balance rest and structured practice on these full training days, and enjoy some of the evening delights of the island’s capital. Red Dot will ensure you work closely with the pick of the island’s first-class coaching at the top quality facilities at the Premedasa Cricket Academy.

Colombo club cricket is notoriously strong. MATCH 1 on Day 4 is against suitably stiff opposition at one of Colombo’s top Test grounds – the SSC. Take final full training day at the Premadasa Academy. Limber up again and work on anything from yesterday with your coaching staff.
Sri Lanka Accomodation Taj Samudra
The imposing frontage of Taj Samudra, one of the first city hotels in Colombo, is a well known city landmark. Owned by the Taj group of hotels, its interiors are a mix of Indian ethnic design and modern day living. ...(More)
Sri Lanka Tours Day 6, 7 & 8Play MATCH 2 at the Kuranegula ground en route to Kandy. The venue is the Welagedara International Stadium, which sits in the wake of the imposing Elephant Rock. Rest up in by the river at Kandy’s Chaaya Citadel. Spend a day exploring Kandy, the island’s home of Buddhist philosophy, embodied by the town’s spectacular Temple of the Tooth. There is the option of a visit to elephant orphanage and an evening training at Pallakelle International Stadium. Travel to the city’s outskirts for MATCH 3 at Pallakelle’s brand new 30,000 seater World Cup venue.
Sri Lanka Accomodation Chaaya Citadel
Chaaya Citadel offers luxurious accommodation with scenic views. This reliable 3/4-star hotel has been rebranded and refurbished, and provides tranquil surroundings away from the busy city of Kandy. Days begin to birdsong and perhaps a warm mist rolling away from the river. The riverside setting also adds lustre to the twilight hours. ...(More)
Sri Lanka Tours Day 9 & 10Arise first thing and transfer north from Chaaya Citadel to Chaaya Village, set in Sri Lanka’s famous Cultural Triangle. Spend the afternoon exploring this extraordinary landscape. There is the option to arrange evening training at Dambulla. Today is MATCH 4 your final tour match at Dambulla’s impressive Rangiri International Stadium. Have your player’s names painted up on the scoreboard for a professional touch. Enjoy a final tour dinner.
Sri Lanka Accomodation Chaaya Village
Chaaya Village set on an acre of garden blends seamlessly into its natural surroundings amidst tall trees and tropical foliage and a vast serene lake that brings nature right to the doorstep. Numerous species of birds and butterflies, monitor lizards, monkeys and rock squirrels have all shared this natural habitat with the surrounding villagers for centuries. Chaay Village is a treat for those wanting to experience Sri Lanka’s unhurried and wholesome rural village lifestyle, the rich cultural heritage, and the tropical wilderness – with the added comforts of luxurious living, good food, and courteous service. ...(More)
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