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UK holidays and also holidays to Europe are all going ahead as scheduled

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Please be patient when contacting us,  we are a small company of only two staff

Kind regards

Jilly & Debbie

Booking Your Flight

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Brexit - travel rules have changed.

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Travel Insurance

Always make certain that you have insurance cover as soon as you book your holiday or flight. If you do not have an annual travel insurance policy you can take out cover just for the dates of your holiday at any point prior to the holiday taking place. The Post Office Travel Insurance includes cover fro Covid.

Taking out cover straight away ensures that should anything unexpected happen that is covered by the insurance policy  you can make a claim . Travel insurance policies vary enormously ALWAYS read the small print

Brexit and how it affects your travel

Passport You will now need at least three months validity left on your passport when travelling to an EU country and probably 6 months for further afield. Be especially careful if you renewed your passport early last time you renewed as this does not include the extra time on your passport between the actual renewal date and the date it was due for renewal. Follow this link, click on the country you are travelling to and then click on Entry Requirements http://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice

The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)  which gave free, or reduced rate, healthcare when visiting the EU has been replaced with the UK Global Healthcare Insurance Card (GHIC).

This is free of charge, visit nhs.uk.ghic to obtain yours. You can continue to use your old EHIC until it expires. Neither of these cards covers Liechtenstein, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland. Do not forget to take out additional travel insurance as these cards do not cover all costs should you become sick or injured when in an EU country.
Remember that the GHIC is not an alternative to travel insurance. It will not cover any private medical healthcare or costs, such being flown back to the UK, or lost or stolen property.

Updates - flight delays

My flight has been delayed. Can I get compensation?

Check the Citizens advice website for detailed information by following this link

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/holiday-cancellations-and-compensation/if-your-flights-delayed-or-cancelled/

Also read the following

Airlines don't have to pay out for delays caused by snow because weather is classified as an "extraordinary circumstance" – though some airlines may issue a refund at their discretion. For those of you flying to India you are almost certainly on a non EU airline so contact them direct to see exactly what you are entitled to.

According to Which magazine you can challenge your airline if you don't agree there were extraordinary circumstances – for example, if you are told you can't fly due to the snow, but other flights are departing. "Airlines may stretch the definition of extraordinary circumstances further than they should."

Which Magazine  states:-

If the delay is not caused by extraordinary circumstances you will be entitled to compensation under EU rules, but only if you are flying with an airline based in the EU or with a non-EU-based airline flying from an EU airport, and only if the delay is for two hours or more. If you are flying somewhere else or with a non-EU-based airline not flying from the EU you'll have to check that carrier's terms and conditions.

If you are delayed for two hours or more you are entitled to: two free phone calls, faxes or e-mails; free food and drinks; and free hotel accommodation if you need to stay overnight.

If your flight arrives at its destination three hours or more late you will receive compensation of between €250 and €600, depending on how far your flight takes you. So you'll get €250 if your three hour-delayed flight travels 1,500km or less (ie, London to Amsterdam), but €600 if your plane is delayed by four hours or more and travels at least 3,500km (ie, London to Sydney).

My flight has been cancelled. Will I get my money back?

If your flight is cancelled you should be offered either a refund or an alternative flight to your original destination.

For compensation you will have to look to the EU rules again, though if the delay is caused by snow – and thus an extraordinary circumstance – you might not get anything. If you are covered by EU regulations you will be entitled to travel assistance (such as help with rebooking for a later date) as well as meals and accommodation etc. Check the official EU website for more on your rights.

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Welcome to Free Spirit Travel, UK's leading provider of yoga holidays

Barberyn Beach Ayurvedic Resort, Sri Lanka

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  • April 2024

    12 nights from £1550

    Ayurveda & Yoga in Sri Lanka with full personalised Ayurvedic programme, transfers and full board included.

Do you dream of a full body overhaul in beautiful surroundings. Let the Ayurvedic programme (individually designed for each person), the sunshine and complete relaxation all work their magic.

Barberyn Beach provides all the facilities needed to make your Ayurveda holiday comfortable and enjoyable. It is a beautiful and elegant resort, built in a way that guests can enjoy the feeling of space and light, the sounds of nature and the huge night skies.The salt-water swimming pool overlooks the ocean. Guests enjoy yoga sessions and practice at sunrise and sundown.

You can hear the sounds of soft chanting from scriptures in the morning and evening, as you pass the entrance pavilion.

For those who seek solitude and rest, the extensive resort grounds with its lush vegetation and variety of birds provide the ideal backdrop.

Those who like company find warmth and friendship amongst fellow guests who quickly absorb the caring nature of the staff.

 

Our Location: the venue is ideally located on a small hill overlooking the sea, gradually sloping towards the beach.

On the left hand side of the property, we find Red Cliff Bay, where guests swim at designated times, depending on the tide.

On the right hand side of the property is Palm Beach, ideal for walking or jogging.

The extensive grounds of Barberyn Beach Ayurveda Resort, the verdant valley and the unspoiled coastline create a feeling of space where life slows down.

 

Yoga is a powerful complement to Ayurvedic treatments

There will be yoga classes each day led by Tina Abbey.

Yoga will  be twice a day, Gentle Hatha in style to compliment your treatments.

 

Timetable
6.30am - 75 min Yoga Class
8-9am - Breakfast
9-12pm - Treatments or Free Time
12-2pm - Lunch
2-4pm - Treatments or Free Time
5pm - 60 min Yoga Class
7-9pm - Dinner

Sightseeing Day - Morning Class only
Arrival/Departure Day - No Classes

 
AYURVEDA THERAPY

This time away is not so much a holiday as a journey into re-balancing your body and mind.

On arrival you will be scheduled to meet with your doctor for an in depth consultation, a program will be put together for the duration of your stay. It will include daily head face and body massage, acupuncture, herbal compresses applied  to the body and a herbal bath, there may  be other treatments if your doctor feels it will be of benefit. There will also be Ayurvedic remedies to take.

Food is considered a medicine so great importance is given to what you eat. There will be doctors in the dinning room to advise you. The food is high quality vegetarian with a fish option, breakfast and lunch are as plentiful as you wish, dinner is much lighter, juice and teas are available during the day.

There is no Coffee and no Alcohol at this venue.

You will be surprised - Ayurvedic food is both healthy and delicious!
According to Ayurveda, the diet of an individual plays an important complementary role in the Ayurvedic treatment.

Therefore, after the diagnosis of the health status, each guest will be prescribed a diet consistent with the physician’s diagnosis and the recommended treatment.

 

The food, which is of six main tastes (sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent and astringent) and many sub tastes, has been mentioned in classicbooks about Ayurveda, some of them up to 5000 years old, along with the food’s characteristic properties: Guna (property), Virya (potency), Vipaka (post digestive effect) and Prabhava (special attributes).

This doesn't mean a strict regime of bland, tasteless or bitter vegetarian dishes, prescribed by physicians. On the contrary, our Ayurveda kitchen is one of our greatest assets, and the dishes our cooks prepare will surprise and delight you every day of your stay!

The day starts with tropical fresh fruit and fruit juices, herbal and Sri Lankan black tea, yoghurt, eastern and western bread, as well as traditional breads and yams and nourishing congee with different kinds of leaves - “the green soup” (it also aids digestion).

The highlight of the lunch buffet is a range of vegetables, cooked in different ways, and fresh fish, followed by fruit, curd (similar to yogurt) and treacle. There is also dessert for all those who are not watching their weight.

Dinner is a set meal: soup, or entree, main course and dessert. Guests can select to have the vegetarian main course or the fish option.

Saturday evening is “Sri Lanka night”. Wonderful Sri Lankan food - some of it cooked right at the buffet table - and oriental music, played by a group of traditional musicians.

 

We have been allocated five Classic Rooms and five Deluxe rooms.

Barberyn Beach Classis bedrooms
These spacious rooms are furnished to a high level of comfort, using all natural materials.

Rooms are bright and airy, with high ceilings and ceiling fans, mosquito nets and en suite bathrooms and toilets..

approx. 28 sq.m. (300 sq.ft.) + balcony

   

 

Barberyn Beach Deluxe bedrooms
These spacious rooms are furnished to a high level of comfort, using all natural materials.

Rooms are bright and airy, with high ceilings and ceiling fans, mosquito nets and en suite bathrooms and toilets.

Most of the rooms have four-poster beds.

approx. 37 sq.m. (400 sq.ft.) + balcony

 

Travel:

You will need a flight to Colombo - please DO NOT book your flight until we advise you to do so as we require a minimum of 5 persons for the Ayurvedic Yoga Retreat to go ahead.

Transfers are included - the jouney form the airport takes approximately 3 hours, depending on traffic.  We will take a welcome break if needed.

Excursions during your stay

There will be time to go on excursions which are included , your treatments can be rearranged to do this,  one day there will be a morning only practice, which gives times to explore further afield .

 

BARBERYN IS  VERY ECO AWARE, CHEMICALS ARE NOT USED .

 

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Apr 4-16 12 Hatha Yoga Tina Abbey £1800 £1995 £1550 £1700
               

All prices are per person. Discount for non-yoga friends travelling with you is £100.

Includes: accommodation on a full board basis, transfers, all meals for 12 days (breakfast, lunch, dinner, morning & afternoon tea/ fruit juice) and Ayurveda treatment for 10 days according to the treatment plan that will be prepared by the physicians, short excursions, yoga and other activities that take place at the resort.

The prescribed treatment plan would include daily head, face and synchronized body oil treatment (massage with two therapists), herbal bath or herbal steam bath, accupuncture, fresh herbal decoctions, and herbal elixirs.

The above cost is inclusive of service charge and government tax

Not Included: flights, travel insurance, optional extras.