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From Jaffna · about 9 hours
Jaffna city: kovil, fort, library and crab curry
The Tamil north in a day, with a local heritage guide
$89
per person for two, from Jaffna, tickets included, museum entry where charged paid there
Nainativu and Delft islands
Nainativu and Delft islands is Majeste's day tour from Jaffna. It takes about 10.5 hours door to door and costs $130 per person for two, including a private vehicle and driver, the ferry tickets and a local guide on Delft. Prices checked 7 Nov 2026. Nothing to pay now.
Causeways, two ferries, wild ponies and a baobab.
At a glance
About this tour
Out along the causeways to the Kurikadduwan jetty, a short ferry to Nainativu for the Nagadeepa Buddhist temple and the Nagapooshani Amman kovil, then the hour-long public ferry to Delft, where wild ponies graze among coral-stone walls, a Dutch fort and a baobab tree. Ferry tickets and a local guide on Delft are included. Ferries fill on Poya days and the sea is rough in windy months.
- Nagadeepa temple and Nagapooshani Amman kovil on Nainativu
- Delft with a local guide: ponies, the Dutch fort, the baobab and the growing stone
- Ferry tickets and a local guide on Delft, included
Your day
Planning times from Jaffna, not promises.
Pickup in Jaffna; causeways via Velanai to Kurikadduwan.
Kurikadduwan jetty.
Ferry to Nainativu, 15 to 20 minutes; the temple and the kovil.
Public ferry to Delft, about an hour. Bring food and water; there is little on the island.
Delft with the local guide in the price: ponies, the fort, the baobab, the growing stone and the Queen's Tower.
Ferry back to Kurikadduwan.
Drive back; drop-off at about 17:30.
What is in the price
Included
- The operator's private vehicle and driver take you from Jaffna over the causeways to the Kurikadduwan jetty and back, with the ferry tickets and a local guide on Delft. All are in the operator's price, so no car of ours is charged.
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Jaffna
- Every activity listed under tickets and fees
Not included
- Lunch (bring a packed lunch and water; Delft has very little)
- Tips, at your discretion
- Drinks, snacks and personal spending
Tickets and fees
Jaffna islands day: Nainativu and Delft
$260
USD 130 per person from a marketplace listing (others USD 100 to 133); we will confirm the ferry timetable the week before.
Source
- Viator, Delft and Nagadeepa islands private day trip from Jaffna, checked 7 Nov 2026
Amounts are for two adults. Entrance fees for Sri Lankan residents differ. Message us and we price them for you.
Entrance fees last checked 7 November 2026. Activity prices last checked 7 November 2026. Rupee fees converted at LKR 332.5 to USD 1 (XE mid-market rate, 6 Nov 2026).
Good to know
- Ferry times change; we confirm the timetable the week before and may swap the order of the islands.
- Rough crossings and cancellations are more likely from October to December.
- Do not feed or approach the Delft ponies.
Good months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September.
Harder months: October, November, December.
Read more
- Sri Lanka entrance fees 2026: Sigiriya and parks
Sigiriya is USD 35, Polonnaruwa and Anuradhapura USD 30, the Temple of the Tooth LKR 3,000; a park ticket for two is USD 71.86. Checked 7 November 2026.
- Best time to visit Sri Lanka: month by month
January to March is driest on the west and south coasts, in the hills and the Cultural Triangle; May to September suits the east. Checked 7 Nov 2026.
Where the figures come from
- Viator, Delft and Nagadeepa islands private day trip from Jaffna, checked 7 Nov 2026
- Majeste rate card, checked 7 Nov 2026