United Kingdom

Andy and Emily
UK

Feedback: Culture tour 16th April – 29th April

29/10/2012

Hotel Name:
Comments

Mount Lavinia Hotel, Colombo
Great room, view, food and service. A good first experience in Sri Lanka

Palm Garden Village Hotel, Anuradhapura
Beautiful eco hotel in a great setting and location free Wi-Fi also helped. One of our favourite hotels.

Sigiriya Village Hotel, Sigiriya
Nice room. No internet. Good location near the rock. Food good.

Suisse Hotel, Kandy

Beautiful hotel (though a little echo-y) next to the lake in Kandy. Food & service good

The Grand Hotel, Nuwra Eliya
Really nice room in lonely hotel. We enjoyed a few nights of cooler weather!

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13 August 2013

Dear Jith,

We are back at the Tamarind Tree on our way home. I have insisted Erica come back home with me. She caught something in India and has been really unwell. I am not happy to leave her here. She needs to be properly diagnosed and treated. She is terribly disappointed as she really wanted to stay on but can see the wisdom in my words. 

John and Dorothy Casey

DearJith, 

Below is some feedback. Let me know if you require something different. Thanks Again for organising our trip. Hope to see you a the Bird Fair in 2014. A couple of  pics also attached. Hope you can see them, but I 'm sure you already have much better ones. 
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Janet Dewes & Paul Seligman
Wales, UK

Click here to read Paul Seligman's travell report

10th – 25th January, 2005

Jith has given us a marvelous holiday. We have seen large numbers of splendid birds in marvelous surroundings, been informed about flowers and animals, and have been made to feel welcome members of the Sri Lankan family, rather than tourists. Many thanks to him and Samanth for such a wonderful introduction to the country and its customs.

Geoff Binks and Liz Young
British nationals living in Spain.

November 05, 2006

Reading through this guest book, we realized that every one has said already what we feel about our tonight with Jith & Saman. We have had a throughly enjoyable and informative time with them both, as well as a few laughs! The whole trip has been truly emorable - the birds, the lovely people, the food and the country as a whole. We won't forget and we will return.

Thank you Jith for every thing - so glad we stopped at your stand at the bird watching fair at Rutland last August. It was the beginning of a wonderful experience here Sri Lanka.

Jim France & Brian Clasper Durham, England

18 Jan 2007

Dear Jith,

Thank you for an excellent trip. the birds were amazing, the food incredible & all the people we met were so friendly & helpful. We both appreciate your (and Sam's) patience in actually getting on birds which we couldn't initially see!

Your knowledge of the history of Sri Lanka is truly amazing. We both learnt an awful lot in such a short space of time. Please give out sincere thanks to Samanth, He was an incredible driver and we always felt totally safe in his care.

We both have many incredible memories that will always stay with us, and hopefully we will send some fantastic photos!

We really enjoyed your company and hope we were'nt too loud over our ten days.

Many, many thanks!

Lynn & Danny Reynolds, Directors, Exmoor Zoo, N. Devon; Ben Potterton, Norfolk; Colin Scott, Devon; Bruce Walton, Cheshire; Pat Tucker, Devon; John & Shelly Ray, Warwickshire.

17 Feb 2007

Well all I can say is this has been the BEST bird watching (and animal) "holiday" I have been on. The early morning starts were made up with excellent birds or very interesting local culture and history. The time was spent immersing our selves in Sri Lanka. The knowledge of Jith on birds/ animals and plants was outstanding and so was his organization. It was second to none. (Even when the land rover was stuck in the mud) -We laughed -. I would recommend him to everyone. The only way to see the real Sri Lankan and all its wonders.

John Ray, Deputy Director
Twycross Zoo, England.

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Jith,

Sally and David in World's End

Sally and David Smart
Southampton, UK

5 August 2007

Jith,

Thank you so much for showing us Sri Lanks. We arrived without much knowledge of what to expect and we leave feeling like we've really seen the real Sri Lanka. The combinationof culture and bird watching gave us the opportunity to visit some amazing historical sites - the steps a Sigiriya were a real challenge - while also clocking 154 bird species at the 'off' season. We were amazed by the range and colour of the endemic species - both plant and animal. A real highlight was the Royal botanical Gardens in Kandy - who would have thought you had so many useful plants here? But I think the baby elephants still stole the show - at 2 weeks old we could almost fit it in out suitcase! We'a love to keep in touch & Maybe see you at the bird fair.

Steve and Malinda in Walk With Jith tour

See more pictures of their tour here >>

Steve Woolnough and Malinda Brooks
Suffolk, UK

1st  December 2007