Cultural & Heritage Tours

James and Tasha
Peterborogh, UK.

November 30, 2006

The holiday was amazing -  I would give it five stars Jith (from Walk With Jith) and his driver Saman were extreamly knowledgable and so kind and friendly that we now consider them friends. Apart form a night from the airport hotel on our arrival late in the evening we stayed in small eco lodges that coocked food grown on their property/estate. I would highly recommend the Eco Lanka Lodge on the Maussawa estate in the hill country where we were treated to Sri Lankan coocking lessons.

We also visted the homes of craftsmen in the Kandy area where we bought our souvenirs directly from the craftsmen, ensuring a better price for them.

Justin and Helen Hutchings
Plymouth, UK.

13 April 2007

Many thanks for making our honeymoon in Sri Lanka such a wonderful experience. From our first arrival to the very end of the trip you have looked after us tremendously with every consideration and considerable attention to detail.
Undoubted highlights were the visit to Sigiriya (conquering Helen's vertigo), our stay in the wonderful villa at Hotel Tree of Life Kandy, the jeep safari at Udawalawe and the visit to the wonderful turtle hatchery.
Best wishes to you and your family!

Adrian & Rosie
West Wickham, Kent
England

16th July 2008

Thank you for organizing a fantastic Honeymoon for us. We enjoyed our week touring Sri Lanka - seeing many sights and soaking up the culture.

Highlights were climbing to the top of Sigiriya, the local Monkeys, safaris at Minneriya and Uda Walawe where we were amazed by 100s of elephants as well as crocodiles, wild boar and birds. We also enjoyed relaxing by the beach for a week after the tour.

Our driver, Jaya, was very knowledgeable and helpful.

Best wishes

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Jon Hobbs, Solicitor
& Karen Hobbs
Eastleigh
UK

6th to 20th September 2009

Prasanjith,

Thank you for your part in organizing such a wonderful honeymoon.

The quality of service that you have provided has been outstanding at every stage from dealing with my initial, rather hesitant, query through responsibletravel.com right up to meeting and greeting me and my new wife from the airport. Throughout the organisation of this trip and our stay the service has been friendly, honest and reassuringly personal. We arrived at Bandaranaike tired and disoriented travellers having spent more than half of our married life to that point on an aircraft and it is thanks to your warm welcome and to your experience and hard work in organising our programme that we were quickly able to find our feet and relax in our new surroundings.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Dodson

17 December 2009

Reflections on our honeymoon

To whom it may concern

We arrived at the airport after a very long and tiring journey, to be met by Jith and Jawardene (Jaya). We were taken to at first hotel, the Dolphin, There we were given a briefing by Jith over dinner. Our room was beautifully prepared with fresh flowers and fruit, and we also had fully working air condition. Our room also overlooked the sea with a balcony.

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5th - 16th April 2011

Alastair and Rebecca Francis 

I don't think that there is a most memorable part of the holiday as it was memorable as a complete package. If pushed i would say that stunning views of the tea plantations and the beautiful terraced smallholdings of the local Sri Lankans on the way to Nuwara Eliya were awe-inspiring and the cave temples in Dambulla were simply stunning. The mini safari in Uduwallawa National Park was great fun and we loved seeing all the elephants at such close hand.

Joanna and Chris Brown
London, UK

21 September - 2nd October 2010

Joanna and Chris Brown

Poly Erricker & Chris Ford

Comments on Hotels

1. Club Hotel Dolphin

• Clean, basic hotel
• Polite staff
• Good facilities
• Good location on beach

2. Palm Garden Village

• Excellent hotel
• Good food
• Staff remembered room number! (at meals)
• Beautiful surroundings and atmosphere
• Feeling of privacy
• Wifi in lobby

3. Sigiriya Village

• Good room
• Pleasant surroundings
• No tea/coffee facilities in room
• Limited facilities

4. Amaya Hills

• Excellent views
• Good food
• Good facilities
• Wifi in lobby
• Thin walls (noisy!)

5. Kani Lanka

Susan & Dale Harney
9/29/2011

Comments on hotels

Ranweli Holiday Village:  Rating 8/10
Room very clean/nice. Bathroom very new/clean. Food was good. Service was great. Exchange rate was high (close to bank rate).

Sigiriya village hotel: Rating 6/10
Room was older, average. Food was good. Bathroom not as nice as other hotels. Service was great.

Amaya Hills (Kandy): Rating 9/10
Beautiful grounds & rooms. Very clean. Amazing pool + view. Food was great.

Club Hotel Dolphin (Waikkal): Rating 10/10
Received a room upgrade. Very accommodating in terms of late checkout. Food was excellent. Service was excellent. Huge pool.
 

Other notes:

11 out of 10 rating!

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27th July 2012

Unawatuna Beach Resort: Clean and comfortable. Very good service and excellent food
The Centauria: We were the only guests staying at the hotel which made it a slightly strange experience. Food service were extremely good
The Grand Hotel: Luxury hotel, fantastic experience with a lively atmosphere. Good food and service. Friendly staff
Topaz Hotel: Adequate in every respect lacking in charm. Good food.
Sigiriya Village Hotel: Our favorite hotel. Extremely comfortable rooms. Lovely atmosphere in an idyllic setting. Great atmosphere and excellent food. Friendly staff  
The Mud House: Fantastic service from extremely friendly staff. We were very well looked after. Good range and amount of activities on offer
Ranweli Holiday Village: Clean and comfortable