Wildlife Tours

Elephant in Sri Lanka

The tour was very well planned. Driving was kept to minimum using the mid-morning / middy hours when the light is poor for photography.

Our emphasis was on photographing birds, we managed to photograph 120 species to a high quality standard.

Our guide Upali was excellent choice, a very knowledgeable guide and a bird call, song and identification expert.

Upali is also a most careful and considerate motorist.

A special Day at Yala gave us two sights of leopard and two of sloth bear with many photographs.

We have been delighted with the tour and highly recommend it.

It is also very good value.

Ian Townson

Good response to initial email query. Would be a good idea to enquire with clients how much they are a birding enthusiast compared with someone interested in birds/nature.

Hotels OK – But Kitulgala rest house not very good. (Toilet not flushing, no hot water).

Guide very friendly and knowledgeable about everything regarding birds. Vehicle provided was comfortable but could do with cleaning.

Mei Ling and group from Malyasia 2016

A detailed trip report from the tour is here: http://www.srilankabirdingtripreports.com/Mei-Ling-Trip-Report

Dear Mr Jith,

I have been very busy since coming back from Sri Lanka so I didn't write earlier.

I would like to say that all of us are thoroughly satisfied with our tour.

Your guides Mr.Upali and Mr.Heti worked very passionately and very hard to ensure we saw as many birds as possible. Mr.Upali was also a very careful driver.

James and Brenda Woolfenden with Nandana-in Sri Lanka birding tour

Guide diver – Very competent and knowledgeable guide. Friendly and extremely helpful and good fun.

Accommodation – Overall accommodation clean and friendly staff. We particularly appreciated when accommodation room included a fridge, hot drink making facilities and a safe.

The standard of decoration, locks and fittings and quality and condition of showering arrangements varied significantly.

Itinerary - We set ourselves a busy itinerary with a rest period at the resort  at the end of tour. This proved to be a good arrangement. In future we might consider a mid-tour rest break as well as one at the end of a tour.

1-Main Photo - Bob Buckler tour 2016 with guide Thilina 

1-Bob Buckler tour 2016 with guide Thilina 

1-Bob Buckler tour 2016 with guide Thilina 

1-Bob Buckler tour 2016 with guide Thilina 

Thanks for a fantastic two weeks in Sri Lanka and for your help and hospitality!!

My son and I participated in a 2 week long both birding and cultural excursion through Sri Lanka.

The planning process went on in a smooth and flexible way where the schedule was adjusted to our specific needs and we preferences.

As tour guide and chauffeur, UPALI did a magnificent gob ensuring that every detail was considered and taking care of – local guides were ready and at place when needed, and the hotels and restaurants for lunch were always first class situated in beautiful environments. Besides the perfect planning Upali showed up to be a very competent ornithologist able to identify find and distinguish between a lot of specific species. We were indeed very satisfied. 

Good Communication about the details of the tour, excellent service

中国观鸟摄影团01-2015

Dinner at Sinharaja Rockview Motel - Nirosha, Dinitha, Yayoi, Jith, German and Saman

We couldn't thank you enough for the wonderful trip you organized in your beautiful country. Everything was absolutely great about the organization, vehicle, hotel choices, food and guide. Above expectations!

You answered my e-mails straight away with clean and complete information. You also were very good at making some changes to tailor made our tour, so it fitted exactly within our time availability and interests.

Turen, der blev gennemført i samarbejde med fugle- og naturguider fra det lokale firma WalkWithJith, blev en ubetinget succes. Ejeren af firmaet Jith blev sekunderet af den ligeledes rutinerede guide Upali, så vi var godt dækket ind. De to guider, ofte hjulpet af andre lokale guider, gjorde et stort arbejde, og det lykkedes da også for dem at vise os samtlige 33 endemiske fuglearter, som findes på øen.

- from the trip report sent by John Speich, the tour leader of DOF (Dansk Ornitologisk Forening; in English, Danish Ornithological Society)

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