Tour reviews from 2011

Thrish and Andrew at Yala National Park

More information and photos of this tour is in the trip report they wrote is here >>

15th December 2011

Pat & Garry and Monica and John Kirby with Jith in Bundala Wetland

01st to 15th Nov. 2011,

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!

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

Sue n Mick Clark

17th April to 1st May 2011

A wonderful holiday that has been all that was promised and more! Jith has been attentive since the day we contacted him over the internet. He has provided a brilliant service,  a tailor made itinary that has given us a wonderful insight into this fascinating country.

The birding has been wonderful under Jith’s expert guidance and boundless patience!! We have learned so much about the history of the island and experienced such a variety of towns, villages, historical and religious sites. Some highlights: Reclining Stone Buddha; making it to the top of Sigiriya, fire walking dancers; Landover Safari; 35 new birds a day; more Buddha’s in caves; curry for breakfast; monkeys and elephants ----  and more and more.

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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.

中国大陆，香港和台湾的野生动物摄影家

Chinese, Hong Kong and Taiwan Wildlife Photographers - 2012

中国大陆，香港和台湾的野生动物摄影家2012

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Some Photographs from the tour are here:
http://www.birdnet.cn/showtopic-330639-1.aspx

These photographers from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan went on a bird, wildlife and nature photography tour in Sri Lanka with Walk With Jith. Here is their tour comments / tour review:

Dear Jith
Thanks for arranging a mazing trip for Chinese birder, and many EN [endemic] birds. Hope can birding with you again.
Zong MenXiu​

这些摄影师来自中国大陆，香港和台湾，在斯里兰卡与Walk with Jith一同观鸟, 看野生动物以及进行自然摄影。以下是他们对行程的评价和回顾：

亲爱的Jith,

感谢你为中国鸟人们安排如此惊喜的旅程。我们看到了很多特有鸟种。希望能够再次与你一同观鸟。

Alan - Jith - Betty Fowles - Gery - Tina Shirt - Mr Silva

29.01.2011 – 12.02.2011

We’ve had this trip booked for 18 months & it was worth the wait – despite the heavy rain & flooding we experienced in the first week. For my first ever “birding” holiday this was tough but Jith has shown great patience & now I’m “hooked”.

The habitats have been as varied as the accommodations & that variety has enriched the experience. We’re currently in Galle with your final adventure in the morning. Down to Merissa at 05.15 am to go in search of the mighty Blue Whale. Fingers crossed we were lucky as we were in Yala when we saw a leopard with a young cub.