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The trip has been fantastic

13 Apr 2023
Sean with Guide Thilina Kitulgala

Sean with Guide Thilina Kitulgala

 

I am being met at the airport and throughout the trip, the guys have been amazing. Thillie and Indo are both very patient – especially with one non-birder – and have successfully shown us all the endemic birds as well as several mammals such as sloth bears and leopards. 

We cannot recommend Walk With Jith highly enough. 

The trip has been fantastic and there has been an easy travel around the South of the island, with everything organized for us.

Thank you for making some amazing memories!

13 – 28 March 2023

We have chosen this tour operator for the second time

6 Apr 2023
Massimo Pinto and Marino with Guide Dhammika

Massimo Pinto and Marino with Guide Dhammika`

Abbiamo scelto questo tour operator per la seconda volta consecutiva. In generale è stato un buon viaggio che ha accontentato quasi tutte le vostre richieste. Dovendo rifarlo eviterei di visitare Anavilundawa e Talai-Mannar, in quanto offrono poche opportunità gratificanti anche se sono siti eccellenti per il birdwatcher.

Ottimi i parchi di Wilpattu e Kumana, molto (anche se non operati). Nucca è scontato in natura alberghi

Wilpattu Tree House - ottimo cibo / ottima camera.

Agape Hotel - Mannar: Da evitare.

Lavendish Wild Safari / Wasgamuwa: Eccellente!

Bay Vista Hotel / Arugambay: Ottima camera / buon cibo.

Euro Star Hotel / Minuwangoda: Ottima camera / cibo discreto.

Il nostro autista Dammika si è rivelato una ottima guida pronta ad accontentare tutte le richieste, oltre che essere una persona amabile, generosa e affidabile.

Grazie Dammika!!

 

Tour dates: 06th March to 19th March 

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. A satisfying 215 bird species were cited. 13-day tour.

7 Mar 2023
Robert and Caroline Howson (10) Picknik lunch at Lunugamwehera Nationla Park

Robert and Caroline Howson (10) Picknik lunch at Lunugamwehera Nationla Park

Choosing walk with Jith tour turned out to be a most rewarding birding adventure for us in Sri Lanka. From start to finish, our guide, Uddika, pulled out all the stops to introduce us to Sri Lankan culture while setting up a pace that our age and physical limitation could handle.

Because birds were our primary interest as well as photographing as many as possible, it was obvious that Uddika’s experience and expertise in spotting birds was exceptional. He went above and beyond meeting our interests and needs. He connects well with everyone we met along the way.

When drivers with jeeps were needed, the company provided good spotters as drivers as well. They brought additional birding eyes for optimal sightings. Special effort was made to get endemic and shy species like the whistling and scaly thrushes.

215 species of birds and all the endemic ones, including the most difficult ones

26 Feb 2023
Prasanjith (Jith) welcoming Bernat Garrieos and Camos Llovet at arrival in the Katunayake Airport_edited

Prasanjith (Jith) welcoming Bernat Garrieos and Camos Llovet at arrival in the Katunayake Airport_edited

Solo teníamos io días disponibles, y WWJ (Walk With Jith) prepare un viaje concentrado papa ver aves. Gracias a su guía Susantha el viaje ha sido un éxito ornitológico. 215 especies de aves y todos los endémicos, incluidos los mas difíciles.

El país nos ha enamorado, y sus parques de lo mejor del planeta, eran país. Para repetir con esta compañía.

Tour dates: 26th February to 06th March  

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Google translation:

We only had 10 days available, and WWJ (Walk With Jith) prepared a focused birding trip. Thanks to her guide Susantha the trip has been an ornithological success. 215 species of birds and all the endemic ones, including the most difficult ones.

The country has made us fall in love, and its parks, the best on the planet, were country. To repeat with this company.

He focused like a laser on these birds. We saw 236 species in 10 days, including 114 life birds and all 34 endemics.

15 Feb 2023
Joseph Pimentel and Frederick Ramsay with Guide Thilina and Driver Indunil

Joseph Pimentel and Frederick Ramsay with Guide Thilina and Driver Indunil

This is awesome! We would happily bird with hey anytime, and he was worth traveling to Sri Lanka from around the world to bird with. He quickly reviewed our target list, remembered it and focused like a laser on these birds. We saw 236 species in 10 days, including 114 life birds and all 34 endemics.

Indunil is also great. He drove carefully and safely and we always felt secure. He's also good birder and helped us find many birds and then get satisfying views.

Both Thilly and Indunil are also very friendly and we enjoyed spending time with them.

Thanks, two, to Jith for the friendly and efficient correspondence as we set up the trip.
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15th February / 26th February

34 endemics, 114 life birds, a total of 236 bird species in just 10 days!

26 Feb 2023
Joseph Fimentel and Frederick Todt with guide Thilina and Indunil at Sinharaja (8)

Joseph Fimentel and Frederick Todt with guide Thilina and Indunil at Sinharaja (8)

This is awesome! We would happily bird with hm any time and he was worth traveling to Sri Lanka from around the world to bird with. He quickly reviewed our target list, remembered it, and focused like a laser on these birds. We was 236 species in 10 days, including 114 life birds and all 34 endemics. Indunil is also a good birder and helped us find many birds and then get satisfying views. 
Both Thili & Indunil are also very friendly and we enjoyed speding time with them.

Thanks, too to Jith for the friendly and efficient correspondence as we set up the trip.

 

 

We probably weren’t the typical guests. Really enjoyed our short tour

2 Mar 2023
Imogen Smith & Mike Blewilt with

Imogen Smith & Mike Blewilt with Dhammika

Imorgen and I really enjoyed our short tour. We probably weren’t the typical guests you have, as we opted for a short, custom tour, instead of 15 or 21 days.

Nevertheless, we felt that we saw so much!

We was varied wildlife and ****** between Yala NP and up to Sinharaja Forest. Dhammika was an excellent guide, full of knowledge on birds and Sri Lanka’s history. He was also a safe driver and readily adapted our ways  to suit conditions and our needs.

We had a fantastic & memorable trip.

Thank you Dammika, Jith, Chandana!

We say 127 species including 21 endemics in 3 days with some weather interruptions & couldn’t be happier!

Dammika is an incredible guide – we highly recommend him and encourage all birders to use Walk With Jith.

We were looked after at all times

19 Jan 2023
Debbie and Chris Moore

Debbie and Chris Moore

We booked a 10 day birding tour of Sri Lanka with Walk With Jith. We were greeted at the airport by Jith, who introduced us to Thilina, our guide for the group and Indunil our driver. From that point onwards we were looked after at all times by both Thilina and Indunil.

We visited cloud, dry and rain forests seeing and unbelievable amount of birds. Thilina’s knowledge and experience of birds, habitats and other wildlife is second to none.

All the hotels were of good standard with friendly staff and all well located for our bird tour. We would like to say a big than you to Thilina and Indunil for looking after us with great care making our birding tour of Sri Lanka such a memorable experience and one that we will never forget.

Thanks again for everything

Debbie & Chris Moore

England

Gave us an exceptional bird list of over 200 species including all endemics and 6 owls.

4 Jan 2023
Brian and Claire Bone with Prasanjtih (Jith) and Saman on arrivalBrian and Claire Bone with Prasanjtih (Jith) and Saman on arrival

Brian and Claire Bone with Prasanjtih (Jith) and Saman on arrival

Dear Jith, Thank you very much for organizing our second wonderful tour of Sri Lanka. Saman was a great guide and companion and he and his enthusiastic network gave us an exceptional bird list of over 200 species including all endemics and 6 owls. To top it all we had great sightings of leopards! Saman was patient with us and always displayed a good sense of humour. Most accommodation was welcoming and the food delicious with the exception of Amaya Hills, Kandy (which we will explain in a separate email).

Our only disappointment was the included cultural elements that did not happen. The main issue was the Temple of the Tooth as our arrival in Kandy coincided with the first major festival of the year and Kandy was chaotic. Other elements were missed because of timing elements.

Overall, a memorable visit that we will treasure.

Saw all the endemics and more. 10/10

18 Nov 2022
Scott and Glenn Hiklin with guide Saman

Scott and Glenn Hiklin with guide Saman

A wonderful tour! We stayed at lots of great places. We saw all the endemic birds (and many others). Saw lots of other animals, the food was great and the people were very friendly. Our guide, Saman, was very helpful in every way – he found lots of birds and animals, organized breakfasts for when we left hotels early, helped us translate queries to hotel staff, and many more ways too! The recent political unrest and riots have not caused us any issues at all!

Overall, a very good trip (10/10), and if we visit Sri Lanka again in the future, we will definitely be coming back to Walk With Jith.

Thank you very much Jith and Saman!!

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