A keen birder of over 50 years & wife Anne, a non-birder...
"For me, this was one of the best holidays we have ever had. After the initial deep reluctance & reservations on Anne`s part, having read on the inter-net the horror stories as regards the many potential safety hazzards, she enjoyed the whole experience immensely & I`m sure would not have missed it for the world. The people were lovely & friendly without exception. The flights with Emirates were first class as was the hotel accommodation [with one big exception – Martin`s Lodge!] The food was on the whole good, often really good. The travel company “Walks with Jith” under the umbrella organisation of “Responsible Travel”, could not be faulted. We were well looked after at every step of the way & their initial organisation was first rate without a single glitch. Our driver/guide ...
Keith Pigdon, Nancye Pigdon and Margaret Wilson, from Melbourne, Australia
Three retired adults were met at the airport on arrival in Sri Lanka and driven to our hotel in the wee small hours of the morning by our careful and very pleasant trip driver Manju. A great way to start a visit to a new country! We had been well prepared for the visit through numerous email contacts with Jith and the detailed information he provided on currency, tipping, food, health, clothing etc.
We met our very knowledgeable and friendly guide Upali on the first day and were each presented with a great little package containing an excellent map of Sri Lanka, a pocket bird book and a tally list to keep records of what we were to see. All of these were of great use to us throughout the trip. Nice touch Jith. Our vehicle was a new A/C comfortable van. Given the problems we had had with a poor quality vehicle on a previous trip to Africa we were well pleased with the van.....
