5 independent reviews for Sri Lanka tour & beach holiday
Reviews for Sri Lanka tour & beach holiday
Jackie Fish review 11 Apr 2025
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Sigiriya Rock, Kandy Botanic Gardens, Horton Plains walk to Bakers Falls & Worlds End, Ella Rock. All our accommodation was individual and quirky and way off the beaten track which was great. Chauffeur / guide invaluable we learnt and saw so much.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Our itinerary was full on, so maybe think about pace with heat / humidity. 4 nights in Marissa welcome.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Absolutely.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Helen Neeves review 13 Mar 2023
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
All of it, but the scenery. Lovely accomodation2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Lots of tips depending of ages of children, interests etc....3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
very goodLucy Hadfield review 27 Feb 2018
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
All the parts of the holiday were good2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Remember you cannot travel quickly on the roads3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
In some aspects, yes4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
ExcellentSusie Barrett review 24 Nov 2016
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
This was a trip organised by our tour operator where I had asked for a mix of beach and wildlife, where visited five different locations in Sri Lanka - and they were all different! We had our own driver to take us to our next destination and he was great - knowledgeable and full of fun. It was all exciting really from the beautiful beachside hotels to the wildlife parks. At Palagama beach the food was amazing especially when I was shown their own vegetable garden and we picked fresh vegetables that were cooked as individual curries for my dinner that evening. The people just wanted to please. In the wildlife parks we saw two leopards, a sloth bear and elephants including a baby so close you could have touched them. The wildlife there is fabulous even outside the parks especially the birds with peacocks turning up unexpectedly. I took up the option of a yoga session at Unawatana - it was just bliss the teacher was so calm and the location magical. The tree house at Willpattu where I wished I had taken a sound recorder to take home memories of being in jungle they were so special. The total relaxation I felt at our hotel in Mirissa at the end of our stay was perfect.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
I asked Rosy at Responsible Travel to recommend a tour operator for this trip and that was the start of my successful trip. Do liaise with the tour operator to tweak your trip - they do know the country and the locations especially on distances to travel between locations. There is so much to see in Sri Lanka your trip can be tailor made.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
From hotels growing their own vegetables and supplying local traders to hotels that trained young people from the local area and recycled water used in showers to water their gardens you can see how people are trying to use their resources to the maximum.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Brilliant. We learnt so much about the country by travelling this way. I felt as if I had been away for at least a month - I had seen and done so much in that two weeks.Melanie Michel review 15 Jan 2016
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
The people , the food, the scenery and the culture2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Don't worry about travelling third class on the trains, you experience the real Sri Lanka.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
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