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joshuafreeman_5 Review submited by Joshuafreeman_5

Excellent Trip

Reviewed January 9, 2017

Thank you for organising our driver Asoka for our trip to Sri Lanka.  He was always on time, a great driver in the crazy traffic and a very nice chap.  We will be recommending you to our friends and family.

Travelled in as a couple

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Sarath Karunarathna's response to the review

January 9, 2017

Dear Sir Thank you very much for spending your precious time on writing a wonderful review after your holiday in Sri Lanka. I am pleased to pay my gratitude on your kind review as this guidance will help another thousands of future travelers to select the best and reliable services in this small is More

land. "May Triple Gem bless you and your family" B regards Sarath Less

vandana Review submited by Vandana

A memorable Sri Lanka holiday!

Reviewed January 8, 2017

Thank you Sarath for organising a fantastic holiday for us! Dumi was the perfect host; always smiling, friendly and available on call; a person we could rely on completely in a foreign country. His best quality was that he was extremely accommodating in our "on the spot" changes in plans during our 8 day tour of Sri Lanka. You had drawn up an excellent itinerary for us; but whenever we decided to take it easy, or go shopping instead of sightseeing, he would wholeheartedly agree and tell us that our holiday was for enjoying the way we wanted it. Dumi was  also very particular about keeping the car clean, and even made sure he drove slowly in the hilly areas to help with the kids' nausea around winding roads. It is not surprisisng that your guiding services are so highly recommended!

It was lovely meeting meeting you and your family along the way.

We look forward to returning to Sri Lanka soon, and enjoying the hospitality shown by you and Dumi. Our best regards to you!

Travelled in as a family

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Sarath Karunarathna's response to the review

January 9, 2017

Dear Madam Thank you very much for spending your precious time on writing a wonderful review after your holiday in Sri Lanka. I am pleased to pay my gratitude on your kind review as this guidance will help another thousands of future travelers to select the best and reliable services in this small More

island. "May Triple Gem bless you and your family" B regards Sarath Less

andrea Review submited by Andrea

Nice trip to Sri Lanka

Reviewed January 4, 2017

I spent 10 days in Sri Lanka on a trip organized by Sarath. Our driver was the nice Upali. My family and I really enjoyed the trip! Upali is a really great driver and person, who took very good care of us and gave us recommendations on our daily tours. Sarath took care of the organization with which I am really happy! The van was very new and comfortable.

Will recommend Sarath and Upali to all our friends and family visiting Sri Lanka, and we would work again with them if returning!! GREAT CHOICE!!

Travelled in as a family

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Sarath Karunarathna's response to the review

January 9, 2017

Dear Madam Thank you very much for spending your precious time on writing a wonderful review after your holiday in Sri Lanka. I am pleased to pay my gratitude on your kind review as this guidance will help another thousands of future travelers to select the best and reliable services in this small More

island. "May Triple Gem bless you and your family" B regards Sarath Less

lester Review submited by Lester

Friendly driver who understands the wishes of his clients

Reviewed January 3, 2017

We found Sarath through the internet and he had very good reviews.

We booked a tour of 6 days and Sarath offered us a good deal.

At first we thought we would be traveling with Sarath, but he had send his colleague Dumi.

We were a bit hassitant because Sarath had not informed us about this, but it turned out Dumi was the best driver we could wish for. He was around our age (35) and speaks proper english. He drove very savely and told us a lot about Sri Lanka and it´s culture. He did not push us to visit any places we didn´t want to visit. 

He made us feel very comfortable and was very service oriented.

So, our advice; book with Sarath and ask for Dumi to drive you, it will be a guaranteed succes.

Travelled in as a couple

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Sarath Karunarathna's response to the review

January 9, 2017

Dear Sir Thank you very much for spending your precious time on writing a wonderful review after your holiday in Sri Lanka. I am pleased to pay my gratitude on your kind review as this guidance will help another thousands of future travelers to select the best and reliable services in this small is More

land. "May Triple Gem bless you and your family" B regards Sarath Less

scott Review submited by Scott

Great week in Sri Lanka!

Reviewed December 17, 2016

We are not ones who normally do package tours but are more independent travellers and don't often take guides even in the most remote of places.  In Sri Lanka, having a driver like Dumi (as he will tell you not DUMMY) made the week effortless despite some marginal weather many of the days.

We were picked up from our Colombo hotel promptly at the allotted time.  There was a little bit of confusion as I didn't get the driver's name in advance, but we quickly sorted that out and were on our way.  The car that was used for our week was very comfortable for longer drives (we had a few days where we spent a fair amount of time in the car).

If you are pondering a self-drive car (which is what I normally do) vs. getting a driver and car, I'd strongly recommend to get the driver in this case.  Having the driver avoided any arguments about directions or getting lost and with a pretty packed itinerary was able to ensure that we got to do everything on our list.  

Dumi suggested things we wouldn't have thought of and got to know the things we liked so surprised us with a few extra temple stops we hadn't anticipated (which is the sign of a great guide).  While we had to get additional guides or go solo in a few places, Dumi always provided a debrief on the way which supplemented what was in the guide books.  He also made sure we had decent meals throughout our journey (including an amazing beachfront lunch on our last day en route back to the airport).

Sarath provided great communication up front - he was easy to work with and even called the driver and spoke to me at the end of our trip to make sure everything was ok.  

We'd definitely recommend using Sarath's services to anyone going to Sri Lanka and would suggest you ask for Dumi for your visit!

Travelled in as a couple

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Sarath Karunarathna's response to the review

January 9, 2017

Dear Sir Thank you very much for spending your precious time on writing a wonderful review after your holiday in Sri Lanka. I am pleased to pay my gratitude on your kind review as this guidance will help another thousands of future travelers to select the best and reliable services in this small is More

land. "May Triple Gem bless you and your family" B regards Sarath Less

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