Dilhan Suraweera

We arranged this city tour via email after stumbling across a good review online. We were only in Sri Lanka for one day, visiting off a cruise ship. We didn't have big expectations for Colombo, and just wanted to take a peek. Dilhan's price was quite good, so we decided to give it a go. We arranged to meet him at the roundabout just outside the main port gate. Due to a bottleneck with our Visa sorting onboard, we were about 45 minutes late leaving the ship. But he was patiently waiting for us with a beaming smile, our names on a sign, holding a large umbrella and two cold bottles of water. He actually didn't seem to mind we were an hour late! We had a fantastic day. We went for coffee and tea. He bought us some local sweet mango biscuits that were really lovely. We visited a Hindu temple, then Independence Square, then a large Buddhist temple, starts with a G, saw an elephant ... in the city ... and many other places that were fascinating, but I can't remember. We stopped at a couple of different shopping areas at my wife's request and had a late lunch at Galle Face Green. Dilhan was the perfect guide for us. He was very helpful and friendly and we felt very safe with him. Most importantly, he made sure we had access to the finest WC facilities in Colombo throughout the day! We would definitely recommend Dilhan's Colombo City day tour for travelers of all ages. It was fantastic. We hope to return some day and stay much longer. Sri Lanka was an unexpected surprise for us.  TWO THUMBS UP