Colombo Art and Architecture Tours 2024/2025

“You must visit Sri Lanka. My wife and I had a wonderful tour of Sri Lanka. Our guide Selva was excellent - his English was very good, he was extremely knowledgeable about everything we saw, and he communicated extremely well. We visited Negombo, Kassapa, Kandy, Galle and Colombo. The highlight for me was the Sigiriya Rock Fortress tour and jeep safari to Kaudulla National Park where we saw 200 elephants. Despite the terrorist attacks earlier this year and the added security, we feel extremely safe. Don't let that put you off. Unfortunately, tourism has been reduced due to this. I encourage you to visit Sri Lanka. Not only will you see some wonderful sights and be greeted by wonderful locals, but you will help the tourism industry get back on its feet again.”

“Sri Lanka Time Tour via Aitken Spence. We met our driver and guided Sanka in Negombo for a 10 day tour of Sri Lanka. As soon as we met Sanka we knew we had made a very good decision, he was very friendly and welcoming us to continue our tour with the first events, he was prompt and very knowledgeable, and very proud of his country. Driving in Sri Lanka is crazy but Sanka was very experienced and we never felt unsafe. Safety throughout Sri Lanka is a high priority, but we never feel unsafe anywhere and encourage visitors to carry on while the tourism industry suffers. The hotels we stayed in were excellent and the staff were always friendly and very helpful. The tour is very busy with some long days, but we end with a six day break in the Maldives to recover. A truly memorable holiday with lots of laughs and banter with Sanka who made the tour so enjoyable.”

“From the moment Sam picked us up from the airport, nothing was too much trouble for him. if he could make your stay better he would. He offered advice and local knowledge but was never over the top. As a guide he was familiar with and had a real passion for his country. The weather was bad in the south of the country for our first week, so Aitken Spence changed our itinerary so we went northeast first and south the second week, meaning we missed the rain. How many companies would do that? I recommend this company and Sam.”