Active Sri Lanka

This was a wonderful tour. My sixth trip with Explore and my best. Our excellent tour leader, Cham, was both knowledgeable and went out of his way to be helpful and the Sri Lankan people were invariably friendly, welcoming and polite. Sri Lanka is so diverse it has attractions for everyone from tropical surf beaches to hiking in the mountains, rainforest and tea plantation hill country, visiting the temples and stupas of ancient cities to safari trips in the national parks, plus a high standard of hotels and some wonderful cuisine. My one gripe was although we stayed in some luxury hotels with swimming pools and great views, the itinerary was so full on that we often had very little time to enjoy the hotel. But I realise, you can't have it both ways!

Another fantastic Explore holiday. The main features for us were a very diverse itinerary including wildlife, on-water activities, walking, culture and the delightful Sri Lankan cuisine. Our leader Sujth was truly amazing in showing us around this beautiful and interesting country.

Active Sri Lanka included a really interesting mix of activities. I particularly enjoyed being out in the beautiful countryside, meeting rural people and seeing lots of lovely birds. Overall the people and staff were very helpful, friendly and really proud of their country. Sujith and his team were a well oiled machine. Everything ran like clockwork, and I felt confident of all the arrangements. We were taken care of extremely well and I would really recommend this trip with Su.

We had an excellent leader in Sujth and a great group overall. The itinerary was full-on although we had enough time to relax and fully appreciate the very varied activities. This included a couple of opportunities to add some small additional inputs related to the specific interests of some of the group. For example, Sujth has an extensive knowledge of the Sri Lankan birds which was put to great use throughout the holiday.

As it says on the tin, this is an active tour. Loads of action packed into it and you're left feeling you have experienced much of what Sri Lanka has to offer in a safely controlled way with an excellent guide. You need to be fit to enjoy it and, if you are, I highly recommend.

The Active Sri Lanka trip was brilliant. We saw so many different things, wildlife, beautiful temples and tropical villages and did lots of activities, kayaking, whitewater rafting, cycling and hiking. Sri Lanka is a fascinating country with lovely people and delicious food. This trip has it all.

A very full on trip with a busy itinerary. Very enjoyable, I would potentially tweak the agenda (and will feed that back). Most of the hotels were good but not luxury. Our guide was great and very knowledgeable. Highlights for me were Cycling the coast, Lion Rock, white water rafting, paddle boarding and our sunset boat trip. Fab holiday with great people. Sri Lanka is a beautiful country with lovely people.

It is not often after a two week holiday, I am not ready to leave and get home. I went by myself and I could have repeated the holiday easily. George our guide was incredible, full of charm, humour & wit he was totally unflappable and his knowledge of his country was encyclopaedic encompassing politics, economics, flora, fauna, religion and animals. He worked tirelessly to ensure we all made the most of our time. Sri Lanka is an amazing country and the fun, laughter and camaraderie we all experienced will live with me for a long time.