Last Minute Sri Lanka Tours and May

Fabulous trip and tour leader was helpful and gave us info about history. I'd have liked more about current governance society etc. On travelling he needs to point out more landmarks . He was kind and friendly but unlike other explore trips did not guide us to local restaurants so everyone tended to have the same hotel buffet

A very full and well planned trip - hectic schedule but as expected . Glad I tagged on 3 extra days on own to relax on beach . Loved The Koggala Beach hotel setting

Our tour leader for Sri Lanka Viraj was amazing . Gave so much of himself to make the trip the most positive experience for the group. His care and attention to details was outstanding. He took us to many extra place en route which was so interesting. Thank you so much Viraj. The tour was fantastic a real whirlwind seeing Sri Lanka in a week. The Maldives on the Dhoni boat was a real experience. The boat is basic but clean and everything you need. The food was delicious… so much beautifully prepared food … great flavours produced from a galley kitchen I would thoroughly recommend this holiday for those who want a fast paced .. see everything holiday and enjoys the snorkling experience. Our guide on the boat was excellent too. They took so much care of me as a first time snorkeller !

We had the most excellent tour guide for our trip in Sri lanka. Viraj could not have been more helpful, attentive and knowledgeable about every aspect of life, politics, food, religion, family etc. He was also charming, amusing and kind. He included extra stops to enhance the immersion into the Sri Lankan way of life, always consulting our opinions as to if we wanted to stop or not. It was a very full on tour but made smooth and achievable by his attention to details every step of the way. So pleased he took on all the tipping, even the washrooms. The trip in the Maldives was splendid, we didn't need as much attention from the leader as we were on the boat, but the whole crew were fabulous. The leader took sooo many underwater photos, 50-60 a dive making the snorkling experience even more memorable.

The trip was well planned and the tour lead Viraj was excellent. We saw a huge amount of Sri Lanka with lots of additional detail from a local perspective. Full on as per the trip notes! Lots of early starts which made the best of our time. The holiday was wonderful. To provide constructive feedback, The hotel in Anuradhadura was called Lakeside, but the lake was not in view, only accessible via a garden, locked gate, over a road etc, the paths to the rooms were not lit and were of various gradients and steps, I'm afraid an accident waiting to happen. No hot water, inadequate A/C and security lights left on all night outside our room meant little sleep. I understood that negative feedback on this hotel had already been offered to Explore, it really was disappointing. An incidental finding was the change in hotel on arrival, an 'upgrade' we were told, in Negombo We decided to stay on in Sri Lanka and had booked the original pre upgrade hotel on our last night and found the Earl's Regent superior to the Jet Wing, in rooms, facilities and beach side location, and staff attentiveness. The time in Kandy was too short.. we arrived late afternoon, virtually at dusk and so trying to see the temple was a flying visit. It could have done with more time. The trip from Kandy to the coast road Near Columbo to get to Galle was hard work, very slow and little to see. We later went on a similar route from Nuwara Eliya to the same location via Kigulgala, which was stunningly scenic with tea plantations and wide ranging views, would recommend a change in future trips? Opportunity here for a tea plantation safari which we loved. Overall an excellent trip lots of happy memories and experiences. Thank you

Incredible trip - fast paced & packs in all the sights you could possibly want to see in Sri Lanka, even leaving time for some down time on the beach. This is an adventurous one - constantly on the go and outdoors a lot. 10/10 - and the number of elephants seen was the highlight!