Most Inspirational Moment
Seeing wild elephants with their babies in the Yala National Park.The white water rafting was lots of fun.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Sujan was fantastic. A great person, professional, knowledgeable, well organised and able to pace each day and the tour overall.
Advice for Potential Travellers
The optional activities - elephant riding, white water rafting and small boat trip - are really worth doing. Small gifts such as pencils and pens for children you meet as part of the tour are really well received.Take lots of Deet based insect repellant (didn't get bitten once), especially for the boat trip. Sun cream is important - you can burn easily and we saw several lobsters around the hotel pools. Folding umbrellas are much better than rain jackets. Power points in hotels are of varying types but a universal adapter plus a power board does the trick.There's some very good shopping for casual winter recreation clothes such as gortex jackets, hiking pants, fleecy tops etc in Nurawa Eliya.If you are looking to unwind for a day or two after the trip in Colombo I'd recommend the CASA Colombo Hotel.