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This trip offered an exceptional variety of experiences, from climbing Lion Rock and cycling through rural villages to visiting a local smallholding and enjoying white-water rafting—alongside memorable visits to beautiful temples. We met our group and guide on the first evening, and from that moment onward, the experience exceeded expectations.
There were so many highlights that it is difficult to single out just a few. However, sharing an outdoor lunch prepared by a local family and visiting the Udawalawe Elephant Orphanage were particularly special moments. That said, exploring a tea plantation, touring a spice garden, hiking Little Adam’s Peak, and every other activity on the itinerary were equally enjoyable.
Our guide, Prathap, was outstanding—humble, highly organised, genuine, and engaging. He was expertly supported by his assistant, Lucky, and our driver, Charles, whose combined efforts ensured the trip ran seamlessly and was thoroughly enjoyable throughout.
Exodus Travels has curated this itinerary exceptionally well, striking the perfect balance between vibrant city life (albeit wonderfully chaotic), peaceful rural experiences with opportunities for cycling and hiking, and relaxing time along the coast.
We are already looking forward to planning our next adventure.
Probably cycling through the villages and stopping for lunch with a local family but there were a lot of great moments.
Prathap was AMAZING! He made the trip. I cannot over emphasise how good he was. Lucky and Charles were also excellent.
The trip is full on, so make the most of the rest days.
This was our first time with Exodus (our first group trip!) and everything was just so easy – from the initial booking and throughout the whole trip we could relax and enjoy the experience knowing everything was being taken care of.
Climbing Sigiriya (so glad we set off very early!), seeing the elephants in the national park plus at the transit home. We really enjoyed the village walk at Kitulgala, especially getting the 'ferry' over! Husband enjoyed the white water rafting. The optional market and cooking experience was amazing! Such fantastic food that we'd all helped cook. Walking on Horton Plains was fab - wonderful views.
Lucky was the most knowledgeable and organised leader. Every evening we would get a WhatsApp detailing the timings and itinerary for the next day. Everything ran like clockwork! He would point out interesting things to look at from the bus and he taught us lots about Sri Lankan life and customs, using his own family's experiences. He had a good sense of humour! He always made sure we got the most out of every place we visited.
I loved every minute. Exodus trips have such a good balance of things to do, from city sights to whitewater rafting. They cater for everyone and take great care of their clients.
The cycle trip, the wildlife, the whitewater rafting
Sujan Weerakoon was one of the best guides I have come across. He was very knowledgeable, his organisation was spot on and he had a good sense of humour. He ate with us every evening and went out of his way to ensure we could eat as a group if we wanted to.
The trip is a great introduction to Sri Lanka well organised with a packed varied and interesting itinerary. There was a good mix of activities (walking, rafting, cycling) varied transport (buses, boats, bikes, tuk tuk and a train as well as culture (temples, ancient cities, tea & cinnamon farms, markets, botanical gardens and beaches. There was still enough free time to explore on your own or use the pools/swim in the sea.
The hotels were better than we expected, in good locations, most with lovely pools. The exception was Araliya Red in Nuwara Eliya which was a huge cold soulless barn of a place with the worst food and service of the holiday.
So many highlights, Lion’s rock in Sigiriya was just sensational, the elephants on the first safari wandering next to the jeeps, cycling along canals to a local house for an amazing lunch cooked by the family who were so welcoming.
Our guide Mr Bujan was outstanding. He was very informative and passionate, incredibly well organised and went out of his way to ensure we had the best trip possible despite the disruption caused by the cyclone at the end of November. He changed the order of events to allow us to travel on the only section of the rail trip that was running again and made sure we arrived early enough to avoid the rows. Every day he briefed us on what was coming up and made sure we always knew where to be and when and how long a stop/activity would last. He then followed up with a Whatsapp reminder.
Expect some early starts and some long days Take binoculars to see the wildlife. Optional trips must be paid in cash so worth working out how much you might need for this as it does add up. If you want an active extension to the trip instead of the Maldives consider the 8 night Cycle the Coast of Kerela. The flight from Columbo to Kochi takes only 1hour 10 mins
Sujan Weerakoon was such an amazing leader. Sri Lanka and its people is fascinating and beautiful. Each day was packed with activities and visits to places of interest
So many different sights, exotic birds, but mainly the whole group experience led so ably by Sujan
Sujan could not have tried any harder to ensure everyone had the best experience possible.
Very good agenda and guide giving us a real feel for the country. Nice group as well, we all got on well.
Visit to a farm to play Sri Lankan games. Fun and so different. Also the safari in Minneriya with the elephants was fantastic as it was by chance quiet and exciting. Unfortunately, cloudy after climb up Lion's rock - would have been worthwhile going later or waiting a bit longer on the top for the clouds to lift.
Very good guide who was very organised, friendly and made a real effort to explain the country to us. Really great that he brought a map and 'blackboard' for the bus with him.
Balanced itinerary and tour guide was excellent.
Interestingly, the interactions with local people, visiting their homesteads, eating their food and playing their games. Also the elephants' orphanage.
Dhanu was everything you could want from a tour leader - professional, knowledgeable, friendly and flexible (organising transport when we all decided to go to the T20 cricket in Kandy).
Sujee the tour leader was kind, responsive and dedicated to giving us the best experiences. The mixture of local communities and lovely hotels was essential in providing the best experiences.
Everyday brought a new highlight. Just meeting a great bunch of people to travel with and learning about the cultural history and continuing development of Sri Lanka was stunning.
He was an excellent leader. Kind, thoughtful, wise, safety conscious, humorous, respectful and perfect for the job!
The tour leader, Sujan, was excellent.
The visit to the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, the walk on Horton Plains and the game drive in Yala National Park.
Sujan was engaging, helpful, friendly and very hard working. He imparted a real enthusiasm for his country.
Very well organised from initial booking then throughout the tour including departure. A very varied itinerary. Comfortable travel and a very knowledgeable leader with great support from his team.
Dambulla caves, both Safaris, it was hard to identify highlights as it was all so enjoyable. The vast amount of animal and bird life on the island, company of the group and the knowledge and personality of our leader.
Danu was so organised without being rigid. He was friendly and obliging and generous with his time with our group. His knowledge of his country was incredible and he is obviously very proud to be Sri Lankan. His knowledge of the history and especially its bird life was amazing. He imparted this knowledge by telling us stories in instalments and we were always eager to hear the next one. Danu tirelessly answered all our questions and if on the odd occasion he didn't know the answer he would find out for us. Nothing was too much trouble, he worked very hard throughout the trip and was great fun to be with.