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Blackson Tours
86 reviews
#1 of 315 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
"He is kind, funny, and very knowledgeable about
plants
, wildlife, and Sri Lanka information."
"Blacky has been doing this driver job since 20 years so no surprise he knows everything and everyone related to such trips - he used to stop on the road to show us animals,
plants
and birds we would have never dis..."
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Come Visit Sri Lanka
155 reviews
#2 of 315 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
"While preparing our trip, we had many requests - visits to national parks, hiking,
botanical gardens
, beaches, historical places .... Andrew was able to prepare for us very customized itineary - included everythin..."
"Communication was always very sharp!! We did a 10 days Tour that included beautiful nature, temples, hiking,
safari
and brilliantly closed with some days at the beautiful beach in Mirissa!"
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Colour Lanka Tours
109 reviews
#3 of 315 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
"Nadee messaged us via WhatsApp to finalise our itinerary and even suggested some hotels throughout our trip (I’m glad they didn’t organise our
accommodation
so we could customise the trip to our liking, but just s..."
"For instance we visited the Udawalawa National Park and we had a fantastic experience thanks to their local contacts and knowledge of optimal timings for a
safari
."
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Sri Lanka Travele
176 reviews
#4 of 315 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
"He was flexible when we wanted to change our schedule and helped us with the logistics of visiting various sites, taking a train ride to Ella, going on an elephant
safari
at Udawalawe Park, and booking a whale wat..."
"We just completed a wonderful 21
day tour
of Sri Lanka with Suresh as our driver and guide for 15 of those days."
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US Tours
86 reviews
#5 of 315 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
"He is an excellent driver and guide - with lots of interesting information on Sri Lanka and great suggestions for stop along the way (including Sigiriya and
Kaudulla National Park
to see the elephants)."
"One of my favourite parts of the day was learning a little more about the Sri Lankan history and
culture
, we were so lucky to have such a wonderful tour guide for the day - highly recommend!"
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TAXI KANDY AGS Tours Sri Lanka
467 reviews
#6 of 315 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
"He took us across central Sri Lanka on a whirlwind 4
day trip
, shared personal stories with us, and was always flexible with times and itineraries when we wanted to try something different."
"We had a fantastic driver for our trip from kandy to the Milenium elephant sanctuary and
botanical gardens
."
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Aaliya Tours
294 reviews
#7 of 315 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
"An
amazing trip
to the beautiful island country Sri Lanka..Made comfortable with the able guidance of Mr.Zamik n his efficient team of laxman, Ilham Rameez n driver Dhanusha from Aaliya Tours."
"Aaliya Tours arranged a fantastic two
day tour
from Kandy for me (as a solo traveller) that included the cave temple in Dambulla, climbing Sigiriya, cycling through Polonnawura, a safari in the national park to se..."
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Private Tour Driver Sri Lanka
106 reviews
#8 of 315 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
"Taka took us on a city tour of Kandy visiting a number of sites including big Buddah, temple of the sacred tooth, a lesser visited Buddhist temple, tea plantation and
spice garden
."
"Recommend to anyone coming to Kandy! Takka met us at our hotel at 11am and brought us on a tour of Kandy with lots of options with things to do we decided to go see a tea factory, the
botanical gardens
, the lake,..."
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Visit Our Lanka Tours.
113 reviews
#9 of 315 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
"He took us in his nice clean car, which was very comfortable, recommended us the best hotels, and places keeping our
interests
in mind, took us to the best restaurants as per our preferences."
"Our 8
day tour
in Sri Lanka was arranged by Mr. Upali Herath."
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Nipuna Knuckles Trekking
92 reviews
#10 of 315 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
"... out on a spectacular experience The places I stayed were awesome and just perfect for and end of
day trek
, the food was plentiful and delicious so Thankyou to the chefs Well organised trek and well worth the m..."
"He is incredibly knowledgeable about the
flora and fauna
of the area, and knows his way around enough to customize the hike as needed (due to weather, scenery preferences, energy levels, etc.)."
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Michelle Tours
265 reviews
#11 of 315 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
"The drivers were very personable and drove safely, the chosen
accommodation
was good, the vehicles spotless and almost new, and the recommended itinerary made for a wonderful two week family holiday."
"I contacted Michelle Tours based on Trip Advisor reviews, considering we only contacted them 3 weeks before they organised us a fabulous 2 week tour and were really accommodating to meet all of our
requirements
an..."
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Kandy Green Tours
81 reviews
#12 of 315 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
"We took a 10 km+ easy walk through rice terraces, forested hills and tea plantations, had a dip in the
waterfall
pool and learned a lot about the local plants, history and culture."
"Knuckles 2
day trek
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Daphne Tour Operators Sri Lanka
133 reviews
#13 of 315 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
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Kandyan Royal Taxi
77 reviews
#14 of 315 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
"I had a
day trip
from kandy to pinnawala to colombo and then airport drop off with Mr Paul and everything went very smooth, he speaks very good which made everything clear and understandable and in a polite way..T..."
"Elephants, waterfalls, temples,
spice garden
, king coconuts you are in safe hands if you are travelling with Isuru."
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Jagath Tours - Day Tour
112 reviews
#15 of 315 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
"And his driving was very adapted to our standard (compared to other local drives, where we were scared to the bones;)
Wonderful trip
with unforgettable memories."
"When my son and daughter-in-law were visiting Sri Lanka in January Jagath was already booked but he took the time to arrange another driver and helped plan their trip to maximise their time in this
beautiful country
."
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Ciao Sri Lanka tours
104 reviews
#16 of 315 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
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Lanka Excursions Holidays
68 reviews
#17 of 315 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
"His knowledge of culture and
local history
interjecting useful and fascinating information whilst always being discrete and respectful of our space was masterly to the level of diplomatic."
"An esky with important water was available each day Nuwan has great knowledge of his countries history and shared this with us We spent 2 nights at his mother’s guest house and she gave us a
cooking lesson
and it..."
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Kapila Driving Tours
60 reviews
#18 of 315 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
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SkyHaven Tours
55 reviews
#19 of 315 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
"... Tour Organizer Lahiru from SkyHaven Tours.he was so knowledgeable about the country and gave us tons of wonderful and creative ideas and suggestions to plan a customized itinerary that reflected our
interests
."
"... itinerary was customized ,our driver/guide dushan was extremely friendly, accommodating, funny and incredibly knowledgeable about Sri Lanka, we learn so much about natural and
culture
history of sri lanka !"
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Sri Lanka Lifestyle Tours
52 reviews
#20 of 315 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
"We appreciated to have an extremely knowledgeable guide (you can ask him everything and he will happily explain any
culture
differences) as we travelled through the country."
"Sam helped us have a
great trip
and was always going out of his way to make sure we were happy."
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Mount Lanka Tours
51 reviews
#21 of 315 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
"My wife and I spent about a week driving around Sri Lanka exploring elephants sanctuaries near Kegalle, tea plantations and waterfall in Nuwara Elliya, lively town of Ella, elephant
safari
at Udawalawe national pa..."
"Harsha and Madu went out of their way to tailor a trip to suit our
requirements
and were extremely helpful on making recommendations in each area we visited and helping with bookings etc."
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Aruna Tours Kandy
42 reviews
#22 of 315 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
"We went visiting the temples around Kandy, visiting botanical garden, he brought us to the mountains for a short
hiking
(3h) and he picked us up on the other side to take us home."
"Aruna took us
hiking
for the day in the Knuckles Ranges, a two hour drive from Kandy by tuk tuk past beautiful tea plantations, he’s a safe driver."
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Kandy Waterfalls Hunters
45 reviews
#23 of 315 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
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Sri Lanka Hill Country Tours
50 reviews
#24 of 315 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
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Travel With Tissa
41 reviews
#25 of 315 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
"DRIVING: 10/10 HUMOR: 10/10 KNOWLEDGE: 10/10
CULTURE
: 10/10 RECOMMENDATIONS: 10/10 ORGANISATION: 10/10 FUN: 10/10 We can recommend Tissa to everyone who wants to enjoy Sri Lanka."
"Along the way he stopped for us to visit a spice and
herbal garden
, a tea stop with beautiful views, strawberry field and the Damro tea factory."
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See Sri Lanka Tours
64 reviews
#26 of 315 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
"His English is excellent, he is punctual, dependable, informative, always answering our many questions and has a great knowledge of his country, we learnt so much about the
culture
and religion of this country."
"This was very helpful for planning the trip as he gave us all his local knowledge, and helped us booking things like the train journey, and
Safari
, (which isn’t straight forward on the Sri Lanka government site)."
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Mega Tour & Tourism
38 reviews
#27 of 315 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
""Kandy to sigiriy
day trip
" We booked day tour to dambulla sigriya, chandu our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable, he explained everything in details about the places we were going to visit."
"I can definitely recommend to do a trip with Chandu as driver, you’ll have fun and will learn a lot about the country and
culture
!"
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ABS TOURS SRI LANKA
32 reviews
#28 of 316 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
"First time visiting Sri Lanka is in Kennedy 4 nights and thanks to Aish we made
an amazing trip
and took us to beautiful and highly recommended places, highly recommend ❤️"
"For us (a family of six, with kids aged 8-10-11-13) it was important to combine a varieties of visits so that each member of the family could enjoy: historical sites, temples, walks in the
nature
, safaris in the j..."
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Sri Lanka Trekking
86 reviews
#29 of 315 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
"The
scenery
was beautiful, the hiking was challenging at times and leisurely at others, we got to swim in a natural waterfall, and we enjoyed the vegetarian rice for lunch."
"Both the sky and base camp cooks made such delicious breakfasts and dinners and when there was a mix up with our packed lunch on day 1, Manijal bought corn from a
local family
for us to eat."
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Sanjaya Tours sri lanka
30 reviews
#30 of 316 Outdoor Activities in Kandy
"He gave us interesting tips and facts about local places,
culture
and people and he even invited us to have lunch with his lovely family."
"What can i say.. Me and my wife are already in love with Srilanka ❤️🇱🇰, amazing places and
culture
."
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Blackson Tours
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Travelasia Vacations
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Blackson Tours
Sri Lanka Travele
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Private Tour Driver Sri Lanka
Michelle Tours
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