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Nancy C

The ultimate Sri Lankan safari experience!

Review of Leopard Trails
5.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed 29 Mar 2017via mobile
Absolutely loved our stay at Leopard Trails. The guides are all awesome! They are so knowledgeable and funny too - we learned a lot and laughed a lot! Hopefully we didn't scare too many leopards away...! The food was next level too. We didn't expect such incredible Sri Lankan food in such a remote spot, but we were really impressed. They also catered to my dietary requirements perfectly, so I could just relax and enjoy every meal without even thinking about my allergies! Everything was taken care of!
Date of stay: March 2017
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Reviewed 26 March 2017

This is our 1st visit Sri Lanka, we was browsing the net to search for places for leopard, surprisingly Yala National Park has one of the best review where leopard is one of the most concentrated population wildlife here. One of the main reason that we choose Leopard Trails, is because the friendly manager called us after we send in a request, within 4 hours!! That already given us a 1st good impression of customer service. After we review their web page and some research on this camp, we decided to give this camp a try, lets compare the experience we had in some other national parks.
Well, is not just met our expectations, the wildlife knowledge of the rangers are very good, and the best is we have learnt number of photography skills from them. The accommodation is awesome, and every dinners are surprise!!
I am sure will be back to Leopard Trails again!!

Date of stay: February 2017
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Reviewed 25 March 2017

This was the highlight of our holiday, camp is beautiful food great and staff exceptional!, thank you Keith! We managed to see a leopard but if we had not there is an abundance of fantastic wild life in the parks. Tents super luxury and a great out door shower, part of the camping experience. We would highly recommend Leopard trails.

Date of stay: February 2017
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Thank Sharon S
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Reviewed 23 March 2017

The over-the-top safari tents! Great personable guides! Good food! Attentive service! Animals! We had a wonderful experience, went on two safaris per day, didn't need to deal with any logistics since it was all inclusive, enjoyed our air-conditioned tent with attached outdoor shower, had great meals visiting with the other guests, slept to the sounds of frogs and chirping insects , found our guide to be extremely knowledgeable in the wildlife and ecology of Sri Lanka- what more can I say?

Date of stay: March 2017
  • Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Reviewed 22 March 2017

My husband and I spent three nights with Leopard Trails and it was just exceptional. The safaris were great. We visit two different blocks 5 and 1. At block 5 we had less jeeps and it was just great. Unfortunately we just saw the movement of a leopard behind the bushes, but we have seen a sloth bear with a cub, wild boars, crocs, monkeys, lots of birds which was just outstanding and I may not forget about the elephants. Bathing and feeding direkt in front of us. And the wild water buffalos diving in the ponds. Just great. Avi our guide was just great and we had so much fun. He answered all our questions and never tired out ;-) He is a very well educated naturalist and has incredibly knowledge who love his job and as we do to take pictures. At the end of each safari we were met at the camp with an cold towel and a refreshing drink. The camp itself is great as well. We loved our tent very much with an outdoor shower and the toilet inside (separated from the bedroom) so you could stay inside during the night. The A/C was nice to have in the evening before we went to bed to cool down the tent. The food was superb as was the service. And every evening it was a different setup always outdoor, with a campfire and laterns, so well done. It was a real expierence to try all kinds of Sri Lankan food just amazing. We highly recomend Leaopard Trails. Be aware we will be back. Thanks a lot for such a great experience.

Room tip: The tents which are a little bit more expansive have a good view out at the pond.
Date of stay: March 2017
  • Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Thank wiltwest
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Reviewed 21 March 2017

The staff at Leopard Trails bent over backwards to look after us and we really appreciated it. They made delicious meals, made sure we were well served with drinks,
and went out of their way to spot wildlife for us. Unfortunately, unlike other reviewers, we went out on four game drives and did not see a single leopard. They tried so hard to find one that we ended up one evening on a 4 1/2 hour safari which was exhausting and frankly, quite boring as we drove round and round in circles and saw nothing. The worst part though was that the driver then felt he had to make up for lost time and drove back to camp at a dizzying and very dangerous pace on dark roads. We were scared.

Do not stay at Leopard Trails if:
- you can't live without wifi because there is none
- you don't like the idea of an open air shower as there are only 2 of 8 tents that have an indoor one
- don't enjoy bumpy, dusty rides that may see interminable if you are not seeing any wildlife - you can't blame LT for the latter but it's a fact of life you have to accept on a safari holiday
-don't like waking up at 4:45 am, again a fact of safari life - LT did this in order to be first at the park gate which apparently is worthwhile if there are leopards to be seen
- you have any mobility issues as the only way to get into the jeeps is via a ladder that is hung over the side - the first rung is about two feet off the ground - once you reach that, the subsequent rungs are not all usable as they foul on the wheel of the jeep
- if you do not enjoy Sri Lankan food as that is all that is available for lunch and dinner. It was fine with us as we enjoy their curries. They also made a lovely campfire dinner for us one night but again, not great if you do not enjoy the local cuisine.

I rated this camp as a 4 because we were OK with most of the issues above. However, I would have liked to know about them in making my decision to book - hope it's helpful to you!

Date of stay: March 2017
  • Trip type: Travelled with friends
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