My family and I (husband and 2 primary school children) just finished a 6 day tour of Sri Lanka with Dinesh. Firstly we picked Palm Lanka because William was so helpful and responsive to our email queries and arrangements. Being able to swap any hotels or bits of the itinerary was ideal for us and done with no hassle and open pricing (and absolutely no surprises along the way). Thank you William.
Then the tour - from first meeting Dinesh to saying goodbye today, he made our holiday totally seamless. Always knowing the best spot to view a show or elephants, he has friends at every hotel and attraction - which means you get the best rooms, smiles, great service, the best tables, the best safari jeep drivers, the best tour guides etc. It also means with Dinesh's help you can add in visits or re-arrange or choose lunch stops to suit. All done with a smile and laughs. Great air con van, always clean and a full tank plus full choice of u tube to keep the kids very very happy. Nothing was too much trouble. A brilliant tour with the best guide, thank you so much
We recently visited Sri Lanka to visit family and arranged a 3 day trip with Palm Lanka Tours. Myself and my husband both have mobility problems. Our guide Dinesh looked after us really well throughout our 3 day trip making sure we were comfortable taking us to visit lots of places and changing the itinerary if needed to make sure it was not too much for my husband. Dinesh is very friendly, very knowledgeable and was always smiling. He made our trip very enjoyable. Thank you Dinesh and thank you William for all your help when arranging the trip allowing us to change dates at the last minute. Will definitely use your services again and have already recommended you to others wanting to book trips
Me and my friend spent only 8days in Sri Lanka. As we have the driver for the entire time we were able to go to all main sightseeing places, with the best tips for us to enjoy the most. It seems perfect to have a local drive here as he was always informed of the correct timeslots to visit each place. He also help on translation as some of our hotels staff was not fluent in English. Dinesh was committed to show us the best of Sri Lanka and to ensure we had a good experience, trying local food, new fruits and enjoying the sightseeing.
We had only 8 days to explore Sri Lanka and many plans to do. Palm Lanka Tours was the perfect fit to accomplish all our goals.
Dinesh took in consideration our plan and add some valuable tips about local places and alternative plans to enrich the experience. Super kind, friendly and available all the times to help.
As two girls travelling on our own and landing in Colombo at 10pm, we initially had concerns about safety and getting around Sri Lanka. Those concerns were all put to rest after we met Dinesh who was extremely warm, friendly, and made sure we felt safe and comfortable at all times.
Whilst we had a clear idea of the attractions we wanted to visit (too many within a short four days trip!), Dinesh was able to helpfully provide recommendations that not only improved our initial plans but covered even more places along the way than we originally had in mind! In doing so, Dinesh was never pushy and gave us plenty of space to do our own research and make decisions. He gave us the flexibility to make impromptu changes, meeting earlier/later depending on how much more time we wanted to spend at a place.
Palm Lanka was also one of the more responsive and reasonably priced tour companies. Importantly, they could get us Kandy to Ella reserved train tickets in advance.
Overall, we had a wonderful time in Sri Lanka, and Dinesh (and Palm Lanka) definitely contributed to that. Can’t wait to visit again soon!
We really enjoyed a short visit to Sri Lanka. The organization was super, fantastic guide Mr Damika who has a lot of knowledge about Sti Lanka and showed all the wonders. Overall super trip, thoroughly enjoyed it.
Six day fantastic trip to Sri Lanka with a well catered itinerary that included sites-seeing, cultural, dining and wildlife experiences across the country. Dinesh is the tour guy to go. I highly recommend him; his personality and his enthusiastic drive to ensure everyone will have a great time throughout the tour and at the end of it you are assured you leave with some of the kind memorable experiences in Sri Lanka
Amazing service. We had Dinesh with us, such an amazing guy, he took us to the best beaches and local restaurants. We also went on an amazing hike in the jungle. I highly recommend this service. Thank you Dinesh and Palm Lanka tours, we will surely see you again!
The trips were incredibly organized and show all the highlights of the country. There's always something for everyone, and Dinesh makes sure to give you all the options. He is an incredible tour guide and we had the best trip thanks to him. He went above any beyond to make sure that we did everything we hoped for in a short trip. Highly recommend!!
Palm Lanka prepared a short 4 day tour meeting perfectly the requirements I had provided them.
During this tour Dammika looked after me. He is a very professional driver and he has a wealth of knowledge about Sri Lanka and its touristic attractions. His English is perfect and he did not hesitate to get out of his way to accommodate some changes during the tour.
Thank you very much for this amazing trip.
Highly recommend Palm Lanka Tours. From start to finish they have been fantastic. Tweaking our 5 day tour to suit us. We couldn’t have asked for a better tour guide (Dinesh). He was friendly, happy, knowledgeable, a pleasure to b around, and nothing was ever too much trouble. Our transport was perfect, extremely comfortable and perfect for relaxing in whilst on the road. If u plan to visit Sri Lanka, these r the guys to go with
We went on a 6 day tour and packed in a lot of experiences! From the organisation of the booking to dropping off at the airport we were thrilled with the trip and would highly recommend our guide Dinesh. Dinesh was efficient, punctual and enthusiastic for us to have a good time. He even joined us most evenings and his personality fitted well into our group. The days on our package were long, but that is what we were after. If you would like to do things at a slower pace make them aware whilst organising the itinerary. As we were so efficient with time, we actually managed to fit more in than the original itinerary. One point to note is that tipping (albeit small amounts) is common during excursions. All destinations and nature were top quality, my only disappointment was Colombo and I would not recommend spending much time there. The vehicle was large and comfortable with reclining seats to get to rest on the drives. We chose the average package where hotels were 3/4 star and we were very happy with all of them. Thanks Dinesh and team for creating an unforgettable experience
From the beginning william who organized this trip was sooo flexible and helpful, specially that I’ve cancelled and changed the trip several times but he never complained, and gave me the best price with the best service.
Dinesh the driver did his best to make the best experience for me out of these 8 days. He tried to make me happy everyday, added some places on the trip to visit just to let me enjoy my trip, he is alway on time, funny and honest.
Thank you very much for this trip
I would highly recommend this company to everyone.
We were a group of seven visiting Sri Lanka and were recommended the services of this company. We had an amazing time at this amazing place and it would not have been possible without the services of the driver and guide Mr. Dinesh. We connected with him from London and stayed in touch to ensure we had a good robust itinerary. Dinesh was very helpful and knowledgeable and made suggestions that enabled us utilise our time there most efficiently without compromising on the value. The minibus he hired to accommodate us all and our considerable amount of luggage was ideal and very comfortable. He is a lively person so there was never a dull moment and he never shied away from going the extra mile to make our trip the most enjoyable. I would strongly recommend him to my family and friends.
I had an amazing trip with Dinesh, it was a great experience that we will treasure forever. We were 6 family members. We had an opportunity to visit many beautiful places in Sri Lanka. Dinesh has an excellent knowledge about the tourist places in Sri Lanka. Thank you Palm Lanka.
