3 independent reviews for Bird watching tour in Sri Lanka
Reviews for Bird watching tour in Sri Lanka
Ian Draycott review 15 Nov 2025
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Hard to pick one out. A visit to Sinharaja Forest was very special for me but all other sites were very much worth the visit.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Give the operator a clear idea of the balance of activities you want. Eg walking, photography, birding, safari drives, other wildlife etc. They were very flexible with me.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Certainly benefited local people and supported conservation.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Excellent. Exceeded my expectations in many ways. Great locations, great accommodation and food, rich in wildlife and a very efficient, pleasant and interesting guide/driver.Karen Lee-Campbell review 23 Feb 2025
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
It was all memorable and exciting with many bird viewing opportunities. The trips out on boats along the canal and lagoons bird spotting were particularly enjoyable. Turtle egg laying ! Stayed in some great places particularly Aayu Hanthana outside Kandy. We had a pair of Hornbills knocking on our room windows in the morning!!2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Be prepared for a fair bit of driving in between locations. Always have cash for tipping any guides. Keeping funds to tip your driver on the last day.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
By booking and paying for the holiday directly to the local operator based in Sri Lanka, that meant all monies, including accommodation, driver was going more direct to local economy. Guides at each of the National parks. A small part to Turtle Conservation.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Fabulous trip! Main objective of birds greatly achieved, but also enjoying the many other great sites, beach and hospitality too.Wendy English review 5 Feb 2019
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
BBQ under the stars at a tented camp with paths lit by flaming lanterns near Yala NP. Amazing number of birds at Bundala, viewed early morning. Snakes, butterflies, lizards as well as birds at Sinharaja rainforest NP. Staying in an old tea plantation house. Watching fruit bats fly over the lake at Kandy.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Be prepared for very early morning starts. Work out a tipping strategy, and allow funds for tips. They are very flexible, so request any changes to the guide itinerary, and ask their advice.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Most accommodation was Sri Lankan owned, and we stopped and bought produce at stalls by the roadside, so our money certainly went direct to the local economy. Local people seem to have a cultural respect for the environment, and there are initiatives to reduce plastic waste, remove invasive alien plants from national parks etc. - tourist funds can help these goals.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Excellent - well planned & well organised. Great variety of accommodation, abundant wildlife, good guides in the national parks. Quite intense, so we were glad of the few days relaxation we had organised by the coast at the end.Holiday Reviews
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