"Timeless Trails: Unveiling Sri Lanka's Rich History

Customer Reviews

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  Joanne Frances

  · March 22nd, 2024
  Did the 8 day Historical tour in Feb 24. Ended up being a private tour with Hasanka as our Driver/Guide. It exceeded all our expectations! Hasanka did and amazing job to make sure we had a great time and saw the wonderful diverse sights Sri Lanka has to offer. Often going above and beyond to make sure things ran smoothly. Would highly recommend him and @mangovacations.
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  Hi, Thank you so much for taking your valuable time to give us an excellent review about your tour in SriLanka. We really value it and appreciat it.our goal is to offer our clients unforgettable travel expirence with no mistakes. We are more than happy... Show more
  
  Trip date: January 2024
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  Steph

  · March 19th, 2024
  An excellent trip! A week simply wasn’t long enough to explore this amazing island. The trip was very well organised, Gayantha was an excellent driver and the hotels were great. Very much recommend and look forward to coming back to Sri Lanka soon
  

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  Hi, Thank you so much for taking your valuable time to give us an excellent review about your tour in SriLanka. We really value it and appreciat it.our goal is to offer our clients unforgettable travel expirence with no mistakes. We are more than happy... Show more
  
  Trip date: March 2024
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  Julie

  · February 28th, 2024
  Like everyone else, we were upgraded to a private tour (2pax) so enjoyed the flexibility (even though we were looking forward to meet with new people in a group). We had a driver (no separate guide) who agreed with us to adapt a bit the itinerary: for ex it is advisable to do Lions rock in the early morning so instead of doing it on day 2 as per itinerary, we did it on day 3 early morning (and we think this should be the base itinerary from the start). The tour covers most of the must sees of Sri Lanka and it is a great itinerary: you will see a lot! However, I regret not checking on the accommodation with the tour as I assumed they would put us in standard hotel category as per the list of hotels under accommodation on the tour page (which I had checked before booking and was ok with, hence proceeded to book the tour)! To my horror, we were put in much lower standard than those listed. After chasing them for confirmation of the tour and the pre-accommodation, they only confirmed the day before the tour started with a different list of hotels and without giving the hotel in Negombo. If I knew we would not be put in Regal Reseau, I would have booked the pre-accommodation myself as we booked this tour 6 months in advance, but it felt like everything was left to the last minute… Local sim card was not provided either as per the additional services listed. Our driver offered to give us hotspot when we needed it (both of us decided to pay for our own roaming in the end as it was just easier). In Negombo, we were put in the cave by blue bird (which wasn't very clean - sand not cleaned from the room floor, blood stains on the hairdryer) instead of regal reseau, no bicycle was provided. In Sigirya, we were in iwamisou instead of sigiri asna nature (this one was ok, clean, but not 3*). In Kandy, we were in Cassendra hotel which was fine. In Nuwara Eliya, this is the only place where we were very happy with the hotel and it was the one listed Cottage San Francesco. In Ella, we were in Seven Heaven (highly highly not recommended - there were ants crawling everywhere in the room and the bathroom!). After which we decided to check on the remaining hotels they gave in the confirmation and we were pleased to see that in Tissa they had planned to put us in Chaarya. And guess what, the following day when we reached Tissa they put us somewhere else… in Rice of Life, which was an abandoned hotel honestly, we were the only guests and it felt like they opened just for us (when we asked to see other rooms, we found out that they were probably left empty for months and they had just cleaned the one room they proposed to us). At this point we decided to complain to Mango because they really felt short on our expectations!! We were looking forward to Chaarya and the promised BBQ… but were left with a shabby hotel and nothing close to a BBQ. As we complained, they decided to change our hotel in Mirissa and instead of putting us in Wavelength which they had planned to (1* hotel), they finally put us in Randiya Sea View as per the list advertised in Tour Radar. So in short, good itinerary, but make sure you confirm the hotels and you are ok with them before booking the tour. I would also advise to confirm the itinerary with your driver (we wanted to be dressed appropriately for the different activities so it was important to us) and to lookout for your own lunch and dinner places and tell your driver to drive you there if you don't want to be taken to overpriced touristy places (buffet style). Our little gem was in Tissa: Home Food Restaurant on rubberwatte road. Finally take note to budget for the entries that are not included (Sigirya is US$36, Polonnaruwa is $US30 etc..) and the safaris too (US$60 for Eco park and US$100 for Yala park) – do take plenty of cash as many places do not accept credit card! Sri Lanka is beautiful, enjoy your trip!!
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  Mango Vacations commented on this review

  Hi, Thank you so much for taking your valuable time to give us an excellent review about your tour in SriLanka. We really value it and appreciate it. Regarding you concern of Accommodation. You have booked for 3 star hotel package and your pre... Show more
  Trip date: February 2024
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  Ariane

  · February 15th, 2024
  So, the description says you have a knowledgeable guide who speaks good English…that was NOT the case. It would have been better to search the information about all the places we visited in advance… The guide had really nothing to say but a couple of numbers found on Google. That was really disappointing. He was not understanding any of my questions and seemed to be relying on the driver for everything. Now the driver was really reliable. Although quite young very good as safe, and kind and thoughtful. The country is amazing! Everyone is smiling and helpful. The food is amazing. Very spicy though. There are options non spicy but sri lankans looooove the spices. Be sure to ask how much time you have to visit the places where you stop in order to be able to visit everything planned for the day…. Otherwise you will be unpleasantly rushed at some point. But overall I’m happy with the tour.
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  Mango Vacations commented on this review

  Hi, Thank you so much for taking your valuable time to give us an excellent review about your tour in SriLanka. We really value it and appreciat it.our goal is to offer our clients unforgettable travel expirence with no mistakes. We are more than happy... Show more
  
  Trip date: February 2024
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  Sandra

  · January 30th, 2024
  We have just finished our tour of Sri Lanka with Mango vacations with Thilina our guide and Chaandana our driver. Both lovely guys who couldn’t do enough for us on our trip, they were on hand at all times and provided support throughout. We really enjoyed all the wonderful sights and knowledgeable information given. Thilina went above and beyond to get us tickets for the Ella train which was an unforgettable journey. Thilina also changed our tour at the end so that we could accommodate the whale tour in Mirissa. We can’t recommend Mango enough… sound local, caring people for the most amazing holiday. We will never forget it! THANK YOU 😊
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  Mango Vacations commented on this review

  Hi, Thank you so much for taking your valuable time to give us an excellent review about your tour in SriLanka. We really value it and appreciat it.our goal is to offer our clients unforgettable travel expirence with no mistakes. We are more than happy... Show more
  
  Trip date: January 2024
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  Rachel

  · January 21st, 2024
  Lovely Tour packed full with all the highlights of Sri Lanka! My guide Vish was fantastic, very helpful and has so much knowledge about all the places you visit and more. He is also a great photographer. Fantastic hotels as well.
  

  Mango Vacations commented on this review

  Hi, Thank you so much for taking your valuable time to give us an excellent review about your tour in SriLanka. We really value it and appreciat it.our goal is to offer our clients unforgettable travel expirence with no mistakes. We are more than happy... Show more
  Trip date: January 2024
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  Janina

  · January 8th, 2024
  I just finished an 8 day tour with Laake as guide and Amila as driver. I was traveling alone and both were always very friendly, took great care of me, showed me the country and its people and were always flexible and responded to my individual needs. We had a great time together and they made my vacation an unforgettable moment. Many thanks to my singing drivers 😉 And many thanks also to Nadeeka for the great accommodations and the flexible organization!
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  Mango Vacations commented on this review

  Hi, Thank you so much for taking your valuable time to give us an excellent review about your tour in SriLanka. We really value it and appreciat it.our goal is to offer our clients unforgettable travel expirence with no mistakes. We are more than happy... Show more
  Trip date: December 2023
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  Amy Catharine

  · December 12th, 2023
  Name of tour 'explore historical Sri lanka' but wasn't listed on the review site. (free private upgrade) Absolutely incredible trip. Our guide Thili and driver Pavi were the loveliest, kindest people. They definitely made the trip highly enjoyable, easy and lots of fun. We didn't have to worry about anything. If we had questions or problems they were extremely helpful and would always find a solution. They were great fun. We packed soooo much in. We were absolutely exhausted every night, but that's the sign of a brilliant trip. We cant thank them enough! They definitely became friends more than tour guides. It was easy to keep in contact on WhatsApp on the WiFi in the hotels. In they day they always gave instructions for meeting points/times and were always prompt. Pavi was an amazing driver. We felt so safe everywhere we went despite the crazy roads and storms. Thili's English was amazing. He taught us so much about Sri Lanka and we could chat about anything and everything. The hotels were lovely. Some were incredible. We just wish we could have stayed longer. A big big thankyou to Thili and Pavi. The trip wouldn't have been the same without them.
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  Mango Vacations commented on this review

  Hi, Thank you so much for taking your valuable time to give us an excellent review about your tour in SriLanka. We really value it and appreciat it.our goal is to offer our clients unforgettable travel expirence with no mistakes. We are more than happy... Show more
  
  Trip date: December 2023
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  Sonia

  · October 26th, 2023
  Many many thanks to Vishwa. I was travelling alone and he was always very friendly, gentlemen, took care of me, gave me good tips, was flexible. Car always clean. He drove very good and safe. He always told information about Sri Lanka and the places we visited. Vishwa made my holidays so nice and unforgettable.
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  Mango Vacations commented on this review

  Hi, Thank you so much for taking your valuable time to give us an excellent review about your tour in SriLanka. We really value it and appreciat it.our goal is to offer our clients unforgettable travel expirence with no mistakes. We are more than happy... Show more
  
  Trip date: October 2023
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  Gokul

  · October 20th, 2023
  The primary reason I chose Mango against other providers was because of their prompt, clear communication. Kudos to Nadeeka! Next comes the best part, our driver Hasanka. Absolutely professional, safe driving. At the same time, he was very flexible, understanding and made us feel relaxed the entire week. Travelling with a kid is usually stressful, but Hasanka being on our side made it a lot better. Recommended, for sure!!!
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  Trip date: October 2023