点评:We did a very intense 5 days trip together. I prepared the itinerary and Nishantha just proposed one minor change. Since I always know exactly what I want to visit I appreciate when a tour agency doesn’t try to change my plans or tries to prove it’s undoable. Nishantha had the proper attitude.
He is a punctual, good driver and knows literally everyone in the country letting us into the places that aren’t necessarily open to public. Quite skilled in skipping the queues too :)
Above it he is a likeable person. Loves to share his knowledge, especially in the field of biology. He’s an expert in ornithology and knows how to spot an endemic creature:)
He brought us to tourist oriented restaurants for lunch and although it wasn’t Sri Lankan pricing the food was good and within a budget European traveller limit. We did make one exception due to the intense pass and ate at a local place run by village women. Amazing taste!
The only downside was that I need to chose and book all the accommodation myself because the offer from the agent was too pricey. I needed to negotiate the driving cost as well but I guess this may be standard in Sri Lanka. Also I did struggle in communicating before we met because of the language. It was much easier when we spoke in person.
Our itinerary was Anuradhapura, Dambulla, Sigiriya, Polonnaruwa, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Horton Plains, Sinharaja forest and Galle. I would definitely choose him if I am ever back there.
翻译:我们一起进行了一次非常充实的五天旅行。行程是我制定的,Nishantha 只提出了一个小小的改动。因为我总是很清楚自己想去哪里,所以我很欣赏旅行社不会试图改变我的计划,也不会试图证明我的计划行不通。Nishantha 的态度就很好。
他非常守时,驾驶技术也很棒,而且几乎认识斯里兰卡的所有人,带我们去了很多不对外开放的地方。他还很擅长插队 :)
除此之外,他本人也很讨人喜欢。他乐于分享自己的知识,尤其是在生物学领域。他是鸟类学专家,知道如何辨认特有鸟类 :)
他带我们去了一些面向游客的餐厅吃午饭,虽然价格不是斯里兰卡本地的水平,但食物味道不错,而且在欧洲游客的预算范围内。由于行程非常紧凑,我们破例去了一家由当地妇女经营的小餐馆。味道真是太棒了!
唯一的缺点是我需要自己选择和预订所有住宿,因为代理商提供的价格太贵了。我也需要和他协商车费,不过我想这在斯里兰卡可能是常态。另外,由于语言障碍,我们在见面之前沟通起来有些困难。见面后交流就顺畅多了。
我们的行程包括阿努拉德普勒、丹布勒、锡吉里耶、波隆纳鲁沃、康提、努瓦拉埃利亚、霍顿平原、辛哈拉贾森林和加勒。如果我再去斯里兰卡,我肯定还会选择他。