Everything was done to perfection. We were picked up at the cruise port on time by Kapila Withanage who looked after all our needs. Visit to the tea plantation was very interesting and after our visit Kapila took us to interesting places on the journey back. Nothing was to much bother for him. I would recommend this trip especially if your host is KW.
To be clear, the driver was a careful driver, friendly, thoughtful and knowledgeable, however the tour was not as described. It took some time to get to the tea factory that we were expected to pay extra for (just arrived on a cruise in a country with closed currency, so why this was not added to the tour price is a surprise to me). We decided to pass as we wanted to see the plantation, which was just one field with 2 lady pickers. That was it. Our driver took us to a nice tea villa to have a pot of tea (which I could use my credit card). The trip should be described differently to avoid disappointment. Again, no reflection on the driver, but the tour was underwhelming. To end on a positive we saw some lovely country-side.
An outstanding trip, we were really looked after by our guide and had a wonderful day. We would like to have tasted the tea but it didn’t affect our enjoyment of the tour.
Our guide was terrific. He wanted to share as much about his country as he could. Tea, orange coconuts, ginger beer and a fruit that I can’t remember the name of. Great tour. Was to be about 4 hours and became just over 5! Very interesting.
This tour was provided by Kamvelta tours and what an outstanding day we had. It started with their excellent organisation from the port to our excellent driver customising our tour to suit our personal requirements. Our driver was so friendly and went out of his way to make us appreciate his beautiful city of Columbo. It was an hour or do drive to the tea plantation but we enjoyed that as we got to see the sights and sounds and people of Sri Lanka. We enjoyed the tea plantation and found the tour very interesting. And yes I bought some to take home. Very good day and a great tour company to deal with. Thankyou