Jul 8, 2025
Honeymooners - We met Bandu, a local guide from Sri Lanka, thanks to word of mouth from my parents, who had had a great time with him two years earlier. So, for our honeymoon – which ended with a week in the Maldives – we relied on him, and it was a choice we would make a thousand times over.
I highly recommend this experience because it is an immersive journey into nature, adventure, traditions and authentic flavors of Sri Lanka: bright colors, delicious and special foods, places full of soul. But what made everything even more special was Bandu's attentive and caring presence.
Bandu is an exceptional guide: he speaks very good Italian (having lived in Italy for several years), is loving, respectful, helpful and really takes care of his guests. He cares a lot about his work, which he considers a mission, and you can see how much he cares about appreciating every nuance of his country. He has a human approach, warm and never intrusive: he tries to create an authentic bond with those he accompanies.
A gesture that deeply impressed us was to receive, as a surprise, two personalized mugs with our photos as a souvenir of our honeymoon: a delicate and symbolic thought, which excited us. But that was not the only detail: Bandu took us to the most beautiful places in Sri Lanka, recommended trusted local shops to buy precious gems and even tailors to have tailor-made clothes made. He made us taste typical snacks (including cookies and crackers specially chosen to meet the Italian taste) and always surprised us with small gestures of attention.
Sri Lanka is still a little-explored destination, little told online, and perhaps for this reason it was a wonderful discovery. At times, its nature seemed even more fascinating to us than that of Bali.
Thank you very much, Bandu, for making our honeymoon an unforgettable adventure.
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Jun 8, 2025
Wonderful Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka is truly a wonderful country... a lush nature, with ancient trees everywhere that take your breath away for their beauty and a sea with transparent waters. We visited archaeological sites and magnificent temples, some of them with lots of Buddha statues inside richly frescoed caves. And people were everywhere friendly and welcoming: a smiling people with whom we always felt comfortable.
We contacted Bandu about “Your Journey” and this was a great choice: Bandu helped us in defining the itinerary before departure and throughout the route he followed our needs and our rhythms, advising us at best and making us discover many peculiarities of this country.
If you decide to visit this country I am sure it will win you over! And to live it to the fullest I recommend you contact Bandu, who will help you organize and make you live every day of the trip with tranquility. Thank you Bandu!
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Jun 4, 2025
Beautiful, comfortable and safe journey - The trip with Bandu was great, very professional, precise and punctual. The car was always tidy and clean, its driving was fast but safe. He complied with our requests and helped us to organize some excursions with his contacts, sometimes we would have liked to take a less traveled and touristic stops as we are travelers with a lot of experience, but he preferred to opt for more mainstream visits to avoid unforeseen events.
Our trip was beautiful and full of stops (every day a different place) but thanks to its service it was very comfortable and relaxing.
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Mar 19, 2025
Fantastic tour in Srilanka - A beautiful tour in a country to discover of indescribable beauty. The tour is well organized with the possibility to visit sites, temples, natural parks accompanied by a caring guide attentive to the needs of the participants. We were very pleased, definitely to recommend. Special thanks to Bandu our driver
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Feb 21, 2025
Private family tour to Sri Lanka - Private family trip to Sri Lank - I personally arranged a trip to Sri Lanka with my family, consisting of five people, including two girls. Everything was ready: flights, hotels... only transfers were missing. I found Bandu on this platform, and from the first messages from Italy he has shown himself to be an extremely helpful and transparent person in communication. He wanted to have the full details of our itinerary and the hotels in advance, in order to better organize the trips. We chose to travel with a van, very comfortable, which turned out to be the perfect solution!
I would like to emphasize that Bandu speaks Italian, thanks to previous life experiences, which made communication, even with girls, really simple and immediate. He provided us with a chauffeur service with means, but not only: he shared with us a lot of information and advice, assuming the role of a real guide. He accompanied us to the ticket offices and, in some cases, helped us interact in the local language with the locals. In addition, it knows where to stop so that we can taste local dishes that tourists usually do not know.
While not an official guide to the sites or temples, as we had not requested, we still had the opportunity to discover Sri Lanka in an authentic way, visiting places we would never have seen without his help. Since the reception, he began to give us useful tips for the trip, making us discover corners of the country that would otherwise have escaped us.
Among the most interesting experiences, I remember a visit to a local carpenter with an explanation of the different types of wood in the Sigiriya area, the medicinal plant garden on the way to Kandy, the gem cutting workshop, the organization of the safari in Yala with a jeep, and the choice of the company for the boat trip to see the whales in Mirissa.
It really was an unforgettable journey.
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I personally organized a trip to Sri Lanka with my family, consisting of five people, including two children. Everything was ready: flights, hotels... the only thing missing were the transfers. I found Bandu on this platform, and from the very first messages from Italy, he proved to be an extremely helpful and transparent communicator. He wanted to have the complete details of our itinerary and hotels in advance to better organize the transfers. We chose to travel in a van, which was very comfortable and turned out to be the perfect choice!
I should mention that Bandu speaks Italian, thanks to his previous life experiences, which made communication, even with the children, really easy and direct. He provided us with a driver service with a vehicle, but not only that: he shared with us lots of information and advice, taking on the role of a real guide. He accompanied us to the ticket counters and, in some cases, helped us interact in the local language with the people. Additionally, he knows where to stop to let us taste local dishes that tourists usually don’t know about.
Although he wasn’t an official guide at the sites or temples, as we hadn’t requested that, we still had the opportunity to discover Sri Lanka authentically, visiting places we would never have seen without his help. From the moment we were welcomed, he began giving us useful travel tips, helping us discover parts of the country that we would have otherwise missed.
Among the most interesting experiences, I remember the visit to a local carpenter with an explanation of the different types of wood in the Sigiriya area, the medicinal plant garden on the way to Kandy, the gem-cutting workshop, the organization of the safari in Yala with a jeep, and the choice of the company for the whale-watching boat trip in Mirissa.
It was truly an unforgettable trip.
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Feb 9, 2025
Archaeology sea and jungle in a must-see journey - Gorgeous trip to Srilanka among tropical forests rock temples buried cities golden beaches
Great organization by Bandu. Thank you Bandu
Thanks to our driver Krish who took us around with caution courtesy and sympathy
I never thought a trip to Srilanka could be so beautiful. It was a pleasant surprise We would like to return.
Plenty to do. Lots to see. For all ages
Even for two older people like me and my husband. Very funny.
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Feb 8, 2025
Serious and reliable agency - Cris was much more than just a driver! He is first of all an exceptional person, respectful, reliable and resourceful ... he was our guide throughout the tour in Sri Lanka also telling us many anecdotes of the local culture! the trip exceeded our expectations especially thanks to Cris :-)
Thank you so much to Bandu (the owner of the agency) and Cris for helping us make this magnificent journey!
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Feb 1, 2025
Sri Lanka wonderful! - We contacted Mr. Bandu about 2 months before departure, planning a family trip with an 8-year-old boy. It has always been available by phone via WhatsApp to resolve any doubts. He entrusted us to his collaborator Nalaka who proved to be an excellent companion as well as an experienced driver. He knew makes our trip unforgettable!
Recommended
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Jan 23, 2025
Tour Your Trip to SriLanka - Our trip to Sri Lanka begins immediately upon arrival in Colombo. We immediately meet Bandu, who speaks Italian and we head towards Sigirya. The guide showed us lots of places. Together we covered about 1200 km and we always felt good. Despite some weather adversity he has always been careful feeding our days around Temli museums and whatnot. A really reliable Driver courteous and kind. For those wishing to embark on a tour in SriLanka we highly recommend it. Thank you Bandu and thank you YOUR JOURNEY
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Jan 21, 2025
Private tour of 6 days - We turned to this contact found on a Sri Lankan travel blog and enjoyed it.
Our interlocutor speaks Italian and this made communication quite easy.
The driver Rohan proved to be punctual and attentive towards us, trying to support us and to satisfy us.
Overall positive experience.
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