Sep 7, 2024
The perfect Udawalawe safari - The tour with our friendly driver and guide Navee was fantastic. We saw many elephants in different situations, including a baby elephant and one of the rare tusked elephants. There were also many different colorful birds to see, as well as monkeys, buffalos, crocodiles and other animals.
With his calm and patient manner, Navee was exactly the right tour guide for us, as he didn't rush from one spot to the next like others, but gave us as much time as we wanted to observe the animals. In addition, he didn't follow the other jeeps, but took his own routes and favorite spots. We particularly liked the quiet spot by the lake.
With his good English, Navee was also able to answer all our questions.
The included breakfast was a simple but delicious singalese breakfast with wade, egg roll and coconut pancakes.
We had a wonderful day that we will certainly remember for a long time.
Thank you very much
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Aug 20, 2024
Great tour - Amazing tour with a lot of animal sightings, our driver was Naveen, highly recommend this tour and the driver was kind and informative !
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Aug 16, 2024
half dqy tour - it was really fun
the driver navee was friendly and explain to us all the route
we saw animal from close view
the tour was cheap in comperison to other compenies but still high quality
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Aug 14, 2024
Safari - Udawalawe (Elephants) - Just got back from the most amazing experience - up there in the top 3 of my life I think. I contacted the company via email 2 days prior to our visit. The company was very quick to respond to my emails and accepted USD, Pounds and LKR. Booking was very simple. Prior to pick up (which was from the front of our hotel) I was contacted to check everything was still ok. We (me, my husband and 8 year old) were picked up by our driver, Naveen, at 5.30am; from start to finish he was absolutely brilliant. He provided great information during the safari, provided some traditional Sri Lankan treats for breakfast and spotted animals from a mile off. I thought seeing a mother elephant with her young calf walk in front of our jeep would be the highlight but it was really just the beginning. We were, by all accounts very lucky, the only thing we didn’t see were leopards. Money very well spent. Huge thanks to Naveen - we would definitely recommend him as a driver.
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Jul 18, 2024
Elephants very close - Great experience, lots of elephants very close by. Our guide, Navi, was super friendly and very knowledgeable about the wildlife.
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Jul 14, 2024
Friendly and knowledgeable driver, lots of animals to see! - We are two female friends travelling and our driver was a young man named Navee. He was very well informed about the wildlife of Sri Lanka and always knew where to drive us. He was very thoughtful and caring, always making sure we were not being scratched by stray branches from the trees, and waited patiently each time we saw an animal of our interest. Navee was extremely nice and fit well with our dynamic, and he always ensured we had the best viewing experience with the animals.
Altogether, we saw 18 elephants in the park (including 5 babies), as well as 18 different species of birds. 2 mongooses, a false chameleon, 5 herds of both red deer and water buffalo. Trip was definitely worth it.
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Mar 10, 2024
Was fun! - It was Great! Really nice - Naveen, our driver, is definitly a good one.
He knows so much, is so Kind and passionate about the nationalpark. We saw so Many elephants and other animals. We will definitly recomend it to our Friends :)
Thank you very much for this experience - and please thank naveen from us. It was awsome!
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Feb 8, 2024
A birthday I will never forget… - Had the best experience for my 25th Birthday! Navee picked us up from our hotel at 0545am in the safari jeep. He brought us to the Safari entrance, where we paid him $150/48,000 rupees (for 2 people) for the best 8 hour safari (6am-2pm). He paid the entrance fees out of this ($25 per person) and we went on our way. Navee was amazing at spotting a variety of animals, spoke good English and told us a lot of information about the wildlife. He made it his mission to find what we wanted, to which he excelled! We saw around 15 different elephants, peacocks, crocodiles, monkeys. He managed to get us so close so we could see the best sights. He let us have as much time as we wanted watching the wildlife before asking us if we’d like to move on. His driving skills on the roads were amazing!! He set up breakfast, took brilliant photos of us and even surprised me with a 25th Birthday Cake! I honestly had the best birthday ever thanks to Navee and this company. I would recommend this tour to anyone. Thank you so much!
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Jan 12, 2024
Ask for Naveen - The Safari was good. We saw a lot of animals and interesting spots. Our guide - Naveen was very kind and helpfull. He has a huge knowledge about fauna and flora of Udawalawe National Park!
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Dec 21, 2023
Safari Tour Udawalawe - Great tour!
We were picked up on time by Sumudu.
A very friendly and courteous guide.
We booked the 8-hour tour and saw elephants, lots of bison, birds and crocodiles, among other things.
We also got information directly from Sumudu!
Great communication even before booking
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