02/05/2015
We traveled with Terence throughout Sri Lanka for 8 days. Having organized via an exhaustive number of emails (thanks for your patience Rumana), for a pick-up from the airport on arrival (very early), to hotel & local guest house bookings that Rumana was able to organize for a better rate, the trip ran smoother than the best of ceylon tea's. Terence was very professional, communicative, very knowledgeable about his country, its culture, the politics and of course, cricket, and as per previous reviews, his car was always sparkling clean every morning! We organised to stay in Habarana for our first few days, and used it as a base to visit the cultural triangle, which we found ideal. Terence picked us up each morning fairly early, so to avoid the afternoon sun. This enabled us to see what we wanted, have some lunch somewhere local and allowed for an afternoon back at the hotel pool, rather than feeling exhausted at the end of each day. We moved onto Dambulla and then Kandy where Terence organized the Dancing Show for us, which was great, and then took us on to a local Indian restaurant which served great food, cold beer, and topped off a great day. We then travelled on to Nuwara Eliya and Ella, and it was here that a local driver is fantastic too, as you can literally stop anywhere to take a photo of some of the most spectacular scenery you will ever see - I'd love to see a bus do that for you! We finished our official trip with Terence in Galle, and spent four days between there and Hikkaduwa, which was fantastic, however we still had to get back to Colombo for an early flight out. We decided to enlist the help of Terence again (on his offering), with a trip back to Negombo from Hikkaduwa, as we wanted to maximize our time and save the hassle of a train back to Colombo, so for a reasonable fee, Terence took us to Negombo and ended what was a fantastic holiday experience. We would like to thank J Terence again for helping (in no small part) to make our time in Sri Lanka stress free and truly memorable. It goes without hesitation that we would recommend Rehman tours to anyone of any age.
Rich & Mia
