Bespokesrilankatravel Reviews

This trip to Sri Lanka s tea country was fabulous

This trip to Sri Lanka was fabulous The guide and driver were excellent We loved the accommodation particularly in the tea country Teardrop Hotel s Goatfell had superb service although it might not suit everybody being up in the cooler hills Their Camellia Hills property had magnificent views of Castlereagh Reservoir The lake was just as beautiful as I d expected from what I d read about it Also the train trips through tea country were just lovely Galle Fort at the end was a bustling fun place with a fascinating cultural heritage All in all Bespoke gave us a very memorable trip that worked like clockwork

Well organised

Well organised beautiful friendly country of course Only comment would be to provide trip documentation esp itinerary a little earlier

What a great holiday

What a great holiday Sanjay organised a three and a half week tour which had us staying in amazing and quite exceptional boutique hotels Somehow he always managed to get us the best rooms Our driver guide Chamilla was knowledgable spoke English well and most importantly had a great sense of humour Sanjay did a fantastic job for us

Professional Personal Passionate

Having just returned from a wonderful trip to Sri Lanka and feel I must pass on my thoughts and views in the hope it may inspire others to book with this very professional and passionate travel company I ve booked trips with large well known travel companies with deep pockets and small independent companies and I always favour the latter I ve had the privilege of 3 trips planned with Sanjay from Bespoke India Travel each one a work of art Every experience has been truly memorable from beginning to end all details thoroughly thought through and attended to personally professionally and a passion that leaves you speechless His enthusiasm is infectious by the time you finish discussing the trip he s already got the foundations of your trip in mind has a good idea which properties will work best for you The first draft is put together and then the fun begins as you work together tweaking the itinerary and taking it to the next level until you are left with a perfect trip planned just for you Sanjay plans everything so expertly finds the perfect balance of filling your days and ensuring the right amount of downtime to compliment your trip He s mindful of the amount of time spent on the road suggesting ideal and interesting places to stop to break up any long journeys and very astute in matching you with a chauffeur that compliments your personality and sense of humour with trips like this you are with him for a good portion of each day so it s essential to get this right an important detail that he takes very seriously Everything he recommends is from personal experience he s stayed at the properties knows the managers and they all speak very highly of Sanjay it s not just the travel company they know it s him He really is planning your trip from personal experience not from a glossy brochure In all my days of planning trips and there s been a few I ve never known anyone get so excited about a trip he s not taking Give him a call you won t regret it

4th eventful trip with Bespoke India Trip

This was our fourth trip organised by Sanjay The first two in India went off like clockwork The third in Sri Lanka coincided with the start of the Covid Lockdown and the draconian measures imposed the the Sri Lankan government Getting us home was the clear priority of both Sanjay and the team on the ground and we felt extremely well taken of in very difficult circumstances Covid having retreated we planned to resume our trip Sanjay had arranged for all the hotels we had had to cancel on our last trip to hold their bookings open for us for over 2 years We planned an enhanced itinerary adding more things to our original plans We arrived in great excitement only to discover Sri Lanka sliding into political social and economic chaos Brilliant timing we thought However the team on the ground and Sanjay plus all the hotel and guiding staff looking after us did just that they looked after us to the point where we had to specifically go out to look for evidence of the troubles Sri Lankans were suffering We were looked after superbly and the Sri Lankans we met on the street or on the beach however humble their circumstances went out of their way to assure us that we would not be subjected to any difficulty because of their internal problems As a result we had three blissful weeks in a beautiful and incredibly varied country with wonderful kind people and our programme went ahead as planned with only minimal and entertaining disruption Sanjay was in constant contact with team on the ground who in turn were in constant contact with our driver we could not have felt better looked after in what news reports would have indicated were challenging circumstances We will be planning our next trip soon secure in the knowledge that whatever problems get thrown at the trip we will be extraordinarily well looked after

A perfect experience in Sri Lanka thank you Sanjay

From the initial contact with Sanjay I was very comfortable with his outlook and attention to detail in managing to pull together our rough plan to tour Sri Lanka We had video chats to confirm the final itineraries and the documents he sent were very helpful during the holiday we soon filled it with notes on the amazing places we visited Our guide Buwaneka Dissanayake provided us with very detailed guidance to the areas we visited as well as masses of local information and background on the island and it s people the itinerary was well paced and the cooking with Ranjit at Ella was an amazing experience The hotels were all we could ask for and the whole two weeks ran like clockwork we would certainly ask Sanjay to organise our next trip once we can travel back

Sri Lanka 2022

Sanjay arranged an excellent tour of Sri Lanka for us in Jan-Feb 2022 We spoke about the trip when we returned and I wanted to congratulate him on all his arrangements as he was spot on Sanjay had carefully listened to our needs and arranged for our luxury tailor-made tour with a good mixture of culture history people food wildlife and nature and beaches We had a very good and flexible driver history nature guide and stayed in both local and deluxe hotels with surprise upgrades and complimentary meals Also wanted to commend flying with Emirates as this was another treat

Awesome trip to Sri Lanka

We have just got back from a brilliant 2 week holiday in Sri Lanka Although the country is in the grips of deep unrest and chaos the sri Lankan people were incredibly kind helpful and went out of their way to make our holiday a truly fantastic experience We agree with all the previous reviewers wonderfully positive comments about Bespoke Travel and how Sanjay does the absolute best job of organising your holiday he really is dedicated Thank you so much Sanjay we ll be back