
The cheeses were fantastic and paired perfectly with the wines.',5.0,'2024-03-23T12:45:38Z','REV-xQF9/AtoBiGglemD6x3ksYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Daniel_M','VIATOR'),('6838CHEESECELLAR','Paris Art of Pairing Cheese and Wine Tasting in a Cheese Cellar','Loved it!','Such a great experience! We loved learning about the history and making of cheese in France. The host was personable, knowledgeable, and kind. We enjoyed the generous tastings of cheese and wine in the cellar! One of our favorite activities while in Paris for a week.',5.0,'2024-03-19T20:31:40Z','REV-lFkHsC0Zlvp2fhMaDymhYoXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jordan_A','VIATOR'),('6838CHEESECELLAR','Paris Art of Pairing Cheese and Wine Tasting in a Cheese Cellar','Delicious fun','Such an informative, delicious, and fun experience! We learned so much and had such heavenly cheese. I highly recommend for solo travelers or small groups.',5.0,'2024-03-07T04:15:20Z','REV-hXnjY4b4LFudWC8mb274z4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Annika_M','VIATOR'),('6838CHEESECELLAR','Paris Art of Pairing Cheese and Wine Tasting in a Cheese Cellar','Fantastique!','One of the best food tours I\'ve ever experienced.  A great overview of how cheese is made,  as well as a fine tutorial on how to taste. The cheeses were all delicious and the wines paired with them nicely.  Highly recommended.',5.0,'2024-03-05T16:24:15Z','REV-+m183leRxTFss5avAOrR+IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Estelle_B','VIATOR'),('6838CHEESECELLAR','Paris Art of Pairing Cheese and Wine Tasting in a Cheese Cellar','Unforgettable Wine/Cheese Pairing Experience','My husband, son, daughter-in-law and I had the most educational, delicious and delightful experience at Paroles de Fromagers, Paris for wine and cheese pairing.  Guillame was our Cheese Monger who shared his vast knowledge of cheese and wines, was entertaining and friendly as well.  The 17th century cellar enhanced the whole experience with its old stone seasoned walls surrounding you.  Invest your time in a class!  You will not regret it, and neither will your palette.   Thank you, Guillame!',5.0,'2024-02-24T10:48:07Z','REV-sIJpcwdguk3lmMXNc5pCOXKz17RAwLQBoA1LHwZScmM=','en','annettebW3304FA','TRIPADVISOR'),('6838CHEESECELLAR','Paris Art of Pairing Cheese and Wine Tasting in a Cheese Cellar','Magical!','This is a MUST-do!!!! What a great experience. So so informative and the wine and cheese was unlike anything you’ve ever tasted.',5.0,'2024-02-22T01:31:35Z','REV-EdYAxSgqO2I4KqTn/u2mYoXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Krista_L','VIATOR'),('6838CHEESECELLAR','Paris Art of Pairing Cheese and Wine Tasting in a Cheese Cellar','Must do','Agathe was excellent guide and knew her stuff, and is very fun to teach. The pairing of cheese and wine were all of great quality. It was such a wonderful experience',5.0,'2024-02-21T11:47:50Z','REV-1VxAE3jaFNjiydJ6G9VGvakzkSD4TzvAbZZ52op8AZQ=','en','drkyleb','TRIPADVISOR'),('6838CHEESECELLAR','Paris Art of Pairing Cheese and Wine Tasting in a Cheese Cellar','An Unforgettable Experience With a True Expert','Our host Guillaume was incredible! It’s clear from the moment you walk in that he is passionate about cheese and wine. The experience he provides is informative and intimate and the setting of the cave was icing on the cake. His passion and enthusiasm is infectious and you can’t help but get excited about the cheese and wine pairings.

We came into this experience eager to learn about different cheeses, but we left with so much more than that. It was absolutely a highlight of entire trip in Paris.

Thank you so much for an incredible time! 

Merci beaucoup! A bientôt, j\'espère!',5.0,'2024-01-31T01:39:07Z','REV-UE5svE5iE371DYWcvsJKd4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mike_S','VIATOR'),('6838CHEESECELLAR','Paris Art of Pairing Cheese and Wine Tasting in a Cheese Cellar','Agatha was lovely & the...','Agatha was lovely & the cheese & wine were wonderful.
We also bought a few to bring back home & we are still enjoying them.',5.0,'2024-01-20T03:21:47Z','REV-6/ABBY8qfW/RIvYsDSNdboXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Dina_D','VIATOR'),('6838P5','Paris Cheesemaking Workshop including Wine and Cheese Tasting with an Expert','Amazing experience!','Such a fun time!! Roman was so amazing and such a nice knowledge guy. Learning about how different cheeses are made and then doing the actual class of making cheese and butter. I will now be making my own butter at home from now on. So easy and tastes amazing!',5.0,'2024-03-08T08:07:39Z','REV-zdb/EIyhfFKxdC7q/lFGb4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Michelle_F','VIATOR'),('6838P5','Paris Cheesemaking Workshop including Wine and Cheese Tasting with an Expert','Awesome','Had the best time. The staff were super friendly and helpful. Following the instructor was easy and everything we made was delicious.',5.0,'2024-03-04T21:33:42Z','REV-QHUJWRUxlE80T4PwKkdp9YXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','diana_t','VIATOR'),('6838P5','Paris Cheesemaking Workshop including Wine and Cheese Tasting with an Expert','We Loved It!','What a fantastic decision we made to go here! We had a lovely walk to the location and it only got better from there. Romain, our host, was an absolute joy, and his passion for cheese coupled with his remarkably friendly personality made this a must-do when in Paris. We\'d go again in a minute, and we\'ll certainly visit for the terrific choices in awesome cheeses, and charcuterie. 
Couldn\'t have been better! Thank you Romain and crew at Paroles de Fromager!',5.0,'2024-03-02T11:18:33Z','REV-8To7nJwGAKTZBefv80XCGx0k4iBCLyjiorY8CS8WrZo=','en','markpF8562HE','TRIPADVISOR'),('6838P5','Paris Cheesemaking Workshop including Wine and Cheese Tasting with an Expert','Fun experience','Fun and informative. Guillermo was very knowledgeable and made the class fun. His cheese shop is lovely too with a large variety to choose from.',5.0,'2024-02-01T03:06:50Z','REV-s2KwfhwCtq2/DO02zECfbIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Laur_S','VIATOR'),('6838P5','Paris Cheesemaking Workshop including Wine and Cheese Tasting with an Expert','I still think about the butter','It ended up just being me and my husband at the class (not a touristy time of year) but it was absolutely wonderful! Learned about the cheese making process, different types of cheeses and we made butter!! The best butter I’ve ever had! At the end of class we sampled a few different types of cheese. If it wasn’t for the class, I think I would have missed out on an important part of the French food culture. Also, the instructor was so kind and knowledgeable. Would totally recommend.',5.0,'2024-01-26T21:43:11Z','REV-Xr6xbpLk41oTPegiRRAriYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Irina_F','VIATOR'),('6838P5','Paris Cheesemaking Workshop including Wine and Cheese Tasting with an Expert','Fun times!  Learned a lot!','Very knowledgeable very friendly and fun instructor.  Hands on experience so I felt like I could replicate the process at home.',5.0,'2024-01-18T03:19:16Z','REV-n43XLGMQDQc9mfsmqVtHqoXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','LAURA_A','VIATOR'),('6838P5','Paris Cheesemaking Workshop including Wine and Cheese Tasting with an Expert','Excellent!','Workshop was terrific! Guillaume is a true expert. Very knowledgeable. He explained the science behind cheese making in a thorough, but not boring, way. Our family had fun making our cheese, butter and learning in the process. Highly recommend.',5.0,'2023-12-31T15:59:59Z','REV-Jz4G3SI1orXT6X78kvtbxoXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Charlotte_A','VIATOR'),('6838P5','Paris Cheesemaking Workshop including Wine and Cheese Tasting with an Expert','Definitely a “must do” Paris experience','This was the most amazing experience! Highly recommend. When we first arrived we entered the cheese refrigerator (might not be the correct word). Pierre, the owner/master cheesemarker. Went through the different types of cheeses giving details about how they are made, aged, type of milk used, etc. Once completed we went upstairs to the cheese making stations. It was organized such that each group had their own work station. We were all giving aprons and each directed to wash our hands (which we did multiple times through the process).  Every step of the process we explained in detailed (including the chemistry behind it). Truly educational and fun for the whole group. At the end, we enjoyed our homemade cheese and butter with a bottle of wine made by Pierre’s brother.  Definitely a “must do” experience!',5.0,'2023-12-30T03:16:16Z','REV-dfTdzgdghNvS0qA0Y/x3hoXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Michelle_R','VIATOR'),('6838P5','Paris Cheesemaking Workshop including Wine and Cheese Tasting with an Expert','Cheese demystified','Terrific experience for our group of teenagers and 24 year old plus parents.  
Very welcoming and warm guide, terrific teacher and storyteller. We all felt proud of the cheese and butter we made and enjoyed. 
Highly recommend',5.0,'2023-12-23T04:04:42Z','REV-EyqrM2KjCIKH0Up3qvNbbYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','martha_h','VIATOR'),('6838P5','Paris Cheesemaking Workshop including Wine and Cheese Tasting with an Expert','Great Experience!','I had a great time making cheese and butter! I will highly recommend this workshop to friends and family.',5.0,'2023-11-27T13:24:03Z','REV-h5xaRtskNKX/4qaSeZmHHYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Rhea_B','VIATOR'),('68392P1','Alchemist&#039;s Chamber Entrance Ticket','Awesome team battle','We spent our wedding day in escape room, ot was nice, perfectly prepared, based on several abilities combining all members wiseness',5.0,'2024-02-29T14:34:52Z','REV-OTLVsEmoYbhj6VsNCU6XNNxmupe9L2sRJ5OVVfmGnC8=','en','naspet','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P1','Alchemist&#039;s Chamber Entrance Ticket','Nice Competitive Coop','The game is well-designed and fun to solve. The game master (Táňa) was very nice and explained everything neatly. The place is also quite immersive. It’s also great that quite a large group can play the game.',5.0,'2023-11-27T06:23:01Z','REV-TRcdC/Eoy3Uz6eqyiMsyw4ga2R8LWOE2caLG31uzuHU=','en','Q6362XJtom_k','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P1','Alchemist&#039;s Chamber Entrance Ticket','Interesting puzzles','Classic escape game with locks and puzzles. Great experience, interesting tasks. Enjoyed the game in a group of 4 people.',5.0,'2023-06-18T08:05:55Z','REV-bso3jzf2CkATIUSq7/CxYHD6Y6iQzLSaGzTK1yqA7iE=','en','Excursion25447151417','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P1','Alchemist&#039;s Chamber Entrance Ticket','Great experience','Really good experience, it was our first escape room and we were rubbish but with a little help from friendly team we managed to complete it.',4.0,'2023-05-16T16:31:05Z','REV-myGRmZiwSLoc7nx5a7XKVYDJ14krVTc2onxbpR/6Res=','en','annabella208','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P1','Alchemist&#039;s Chamber Entrance Ticket','Lost in Praguedise','Good reception. The challange itself was very good and kept us engaged. It felt rewarding. Compliments all around.',5.0,'2023-04-29T13:52:27Z','REV-goG18OL4UpoBmiPemi8PFE7UVJl3wW/JRaGBN+Gaqgo=','en','A7528JUjorges','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P1','Alchemist&#039;s Chamber Entrance Ticket','Great!','Everything was great! I loved the fact that the room was in good shape and the puzzles were great. Also, the person giving us the clues was super responsive and even let us finish the room even though we were a bit over time. Definitely recommend, a great experience!',5.0,'2023-04-18T19:03:58Z','REV-pEScI0ajOFEIt/C+1/EvFEKvzZNOLglZYEHg7mN72ZY=','en','Quest21439447433','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P1','Alchemist&#039;s Chamber Entrance Ticket','Great Escape Room for a visitor to Prague!','Loved it! Alchemist\'s Chamber was the perfect Balance between challenging and enjoyable! Highly Recommended',5.0,'2023-02-19T12:52:53Z','REV-4P8AmPggyarhzr+R1h/BA8cZRi8uh4sbwsNF6lX+cAg=','en','Getaway769360','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P1','Alchemist&#039;s Chamber Entrance Ticket','Nice experience','It was really nice although we were little bit lost at the beginning. Great experience. I can recommend it. Thank you!',5.0,'2023-01-16T02:17:57Z','REV-sOuk+6yCv57RmrkCO6sNWFt2al2/St9ak0usl2jTCEs=','en','Eva B','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P1','Alchemist&#039;s Chamber Entrance Ticket','Best for competetive players','Thanks to Ondra for a great game and atmosphere! We played 2v2 in alchemist’s chamber. Try it with your friends! :) But be carefull, of they win with you, you will hear a lot about that victory, haha.',5.0,'2022-10-23T17:43:53Z','REV-3EnjL0Ph5Qtl2MrmKvNzi8qfjD4xlBgxJwFEKJoZVxE=','en','Sebastian C','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P1','Alchemist&#039;s Chamber Entrance Ticket','Good fun for everyone','Was good fun. Great way to kill 90 minutes with friends.  Recommended for any age group visiting Prague. 
Could have been improved with some atmospheric music or some some theatrics but the hosts were friendly and welcoming. Would definitely go again.',4.0,'2022-10-08T10:20:17Z','REV-mBwbnymffTTU9Epa3NHprBLSfilvgDb+XdyUHQ0k4N8=','en','Richt853','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P11','Galactic Pioneers Entrance Ticket','The best GM ever!','With over 50 escape rooms behind us, our expectations for Mindmaze were extremely high. It absolutely lived up to these high standards though! We first played through the Nautilus room with its excellent theming. We were guided through the game by the best GM we have ever had, Majda, who made the experience incredibly enjoyable. We loved it so much that we immediately booked another room on the condition that Majda would be our GM again. We then played through the Galactic Pioneers room which was also excellently run by Majda. Highly recommended!',5.0,'2023-07-15T16:20:15Z','REV-kyy36+T0MV33vCoN++qfEbWt9Ge860Bso/xJrkp+Coc=','en','Louise M','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P11','Galactic Pioneers Entrance Ticket','Amazing and unique escape room','Mind-blowing experience. Adam is a great host and very fluent in English. Galactic Pioneers is something we\'ve never seen before (each 20+ escape rooms played in several countries). The level of detail of the interior is amazing. Out of the box puzzles, very high-tech and detailed. Good flow of the puzzles during the game. 10/10 would recommend!!',5.0,'2023-05-01T09:07:39Z','REV-EDLSqGeXbY26qxWom+gIMLrOFmCUd6xnjjrTfa4zc5k=','en','7041EK','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P11','Galactic Pioneers Entrance Ticket','Galactic Pioneers Is Great If You\'re More Than Just Two','First time we do such a fully high-tech room. It is very impressive and is much more unique and intriguing than the usual locks-and-keys rooms. The puzzles made sense within the storyline. Adam the host was knowledgeable and nice. 
The reason it gets only 4 stars - the game is listed as 2-6 players on the website. In reality, its suitable for at least 3-4 in its full length. It will be better to either restrict this specific game for larger groups, or allow more time when it\'s only 2 people.',4.0,'2022-09-24T12:49:31Z','REV-bzfHYlyMDCeLAc9wBKrISFOdbS09U7tprWYBlvnHf2o=','en','Alex B','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P11','Galactic Pioneers Entrance Ticket','One of the best escape rooms I\'ve ever done','One of the best escape rooms I\'ve ever done. Lots of out-of-the-box thinking and opportunities for teamwork.',5.0,'2022-08-08T09:53:38Z','REV-W8R1Z+eq8j7lfllcl/aODxvMKWa0bV56MabwiJ4vXac=','en','cool-RR','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P11','Galactic Pioneers Entrance Ticket','Unique, High tech and Well Build room.','We highly recommend the Galactic Pioneers! We were 2 people in the room and we were amazed by the detailed atmosphere Creator and the High tech puzzles. We tried a lot of escape rooms in Europe before and this is one of our favourites :)',5.0,'2022-07-13T10:06:01Z','REV-0AYGLIOk5F/4Ib2tMTe85LOQlk/ySsogAVThMqIyzOk=','en','Blund1996','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P11','Galactic Pioneers Entrance Ticket','Exciting, full of unique and joyful experience. Felt like true galactic pioneer!','Easy to find, just few minutes walk from Muzeum metro station. Gamemaster Jakub was friendly, provided us with refreshing beverages and explained to us overall game principles. He was cleqr, conciae and very helpful. Game itself was for us a bit challenging, though in a very entertaining way, and we had a great time. I 100% recommend to try!',5.0,'2022-07-01T04:17:49Z','REV-VnBkuk4RcBH5AriRu4xOuW5BU4OdfEdvBsElqwaTouM=','en','josefkD1475NK','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P11','Galactic Pioneers Entrance Ticket','Intensive, unbelievably live-like space adventure','The atmosphere of an endangered space ship was absolutely stunning. We really enjoyed the plot and the puzzles, as well as the impeccable set the game takes place in. The gamemaster Anna introduced us well and we were really happy to go through without any support.',5.0,'2020-10-11T15:41:34Z','REV-SuTJdKSzzAYysrs/BQzHOdUKgLpHqsgBOKmA+zbyOO8=','en','cmdr_zdenek-joerg','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P11','Galactic Pioneers Entrance Ticket','Galactic pioneers was epic','I loved this room especially at the end. I couldn’t fault it. The only reason that I given a 4 start not 5 is the price that I paid for it. When I booked online the game price was CZK 1790, then I got a confirmation email that I will have to pay CZK 1790 on arrival. 
We arrived 3 mins late as we went to the wrong address so when we arrived just quick sign of the waiver then start the game. After the game I went to pay and paid without really looking how much is on the screen, probably the excitement and adrenaline burst that the game caused. Normally I would check how much I pay. Anyway we left and went to eat after and then I realised that I paid CZK 300 more than the email stated. I am not moaning or trying to get a refund, just I think it\'s a bit shady...',4.0,'2019-12-10T16:11:52Z','REV-Zhh8aBQE8xqSZj027X/hVg4GkRPk3HpB3/7V3qqyKbU=','en','BrnGr8','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P11','Galactic Pioneers Entrance Ticket','Galactic pioneers','As an escape room enthusiast that played ~150 games I can say Galactic Pioneers was very good and well thought escape room. Would surely recommend.',5.0,'2019-12-03T16:10:51Z','REV-cxDt9Ycuwt43eKcCRY2dCKzXwY4ptuWQGapBKKPhhP8=','en','949wojtekn','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P11','Galactic Pioneers Entrance Ticket','Great fun','Always a bit skeptic when I come to escape rooms that have something to do with space or space shops but this didn’t disappoint. Was fun cleaver and lover the ending. It look as if you were on the space ship and had some puzzles I’ve not seen before. Defiantly recommend to all',5.0,'2019-11-24T13:13:45Z','REV-tG8qaET5HsE61rqVk2bIEQvfJFhQlGYW2/BNpZR4Mvo=','en','DanButtler','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','Excellent family fun!','We had 2 11 year olds, a 6 year old and had so much fun! Well organized, fun concept. Great game organizer.',5.0,'2023-09-16T08:17:06Z','REV-NuTphVYtShyazT30U7fv1QQwS97iOn4p5ylUWq/fUZ8=','en','O8129AUchrisl','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','Great experience','It was awesome - we really enjoyed the game. We are going to try another one in near future for sure :).',5.0,'2023-09-03T14:13:21Z','REV-GcXi9CMroeR1y3T7w7VEUVvQ1IPKkRbhJWawOIk8sW0=','en','518maggiei','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','Fun','We went as a group of girlfriends and had so much fun. The game is not easy but with few hints from the gamemaster we managed to \"escape\". I definitely  recommend if you want to bond with your perks.',5.0,'2023-08-02T03:30:39Z','REV-3d8/X+v7/wAThFVYwnRNaDzIcrVmya4ukdAtRCvwi1o=','en','729kate_inal','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','Enigma','The Enigma game is fantastic. This game has very much logic task and the game has beautiful and elaborate ambience. The only one negative is the game has only one room.',4.0,'2023-07-30T10:20:14Z','REV-Rkt9vGviy+YyyHrTTs2Qk5KBJ46BW/Y2gdecZ6kkHkA=','en','Gret93','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','You should try this room!!!','Great experience!!! Went with my son, we had a lot of fun! Superb plot, great room, not many distracting objects, everything worked like solving puzzles! We really had a feeling we were spies in WWII and we really managed to accomplish the task! Recommended :))) A+++!!! Greetings from ThePolishEscape team!',5.0,'2023-07-08T12:17:45Z','REV-rrRruHpwj6an8bFE6tXcC1p2qOlTQvjYMBdHOhz561U=','en','Marcin M','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','Enigma','The escape room was really fun, Anna was amazing, we had a great time and would definitely recommend!',5.0,'2023-06-22T16:42:01Z','REV-h5+aWHLJrBQszi4Rz7HOeo3Kr3zuTu/iUsvUSeeuSoc=','en','emilysT6759OG','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','Excellent Escape Room','Really clever puzzles and so much fun with friends and family. The staff spoke English really well and we\'re very accommodating.',5.0,'2023-06-11T07:55:26Z','REV-h0DZogkbyC375i6ngTGO6AMIxIMeDaE2G/orYVsvBeo=','en','Q5967HCjoym','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','Great game, among the more difficult ones','Super! This game is among the more difficult ones, but it is absolutely amazing! We went in a group of 2 czech people, 2 brazilians and 1 spanish and we really enjoyed, thanks to having a military man in our group, we managed to solve the game without asking for help, but it wasn´t easy, we stayed 10 mins overtime. However its great for team communication and so much fun!',5.0,'2023-05-19T06:22:36Z','REV-5/VcnlIQRSe4WM2taPQKkIyAJoea956z3TO4D09VZBA=','en','martinacel','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','Good family outing','Cool set up, really tough puzzles to solve. Our guide Teresa was wonderful and helped us have a great experience as a famil!',5.0,'2023-05-01T12:42:07Z','REV-EDLSqGeXbY26qxWom+gIMN+qtVQ16+2+jTDQCb1ggyM=','en','Y9732BZbrookeb','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','Enigma','We were a party of three visiting Prague for the weekend.  We had some free time before our flight home so booked the Enigma room.  It was my dad (76yrs) and sister\'s first experience of an escape room and it did not disappoint - they loved it.  I have visited approximately 15 escape rooms (all others in the UK) and also really enjoyed myself.  The company offer a variety of high tech rooms but I opted for Enigma as it is a traditional \'old school\' type of room.  The staff were very friendly and helpful (giving clues as and when requested) and the room and props were fabulous.  I\'m sorry to say that we didn\'t escape within the hour - it was hard!! - but Adam let us stay in the room longer until we escaped after 70 minutes.  Would highly recommend - if we had been in Prague for an extra day I\'m sure we would have booked another room.  Thank you.',5.0,'2023-02-22T15:50:18Z','REV-0Ry2Ayk5CERzWaNw5nk3ZNygZqSr8QFbJI+mIDGRCJ8=','en','KNormKK','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','Excellent family fun!','We had 2 11 year olds, a 6 year old and had so much fun! Well organized, fun concept. Great game organizer.',5.0,'2023-09-16T08:17:06Z','REV-NuTphVYtShyazT30U7fv1QQwS97iOn4p5ylUWq/fUZ8=','en','O8129AUchrisl','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','Great experience','It was awesome - we really enjoyed the game. We are going to try another one in near future for sure :).',5.0,'2023-09-03T14:13:21Z','REV-GcXi9CMroeR1y3T7w7VEUVvQ1IPKkRbhJWawOIk8sW0=','en','518maggiei','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','Fun','We went as a group of girlfriends and had so much fun. The game is not easy but with few hints from the gamemaster we managed to \"escape\". I definitely  recommend if you want to bond with your perks.',5.0,'2023-08-02T03:30:39Z','REV-3d8/X+v7/wAThFVYwnRNaDzIcrVmya4ukdAtRCvwi1o=','en','729kate_inal','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','Enigma','The Enigma game is fantastic. This game has very much logic task and the game has beautiful and elaborate ambience. The only one negative is the game has only one room.',4.0,'2023-07-30T10:20:14Z','REV-Rkt9vGviy+YyyHrTTs2Qk5KBJ46BW/Y2gdecZ6kkHkA=','en','Gret93','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','You should try this room!!!','Great experience!!! Went with my son, we had a lot of fun! Superb plot, great room, not many distracting objects, everything worked like solving puzzles! We really had a feeling we were spies in WWII and we really managed to accomplish the task! Recommended :))) A+++!!! Greetings from ThePolishEscape team!',5.0,'2023-07-08T12:17:45Z','REV-rrRruHpwj6an8bFE6tXcC1p2qOlTQvjYMBdHOhz561U=','en','Marcin M','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','Enigma','The escape room was really fun, Anna was amazing, we had a great time and would definitely recommend!',5.0,'2023-06-22T16:42:01Z','REV-h5+aWHLJrBQszi4Rz7HOeo3Kr3zuTu/iUsvUSeeuSoc=','en','emilysT6759OG','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','Excellent Escape Room','Really clever puzzles and so much fun with friends and family. The staff spoke English really well and we\'re very accommodating.',5.0,'2023-06-11T07:55:26Z','REV-h0DZogkbyC375i6ngTGO6AMIxIMeDaE2G/orYVsvBeo=','en','Q5967HCjoym','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','Great game, among the more difficult ones','Super! This game is among the more difficult ones, but it is absolutely amazing! We went in a group of 2 czech people, 2 brazilians and 1 spanish and we really enjoyed, thanks to having a military man in our group, we managed to solve the game without asking for help, but it wasn´t easy, we stayed 10 mins overtime. However its great for team communication and so much fun!',5.0,'2023-05-19T06:22:36Z','REV-5/VcnlIQRSe4WM2taPQKkIyAJoea956z3TO4D09VZBA=','en','martinacel','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','Good family outing','Cool set up, really tough puzzles to solve. Our guide Teresa was wonderful and helped us have a great experience as a famil!',5.0,'2023-05-01T12:42:07Z','REV-EDLSqGeXbY26qxWom+gIMN+qtVQ16+2+jTDQCb1ggyM=','en','Y9732BZbrookeb','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','Enigma','We were a party of three visiting Prague for the weekend.  We had some free time before our flight home so booked the Enigma room.  It was my dad (76yrs) and sister\'s first experience of an escape room and it did not disappoint - they loved it.  I have visited approximately 15 escape rooms (all others in the UK) and also really enjoyed myself.  The company offer a variety of high tech rooms but I opted for Enigma as it is a traditional \'old school\' type of room.  The staff were very friendly and helpful (giving clues as and when requested) and the room and props were fabulous.  I\'m sorry to say that we didn\'t escape within the hour - it was hard!! - but Adam let us stay in the room longer until we escaped after 70 minutes.  Would highly recommend - if we had been in Prague for an extra day I\'m sure we would have booked another room.  Thank you.',5.0,'2023-02-22T15:50:18Z','REV-0Ry2Ayk5CERzWaNw5nk3ZNygZqSr8QFbJI+mIDGRCJ8=','en','KNormKK','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','Excellent family fun!','We had 2 11 year olds, a 6 year old and had so much fun! Well organized, fun concept. Great game organizer.',5.0,'2023-09-16T08:17:06Z','REV-NuTphVYtShyazT30U7fv1QQwS97iOn4p5ylUWq/fUZ8=','en','O8129AUchrisl','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','Great experience','It was awesome - we really enjoyed the game. We are going to try another one in near future for sure :).',5.0,'2023-09-03T14:13:21Z','REV-GcXi9CMroeR1y3T7w7VEUVvQ1IPKkRbhJWawOIk8sW0=','en','518maggiei','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','Fun','We went as a group of girlfriends and had so much fun. The game is not easy but with few hints from the gamemaster we managed to \"escape\". I definitely  recommend if you want to bond with your perks.',5.0,'2023-08-02T03:30:39Z','REV-3d8/X+v7/wAThFVYwnRNaDzIcrVmya4ukdAtRCvwi1o=','en','729kate_inal','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','Enigma','The Enigma game is fantastic. This game has very much logic task and the game has beautiful and elaborate ambience. The only one negative is the game has only one room.',4.0,'2023-07-30T10:20:14Z','REV-Rkt9vGviy+YyyHrTTs2Qk5KBJ46BW/Y2gdecZ6kkHkA=','en','Gret93','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','You should try this room!!!','Great experience!!! Went with my son, we had a lot of fun! Superb plot, great room, not many distracting objects, everything worked like solving puzzles! We really had a feeling we were spies in WWII and we really managed to accomplish the task! Recommended :))) A+++!!! Greetings from ThePolishEscape team!',5.0,'2023-07-08T12:17:45Z','REV-rrRruHpwj6an8bFE6tXcC1p2qOlTQvjYMBdHOhz561U=','en','Marcin M','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','Enigma','The escape room was really fun, Anna was amazing, we had a great time and would definitely recommend!',5.0,'2023-06-22T16:42:01Z','REV-h5+aWHLJrBQszi4Rz7HOeo3Kr3zuTu/iUsvUSeeuSoc=','en','emilysT6759OG','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','Excellent Escape Room','Really clever puzzles and so much fun with friends and family. The staff spoke English really well and we\'re very accommodating.',5.0,'2023-06-11T07:55:26Z','REV-h0DZogkbyC375i6ngTGO6AMIxIMeDaE2G/orYVsvBeo=','en','Q5967HCjoym','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','Great game, among the more difficult ones','Super! This game is among the more difficult ones, but it is absolutely amazing! We went in a group of 2 czech people, 2 brazilians and 1 spanish and we really enjoyed, thanks to having a military man in our group, we managed to solve the game without asking for help, but it wasn´t easy, we stayed 10 mins overtime. However its great for team communication and so much fun!',5.0,'2023-05-19T06:22:36Z','REV-5/VcnlIQRSe4WM2taPQKkIyAJoea956z3TO4D09VZBA=','en','martinacel','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','Good family outing','Cool set up, really tough puzzles to solve. Our guide Teresa was wonderful and helped us have a great experience as a famil!',5.0,'2023-05-01T12:42:07Z','REV-EDLSqGeXbY26qxWom+gIMN+qtVQ16+2+jTDQCb1ggyM=','en','Y9732BZbrookeb','TRIPADVISOR'),('68392P12','Enigma - Spy Mission','Enigma','We were a party of three visiting Prague for the weekend.  We had some free time before our flight home so booked the Enigma room.  It was my dad (76yrs) and sister\'s first experience of an escape room and it did not disappoint - they loved it.  I have visited approximately 15 escape rooms (all others in the UK) and also really enjoyed myself.  The company offer a variety of high tech rooms but I opted for Enigma as it is a traditional \'old school\' type of room.  The staff were very friendly and helpful (giving clues as and when requested) and the room and props were fabulous.  I\'m sorry to say that we didn\'t escape within the hour - it was hard!! - but Adam let us stay in the room longer until we escaped after 70 minutes.  Would highly recommend - if we had been in Prague for an extra day I\'m sure we would have booked another room.  Thank you.',5.0,'2023-02-22T15:50:18Z','REV-0Ry2Ayk5CERzWaNw5nk3ZNygZqSr8QFbJI+mIDGRCJ8=','en','KNormKK','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo surprises!','Navi and Bala - our guide and driver - were very friendly and helpful. They took us to see many of the wonderful sights in central Colombo and responded to all our questions.',4.0,'2024-03-12T17:33:39Z','REV-bB559mkgH10sM1ajk/JBCIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jimmy','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','I’d not bother - join a group tour','I guess I was expecting a tour with a guide who explained the history of Colombo. I had a driver who pointed out buildings, many which had the use on a sign. I visited an interesting temple but the driver didn’t compute to explain the significance so I am still unaware of its significance. Visiting a park was of little value when the explanation was this is where families come on the weekends. 
The three hour “tour” was completed in under two hours including the late arrival of the driver. I noted that other tourists had their guide explaining the places where we stopped. 
It was poor value for what I received.',2.0,'2023-10-10T21:32:13Z','REV-spJjk2cZy+0vqlsIO1endIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Colin_R','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo surprises!','Navi and Bala - our guide and driver - were very friendly and helpful. They took us to see many of the wonderful sights in central Colombo and responded to all our questions.',4.0,'2024-03-12T17:33:39Z','REV-bB559mkgH10sM1ajk/JBCIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jimmy','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','I’d not bother - join a group tour','I guess I was expecting a tour with a guide who explained the history of Colombo. I had a driver who pointed out buildings, many which had the use on a sign. I visited an interesting temple but the driver didn’t compute to explain the significance so I am still unaware of its significance. Visiting a park was of little value when the explanation was this is where families come on the weekends. 
The three hour “tour” was completed in under two hours including the late arrival of the driver. I noted that other tourists had their guide explaining the places where we stopped. 
It was poor value for what I received.',2.0,'2023-10-10T21:32:13Z','REV-spJjk2cZy+0vqlsIO1endIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Colin_R','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P110','From Ella - Day Excursion to Yala National Park','Great Experience!','We booked a number of services through Apple Vacations and had a great experience, Firstly we booked our train tickets from Colombo to Kandy and Kandy to Ella, which the seats were great and had the best seats with incredible views from Kandy To Ella! We also booked a number of transfers from destination to destination, all of our drivers arrived at least 10 minutes before departure which was great to see. We had booked our Yala Jeep Safari tour including a delicious homemade curry lunch through them and this was an amazing experience, we got so close to the elephants and even saw 2 leopards - the driver was very professional and had great knowledge of the animals. Whilst we were in Sri Lanka, Apple Vacations assisted with anything we needed and always got back to us within a few hours! Definately recommend this company!',5.0,'2019-12-09T10:24:08Z','REV-gAv2LouGCX6j5ATTZUwbcU0e6S8Q427AEf/FFR9n6uw=','en','Isobel B','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','I’d not bother - join a group tour','I guess I was expecting a tour with a guide who explained the history of Colombo. I had a driver who pointed out buildings, many which had the use on a sign. I visited an interesting temple but the driver didn’t compute to explain the significance so I am still unaware of its significance. Visiting a park was of little value when the explanation was this is where families come on the weekends. 
The three hour “tour” was completed in under two hours including the late arrival of the driver. I noted that other tourists had their guide explaining the places where we stopped. 
It was poor value for what I received.',2.0,'2023-10-10T21:32:13Z','REV-spJjk2cZy+0vqlsIO1endIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Colin_R','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Awesome experience','Naveen and the driver were very welcoming and they were to go out of their way in picking me up at an Airbnb.

They made sure I was I had the accommodations I needed as we headed out to Ella area.  It was a full day of having a tour guide all around the Nine Arch Bridges, waterfall, look outs and so forth. Definitely recommend Apple vacations.',5.0,'2023-12-25T01:18:35Z','REV-CMBYh9n3OCzlFgMRYfR2xgSxKFPDYTaS3gK/RsaQm8A=','en','M5461STalexl','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Awesome experience','Naveen and the driver were very welcoming and they were to go out of their way in picking me up at an Airbnb.

They made sure I was I had the accommodations I needed as we headed out to Ella area.  It was a full day of having a tour guide all around the Nine Arch Bridges, waterfall, look outs and so forth. Definitely recommend Apple vacations.',5.0,'2023-12-25T01:18:35Z','REV-CMBYh9n3OCzlFgMRYfR2xgSxKFPDYTaS3gK/RsaQm8A=','en','M5461STalexl','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Awesome experience','Naveen and the driver were very welcoming and they were to go out of their way in picking me up at an Airbnb.

They made sure I was I had the accommodations I needed as we headed out to Ella area.  It was a full day of having a tour guide all around the Nine Arch Bridges, waterfall, look outs and so forth. Definitely recommend Apple vacations.',5.0,'2023-12-25T01:18:35Z','REV-CMBYh9n3OCzlFgMRYfR2xgSxKFPDYTaS3gK/RsaQm8A=','en','M5461STalexl','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P115','Ella Hotel to Colombo Hotel Transfers','One day tour to ella','Great experience with apple vocations very kind people they never charge extra and very reasonable prices',5.0,'2023-09-04T05:09:54Z','REV-UyTs86w3vhVwT2bILa4FhgzQ8MT9WUtfpCTKhCs7olQ=','en','margarethK7681GY','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P115','Ella Hotel to Colombo Hotel Transfers','One day tour to ella','Great experience with apple vocations very kind people they never charge extra and very reasonable prices',5.0,'2023-09-04T05:09:54Z','REV-UyTs86w3vhVwT2bILa4FhgzQ8MT9WUtfpCTKhCs7olQ=','en','margarethK7681GY','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P115','Ella Hotel to Colombo Hotel Transfers','One day tour to ella','Great experience with apple vocations very kind people they never charge extra and very reasonable prices',5.0,'2023-09-04T05:09:54Z','REV-UyTs86w3vhVwT2bILa4FhgzQ8MT9WUtfpCTKhCs7olQ=','en','margarethK7681GY','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P115','Ella Hotel to Colombo Hotel Transfers','One day tour to ella','Great experience with apple vocations very kind people they never charge extra and very reasonable prices',5.0,'2023-09-04T05:09:54Z','REV-UyTs86w3vhVwT2bILa4FhgzQ8MT9WUtfpCTKhCs7olQ=','en','margarethK7681GY','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P115','Ella Hotel to Colombo Hotel Transfers','One day tour to ella','Great experience with apple vocations very kind people they never charge extra and very reasonable prices',5.0,'2023-09-04T05:09:54Z','REV-UyTs86w3vhVwT2bILa4FhgzQ8MT9WUtfpCTKhCs7olQ=','en','margarethK7681GY','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P12','Shore Excursion To Bentota Day Tour Highlights From Colombo','Amazing River Boat Safari','We enjoyed very much with Jani. He was educated, well informed and very polite. The safari takes you to mini islands in Madhuvan River. I got ticking feet massage for my painful feet. We watched making of Cinnamon and visited an old Buddha Temple. We had lunch in a beech side resturant. Also visited a moonstone factory. We extended our tour to visit Fort Guale by paying 25$. It was real excitement.',5.0,'2018-12-05T11:10:42Z','REV-eXn194ZUGfz3tXQDIjL1/SD8uKBDHlkWH3FGlJjoDJA=','en','Connector52759','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P12','Shore Excursion To Bentota Day Tour Highlights From Colombo','Amazing River Boat Safari','We enjoyed very much with Jani. He was educated, well informed and very polite. The safari takes you to mini islands in Madhuvan River. I got ticking feet massage for my painful feet. We watched making of Cinnamon and visited an old Buddha Temple. We had lunch in a beech side resturant. Also visited a moonstone factory. We extended our tour to visit Fort Guale by paying 25$. It was real excitement.',5.0,'2018-12-05T11:10:42Z','REV-eXn194ZUGfz3tXQDIjL1/SD8uKBDHlkWH3FGlJjoDJA=','en','Connector52759','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P12','Shore Excursion To Bentota Day Tour Highlights From Colombo','Amazing River Boat Safari','We enjoyed very much with Jani. He was educated, well informed and very polite. The safari takes you to mini islands in Madhuvan River. I got ticking feet massage for my painful feet. We watched making of Cinnamon and visited an old Buddha Temple. We had lunch in a beech side resturant. Also visited a moonstone factory. We extended our tour to visit Fort Guale by paying 25$. It was real excitement.',5.0,'2018-12-05T11:10:42Z','REV-eXn194ZUGfz3tXQDIjL1/SD8uKBDHlkWH3FGlJjoDJA=','en','Connector52759','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P12','Shore Excursion To Bentota Day Tour Highlights From Colombo','Amazing River Boat Safari','We enjoyed very much with Jani. He was educated, well informed and very polite. The safari takes you to mini islands in Madhuvan River. I got ticking feet massage for my painful feet. We watched making of Cinnamon and visited an old Buddha Temple. We had lunch in a beech side resturant. Also visited a moonstone factory. We extended our tour to visit Fort Guale by paying 25$. It was real excitement.',5.0,'2018-12-05T11:10:42Z','REV-eXn194ZUGfz3tXQDIjL1/SD8uKBDHlkWH3FGlJjoDJA=','en','Connector52759','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P12','Shore Excursion To Bentota Day Tour Highlights From Colombo','Amazing River Boat Safari','We enjoyed very much with Jani. He was educated, well informed and very polite. The safari takes you to mini islands in Madhuvan River. I got ticking feet massage for my painful feet. We watched making of Cinnamon and visited an old Buddha Temple. We had lunch in a beech side resturant. Also visited a moonstone factory. We extended our tour to visit Fort Guale by paying 25$. It was real excitement.',5.0,'2018-12-05T11:10:42Z','REV-eXn194ZUGfz3tXQDIjL1/SD8uKBDHlkWH3FGlJjoDJA=','en','Connector52759','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P12','Shore Excursion To Bentota Day Tour Highlights From Colombo','Amazing River Boat Safari','We enjoyed very much with Jani. He was educated, well informed and very polite. The safari takes you to mini islands in Madhuvan River. I got ticking feet massage for my painful feet. We watched making of Cinnamon and visited an old Buddha Temple. We had lunch in a beech side resturant. Also visited a moonstone factory. We extended our tour to visit Fort Guale by paying 25$. It was real excitement.',5.0,'2018-12-05T11:10:42Z','REV-eXn194ZUGfz3tXQDIjL1/SD8uKBDHlkWH3FGlJjoDJA=','en','Connector52759','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P12','Shore Excursion To Bentota Day Tour Highlights From Colombo','Amazing River Boat Safari','We enjoyed very much with Jani. He was educated, well informed and very polite. The safari takes you to mini islands in Madhuvan River. I got ticking feet massage for my painful feet. We watched making of Cinnamon and visited an old Buddha Temple. We had lunch in a beech side resturant. Also visited a moonstone factory. We extended our tour to visit Fort Guale by paying 25$. It was real excitement.',5.0,'2018-12-05T11:10:42Z','REV-eXn194ZUGfz3tXQDIjL1/SD8uKBDHlkWH3FGlJjoDJA=','en','Connector52759','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P12','Shore Excursion To Bentota Day Tour Highlights From Colombo','Amazing River Boat Safari','We enjoyed very much with Jani. He was educated, well informed and very polite. The safari takes you to mini islands in Madhuvan River. I got ticking feet massage for my painful feet. We watched making of Cinnamon and visited an old Buddha Temple. We had lunch in a beech side resturant. Also visited a moonstone factory. We extended our tour to visit Fort Guale by paying 25$. It was real excitement.',5.0,'2018-12-05T11:10:42Z','REV-eXn194ZUGfz3tXQDIjL1/SD8uKBDHlkWH3FGlJjoDJA=','en','Connector52759','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P12','Shore Excursion To Bentota Day Tour Highlights From Colombo','Amazing River Boat Safari','We enjoyed very much with Jani. He was educated, well informed and very polite. The safari takes you to mini islands in Madhuvan River. I got ticking feet massage for my painful feet. We watched making of Cinnamon and visited an old Buddha Temple. We had lunch in a beech side resturant. Also visited a moonstone factory. We extended our tour to visit Fort Guale by paying 25$. It was real excitement.',5.0,'2018-12-05T11:10:42Z','REV-eXn194ZUGfz3tXQDIjL1/SD8uKBDHlkWH3FGlJjoDJA=','en','Connector52759','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P132','Ella Hotel to Lipton Seat Transfers','Great tea tour half day','The driver picked us up at 09 at hotell in Ella, went to Lipton seat, amazing. Must see! Would highly recomend this. Its a great way to see parts of sri lanka and also the tea plantations. 
Big plus for our driver who really added big value to the tour.',5.0,'2019-07-12T08:34:34Z','REV-5cXooWqPRPXrmCSBKIlpw2blabVHPuT+ITz9ofldmGw=','en','MrMulder13','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P132','Ella Hotel to Lipton Seat Transfers','Great tea tour half day','The driver picked us up at 09 at hotell in Ella, went to Lipton seat, amazing. Must see! Would highly recomend this. Its a great way to see parts of sri lanka and also the tea plantations. 
Big plus for our driver who really added big value to the tour.',5.0,'2019-07-12T08:34:34Z','REV-5cXooWqPRPXrmCSBKIlpw2blabVHPuT+ITz9ofldmGw=','en','MrMulder13','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P132','Ella Hotel to Lipton Seat Transfers','Great tea tour half day','The driver picked us up at 09 at hotell in Ella, went to Lipton seat, amazing. Must see! Would highly recomend this. Its a great way to see parts of sri lanka and also the tea plantations. 
Big plus for our driver who really added big value to the tour.',5.0,'2019-07-12T08:34:34Z','REV-5cXooWqPRPXrmCSBKIlpw2blabVHPuT+ITz9ofldmGw=','en','MrMulder13','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P132','Ella Hotel to Lipton Seat Transfers','Great tea tour half day','The driver picked us up at 09 at hotell in Ella, went to Lipton seat, amazing. Must see! Would highly recomend this. Its a great way to see parts of sri lanka and also the tea plantations. 
Big plus for our driver who really added big value to the tour.',5.0,'2019-07-12T08:34:34Z','REV-5cXooWqPRPXrmCSBKIlpw2blabVHPuT+ITz9ofldmGw=','en','MrMulder13','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P132','Ella Hotel to Lipton Seat Transfers','Great tea tour half day','The driver picked us up at 09 at hotell in Ella, went to Lipton seat, amazing. Must see! Would highly recomend this. Its a great way to see parts of sri lanka and also the tea plantations. 
Big plus for our driver who really added big value to the tour.',5.0,'2019-07-12T08:34:34Z','REV-5cXooWqPRPXrmCSBKIlpw2blabVHPuT+ITz9ofldmGw=','en','MrMulder13','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P132','Ella Hotel to Lipton Seat Transfers','Great tea tour half day','The driver picked us up at 09 at hotell in Ella, went to Lipton seat, amazing. Must see! Would highly recomend this. Its a great way to see parts of sri lanka and also the tea plantations. 
Big plus for our driver who really added big value to the tour.',5.0,'2019-07-12T08:34:34Z','REV-5cXooWqPRPXrmCSBKIlpw2blabVHPuT+ITz9ofldmGw=','en','MrMulder13','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P132','Ella Hotel to Lipton Seat Transfers','Great tea tour half day','The driver picked us up at 09 at hotell in Ella, went to Lipton seat, amazing. Must see! Would highly recomend this. Its a great way to see parts of sri lanka and also the tea plantations. 
Big plus for our driver who really added big value to the tour.',5.0,'2019-07-12T08:34:34Z','REV-5cXooWqPRPXrmCSBKIlpw2blabVHPuT+ITz9ofldmGw=','en','MrMulder13','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P132','Ella Hotel to Lipton Seat Transfers','Great tea tour half day','The driver picked us up at 09 at hotell in Ella, went to Lipton seat, amazing. Must see! Would highly recomend this. Its a great way to see parts of sri lanka and also the tea plantations. 
Big plus for our driver who really added big value to the tour.',5.0,'2019-07-12T08:34:34Z','REV-5cXooWqPRPXrmCSBKIlpw2blabVHPuT+ITz9ofldmGw=','en','MrMulder13','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P132','Ella Hotel to Lipton Seat Transfers','Great tea tour half day','The driver picked us up at 09 at hotell in Ella, went to Lipton seat, amazing. Must see! Would highly recomend this. Its a great way to see parts of sri lanka and also the tea plantations. 
Big plus for our driver who really added big value to the tour.',5.0,'2019-07-12T08:34:34Z','REV-5cXooWqPRPXrmCSBKIlpw2blabVHPuT+ITz9ofldmGw=','en','MrMulder13','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P132','Ella Hotel to Lipton Seat Transfers','Great tea tour half day','The driver picked us up at 09 at hotell in Ella, went to Lipton seat, amazing. Must see! Would highly recomend this. Its a great way to see parts of sri lanka and also the tea plantations. 
Big plus for our driver who really added big value to the tour.',5.0,'2019-07-12T08:34:34Z','REV-5cXooWqPRPXrmCSBKIlpw2blabVHPuT+ITz9ofldmGw=','en','MrMulder13','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P132','Ella Hotel to Lipton Seat Transfers','Great tea tour half day','The driver picked us up at 09 at hotell in Ella, went to Lipton seat, amazing. Must see! Would highly recomend this. Its a great way to see parts of sri lanka and also the tea plantations. 
Big plus for our driver who really added big value to the tour.',5.0,'2019-07-12T08:34:34Z','REV-5cXooWqPRPXrmCSBKIlpw2blabVHPuT+ITz9ofldmGw=','en','MrMulder13','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P132','Ella Hotel to Lipton Seat Transfers','Great tea tour half day','The driver picked us up at 09 at hotell in Ella, went to Lipton seat, amazing. Must see! Would highly recomend this. Its a great way to see parts of sri lanka and also the tea plantations. 
Big plus for our driver who really added big value to the tour.',5.0,'2019-07-12T08:34:34Z','REV-5cXooWqPRPXrmCSBKIlpw2blabVHPuT+ITz9ofldmGw=','en','MrMulder13','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P132','Ella Hotel to Lipton Seat Transfers','Great tea tour half day','The driver picked us up at 09 at hotell in Ella, went to Lipton seat, amazing. Must see! Would highly recomend this. Its a great way to see parts of sri lanka and also the tea plantations. 
Big plus for our driver who really added big value to the tour.',5.0,'2019-07-12T08:34:34Z','REV-5cXooWqPRPXrmCSBKIlpw2blabVHPuT+ITz9ofldmGw=','en','MrMulder13','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P132','Ella Hotel to Lipton Seat Transfers','Great tea tour half day','The driver picked us up at 09 at hotell in Ella, went to Lipton seat, amazing. Must see! Would highly recomend this. Its a great way to see parts of sri lanka and also the tea plantations. 
Big plus for our driver who really added big value to the tour.',5.0,'2019-07-12T08:34:34Z','REV-5cXooWqPRPXrmCSBKIlpw2blabVHPuT+ITz9ofldmGw=','en','MrMulder13','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P132','Ella Hotel to Lipton Seat Transfers','Great tea tour half day','The driver picked us up at 09 at hotell in Ella, went to Lipton seat, amazing. Must see! Would highly recomend this. Its a great way to see parts of sri lanka and also the tea plantations. 
Big plus for our driver who really added big value to the tour.',5.0,'2019-07-12T08:34:34Z','REV-5cXooWqPRPXrmCSBKIlpw2blabVHPuT+ITz9ofldmGw=','en','MrMulder13','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P132','Ella Hotel to Lipton Seat Transfers','Great tea tour half day','The driver picked us up at 09 at hotell in Ella, went to Lipton seat, amazing. Must see! Would highly recomend this. Its a great way to see parts of sri lanka and also the tea plantations. 
Big plus for our driver who really added big value to the tour.',5.0,'2019-07-12T08:34:34Z','REV-5cXooWqPRPXrmCSBKIlpw2blabVHPuT+ITz9ofldmGw=','en','MrMulder13','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P112','Day Excursions to Horton Plains & Local Train Experience from Ella','Overpriced','Booked this tour as we had not had the opportunity to use the trains and wanted to do this scenic ride.  We paid £90 for the 2 of us but that did not include entry into Hortons Plain which was another £33.

Driver was excellent and took us up some pretty tricky roads very carefully.  The walk around the plains was enjoyable even if the weather didn\'t fully play it\'s part with the visibility at Worlds End.  Our driver accompanied us on the walk and was helpful though not necessarily insightful.

We then set off for the train journey.  On the website we were informed that we would be travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella, when in fact we were taken to Ohiya which is about half the distance  / experience than expected.  We arrived at 11.30, with a train due at 11.48, to be told that we could not get on as it as reservations only.  This meant we had to wait 2 hours for the 13.48 train.  Our driver also waited as he couldn\'t purchase the tickets sooner than 10 minutes before the train arrived.  We were given 2nd class tickets that cost 25p each and had to fight it out in a crammed carriage, whilst another reserved carriage stayed half empty.

This is where I question the value.  What i am getting in benefits for using this company? I thought at least they would be able to book an advanced ticket for us or gain some advantage, but clearly not.  Couple that with the fact that we didn\'t even go to the station we expected, I would advise people to just get a car and driver and buy your own train ticket.  You\'ll probably reduce this cost by 50%.',3.0,'2019-03-10T22:29:39Z','REV-y+8C8F4ISnADvGc6rMSMw16FbiaETj1WV1dOrGiiOrY=','en','mynameisalwaystaken','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Worst city tour ever for $60 in Colombo, Sri Lanka','Hi Viator, now we are back from our vacation in Sri Lanka, I can write about our Half Day City Tour experience in Colombo on 8/12/2023 in the afternoon. The “tour guide” is not a professional tour guide at all. He did come to pick us up at the hotel at 2:30pm, he basically ended up driving us around to a few tourist spots and that’s it. We each paid $30 (total of $60), which is a lot of money in Sri Lanka, but we got no tour in terms of explanation of the sites or culture or history at all. His English was terrible, when he dropped us off at a site, he left us alone and then he talked on his cell phone. At one point he drove us to a big souvenir shop as a tour site and I had to told him that we did not want to shop, we wanted city site-seeing and a tour. He did not deliver the tour at all, he just drove us to sites and that’s it. At one point, he even drove to a car repair shop and had a mechanic to look at one of his tires. He also talked on his cell phone while he was driving. The whole half day city tour was ridiculous. We have done many Viator programs in various cities and countries, this one does not live up to the Viator standards at all. We suggest that you stop using that tour company period!!!',1.0,'2023-08-23T10:21:58Z','REV-MYxt9OJgeKOtXr+Oajl02IXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Yunhui_S','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Great tour, worth the money to see Colombo!','Apple Vacations went the extra mile to ensure I saw everything I wanted to of Colombo. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of all the sights. Overall, a great tour worth the money - especially for those travelling solo (I felt comfortable the entire time). Would recommend to anyone, travelling solo or in a group!',4.0,'2023-07-29T08:18:42Z','REV-vEkGMb1Mw0H8oR2fnbBuX4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Emma_L','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good tour','Our guide, Keerthi, took the initiative to get us into my old school to reacquaint myself with it. Much appreciated. He is also very friendly and accessible.  The tour covered the key locations of the city.',5.0,'2023-06-20T00:18:59Z','REV-imy9oHkCIKy5Ra++r7fhqIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jith_J','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Interesting and informative','My husband had difficulties walking due to back problems and the tour guide was very supportive of this only making a few stops where we had to climb steps. We were shown and given the history of many old colonial buildings which were of particular interest to us. We were also made aware of the changing face of Colombo with land reclamation and new buildings to support the arts and sport.
The company added promptly after I sent them a message to say I had left a bag of souvenirs in the car. They were delivered to the hotel very promptly.',5.0,'2023-02-27T00:04:15Z','REV-E2SF81hsx6pKR+8NSPoUAIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Mary_G','VIATOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Not that great at all!','The tour bus was old, the tour guide did not talk or share any information about the places we have visited. 

We (a family of five) visited Kandy for three night, and wanted a tour that can summarize Colombo\'s main attractions in a day. Our three tour guides did a great job driving us around the city.

One final commnet: to enter a Buddhist Temple listed in our tour, all women need to remove their headcovers, As a muslim family, that was not convenient, and we decided to skip that Buddhist Temple all together. The tour company had no clue about this fact!',1.0,'2020-01-13T07:09:48Z','REV-8eDJdHDA8wR6leb3UeqHscWJdpS29DgCBcoi7wV+WOk=','en','YOUSIFCOM','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Very very good','Today I did this tour, I came alone to Sri Lanka, My guide and driver was Lushan! He answered all the questions I had and also he explained me in each place the importance. We didn\'t rush or something I enjoyed each place with calm. I recommend it!!',5.0,'2019-12-12T10:08:41Z','REV-TLw+FbyO3YyU8SbDn6eOTRucn82v0xhslCKEfXRolag=','en','PaolaEstefan17','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Good Informative Tour','Great way to familiarize the layout of central area off Colombo the highlight being the visit to the Gagaramaya  Temple',4.0,'2019-11-17T04:47:24Z','REV-KPIGZj5nsCZeIetLgbtlYMb1wPVunQNs326LqipJFFw=','en','775timh2o','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P108','Half Day City Tour of Colombo','Colombo Half Day City Tour','A good overview of the main points of imterest.Guide was really informative and answered ant questions we had in good english

Half day is definitely enough time as there is not as many sights here as in other capital cities around the world',4.0,'2019-11-01T23:52:59Z','REV-0ZSYke0O8vQ+Msd7euD5kNb8W0JxBEQv6qYlBkRmDgM=','en','John E','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Excellent','We love the experience n our guide Naveen very helpful n really took care of us.
We recommend it.. 
we enjoyed the coconut n corn he bought for us too.',5.0,'2024-04-08T05:54:44Z','REV-RFzA1yBYXSNC4fw4PLhd1YXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Melette_M','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Highly recommended','Highly recommended. First and foremost our guide Chathu, what an amazing guy, so accommodating, knowledgeable. We stopped at places to have amazing breakfast and coffee, and lunch, affordable but good. Breakfast included continental options and amazing coffee. 
Sights were amazing, I could write a whole essay just for that, but I’m here to give praise to a really good service of this company. Fruit was bought as we stopped along the way in authentic locally sourced shops, all free. Coconuts, bananas, mangos, just amazing!
A small word of caution, it gets really hot, and a lot of steps would definitely be a challenge for anyone with disabilities. Take an extra t-shirt, don’t spare the sunblock!',5.0,'2024-04-07T03:21:52Z','REV-R4GSrtIHURU8JAOKdXI194XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Marko_S','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Organist worthwhile','best experience sigiriya view is stunning highlight is safari to see elephants is amazing very long day worth for price',5.0,'2024-03-27T04:15:07Z','REV-3CrVHYpIQD1pWC7J4JLA1DWKTiynssBJnpr7DmnRThk=','en','niros239','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Pidurangala very Good','Really good Experience highly recommended i change the sigiriya Rock for Pidurangala since entrance way lower then sigiriya driver very flexible and changed to pidurangala after my request. Travel companions was with same mentality giving me nicer experience',5.0,'2024-03-22T03:18:39Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMV35P5cb9tIzGG+LnE+hd78=','en','abiramp2024','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great sites indifferent tour “guides”','After a 5.45am pick up and 3 1/2 drive to Dwe stopped 10 minutes from Dambulla 
at a truck stop serving Nescafé from a machine. 

Not exactly as described.

At no point did either of the two tour guides/drivers talk to us about anything at all - just when we were due back on the bus - because I asked!

No cultural information at all.

Nothing.

There was no fruit or coconut as described and tbh you’d be much better off with a private taxi 

- after Sigirya we stopped at a tourist “buffet” playing loud Western music (Boyzone after 2000 year old paintings, really?)

It was a tourist ghetto.

Just awful.

We spent over an hour there ( for no reason as it was a buffet and everyone finished after 20 minutes) then a slow 4 hour drive in complete silence hitting avoidable (?) rush hour traffic.

Really really disappointing.

Not one word about any of the sites and no attempt or interest in the passengers.

AVOID!',2.0,'2024-03-21T17:27:41Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMVD5Y92JcWoxf36R54YFVjg=','en','smithylondon2019','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Wonderful location in Sri Lanka','The tour provides transport to Dambulla and Sirigiya. Our tour was amended to also include a disappointing and expensive bumpy Safari tour (to only see elephants and peacocks) or a much better and cheaper village tour. The driver very was very helpful and provided some stops along the way as there was no lunch or dinner during this long day tour that started pre 5am and finished after 8pm. So take plenty of snacks and a comfy pillow.',4.0,'2024-03-16T00:10:47Z','REV-0PfZpkgQ855E7oYoc8iEbYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Michael_W','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Incredible sights, a must in Sri Lanka','Incredible trip I highly recommend! Tour guide was so kind and knowledgeable!! the food was incredible. We stopped at the most beautiful little place for breakfast and saw a giant squirrel, and a small restaurant serving buffet style Sri Lankan curry for lunch which was very delicious. 
I have to say it is a very pricy day I did not expect to spend that much but it is worth it to see wild elephants and the top of Sigiriya. Got such a great history lesson from the tour guide at Sigiriya as well. 
Make sure you are dressed for the heat because it is a lot of walking and climbing stairs in the sun. 
The Dambulla temple was my personal favorite part it was absolutely stunning and the fact it has been preserved with such perfect quality is a absolute must see. However make sure you bring socks because your feet will burn at Dambulla temple without them.',5.0,'2024-03-12T01:27:15Z','REV-rzARPeUpVoV563CT40YDy7TtZhQKimmPDQMNsIWh9A0=','en','21larissaj','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','So many amazing experiences within a day','Highly recommend this day trip - we experienced so many amazing things within one day. I ended up in a mini bus with two other solo travelers and we had a great time. I don’t want to spoil some of the surprising moments but I can say there were a lot of animals (not just on the safari) and great food stops in between the sites. I was worried the car ride would be too long but it didn’t feel bad at all. The tour guide/coordinator and driver were fantastic. Definitely would do this again!',5.0,'2024-03-11T01:58:06Z','REV-++4CE/BJMP7UpSfmTd5M/pI8pwbLierXv1UyCsZT/U0=','en','176fionak','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Amazing Tour with Rukshan!','Our tour of Sigiriya and Dambulla with Rukshan was an absolute delight. We had a fabulous trip. The views were unreal, and the climb to the top of Sigiriya was worthwhile. The safari of the eco Park was amazing, offering us the opportunity to see lots of elephants up close, a truly unforgettable experience.

Rukshan was very helpfuland attentive. He consistently went above and beyond to ensure we were having a great time. 
He was very knowledge made ex excellent recommendations. The tour was an unforgettable experience.',5.0,'2024-03-09T09:53:48Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbqY/eSKF4DfGCf/Alc4uizo=','en','MU_hols','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great Day-Trip','We had a great day visiting Sigiriya and the temple! Imesh was a great guide and this trip is a great Day-trip from Colombo!',5.0,'2024-03-09T05:44:43Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbtQCEUzq/bcjIX51fMDvAQQ=','en','alma2910','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Excellent','We love the experience n our guide Naveen very helpful n really took care of us.
We recommend it.. 
we enjoyed the coconut n corn he bought for us too.',5.0,'2024-04-08T05:54:44Z','REV-RFzA1yBYXSNC4fw4PLhd1YXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Melette_M','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Highly recommended','Highly recommended. First and foremost our guide Chathu, what an amazing guy, so accommodating, knowledgeable. We stopped at places to have amazing breakfast and coffee, and lunch, affordable but good. Breakfast included continental options and amazing coffee. 
Sights were amazing, I could write a whole essay just for that, but I’m here to give praise to a really good service of this company. Fruit was bought as we stopped along the way in authentic locally sourced shops, all free. Coconuts, bananas, mangos, just amazing!
A small word of caution, it gets really hot, and a lot of steps would definitely be a challenge for anyone with disabilities. Take an extra t-shirt, don’t spare the sunblock!',5.0,'2024-04-07T03:21:52Z','REV-R4GSrtIHURU8JAOKdXI194XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Marko_S','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Organist worthwhile','best experience sigiriya view is stunning highlight is safari to see elephants is amazing very long day worth for price',5.0,'2024-03-27T04:15:07Z','REV-3CrVHYpIQD1pWC7J4JLA1DWKTiynssBJnpr7DmnRThk=','en','niros239','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Pidurangala very Good','Really good Experience highly recommended i change the sigiriya Rock for Pidurangala since entrance way lower then sigiriya driver very flexible and changed to pidurangala after my request. Travel companions was with same mentality giving me nicer experience',5.0,'2024-03-22T03:18:39Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMV35P5cb9tIzGG+LnE+hd78=','en','abiramp2024','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great sites indifferent tour “guides”','After a 5.45am pick up and 3 1/2 drive to Dwe stopped 10 minutes from Dambulla 
at a truck stop serving Nescafé from a machine. 

Not exactly as described.

At no point did either of the two tour guides/drivers talk to us about anything at all - just when we were due back on the bus - because I asked!

No cultural information at all.

Nothing.

There was no fruit or coconut as described and tbh you’d be much better off with a private taxi 

- after Sigirya we stopped at a tourist “buffet” playing loud Western music (Boyzone after 2000 year old paintings, really?)

It was a tourist ghetto.

Just awful.

We spent over an hour there ( for no reason as it was a buffet and everyone finished after 20 minutes) then a slow 4 hour drive in complete silence hitting avoidable (?) rush hour traffic.

Really really disappointing.

Not one word about any of the sites and no attempt or interest in the passengers.

AVOID!',2.0,'2024-03-21T17:27:41Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMVD5Y92JcWoxf36R54YFVjg=','en','smithylondon2019','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Wonderful location in Sri Lanka','The tour provides transport to Dambulla and Sirigiya. Our tour was amended to also include a disappointing and expensive bumpy Safari tour (to only see elephants and peacocks) or a much better and cheaper village tour. The driver very was very helpful and provided some stops along the way as there was no lunch or dinner during this long day tour that started pre 5am and finished after 8pm. So take plenty of snacks and a comfy pillow.',4.0,'2024-03-16T00:10:47Z','REV-0PfZpkgQ855E7oYoc8iEbYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Michael_W','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Incredible sights, a must in Sri Lanka','Incredible trip I highly recommend! Tour guide was so kind and knowledgeable!! the food was incredible. We stopped at the most beautiful little place for breakfast and saw a giant squirrel, and a small restaurant serving buffet style Sri Lankan curry for lunch which was very delicious. 
I have to say it is a very pricy day I did not expect to spend that much but it is worth it to see wild elephants and the top of Sigiriya. Got such a great history lesson from the tour guide at Sigiriya as well. 
Make sure you are dressed for the heat because it is a lot of walking and climbing stairs in the sun. 
The Dambulla temple was my personal favorite part it was absolutely stunning and the fact it has been preserved with such perfect quality is a absolute must see. However make sure you bring socks because your feet will burn at Dambulla temple without them.',5.0,'2024-03-12T01:27:15Z','REV-rzARPeUpVoV563CT40YDy7TtZhQKimmPDQMNsIWh9A0=','en','21larissaj','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','So many amazing experiences within a day','Highly recommend this day trip - we experienced so many amazing things within one day. I ended up in a mini bus with two other solo travelers and we had a great time. I don’t want to spoil some of the surprising moments but I can say there were a lot of animals (not just on the safari) and great food stops in between the sites. I was worried the car ride would be too long but it didn’t feel bad at all. The tour guide/coordinator and driver were fantastic. Definitely would do this again!',5.0,'2024-03-11T01:58:06Z','REV-++4CE/BJMP7UpSfmTd5M/pI8pwbLierXv1UyCsZT/U0=','en','176fionak','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Amazing Tour with Rukshan!','Our tour of Sigiriya and Dambulla with Rukshan was an absolute delight. We had a fabulous trip. The views were unreal, and the climb to the top of Sigiriya was worthwhile. The safari of the eco Park was amazing, offering us the opportunity to see lots of elephants up close, a truly unforgettable experience.

Rukshan was very helpfuland attentive. He consistently went above and beyond to ensure we were having a great time. 
He was very knowledge made ex excellent recommendations. The tour was an unforgettable experience.',5.0,'2024-03-09T09:53:48Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbqY/eSKF4DfGCf/Alc4uizo=','en','MU_hols','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great Day-Trip','We had a great day visiting Sigiriya and the temple! Imesh was a great guide and this trip is a great Day-trip from Colombo!',5.0,'2024-03-09T05:44:43Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbtQCEUzq/bcjIX51fMDvAQQ=','en','alma2910','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Excellent','We love the experience n our guide Naveen very helpful n really took care of us.
We recommend it.. 
we enjoyed the coconut n corn he bought for us too.',5.0,'2024-04-08T05:54:44Z','REV-RFzA1yBYXSNC4fw4PLhd1YXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Melette_M','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Highly recommended','Highly recommended. First and foremost our guide Chathu, what an amazing guy, so accommodating, knowledgeable. We stopped at places to have amazing breakfast and coffee, and lunch, affordable but good. Breakfast included continental options and amazing coffee. 
Sights were amazing, I could write a whole essay just for that, but I’m here to give praise to a really good service of this company. Fruit was bought as we stopped along the way in authentic locally sourced shops, all free. Coconuts, bananas, mangos, just amazing!
A small word of caution, it gets really hot, and a lot of steps would definitely be a challenge for anyone with disabilities. Take an extra t-shirt, don’t spare the sunblock!',5.0,'2024-04-07T03:21:52Z','REV-R4GSrtIHURU8JAOKdXI194XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Marko_S','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Organist worthwhile','best experience sigiriya view is stunning highlight is safari to see elephants is amazing very long day worth for price',5.0,'2024-03-27T04:15:07Z','REV-3CrVHYpIQD1pWC7J4JLA1DWKTiynssBJnpr7DmnRThk=','en','niros239','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Pidurangala very Good','Really good Experience highly recommended i change the sigiriya Rock for Pidurangala since entrance way lower then sigiriya driver very flexible and changed to pidurangala after my request. Travel companions was with same mentality giving me nicer experience',5.0,'2024-03-22T03:18:39Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMV35P5cb9tIzGG+LnE+hd78=','en','abiramp2024','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great sites indifferent tour “guides”','After a 5.45am pick up and 3 1/2 drive to Dwe stopped 10 minutes from Dambulla 
at a truck stop serving Nescafé from a machine. 

Not exactly as described.

At no point did either of the two tour guides/drivers talk to us about anything at all - just when we were due back on the bus - because I asked!

No cultural information at all.

Nothing.

There was no fruit or coconut as described and tbh you’d be much better off with a private taxi 

- after Sigirya we stopped at a tourist “buffet” playing loud Western music (Boyzone after 2000 year old paintings, really?)

It was a tourist ghetto.

Just awful.

We spent over an hour there ( for no reason as it was a buffet and everyone finished after 20 minutes) then a slow 4 hour drive in complete silence hitting avoidable (?) rush hour traffic.

Really really disappointing.

Not one word about any of the sites and no attempt or interest in the passengers.

AVOID!',2.0,'2024-03-21T17:27:41Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMVD5Y92JcWoxf36R54YFVjg=','en','smithylondon2019','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Wonderful location in Sri Lanka','The tour provides transport to Dambulla and Sirigiya. Our tour was amended to also include a disappointing and expensive bumpy Safari tour (to only see elephants and peacocks) or a much better and cheaper village tour. The driver very was very helpful and provided some stops along the way as there was no lunch or dinner during this long day tour that started pre 5am and finished after 8pm. So take plenty of snacks and a comfy pillow.',4.0,'2024-03-16T00:10:47Z','REV-0PfZpkgQ855E7oYoc8iEbYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Michael_W','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Incredible sights, a must in Sri Lanka','Incredible trip I highly recommend! Tour guide was so kind and knowledgeable!! the food was incredible. We stopped at the most beautiful little place for breakfast and saw a giant squirrel, and a small restaurant serving buffet style Sri Lankan curry for lunch which was very delicious. 
I have to say it is a very pricy day I did not expect to spend that much but it is worth it to see wild elephants and the top of Sigiriya. Got such a great history lesson from the tour guide at Sigiriya as well. 
Make sure you are dressed for the heat because it is a lot of walking and climbing stairs in the sun. 
The Dambulla temple was my personal favorite part it was absolutely stunning and the fact it has been preserved with such perfect quality is a absolute must see. However make sure you bring socks because your feet will burn at Dambulla temple without them.',5.0,'2024-03-12T01:27:15Z','REV-rzARPeUpVoV563CT40YDy7TtZhQKimmPDQMNsIWh9A0=','en','21larissaj','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','So many amazing experiences within a day','Highly recommend this day trip - we experienced so many amazing things within one day. I ended up in a mini bus with two other solo travelers and we had a great time. I don’t want to spoil some of the surprising moments but I can say there were a lot of animals (not just on the safari) and great food stops in between the sites. I was worried the car ride would be too long but it didn’t feel bad at all. The tour guide/coordinator and driver were fantastic. Definitely would do this again!',5.0,'2024-03-11T01:58:06Z','REV-++4CE/BJMP7UpSfmTd5M/pI8pwbLierXv1UyCsZT/U0=','en','176fionak','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Amazing Tour with Rukshan!','Our tour of Sigiriya and Dambulla with Rukshan was an absolute delight. We had a fabulous trip. The views were unreal, and the climb to the top of Sigiriya was worthwhile. The safari of the eco Park was amazing, offering us the opportunity to see lots of elephants up close, a truly unforgettable experience.

Rukshan was very helpfuland attentive. He consistently went above and beyond to ensure we were having a great time. 
He was very knowledge made ex excellent recommendations. The tour was an unforgettable experience.',5.0,'2024-03-09T09:53:48Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbqY/eSKF4DfGCf/Alc4uizo=','en','MU_hols','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great Day-Trip','We had a great day visiting Sigiriya and the temple! Imesh was a great guide and this trip is a great Day-trip from Colombo!',5.0,'2024-03-09T05:44:43Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbtQCEUzq/bcjIX51fMDvAQQ=','en','alma2910','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P153','4 Day Tour to Kandy Nuwara Eliya Ella & Udawalawe Safari From Negombo','First time in Sri Lanka','It was my first time in Sri Lanka. First, I booked a 1day trip to Kandy from Negombo. During my trip, I extended the trip for more 4days, and we visited Kandy, Sigiriya, Nuwara Eliya, Ella, Bentota, and finally Colombo. Our first-time travel to Sri Lanka is unforgettable because of our Chauffeur cum tour Guide Mr. Krish. I’ve visited many countries and traveled with many tour guides, but Mr. Krish is exceptional because of his extraordinary professionalism and brotherly behavior. During our trip, we felt like we were with someone from our family. After the trip and till now, we genuinely miss my brother Krish. At the end of our journey, he surprised us by giving a lovely gift for me and my wife. 
We hope we will again visit Sri Lanka and definitely book our trip with Apple Vacation. They are not looking for profit but take care of their guests\' maximum comfort and safety to make their trips unforgettable memories. I strongly recommend Apple vacation for the Sri Lanka trip for those who are on first time in Sri Lanka.',5.0,'2023-10-20T19:54:01Z','REV-0+sULEwTQ+TvfEvVM47o4TYX6UVfU0aPhZDv4fksOlQ=','en','Wander60680936773','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Highly recommended','Highly recommended. First and foremost our guide Chathu, what an amazing guy, so accommodating, knowledgeable. We stopped at places to have amazing breakfast and coffee, and lunch, affordable but good. Breakfast included continental options and amazing coffee. 
Sights were amazing, I could write a whole essay just for that, but I’m here to give praise to a really good service of this company. Fruit was bought as we stopped along the way in authentic locally sourced shops, all free. Coconuts, bananas, mangos, just amazing!
A small word of caution, it gets really hot, and a lot of steps would definitely be a challenge for anyone with disabilities. Take an extra t-shirt, don’t spare the sunblock!',5.0,'2024-04-07T03:21:52Z','REV-R4GSrtIHURU8JAOKdXI194XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Marko_S','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Organist worthwhile','best experience sigiriya view is stunning highlight is safari to see elephants is amazing very long day worth for price',5.0,'2024-03-27T04:15:07Z','REV-3CrVHYpIQD1pWC7J4JLA1DWKTiynssBJnpr7DmnRThk=','en','niros239','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Pidurangala very Good','Really good Experience highly recommended i change the sigiriya Rock for Pidurangala since entrance way lower then sigiriya driver very flexible and changed to pidurangala after my request. Travel companions was with same mentality giving me nicer experience',5.0,'2024-03-22T03:18:39Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMV35P5cb9tIzGG+LnE+hd78=','en','abiramp2024','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great sites indifferent tour “guides”','After a 5.45am pick up and 3 1/2 drive to Dwe stopped 10 minutes from Dambulla 
at a truck stop serving Nescafé from a machine. 

Not exactly as described.

At no point did either of the two tour guides/drivers talk to us about anything at all - just when we were due back on the bus - because I asked!

No cultural information at all.

Nothing.

There was no fruit or coconut as described and tbh you’d be much better off with a private taxi 

- after Sigirya we stopped at a tourist “buffet” playing loud Western music (Boyzone after 2000 year old paintings, really?)

It was a tourist ghetto.

Just awful.

We spent over an hour there ( for no reason as it was a buffet and everyone finished after 20 minutes) then a slow 4 hour drive in complete silence hitting avoidable (?) rush hour traffic.

Really really disappointing.

Not one word about any of the sites and no attempt or interest in the passengers.

AVOID!',2.0,'2024-03-21T17:27:41Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMVD5Y92JcWoxf36R54YFVjg=','en','smithylondon2019','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Wonderful location in Sri Lanka','The tour provides transport to Dambulla and Sirigiya. Our tour was amended to also include a disappointing and expensive bumpy Safari tour (to only see elephants and peacocks) or a much better and cheaper village tour. The driver very was very helpful and provided some stops along the way as there was no lunch or dinner during this long day tour that started pre 5am and finished after 8pm. So take plenty of snacks and a comfy pillow.',4.0,'2024-03-16T00:10:47Z','REV-0PfZpkgQ855E7oYoc8iEbYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Michael_W','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Incredible sights, a must in Sri Lanka','Incredible trip I highly recommend! Tour guide was so kind and knowledgeable!! the food was incredible. We stopped at the most beautiful little place for breakfast and saw a giant squirrel, and a small restaurant serving buffet style Sri Lankan curry for lunch which was very delicious. 
I have to say it is a very pricy day I did not expect to spend that much but it is worth it to see wild elephants and the top of Sigiriya. Got such a great history lesson from the tour guide at Sigiriya as well. 
Make sure you are dressed for the heat because it is a lot of walking and climbing stairs in the sun. 
The Dambulla temple was my personal favorite part it was absolutely stunning and the fact it has been preserved with such perfect quality is a absolute must see. However make sure you bring socks because your feet will burn at Dambulla temple without them.',5.0,'2024-03-12T01:27:15Z','REV-rzARPeUpVoV563CT40YDy7TtZhQKimmPDQMNsIWh9A0=','en','21larissaj','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','So many amazing experiences within a day','Highly recommend this day trip - we experienced so many amazing things within one day. I ended up in a mini bus with two other solo travelers and we had a great time. I don’t want to spoil some of the surprising moments but I can say there were a lot of animals (not just on the safari) and great food stops in between the sites. I was worried the car ride would be too long but it didn’t feel bad at all. The tour guide/coordinator and driver were fantastic. Definitely would do this again!',5.0,'2024-03-11T01:58:06Z','REV-++4CE/BJMP7UpSfmTd5M/pI8pwbLierXv1UyCsZT/U0=','en','176fionak','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Amazing Tour with Rukshan!','Our tour of Sigiriya and Dambulla with Rukshan was an absolute delight. We had a fabulous trip. The views were unreal, and the climb to the top of Sigiriya was worthwhile. The safari of the eco Park was amazing, offering us the opportunity to see lots of elephants up close, a truly unforgettable experience.

Rukshan was very helpfuland attentive. He consistently went above and beyond to ensure we were having a great time. 
He was very knowledge made ex excellent recommendations. The tour was an unforgettable experience.',5.0,'2024-03-09T09:53:48Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbqY/eSKF4DfGCf/Alc4uizo=','en','MU_hols','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great Day-Trip','We had a great day visiting Sigiriya and the temple! Imesh was a great guide and this trip is a great Day-trip from Colombo!',5.0,'2024-03-09T05:44:43Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbtQCEUzq/bcjIX51fMDvAQQ=','en','alma2910','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P153','4 Day Tour to Kandy Nuwara Eliya Ella & Udawalawe Safari From Negombo','First time in Sri Lanka','It was my first time in Sri Lanka. First, I booked a 1day trip to Kandy from Negombo. During my trip, I extended the trip for more 4days, and we visited Kandy, Sigiriya, Nuwara Eliya, Ella, Bentota, and finally Colombo. Our first-time travel to Sri Lanka is unforgettable because of our Chauffeur cum tour Guide Mr. Krish. I’ve visited many countries and traveled with many tour guides, but Mr. Krish is exceptional because of his extraordinary professionalism and brotherly behavior. During our trip, we felt like we were with someone from our family. After the trip and till now, we genuinely miss my brother Krish. At the end of our journey, he surprised us by giving a lovely gift for me and my wife. 
We hope we will again visit Sri Lanka and definitely book our trip with Apple Vacation. They are not looking for profit but take care of their guests\' maximum comfort and safety to make their trips unforgettable memories. I strongly recommend Apple vacation for the Sri Lanka trip for those who are on first time in Sri Lanka.',5.0,'2023-10-20T19:54:01Z','REV-0+sULEwTQ+TvfEvVM47o4TYX6UVfU0aPhZDv4fksOlQ=','en','Wander60680936773','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Highly recommended','Highly recommended. First and foremost our guide Chathu, what an amazing guy, so accommodating, knowledgeable. We stopped at places to have amazing breakfast and coffee, and lunch, affordable but good. Breakfast included continental options and amazing coffee. 
Sights were amazing, I could write a whole essay just for that, but I’m here to give praise to a really good service of this company. Fruit was bought as we stopped along the way in authentic locally sourced shops, all free. Coconuts, bananas, mangos, just amazing!
A small word of caution, it gets really hot, and a lot of steps would definitely be a challenge for anyone with disabilities. Take an extra t-shirt, don’t spare the sunblock!',5.0,'2024-04-07T03:21:52Z','REV-R4GSrtIHURU8JAOKdXI194XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Marko_S','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Organist worthwhile','best experience sigiriya view is stunning highlight is safari to see elephants is amazing very long day worth for price',5.0,'2024-03-27T04:15:07Z','REV-3CrVHYpIQD1pWC7J4JLA1DWKTiynssBJnpr7DmnRThk=','en','niros239','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Pidurangala very Good','Really good Experience highly recommended i change the sigiriya Rock for Pidurangala since entrance way lower then sigiriya driver very flexible and changed to pidurangala after my request. Travel companions was with same mentality giving me nicer experience',5.0,'2024-03-22T03:18:39Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMV35P5cb9tIzGG+LnE+hd78=','en','abiramp2024','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great sites indifferent tour “guides”','After a 5.45am pick up and 3 1/2 drive to Dwe stopped 10 minutes from Dambulla 
at a truck stop serving Nescafé from a machine. 

Not exactly as described.

At no point did either of the two tour guides/drivers talk to us about anything at all - just when we were due back on the bus - because I asked!

No cultural information at all.

Nothing.

There was no fruit or coconut as described and tbh you’d be much better off with a private taxi 

- after Sigirya we stopped at a tourist “buffet” playing loud Western music (Boyzone after 2000 year old paintings, really?)

It was a tourist ghetto.

Just awful.

We spent over an hour there ( for no reason as it was a buffet and everyone finished after 20 minutes) then a slow 4 hour drive in complete silence hitting avoidable (?) rush hour traffic.

Really really disappointing.

Not one word about any of the sites and no attempt or interest in the passengers.

AVOID!',2.0,'2024-03-21T17:27:41Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMVD5Y92JcWoxf36R54YFVjg=','en','smithylondon2019','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Wonderful location in Sri Lanka','The tour provides transport to Dambulla and Sirigiya. Our tour was amended to also include a disappointing and expensive bumpy Safari tour (to only see elephants and peacocks) or a much better and cheaper village tour. The driver very was very helpful and provided some stops along the way as there was no lunch or dinner during this long day tour that started pre 5am and finished after 8pm. So take plenty of snacks and a comfy pillow.',4.0,'2024-03-16T00:10:47Z','REV-0PfZpkgQ855E7oYoc8iEbYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Michael_W','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Incredible sights, a must in Sri Lanka','Incredible trip I highly recommend! Tour guide was so kind and knowledgeable!! the food was incredible. We stopped at the most beautiful little place for breakfast and saw a giant squirrel, and a small restaurant serving buffet style Sri Lankan curry for lunch which was very delicious. 
I have to say it is a very pricy day I did not expect to spend that much but it is worth it to see wild elephants and the top of Sigiriya. Got such a great history lesson from the tour guide at Sigiriya as well. 
Make sure you are dressed for the heat because it is a lot of walking and climbing stairs in the sun. 
The Dambulla temple was my personal favorite part it was absolutely stunning and the fact it has been preserved with such perfect quality is a absolute must see. However make sure you bring socks because your feet will burn at Dambulla temple without them.',5.0,'2024-03-12T01:27:15Z','REV-rzARPeUpVoV563CT40YDy7TtZhQKimmPDQMNsIWh9A0=','en','21larissaj','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','So many amazing experiences within a day','Highly recommend this day trip - we experienced so many amazing things within one day. I ended up in a mini bus with two other solo travelers and we had a great time. I don’t want to spoil some of the surprising moments but I can say there were a lot of animals (not just on the safari) and great food stops in between the sites. I was worried the car ride would be too long but it didn’t feel bad at all. The tour guide/coordinator and driver were fantastic. Definitely would do this again!',5.0,'2024-03-11T01:58:06Z','REV-++4CE/BJMP7UpSfmTd5M/pI8pwbLierXv1UyCsZT/U0=','en','176fionak','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Amazing Tour with Rukshan!','Our tour of Sigiriya and Dambulla with Rukshan was an absolute delight. We had a fabulous trip. The views were unreal, and the climb to the top of Sigiriya was worthwhile. The safari of the eco Park was amazing, offering us the opportunity to see lots of elephants up close, a truly unforgettable experience.

Rukshan was very helpfuland attentive. He consistently went above and beyond to ensure we were having a great time. 
He was very knowledge made ex excellent recommendations. The tour was an unforgettable experience.',5.0,'2024-03-09T09:53:48Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbqY/eSKF4DfGCf/Alc4uizo=','en','MU_hols','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great Day-Trip','We had a great day visiting Sigiriya and the temple! Imesh was a great guide and this trip is a great Day-trip from Colombo!',5.0,'2024-03-09T05:44:43Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbtQCEUzq/bcjIX51fMDvAQQ=','en','alma2910','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P157','Temple of the Tooth & Royal Botanical Gardens Tour','Seværdigheder  Sri Lanka der kan undværes','Begge steder er efter min overbevisning lidt over vurderet. 
Tandens tempel er nok mest for troende buddister.
Der er virkeligt mange mennesker, man står tæt i lange køer. Vær opmærksom på kontrollører er meget opmærksomme på korrekt påklædning, ligesom cigaretter og plastdunke ikke må medbringes.
Botanisk have er et skønt åndehul, der er planter fra hele verden. Deres orkidehus var en stor skuffelse.',3.0,'2020-02-12T06:27:59Z','REV-U1jrIDViW7UDzuhi5QX8oSpF4XpoHvMOvMMXPc+9U5M=','da','Lotte R','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Highly recommended','Highly recommended. First and foremost our guide Chathu, what an amazing guy, so accommodating, knowledgeable. We stopped at places to have amazing breakfast and coffee, and lunch, affordable but good. Breakfast included continental options and amazing coffee. 
Sights were amazing, I could write a whole essay just for that, but I’m here to give praise to a really good service of this company. Fruit was bought as we stopped along the way in authentic locally sourced shops, all free. Coconuts, bananas, mangos, just amazing!
A small word of caution, it gets really hot, and a lot of steps would definitely be a challenge for anyone with disabilities. Take an extra t-shirt, don’t spare the sunblock!',5.0,'2024-04-07T03:21:52Z','REV-R4GSrtIHURU8JAOKdXI194XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Marko_S','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Organist worthwhile','best experience sigiriya view is stunning highlight is safari to see elephants is amazing very long day worth for price',5.0,'2024-03-27T04:15:07Z','REV-3CrVHYpIQD1pWC7J4JLA1DWKTiynssBJnpr7DmnRThk=','en','niros239','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Pidurangala very Good','Really good Experience highly recommended i change the sigiriya Rock for Pidurangala since entrance way lower then sigiriya driver very flexible and changed to pidurangala after my request. Travel companions was with same mentality giving me nicer experience',5.0,'2024-03-22T03:18:39Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMV35P5cb9tIzGG+LnE+hd78=','en','abiramp2024','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great sites indifferent tour “guides”','After a 5.45am pick up and 3 1/2 drive to Dwe stopped 10 minutes from Dambulla 
at a truck stop serving Nescafé from a machine. 

Not exactly as described.

At no point did either of the two tour guides/drivers talk to us about anything at all - just when we were due back on the bus - because I asked!

No cultural information at all.

Nothing.

There was no fruit or coconut as described and tbh you’d be much better off with a private taxi 

- after Sigirya we stopped at a tourist “buffet” playing loud Western music (Boyzone after 2000 year old paintings, really?)

It was a tourist ghetto.

Just awful.

We spent over an hour there ( for no reason as it was a buffet and everyone finished after 20 minutes) then a slow 4 hour drive in complete silence hitting avoidable (?) rush hour traffic.

Really really disappointing.

Not one word about any of the sites and no attempt or interest in the passengers.

AVOID!',2.0,'2024-03-21T17:27:41Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMVD5Y92JcWoxf36R54YFVjg=','en','smithylondon2019','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Wonderful location in Sri Lanka','The tour provides transport to Dambulla and Sirigiya. Our tour was amended to also include a disappointing and expensive bumpy Safari tour (to only see elephants and peacocks) or a much better and cheaper village tour. The driver very was very helpful and provided some stops along the way as there was no lunch or dinner during this long day tour that started pre 5am and finished after 8pm. So take plenty of snacks and a comfy pillow.',4.0,'2024-03-16T00:10:47Z','REV-0PfZpkgQ855E7oYoc8iEbYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Michael_W','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Incredible sights, a must in Sri Lanka','Incredible trip I highly recommend! Tour guide was so kind and knowledgeable!! the food was incredible. We stopped at the most beautiful little place for breakfast and saw a giant squirrel, and a small restaurant serving buffet style Sri Lankan curry for lunch which was very delicious. 
I have to say it is a very pricy day I did not expect to spend that much but it is worth it to see wild elephants and the top of Sigiriya. Got such a great history lesson from the tour guide at Sigiriya as well. 
Make sure you are dressed for the heat because it is a lot of walking and climbing stairs in the sun. 
The Dambulla temple was my personal favorite part it was absolutely stunning and the fact it has been preserved with such perfect quality is a absolute must see. However make sure you bring socks because your feet will burn at Dambulla temple without them.',5.0,'2024-03-12T01:27:15Z','REV-rzARPeUpVoV563CT40YDy7TtZhQKimmPDQMNsIWh9A0=','en','21larissaj','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','So many amazing experiences within a day','Highly recommend this day trip - we experienced so many amazing things within one day. I ended up in a mini bus with two other solo travelers and we had a great time. I don’t want to spoil some of the surprising moments but I can say there were a lot of animals (not just on the safari) and great food stops in between the sites. I was worried the car ride would be too long but it didn’t feel bad at all. The tour guide/coordinator and driver were fantastic. Definitely would do this again!',5.0,'2024-03-11T01:58:06Z','REV-++4CE/BJMP7UpSfmTd5M/pI8pwbLierXv1UyCsZT/U0=','en','176fionak','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Amazing Tour with Rukshan!','Our tour of Sigiriya and Dambulla with Rukshan was an absolute delight. We had a fabulous trip. The views were unreal, and the climb to the top of Sigiriya was worthwhile. The safari of the eco Park was amazing, offering us the opportunity to see lots of elephants up close, a truly unforgettable experience.

Rukshan was very helpfuland attentive. He consistently went above and beyond to ensure we were having a great time. 
He was very knowledge made ex excellent recommendations. The tour was an unforgettable experience.',5.0,'2024-03-09T09:53:48Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbqY/eSKF4DfGCf/Alc4uizo=','en','MU_hols','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great Day-Trip','We had a great day visiting Sigiriya and the temple! Imesh was a great guide and this trip is a great Day-trip from Colombo!',5.0,'2024-03-09T05:44:43Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbtQCEUzq/bcjIX51fMDvAQQ=','en','alma2910','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P157','Temple of the Tooth & Royal Botanical Gardens Tour','Seværdigheder  Sri Lanka der kan undværes','Begge steder er efter min overbevisning lidt over vurderet. 
Tandens tempel er nok mest for troende buddister.
Der er virkeligt mange mennesker, man står tæt i lange køer. Vær opmærksom på kontrollører er meget opmærksomme på korrekt påklædning, ligesom cigaretter og plastdunke ikke må medbringes.
Botanisk have er et skønt åndehul, der er planter fra hele verden. Deres orkidehus var en stor skuffelse.',3.0,'2020-02-12T06:27:59Z','REV-U1jrIDViW7UDzuhi5QX8oSpF4XpoHvMOvMMXPc+9U5M=','da','Lotte R','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Highly recommended','Highly recommended. First and foremost our guide Chathu, what an amazing guy, so accommodating, knowledgeable. We stopped at places to have amazing breakfast and coffee, and lunch, affordable but good. Breakfast included continental options and amazing coffee. 
Sights were amazing, I could write a whole essay just for that, but I’m here to give praise to a really good service of this company. Fruit was bought as we stopped along the way in authentic locally sourced shops, all free. Coconuts, bananas, mangos, just amazing!
A small word of caution, it gets really hot, and a lot of steps would definitely be a challenge for anyone with disabilities. Take an extra t-shirt, don’t spare the sunblock!',5.0,'2024-04-07T03:21:52Z','REV-R4GSrtIHURU8JAOKdXI194XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Marko_S','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Organist worthwhile','best experience sigiriya view is stunning highlight is safari to see elephants is amazing very long day worth for price',5.0,'2024-03-27T04:15:07Z','REV-3CrVHYpIQD1pWC7J4JLA1DWKTiynssBJnpr7DmnRThk=','en','niros239','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Pidurangala very Good','Really good Experience highly recommended i change the sigiriya Rock for Pidurangala since entrance way lower then sigiriya driver very flexible and changed to pidurangala after my request. Travel companions was with same mentality giving me nicer experience',5.0,'2024-03-22T03:18:39Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMV35P5cb9tIzGG+LnE+hd78=','en','abiramp2024','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great sites indifferent tour “guides”','After a 5.45am pick up and 3 1/2 drive to Dwe stopped 10 minutes from Dambulla 
at a truck stop serving Nescafé from a machine. 

Not exactly as described.

At no point did either of the two tour guides/drivers talk to us about anything at all - just when we were due back on the bus - because I asked!

No cultural information at all.

Nothing.

There was no fruit or coconut as described and tbh you’d be much better off with a private taxi 

- after Sigirya we stopped at a tourist “buffet” playing loud Western music (Boyzone after 2000 year old paintings, really?)

It was a tourist ghetto.

Just awful.

We spent over an hour there ( for no reason as it was a buffet and everyone finished after 20 minutes) then a slow 4 hour drive in complete silence hitting avoidable (?) rush hour traffic.

Really really disappointing.

Not one word about any of the sites and no attempt or interest in the passengers.

AVOID!',2.0,'2024-03-21T17:27:41Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMVD5Y92JcWoxf36R54YFVjg=','en','smithylondon2019','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Wonderful location in Sri Lanka','The tour provides transport to Dambulla and Sirigiya. Our tour was amended to also include a disappointing and expensive bumpy Safari tour (to only see elephants and peacocks) or a much better and cheaper village tour. The driver very was very helpful and provided some stops along the way as there was no lunch or dinner during this long day tour that started pre 5am and finished after 8pm. So take plenty of snacks and a comfy pillow.',4.0,'2024-03-16T00:10:47Z','REV-0PfZpkgQ855E7oYoc8iEbYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Michael_W','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Incredible sights, a must in Sri Lanka','Incredible trip I highly recommend! Tour guide was so kind and knowledgeable!! the food was incredible. We stopped at the most beautiful little place for breakfast and saw a giant squirrel, and a small restaurant serving buffet style Sri Lankan curry for lunch which was very delicious. 
I have to say it is a very pricy day I did not expect to spend that much but it is worth it to see wild elephants and the top of Sigiriya. Got such a great history lesson from the tour guide at Sigiriya as well. 
Make sure you are dressed for the heat because it is a lot of walking and climbing stairs in the sun. 
The Dambulla temple was my personal favorite part it was absolutely stunning and the fact it has been preserved with such perfect quality is a absolute must see. However make sure you bring socks because your feet will burn at Dambulla temple without them.',5.0,'2024-03-12T01:27:15Z','REV-rzARPeUpVoV563CT40YDy7TtZhQKimmPDQMNsIWh9A0=','en','21larissaj','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','So many amazing experiences within a day','Highly recommend this day trip - we experienced so many amazing things within one day. I ended up in a mini bus with two other solo travelers and we had a great time. I don’t want to spoil some of the surprising moments but I can say there were a lot of animals (not just on the safari) and great food stops in between the sites. I was worried the car ride would be too long but it didn’t feel bad at all. The tour guide/coordinator and driver were fantastic. Definitely would do this again!',5.0,'2024-03-11T01:58:06Z','REV-++4CE/BJMP7UpSfmTd5M/pI8pwbLierXv1UyCsZT/U0=','en','176fionak','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Amazing Tour with Rukshan!','Our tour of Sigiriya and Dambulla with Rukshan was an absolute delight. We had a fabulous trip. The views were unreal, and the climb to the top of Sigiriya was worthwhile. The safari of the eco Park was amazing, offering us the opportunity to see lots of elephants up close, a truly unforgettable experience.

Rukshan was very helpfuland attentive. He consistently went above and beyond to ensure we were having a great time. 
He was very knowledge made ex excellent recommendations. The tour was an unforgettable experience.',5.0,'2024-03-09T09:53:48Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbqY/eSKF4DfGCf/Alc4uizo=','en','MU_hols','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great Day-Trip','We had a great day visiting Sigiriya and the temple! Imesh was a great guide and this trip is a great Day-trip from Colombo!',5.0,'2024-03-09T05:44:43Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbtQCEUzq/bcjIX51fMDvAQQ=','en','alma2910','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P157','Temple of the Tooth & Royal Botanical Gardens Tour','Seværdigheder  Sri Lanka der kan undværes','Begge steder er efter min overbevisning lidt over vurderet. 
Tandens tempel er nok mest for troende buddister.
Der er virkeligt mange mennesker, man står tæt i lange køer. Vær opmærksom på kontrollører er meget opmærksomme på korrekt påklædning, ligesom cigaretter og plastdunke ikke må medbringes.
Botanisk have er et skønt åndehul, der er planter fra hele verden. Deres orkidehus var en stor skuffelse.',3.0,'2020-02-12T06:27:59Z','REV-U1jrIDViW7UDzuhi5QX8oSpF4XpoHvMOvMMXPc+9U5M=','da','Lotte R','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Highly recommended','Highly recommended. First and foremost our guide Chathu, what an amazing guy, so accommodating, knowledgeable. We stopped at places to have amazing breakfast and coffee, and lunch, affordable but good. Breakfast included continental options and amazing coffee. 
Sights were amazing, I could write a whole essay just for that, but I’m here to give praise to a really good service of this company. Fruit was bought as we stopped along the way in authentic locally sourced shops, all free. Coconuts, bananas, mangos, just amazing!
A small word of caution, it gets really hot, and a lot of steps would definitely be a challenge for anyone with disabilities. Take an extra t-shirt, don’t spare the sunblock!',5.0,'2024-04-07T03:21:52Z','REV-R4GSrtIHURU8JAOKdXI194XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Marko_S','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Organist worthwhile','best experience sigiriya view is stunning highlight is safari to see elephants is amazing very long day worth for price',5.0,'2024-03-27T04:15:07Z','REV-3CrVHYpIQD1pWC7J4JLA1DWKTiynssBJnpr7DmnRThk=','en','niros239','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Pidurangala very Good','Really good Experience highly recommended i change the sigiriya Rock for Pidurangala since entrance way lower then sigiriya driver very flexible and changed to pidurangala after my request. Travel companions was with same mentality giving me nicer experience',5.0,'2024-03-22T03:18:39Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMV35P5cb9tIzGG+LnE+hd78=','en','abiramp2024','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great sites indifferent tour “guides”','After a 5.45am pick up and 3 1/2 drive to Dwe stopped 10 minutes from Dambulla 
at a truck stop serving Nescafé from a machine. 

Not exactly as described.

At no point did either of the two tour guides/drivers talk to us about anything at all - just when we were due back on the bus - because I asked!

No cultural information at all.

Nothing.

There was no fruit or coconut as described and tbh you’d be much better off with a private taxi 

- after Sigirya we stopped at a tourist “buffet” playing loud Western music (Boyzone after 2000 year old paintings, really?)

It was a tourist ghetto.

Just awful.

We spent over an hour there ( for no reason as it was a buffet and everyone finished after 20 minutes) then a slow 4 hour drive in complete silence hitting avoidable (?) rush hour traffic.

Really really disappointing.

Not one word about any of the sites and no attempt or interest in the passengers.

AVOID!',2.0,'2024-03-21T17:27:41Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMVD5Y92JcWoxf36R54YFVjg=','en','smithylondon2019','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Wonderful location in Sri Lanka','The tour provides transport to Dambulla and Sirigiya. Our tour was amended to also include a disappointing and expensive bumpy Safari tour (to only see elephants and peacocks) or a much better and cheaper village tour. The driver very was very helpful and provided some stops along the way as there was no lunch or dinner during this long day tour that started pre 5am and finished after 8pm. So take plenty of snacks and a comfy pillow.',4.0,'2024-03-16T00:10:47Z','REV-0PfZpkgQ855E7oYoc8iEbYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Michael_W','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Incredible sights, a must in Sri Lanka','Incredible trip I highly recommend! Tour guide was so kind and knowledgeable!! the food was incredible. We stopped at the most beautiful little place for breakfast and saw a giant squirrel, and a small restaurant serving buffet style Sri Lankan curry for lunch which was very delicious. 
I have to say it is a very pricy day I did not expect to spend that much but it is worth it to see wild elephants and the top of Sigiriya. Got such a great history lesson from the tour guide at Sigiriya as well. 
Make sure you are dressed for the heat because it is a lot of walking and climbing stairs in the sun. 
The Dambulla temple was my personal favorite part it was absolutely stunning and the fact it has been preserved with such perfect quality is a absolute must see. However make sure you bring socks because your feet will burn at Dambulla temple without them.',5.0,'2024-03-12T01:27:15Z','REV-rzARPeUpVoV563CT40YDy7TtZhQKimmPDQMNsIWh9A0=','en','21larissaj','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','So many amazing experiences within a day','Highly recommend this day trip - we experienced so many amazing things within one day. I ended up in a mini bus with two other solo travelers and we had a great time. I don’t want to spoil some of the surprising moments but I can say there were a lot of animals (not just on the safari) and great food stops in between the sites. I was worried the car ride would be too long but it didn’t feel bad at all. The tour guide/coordinator and driver were fantastic. Definitely would do this again!',5.0,'2024-03-11T01:58:06Z','REV-++4CE/BJMP7UpSfmTd5M/pI8pwbLierXv1UyCsZT/U0=','en','176fionak','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Amazing Tour with Rukshan!','Our tour of Sigiriya and Dambulla with Rukshan was an absolute delight. We had a fabulous trip. The views were unreal, and the climb to the top of Sigiriya was worthwhile. The safari of the eco Park was amazing, offering us the opportunity to see lots of elephants up close, a truly unforgettable experience.

Rukshan was very helpfuland attentive. He consistently went above and beyond to ensure we were having a great time. 
He was very knowledge made ex excellent recommendations. The tour was an unforgettable experience.',5.0,'2024-03-09T09:53:48Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbqY/eSKF4DfGCf/Alc4uizo=','en','MU_hols','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great Day-Trip','We had a great day visiting Sigiriya and the temple! Imesh was a great guide and this trip is a great Day-trip from Colombo!',5.0,'2024-03-09T05:44:43Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbtQCEUzq/bcjIX51fMDvAQQ=','en','alma2910','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P157','Temple of the Tooth & Royal Botanical Gardens Tour','Seværdigheder  Sri Lanka der kan undværes','Begge steder er efter min overbevisning lidt over vurderet. 
Tandens tempel er nok mest for troende buddister.
Der er virkeligt mange mennesker, man står tæt i lange køer. Vær opmærksom på kontrollører er meget opmærksomme på korrekt påklædning, ligesom cigaretter og plastdunke ikke må medbringes.
Botanisk have er et skønt åndehul, der er planter fra hele verden. Deres orkidehus var en stor skuffelse.',3.0,'2020-02-12T06:27:59Z','REV-U1jrIDViW7UDzuhi5QX8oSpF4XpoHvMOvMMXPc+9U5M=','da','Lotte R','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Highly recommended','Highly recommended. First and foremost our guide Chathu, what an amazing guy, so accommodating, knowledgeable. We stopped at places to have amazing breakfast and coffee, and lunch, affordable but good. Breakfast included continental options and amazing coffee. 
Sights were amazing, I could write a whole essay just for that, but I’m here to give praise to a really good service of this company. Fruit was bought as we stopped along the way in authentic locally sourced shops, all free. Coconuts, bananas, mangos, just amazing!
A small word of caution, it gets really hot, and a lot of steps would definitely be a challenge for anyone with disabilities. Take an extra t-shirt, don’t spare the sunblock!',5.0,'2024-04-07T03:21:52Z','REV-R4GSrtIHURU8JAOKdXI194XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Marko_S','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Organist worthwhile','best experience sigiriya view is stunning highlight is safari to see elephants is amazing very long day worth for price',5.0,'2024-03-27T04:15:07Z','REV-3CrVHYpIQD1pWC7J4JLA1DWKTiynssBJnpr7DmnRThk=','en','niros239','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Pidurangala very Good','Really good Experience highly recommended i change the sigiriya Rock for Pidurangala since entrance way lower then sigiriya driver very flexible and changed to pidurangala after my request. Travel companions was with same mentality giving me nicer experience',5.0,'2024-03-22T03:18:39Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMV35P5cb9tIzGG+LnE+hd78=','en','abiramp2024','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great sites indifferent tour “guides”','After a 5.45am pick up and 3 1/2 drive to Dwe stopped 10 minutes from Dambulla 
at a truck stop serving Nescafé from a machine. 

Not exactly as described.

At no point did either of the two tour guides/drivers talk to us about anything at all - just when we were due back on the bus - because I asked!

No cultural information at all.

Nothing.

There was no fruit or coconut as described and tbh you’d be much better off with a private taxi 

- after Sigirya we stopped at a tourist “buffet” playing loud Western music (Boyzone after 2000 year old paintings, really?)

It was a tourist ghetto.

Just awful.

We spent over an hour there ( for no reason as it was a buffet and everyone finished after 20 minutes) then a slow 4 hour drive in complete silence hitting avoidable (?) rush hour traffic.

Really really disappointing.

Not one word about any of the sites and no attempt or interest in the passengers.

AVOID!',2.0,'2024-03-21T17:27:41Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMVD5Y92JcWoxf36R54YFVjg=','en','smithylondon2019','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Wonderful location in Sri Lanka','The tour provides transport to Dambulla and Sirigiya. Our tour was amended to also include a disappointing and expensive bumpy Safari tour (to only see elephants and peacocks) or a much better and cheaper village tour. The driver very was very helpful and provided some stops along the way as there was no lunch or dinner during this long day tour that started pre 5am and finished after 8pm. So take plenty of snacks and a comfy pillow.',4.0,'2024-03-16T00:10:47Z','REV-0PfZpkgQ855E7oYoc8iEbYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Michael_W','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Incredible sights, a must in Sri Lanka','Incredible trip I highly recommend! Tour guide was so kind and knowledgeable!! the food was incredible. We stopped at the most beautiful little place for breakfast and saw a giant squirrel, and a small restaurant serving buffet style Sri Lankan curry for lunch which was very delicious. 
I have to say it is a very pricy day I did not expect to spend that much but it is worth it to see wild elephants and the top of Sigiriya. Got such a great history lesson from the tour guide at Sigiriya as well. 
Make sure you are dressed for the heat because it is a lot of walking and climbing stairs in the sun. 
The Dambulla temple was my personal favorite part it was absolutely stunning and the fact it has been preserved with such perfect quality is a absolute must see. However make sure you bring socks because your feet will burn at Dambulla temple without them.',5.0,'2024-03-12T01:27:15Z','REV-rzARPeUpVoV563CT40YDy7TtZhQKimmPDQMNsIWh9A0=','en','21larissaj','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','So many amazing experiences within a day','Highly recommend this day trip - we experienced so many amazing things within one day. I ended up in a mini bus with two other solo travelers and we had a great time. I don’t want to spoil some of the surprising moments but I can say there were a lot of animals (not just on the safari) and great food stops in between the sites. I was worried the car ride would be too long but it didn’t feel bad at all. The tour guide/coordinator and driver were fantastic. Definitely would do this again!',5.0,'2024-03-11T01:58:06Z','REV-++4CE/BJMP7UpSfmTd5M/pI8pwbLierXv1UyCsZT/U0=','en','176fionak','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Amazing Tour with Rukshan!','Our tour of Sigiriya and Dambulla with Rukshan was an absolute delight. We had a fabulous trip. The views were unreal, and the climb to the top of Sigiriya was worthwhile. The safari of the eco Park was amazing, offering us the opportunity to see lots of elephants up close, a truly unforgettable experience.

Rukshan was very helpfuland attentive. He consistently went above and beyond to ensure we were having a great time. 
He was very knowledge made ex excellent recommendations. The tour was an unforgettable experience.',5.0,'2024-03-09T09:53:48Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbqY/eSKF4DfGCf/Alc4uizo=','en','MU_hols','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great Day-Trip','We had a great day visiting Sigiriya and the temple! Imesh was a great guide and this trip is a great Day-trip from Colombo!',5.0,'2024-03-09T05:44:43Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbtQCEUzq/bcjIX51fMDvAQQ=','en','alma2910','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P157','Temple of the Tooth & Royal Botanical Gardens Tour','Seværdigheder  Sri Lanka der kan undværes','Begge steder er efter min overbevisning lidt over vurderet. 
Tandens tempel er nok mest for troende buddister.
Der er virkeligt mange mennesker, man står tæt i lange køer. Vær opmærksom på kontrollører er meget opmærksomme på korrekt påklædning, ligesom cigaretter og plastdunke ikke må medbringes.
Botanisk have er et skønt åndehul, der er planter fra hele verden. Deres orkidehus var en stor skuffelse.',3.0,'2020-02-12T06:27:59Z','REV-U1jrIDViW7UDzuhi5QX8oSpF4XpoHvMOvMMXPc+9U5M=','da','Lotte R','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Highly recommended','Highly recommended. First and foremost our guide Chathu, what an amazing guy, so accommodating, knowledgeable. We stopped at places to have amazing breakfast and coffee, and lunch, affordable but good. Breakfast included continental options and amazing coffee. 
Sights were amazing, I could write a whole essay just for that, but I’m here to give praise to a really good service of this company. Fruit was bought as we stopped along the way in authentic locally sourced shops, all free. Coconuts, bananas, mangos, just amazing!
A small word of caution, it gets really hot, and a lot of steps would definitely be a challenge for anyone with disabilities. Take an extra t-shirt, don’t spare the sunblock!',5.0,'2024-04-07T03:21:52Z','REV-R4GSrtIHURU8JAOKdXI194XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Marko_S','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Organist worthwhile','best experience sigiriya view is stunning highlight is safari to see elephants is amazing very long day worth for price',5.0,'2024-03-27T04:15:07Z','REV-3CrVHYpIQD1pWC7J4JLA1DWKTiynssBJnpr7DmnRThk=','en','niros239','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Pidurangala very Good','Really good Experience highly recommended i change the sigiriya Rock for Pidurangala since entrance way lower then sigiriya driver very flexible and changed to pidurangala after my request. Travel companions was with same mentality giving me nicer experience',5.0,'2024-03-22T03:18:39Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMV35P5cb9tIzGG+LnE+hd78=','en','abiramp2024','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great sites indifferent tour “guides”','After a 5.45am pick up and 3 1/2 drive to Dwe stopped 10 minutes from Dambulla 
at a truck stop serving Nescafé from a machine. 

Not exactly as described.

At no point did either of the two tour guides/drivers talk to us about anything at all - just when we were due back on the bus - because I asked!

No cultural information at all.

Nothing.

There was no fruit or coconut as described and tbh you’d be much better off with a private taxi 

- after Sigirya we stopped at a tourist “buffet” playing loud Western music (Boyzone after 2000 year old paintings, really?)

It was a tourist ghetto.

Just awful.

We spent over an hour there ( for no reason as it was a buffet and everyone finished after 20 minutes) then a slow 4 hour drive in complete silence hitting avoidable (?) rush hour traffic.

Really really disappointing.

Not one word about any of the sites and no attempt or interest in the passengers.

AVOID!',2.0,'2024-03-21T17:27:41Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMVD5Y92JcWoxf36R54YFVjg=','en','smithylondon2019','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Wonderful location in Sri Lanka','The tour provides transport to Dambulla and Sirigiya. Our tour was amended to also include a disappointing and expensive bumpy Safari tour (to only see elephants and peacocks) or a much better and cheaper village tour. The driver very was very helpful and provided some stops along the way as there was no lunch or dinner during this long day tour that started pre 5am and finished after 8pm. So take plenty of snacks and a comfy pillow.',4.0,'2024-03-16T00:10:47Z','REV-0PfZpkgQ855E7oYoc8iEbYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Michael_W','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Incredible sights, a must in Sri Lanka','Incredible trip I highly recommend! Tour guide was so kind and knowledgeable!! the food was incredible. We stopped at the most beautiful little place for breakfast and saw a giant squirrel, and a small restaurant serving buffet style Sri Lankan curry for lunch which was very delicious. 
I have to say it is a very pricy day I did not expect to spend that much but it is worth it to see wild elephants and the top of Sigiriya. Got such a great history lesson from the tour guide at Sigiriya as well. 
Make sure you are dressed for the heat because it is a lot of walking and climbing stairs in the sun. 
The Dambulla temple was my personal favorite part it was absolutely stunning and the fact it has been preserved with such perfect quality is a absolute must see. However make sure you bring socks because your feet will burn at Dambulla temple without them.',5.0,'2024-03-12T01:27:15Z','REV-rzARPeUpVoV563CT40YDy7TtZhQKimmPDQMNsIWh9A0=','en','21larissaj','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','So many amazing experiences within a day','Highly recommend this day trip - we experienced so many amazing things within one day. I ended up in a mini bus with two other solo travelers and we had a great time. I don’t want to spoil some of the surprising moments but I can say there were a lot of animals (not just on the safari) and great food stops in between the sites. I was worried the car ride would be too long but it didn’t feel bad at all. The tour guide/coordinator and driver were fantastic. Definitely would do this again!',5.0,'2024-03-11T01:58:06Z','REV-++4CE/BJMP7UpSfmTd5M/pI8pwbLierXv1UyCsZT/U0=','en','176fionak','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Amazing Tour with Rukshan!','Our tour of Sigiriya and Dambulla with Rukshan was an absolute delight. We had a fabulous trip. The views were unreal, and the climb to the top of Sigiriya was worthwhile. The safari of the eco Park was amazing, offering us the opportunity to see lots of elephants up close, a truly unforgettable experience.

Rukshan was very helpfuland attentive. He consistently went above and beyond to ensure we were having a great time. 
He was very knowledge made ex excellent recommendations. The tour was an unforgettable experience.',5.0,'2024-03-09T09:53:48Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbqY/eSKF4DfGCf/Alc4uizo=','en','MU_hols','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great Day-Trip','We had a great day visiting Sigiriya and the temple! Imesh was a great guide and this trip is a great Day-trip from Colombo!',5.0,'2024-03-09T05:44:43Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbtQCEUzq/bcjIX51fMDvAQQ=','en','alma2910','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P157','Temple of the Tooth & Royal Botanical Gardens Tour','Seværdigheder  Sri Lanka der kan undværes','Begge steder er efter min overbevisning lidt over vurderet. 
Tandens tempel er nok mest for troende buddister.
Der er virkeligt mange mennesker, man står tæt i lange køer. Vær opmærksom på kontrollører er meget opmærksomme på korrekt påklædning, ligesom cigaretter og plastdunke ikke må medbringes.
Botanisk have er et skønt åndehul, der er planter fra hele verden. Deres orkidehus var en stor skuffelse.',3.0,'2020-02-12T06:27:59Z','REV-U1jrIDViW7UDzuhi5QX8oSpF4XpoHvMOvMMXPc+9U5M=','da','Lotte R','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Highly recommended','Highly recommended. First and foremost our guide Chathu, what an amazing guy, so accommodating, knowledgeable. We stopped at places to have amazing breakfast and coffee, and lunch, affordable but good. Breakfast included continental options and amazing coffee. 
Sights were amazing, I could write a whole essay just for that, but I’m here to give praise to a really good service of this company. Fruit was bought as we stopped along the way in authentic locally sourced shops, all free. Coconuts, bananas, mangos, just amazing!
A small word of caution, it gets really hot, and a lot of steps would definitely be a challenge for anyone with disabilities. Take an extra t-shirt, don’t spare the sunblock!',5.0,'2024-04-07T03:21:52Z','REV-R4GSrtIHURU8JAOKdXI194XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Marko_S','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Organist worthwhile','best experience sigiriya view is stunning highlight is safari to see elephants is amazing very long day worth for price',5.0,'2024-03-27T04:15:07Z','REV-3CrVHYpIQD1pWC7J4JLA1DWKTiynssBJnpr7DmnRThk=','en','niros239','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Pidurangala very Good','Really good Experience highly recommended i change the sigiriya Rock for Pidurangala since entrance way lower then sigiriya driver very flexible and changed to pidurangala after my request. Travel companions was with same mentality giving me nicer experience',5.0,'2024-03-22T03:18:39Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMV35P5cb9tIzGG+LnE+hd78=','en','abiramp2024','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great sites indifferent tour “guides”','After a 5.45am pick up and 3 1/2 drive to Dwe stopped 10 minutes from Dambulla 
at a truck stop serving Nescafé from a machine. 

Not exactly as described.

At no point did either of the two tour guides/drivers talk to us about anything at all - just when we were due back on the bus - because I asked!

No cultural information at all.

Nothing.

There was no fruit or coconut as described and tbh you’d be much better off with a private taxi 

- after Sigirya we stopped at a tourist “buffet” playing loud Western music (Boyzone after 2000 year old paintings, really?)

It was a tourist ghetto.

Just awful.

We spent over an hour there ( for no reason as it was a buffet and everyone finished after 20 minutes) then a slow 4 hour drive in complete silence hitting avoidable (?) rush hour traffic.

Really really disappointing.

Not one word about any of the sites and no attempt or interest in the passengers.

AVOID!',2.0,'2024-03-21T17:27:41Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMVD5Y92JcWoxf36R54YFVjg=','en','smithylondon2019','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Wonderful location in Sri Lanka','The tour provides transport to Dambulla and Sirigiya. Our tour was amended to also include a disappointing and expensive bumpy Safari tour (to only see elephants and peacocks) or a much better and cheaper village tour. The driver very was very helpful and provided some stops along the way as there was no lunch or dinner during this long day tour that started pre 5am and finished after 8pm. So take plenty of snacks and a comfy pillow.',4.0,'2024-03-16T00:10:47Z','REV-0PfZpkgQ855E7oYoc8iEbYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Michael_W','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Incredible sights, a must in Sri Lanka','Incredible trip I highly recommend! Tour guide was so kind and knowledgeable!! the food was incredible. We stopped at the most beautiful little place for breakfast and saw a giant squirrel, and a small restaurant serving buffet style Sri Lankan curry for lunch which was very delicious. 
I have to say it is a very pricy day I did not expect to spend that much but it is worth it to see wild elephants and the top of Sigiriya. Got such a great history lesson from the tour guide at Sigiriya as well. 
Make sure you are dressed for the heat because it is a lot of walking and climbing stairs in the sun. 
The Dambulla temple was my personal favorite part it was absolutely stunning and the fact it has been preserved with such perfect quality is a absolute must see. However make sure you bring socks because your feet will burn at Dambulla temple without them.',5.0,'2024-03-12T01:27:15Z','REV-rzARPeUpVoV563CT40YDy7TtZhQKimmPDQMNsIWh9A0=','en','21larissaj','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','So many amazing experiences within a day','Highly recommend this day trip - we experienced so many amazing things within one day. I ended up in a mini bus with two other solo travelers and we had a great time. I don’t want to spoil some of the surprising moments but I can say there were a lot of animals (not just on the safari) and great food stops in between the sites. I was worried the car ride would be too long but it didn’t feel bad at all. The tour guide/coordinator and driver were fantastic. Definitely would do this again!',5.0,'2024-03-11T01:58:06Z','REV-++4CE/BJMP7UpSfmTd5M/pI8pwbLierXv1UyCsZT/U0=','en','176fionak','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Amazing Tour with Rukshan!','Our tour of Sigiriya and Dambulla with Rukshan was an absolute delight. We had a fabulous trip. The views were unreal, and the climb to the top of Sigiriya was worthwhile. The safari of the eco Park was amazing, offering us the opportunity to see lots of elephants up close, a truly unforgettable experience.

Rukshan was very helpfuland attentive. He consistently went above and beyond to ensure we were having a great time. 
He was very knowledge made ex excellent recommendations. The tour was an unforgettable experience.',5.0,'2024-03-09T09:53:48Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbqY/eSKF4DfGCf/Alc4uizo=','en','MU_hols','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great Day-Trip','We had a great day visiting Sigiriya and the temple! Imesh was a great guide and this trip is a great Day-trip from Colombo!',5.0,'2024-03-09T05:44:43Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbtQCEUzq/bcjIX51fMDvAQQ=','en','alma2910','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P157','Temple of the Tooth & Royal Botanical Gardens Tour','Seværdigheder  Sri Lanka der kan undværes','Begge steder er efter min overbevisning lidt over vurderet. 
Tandens tempel er nok mest for troende buddister.
Der er virkeligt mange mennesker, man står tæt i lange køer. Vær opmærksom på kontrollører er meget opmærksomme på korrekt påklædning, ligesom cigaretter og plastdunke ikke må medbringes.
Botanisk have er et skønt åndehul, der er planter fra hele verden. Deres orkidehus var en stor skuffelse.',3.0,'2020-02-12T06:27:59Z','REV-U1jrIDViW7UDzuhi5QX8oSpF4XpoHvMOvMMXPc+9U5M=','da','Lotte R','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Highly recommended','Highly recommended. First and foremost our guide Chathu, what an amazing guy, so accommodating, knowledgeable. We stopped at places to have amazing breakfast and coffee, and lunch, affordable but good. Breakfast included continental options and amazing coffee. 
Sights were amazing, I could write a whole essay just for that, but I’m here to give praise to a really good service of this company. Fruit was bought as we stopped along the way in authentic locally sourced shops, all free. Coconuts, bananas, mangos, just amazing!
A small word of caution, it gets really hot, and a lot of steps would definitely be a challenge for anyone with disabilities. Take an extra t-shirt, don’t spare the sunblock!',5.0,'2024-04-07T03:21:52Z','REV-R4GSrtIHURU8JAOKdXI194XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Marko_S','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Organist worthwhile','best experience sigiriya view is stunning highlight is safari to see elephants is amazing very long day worth for price',5.0,'2024-03-27T04:15:07Z','REV-3CrVHYpIQD1pWC7J4JLA1DWKTiynssBJnpr7DmnRThk=','en','niros239','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Pidurangala very Good','Really good Experience highly recommended i change the sigiriya Rock for Pidurangala since entrance way lower then sigiriya driver very flexible and changed to pidurangala after my request. Travel companions was with same mentality giving me nicer experience',5.0,'2024-03-22T03:18:39Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMV35P5cb9tIzGG+LnE+hd78=','en','abiramp2024','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great sites indifferent tour “guides”','After a 5.45am pick up and 3 1/2 drive to Dwe stopped 10 minutes from Dambulla 
at a truck stop serving Nescafé from a machine. 

Not exactly as described.

At no point did either of the two tour guides/drivers talk to us about anything at all - just when we were due back on the bus - because I asked!

No cultural information at all.

Nothing.

There was no fruit or coconut as described and tbh you’d be much better off with a private taxi 

- after Sigirya we stopped at a tourist “buffet” playing loud Western music (Boyzone after 2000 year old paintings, really?)

It was a tourist ghetto.

Just awful.

We spent over an hour there ( for no reason as it was a buffet and everyone finished after 20 minutes) then a slow 4 hour drive in complete silence hitting avoidable (?) rush hour traffic.

Really really disappointing.

Not one word about any of the sites and no attempt or interest in the passengers.

AVOID!',2.0,'2024-03-21T17:27:41Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMVD5Y92JcWoxf36R54YFVjg=','en','smithylondon2019','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Wonderful location in Sri Lanka','The tour provides transport to Dambulla and Sirigiya. Our tour was amended to also include a disappointing and expensive bumpy Safari tour (to only see elephants and peacocks) or a much better and cheaper village tour. The driver very was very helpful and provided some stops along the way as there was no lunch or dinner during this long day tour that started pre 5am and finished after 8pm. So take plenty of snacks and a comfy pillow.',4.0,'2024-03-16T00:10:47Z','REV-0PfZpkgQ855E7oYoc8iEbYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Michael_W','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Incredible sights, a must in Sri Lanka','Incredible trip I highly recommend! Tour guide was so kind and knowledgeable!! the food was incredible. We stopped at the most beautiful little place for breakfast and saw a giant squirrel, and a small restaurant serving buffet style Sri Lankan curry for lunch which was very delicious. 
I have to say it is a very pricy day I did not expect to spend that much but it is worth it to see wild elephants and the top of Sigiriya. Got such a great history lesson from the tour guide at Sigiriya as well. 
Make sure you are dressed for the heat because it is a lot of walking and climbing stairs in the sun. 
The Dambulla temple was my personal favorite part it was absolutely stunning and the fact it has been preserved with such perfect quality is a absolute must see. However make sure you bring socks because your feet will burn at Dambulla temple without them.',5.0,'2024-03-12T01:27:15Z','REV-rzARPeUpVoV563CT40YDy7TtZhQKimmPDQMNsIWh9A0=','en','21larissaj','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','So many amazing experiences within a day','Highly recommend this day trip - we experienced so many amazing things within one day. I ended up in a mini bus with two other solo travelers and we had a great time. I don’t want to spoil some of the surprising moments but I can say there were a lot of animals (not just on the safari) and great food stops in between the sites. I was worried the car ride would be too long but it didn’t feel bad at all. The tour guide/coordinator and driver were fantastic. Definitely would do this again!',5.0,'2024-03-11T01:58:06Z','REV-++4CE/BJMP7UpSfmTd5M/pI8pwbLierXv1UyCsZT/U0=','en','176fionak','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Amazing Tour with Rukshan!','Our tour of Sigiriya and Dambulla with Rukshan was an absolute delight. We had a fabulous trip. The views were unreal, and the climb to the top of Sigiriya was worthwhile. The safari of the eco Park was amazing, offering us the opportunity to see lots of elephants up close, a truly unforgettable experience.

Rukshan was very helpfuland attentive. He consistently went above and beyond to ensure we were having a great time. 
He was very knowledge made ex excellent recommendations. The tour was an unforgettable experience.',5.0,'2024-03-09T09:53:48Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbqY/eSKF4DfGCf/Alc4uizo=','en','MU_hols','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great Day-Trip','We had a great day visiting Sigiriya and the temple! Imesh was a great guide and this trip is a great Day-trip from Colombo!',5.0,'2024-03-09T05:44:43Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbtQCEUzq/bcjIX51fMDvAQQ=','en','alma2910','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P157','Temple of the Tooth & Royal Botanical Gardens Tour','Seværdigheder  Sri Lanka der kan undværes','Begge steder er efter min overbevisning lidt over vurderet. 
Tandens tempel er nok mest for troende buddister.
Der er virkeligt mange mennesker, man står tæt i lange køer. Vær opmærksom på kontrollører er meget opmærksomme på korrekt påklædning, ligesom cigaretter og plastdunke ikke må medbringes.
Botanisk have er et skønt åndehul, der er planter fra hele verden. Deres orkidehus var en stor skuffelse.',3.0,'2020-02-12T06:27:59Z','REV-U1jrIDViW7UDzuhi5QX8oSpF4XpoHvMOvMMXPc+9U5M=','da','Lotte R','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Highly recommended','Highly recommended. First and foremost our guide Chathu, what an amazing guy, so accommodating, knowledgeable. We stopped at places to have amazing breakfast and coffee, and lunch, affordable but good. Breakfast included continental options and amazing coffee. 
Sights were amazing, I could write a whole essay just for that, but I’m here to give praise to a really good service of this company. Fruit was bought as we stopped along the way in authentic locally sourced shops, all free. Coconuts, bananas, mangos, just amazing!
A small word of caution, it gets really hot, and a lot of steps would definitely be a challenge for anyone with disabilities. Take an extra t-shirt, don’t spare the sunblock!',5.0,'2024-04-07T03:21:52Z','REV-R4GSrtIHURU8JAOKdXI194XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Marko_S','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Organist worthwhile','best experience sigiriya view is stunning highlight is safari to see elephants is amazing very long day worth for price',5.0,'2024-03-27T04:15:07Z','REV-3CrVHYpIQD1pWC7J4JLA1DWKTiynssBJnpr7DmnRThk=','en','niros239','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Pidurangala very Good','Really good Experience highly recommended i change the sigiriya Rock for Pidurangala since entrance way lower then sigiriya driver very flexible and changed to pidurangala after my request. Travel companions was with same mentality giving me nicer experience',5.0,'2024-03-22T03:18:39Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMV35P5cb9tIzGG+LnE+hd78=','en','abiramp2024','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great sites indifferent tour “guides”','After a 5.45am pick up and 3 1/2 drive to Dwe stopped 10 minutes from Dambulla 
at a truck stop serving Nescafé from a machine. 

Not exactly as described.

At no point did either of the two tour guides/drivers talk to us about anything at all - just when we were due back on the bus - because I asked!

No cultural information at all.

Nothing.

There was no fruit or coconut as described and tbh you’d be much better off with a private taxi 

- after Sigirya we stopped at a tourist “buffet” playing loud Western music (Boyzone after 2000 year old paintings, really?)

It was a tourist ghetto.

Just awful.

We spent over an hour there ( for no reason as it was a buffet and everyone finished after 20 minutes) then a slow 4 hour drive in complete silence hitting avoidable (?) rush hour traffic.

Really really disappointing.

Not one word about any of the sites and no attempt or interest in the passengers.

AVOID!',2.0,'2024-03-21T17:27:41Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMVD5Y92JcWoxf36R54YFVjg=','en','smithylondon2019','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Wonderful location in Sri Lanka','The tour provides transport to Dambulla and Sirigiya. Our tour was amended to also include a disappointing and expensive bumpy Safari tour (to only see elephants and peacocks) or a much better and cheaper village tour. The driver very was very helpful and provided some stops along the way as there was no lunch or dinner during this long day tour that started pre 5am and finished after 8pm. So take plenty of snacks and a comfy pillow.',4.0,'2024-03-16T00:10:47Z','REV-0PfZpkgQ855E7oYoc8iEbYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Michael_W','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Incredible sights, a must in Sri Lanka','Incredible trip I highly recommend! Tour guide was so kind and knowledgeable!! the food was incredible. We stopped at the most beautiful little place for breakfast and saw a giant squirrel, and a small restaurant serving buffet style Sri Lankan curry for lunch which was very delicious. 
I have to say it is a very pricy day I did not expect to spend that much but it is worth it to see wild elephants and the top of Sigiriya. Got such a great history lesson from the tour guide at Sigiriya as well. 
Make sure you are dressed for the heat because it is a lot of walking and climbing stairs in the sun. 
The Dambulla temple was my personal favorite part it was absolutely stunning and the fact it has been preserved with such perfect quality is a absolute must see. However make sure you bring socks because your feet will burn at Dambulla temple without them.',5.0,'2024-03-12T01:27:15Z','REV-rzARPeUpVoV563CT40YDy7TtZhQKimmPDQMNsIWh9A0=','en','21larissaj','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','So many amazing experiences within a day','Highly recommend this day trip - we experienced so many amazing things within one day. I ended up in a mini bus with two other solo travelers and we had a great time. I don’t want to spoil some of the surprising moments but I can say there were a lot of animals (not just on the safari) and great food stops in between the sites. I was worried the car ride would be too long but it didn’t feel bad at all. The tour guide/coordinator and driver were fantastic. Definitely would do this again!',5.0,'2024-03-11T01:58:06Z','REV-++4CE/BJMP7UpSfmTd5M/pI8pwbLierXv1UyCsZT/U0=','en','176fionak','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Amazing Tour with Rukshan!','Our tour of Sigiriya and Dambulla with Rukshan was an absolute delight. We had a fabulous trip. The views were unreal, and the climb to the top of Sigiriya was worthwhile. The safari of the eco Park was amazing, offering us the opportunity to see lots of elephants up close, a truly unforgettable experience.

Rukshan was very helpfuland attentive. He consistently went above and beyond to ensure we were having a great time. 
He was very knowledge made ex excellent recommendations. The tour was an unforgettable experience.',5.0,'2024-03-09T09:53:48Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbqY/eSKF4DfGCf/Alc4uizo=','en','MU_hols','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great Day-Trip','We had a great day visiting Sigiriya and the temple! Imesh was a great guide and this trip is a great Day-trip from Colombo!',5.0,'2024-03-09T05:44:43Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbtQCEUzq/bcjIX51fMDvAQQ=','en','alma2910','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P157','Temple of the Tooth & Royal Botanical Gardens Tour','Seværdigheder  Sri Lanka der kan undværes','Begge steder er efter min overbevisning lidt over vurderet. 
Tandens tempel er nok mest for troende buddister.
Der er virkeligt mange mennesker, man står tæt i lange køer. Vær opmærksom på kontrollører er meget opmærksomme på korrekt påklædning, ligesom cigaretter og plastdunke ikke må medbringes.
Botanisk have er et skønt åndehul, der er planter fra hele verden. Deres orkidehus var en stor skuffelse.',3.0,'2020-02-12T06:27:59Z','REV-U1jrIDViW7UDzuhi5QX8oSpF4XpoHvMOvMMXPc+9U5M=','da','Lotte R','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Highly recommended','Highly recommended. First and foremost our guide Chathu, what an amazing guy, so accommodating, knowledgeable. We stopped at places to have amazing breakfast and coffee, and lunch, affordable but good. Breakfast included continental options and amazing coffee. 
Sights were amazing, I could write a whole essay just for that, but I’m here to give praise to a really good service of this company. Fruit was bought as we stopped along the way in authentic locally sourced shops, all free. Coconuts, bananas, mangos, just amazing!
A small word of caution, it gets really hot, and a lot of steps would definitely be a challenge for anyone with disabilities. Take an extra t-shirt, don’t spare the sunblock!',5.0,'2024-04-07T03:21:52Z','REV-R4GSrtIHURU8JAOKdXI194XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Marko_S','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Organist worthwhile','best experience sigiriya view is stunning highlight is safari to see elephants is amazing very long day worth for price',5.0,'2024-03-27T04:15:07Z','REV-3CrVHYpIQD1pWC7J4JLA1DWKTiynssBJnpr7DmnRThk=','en','niros239','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Pidurangala very Good','Really good Experience highly recommended i change the sigiriya Rock for Pidurangala since entrance way lower then sigiriya driver very flexible and changed to pidurangala after my request. Travel companions was with same mentality giving me nicer experience',5.0,'2024-03-22T03:18:39Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMV35P5cb9tIzGG+LnE+hd78=','en','abiramp2024','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great sites indifferent tour “guides”','After a 5.45am pick up and 3 1/2 drive to Dwe stopped 10 minutes from Dambulla 
at a truck stop serving Nescafé from a machine. 

Not exactly as described.

At no point did either of the two tour guides/drivers talk to us about anything at all - just when we were due back on the bus - because I asked!

No cultural information at all.

Nothing.

There was no fruit or coconut as described and tbh you’d be much better off with a private taxi 

- after Sigirya we stopped at a tourist “buffet” playing loud Western music (Boyzone after 2000 year old paintings, really?)

It was a tourist ghetto.

Just awful.

We spent over an hour there ( for no reason as it was a buffet and everyone finished after 20 minutes) then a slow 4 hour drive in complete silence hitting avoidable (?) rush hour traffic.

Really really disappointing.

Not one word about any of the sites and no attempt or interest in the passengers.

AVOID!',2.0,'2024-03-21T17:27:41Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMVD5Y92JcWoxf36R54YFVjg=','en','smithylondon2019','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Wonderful location in Sri Lanka','The tour provides transport to Dambulla and Sirigiya. Our tour was amended to also include a disappointing and expensive bumpy Safari tour (to only see elephants and peacocks) or a much better and cheaper village tour. The driver very was very helpful and provided some stops along the way as there was no lunch or dinner during this long day tour that started pre 5am and finished after 8pm. So take plenty of snacks and a comfy pillow.',4.0,'2024-03-16T00:10:47Z','REV-0PfZpkgQ855E7oYoc8iEbYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Michael_W','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Incredible sights, a must in Sri Lanka','Incredible trip I highly recommend! Tour guide was so kind and knowledgeable!! the food was incredible. We stopped at the most beautiful little place for breakfast and saw a giant squirrel, and a small restaurant serving buffet style Sri Lankan curry for lunch which was very delicious. 
I have to say it is a very pricy day I did not expect to spend that much but it is worth it to see wild elephants and the top of Sigiriya. Got such a great history lesson from the tour guide at Sigiriya as well. 
Make sure you are dressed for the heat because it is a lot of walking and climbing stairs in the sun. 
The Dambulla temple was my personal favorite part it was absolutely stunning and the fact it has been preserved with such perfect quality is a absolute must see. However make sure you bring socks because your feet will burn at Dambulla temple without them.',5.0,'2024-03-12T01:27:15Z','REV-rzARPeUpVoV563CT40YDy7TtZhQKimmPDQMNsIWh9A0=','en','21larissaj','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','So many amazing experiences within a day','Highly recommend this day trip - we experienced so many amazing things within one day. I ended up in a mini bus with two other solo travelers and we had a great time. I don’t want to spoil some of the surprising moments but I can say there were a lot of animals (not just on the safari) and great food stops in between the sites. I was worried the car ride would be too long but it didn’t feel bad at all. The tour guide/coordinator and driver were fantastic. Definitely would do this again!',5.0,'2024-03-11T01:58:06Z','REV-++4CE/BJMP7UpSfmTd5M/pI8pwbLierXv1UyCsZT/U0=','en','176fionak','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Amazing Tour with Rukshan!','Our tour of Sigiriya and Dambulla with Rukshan was an absolute delight. We had a fabulous trip. The views were unreal, and the climb to the top of Sigiriya was worthwhile. The safari of the eco Park was amazing, offering us the opportunity to see lots of elephants up close, a truly unforgettable experience.

Rukshan was very helpfuland attentive. He consistently went above and beyond to ensure we were having a great time. 
He was very knowledge made ex excellent recommendations. The tour was an unforgettable experience.',5.0,'2024-03-09T09:53:48Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbqY/eSKF4DfGCf/Alc4uizo=','en','MU_hols','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great Day-Trip','We had a great day visiting Sigiriya and the temple! Imesh was a great guide and this trip is a great Day-trip from Colombo!',5.0,'2024-03-09T05:44:43Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbtQCEUzq/bcjIX51fMDvAQQ=','en','alma2910','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P157','Temple of the Tooth & Royal Botanical Gardens Tour','Seværdigheder  Sri Lanka der kan undværes','Begge steder er efter min overbevisning lidt over vurderet. 
Tandens tempel er nok mest for troende buddister.
Der er virkeligt mange mennesker, man står tæt i lange køer. Vær opmærksom på kontrollører er meget opmærksomme på korrekt påklædning, ligesom cigaretter og plastdunke ikke må medbringes.
Botanisk have er et skønt åndehul, der er planter fra hele verden. Deres orkidehus var en stor skuffelse.',3.0,'2020-02-12T06:27:59Z','REV-U1jrIDViW7UDzuhi5QX8oSpF4XpoHvMOvMMXPc+9U5M=','da','Lotte R','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Highly recommended','Highly recommended. First and foremost our guide Chathu, what an amazing guy, so accommodating, knowledgeable. We stopped at places to have amazing breakfast and coffee, and lunch, affordable but good. Breakfast included continental options and amazing coffee. 
Sights were amazing, I could write a whole essay just for that, but I’m here to give praise to a really good service of this company. Fruit was bought as we stopped along the way in authentic locally sourced shops, all free. Coconuts, bananas, mangos, just amazing!
A small word of caution, it gets really hot, and a lot of steps would definitely be a challenge for anyone with disabilities. Take an extra t-shirt, don’t spare the sunblock!',5.0,'2024-04-07T03:21:52Z','REV-R4GSrtIHURU8JAOKdXI194XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Marko_S','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Organist worthwhile','best experience sigiriya view is stunning highlight is safari to see elephants is amazing very long day worth for price',5.0,'2024-03-27T04:15:07Z','REV-3CrVHYpIQD1pWC7J4JLA1DWKTiynssBJnpr7DmnRThk=','en','niros239','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Pidurangala very Good','Really good Experience highly recommended i change the sigiriya Rock for Pidurangala since entrance way lower then sigiriya driver very flexible and changed to pidurangala after my request. Travel companions was with same mentality giving me nicer experience',5.0,'2024-03-22T03:18:39Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMV35P5cb9tIzGG+LnE+hd78=','en','abiramp2024','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great sites indifferent tour “guides”','After a 5.45am pick up and 3 1/2 drive to Dwe stopped 10 minutes from Dambulla 
at a truck stop serving Nescafé from a machine. 

Not exactly as described.

At no point did either of the two tour guides/drivers talk to us about anything at all - just when we were due back on the bus - because I asked!

No cultural information at all.

Nothing.

There was no fruit or coconut as described and tbh you’d be much better off with a private taxi 

- after Sigirya we stopped at a tourist “buffet” playing loud Western music (Boyzone after 2000 year old paintings, really?)

It was a tourist ghetto.

Just awful.

We spent over an hour there ( for no reason as it was a buffet and everyone finished after 20 minutes) then a slow 4 hour drive in complete silence hitting avoidable (?) rush hour traffic.

Really really disappointing.

Not one word about any of the sites and no attempt or interest in the passengers.

AVOID!',2.0,'2024-03-21T17:27:41Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMVD5Y92JcWoxf36R54YFVjg=','en','smithylondon2019','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Wonderful location in Sri Lanka','The tour provides transport to Dambulla and Sirigiya. Our tour was amended to also include a disappointing and expensive bumpy Safari tour (to only see elephants and peacocks) or a much better and cheaper village tour. The driver very was very helpful and provided some stops along the way as there was no lunch or dinner during this long day tour that started pre 5am and finished after 8pm. So take plenty of snacks and a comfy pillow.',4.0,'2024-03-16T00:10:47Z','REV-0PfZpkgQ855E7oYoc8iEbYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Michael_W','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Incredible sights, a must in Sri Lanka','Incredible trip I highly recommend! Tour guide was so kind and knowledgeable!! the food was incredible. We stopped at the most beautiful little place for breakfast and saw a giant squirrel, and a small restaurant serving buffet style Sri Lankan curry for lunch which was very delicious. 
I have to say it is a very pricy day I did not expect to spend that much but it is worth it to see wild elephants and the top of Sigiriya. Got such a great history lesson from the tour guide at Sigiriya as well. 
Make sure you are dressed for the heat because it is a lot of walking and climbing stairs in the sun. 
The Dambulla temple was my personal favorite part it was absolutely stunning and the fact it has been preserved with such perfect quality is a absolute must see. However make sure you bring socks because your feet will burn at Dambulla temple without them.',5.0,'2024-03-12T01:27:15Z','REV-rzARPeUpVoV563CT40YDy7TtZhQKimmPDQMNsIWh9A0=','en','21larissaj','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','So many amazing experiences within a day','Highly recommend this day trip - we experienced so many amazing things within one day. I ended up in a mini bus with two other solo travelers and we had a great time. I don’t want to spoil some of the surprising moments but I can say there were a lot of animals (not just on the safari) and great food stops in between the sites. I was worried the car ride would be too long but it didn’t feel bad at all. The tour guide/coordinator and driver were fantastic. Definitely would do this again!',5.0,'2024-03-11T01:58:06Z','REV-++4CE/BJMP7UpSfmTd5M/pI8pwbLierXv1UyCsZT/U0=','en','176fionak','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Amazing Tour with Rukshan!','Our tour of Sigiriya and Dambulla with Rukshan was an absolute delight. We had a fabulous trip. The views were unreal, and the climb to the top of Sigiriya was worthwhile. The safari of the eco Park was amazing, offering us the opportunity to see lots of elephants up close, a truly unforgettable experience.

Rukshan was very helpfuland attentive. He consistently went above and beyond to ensure we were having a great time. 
He was very knowledge made ex excellent recommendations. The tour was an unforgettable experience.',5.0,'2024-03-09T09:53:48Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbqY/eSKF4DfGCf/Alc4uizo=','en','MU_hols','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great Day-Trip','We had a great day visiting Sigiriya and the temple! Imesh was a great guide and this trip is a great Day-trip from Colombo!',5.0,'2024-03-09T05:44:43Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbtQCEUzq/bcjIX51fMDvAQQ=','en','alma2910','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P157','Temple of the Tooth & Royal Botanical Gardens Tour','Seværdigheder  Sri Lanka der kan undværes','Begge steder er efter min overbevisning lidt over vurderet. 
Tandens tempel er nok mest for troende buddister.
Der er virkeligt mange mennesker, man står tæt i lange køer. Vær opmærksom på kontrollører er meget opmærksomme på korrekt påklædning, ligesom cigaretter og plastdunke ikke må medbringes.
Botanisk have er et skønt åndehul, der er planter fra hele verden. Deres orkidehus var en stor skuffelse.',3.0,'2020-02-12T06:27:59Z','REV-U1jrIDViW7UDzuhi5QX8oSpF4XpoHvMOvMMXPc+9U5M=','da','Lotte R','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Highly recommended','Highly recommended. First and foremost our guide Chathu, what an amazing guy, so accommodating, knowledgeable. We stopped at places to have amazing breakfast and coffee, and lunch, affordable but good. Breakfast included continental options and amazing coffee. 
Sights were amazing, I could write a whole essay just for that, but I’m here to give praise to a really good service of this company. Fruit was bought as we stopped along the way in authentic locally sourced shops, all free. Coconuts, bananas, mangos, just amazing!
A small word of caution, it gets really hot, and a lot of steps would definitely be a challenge for anyone with disabilities. Take an extra t-shirt, don’t spare the sunblock!',5.0,'2024-04-07T03:21:52Z','REV-R4GSrtIHURU8JAOKdXI194XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Marko_S','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Organist worthwhile','best experience sigiriya view is stunning highlight is safari to see elephants is amazing very long day worth for price',5.0,'2024-03-27T04:15:07Z','REV-3CrVHYpIQD1pWC7J4JLA1DWKTiynssBJnpr7DmnRThk=','en','niros239','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Pidurangala very Good','Really good Experience highly recommended i change the sigiriya Rock for Pidurangala since entrance way lower then sigiriya driver very flexible and changed to pidurangala after my request. Travel companions was with same mentality giving me nicer experience',5.0,'2024-03-22T03:18:39Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMV35P5cb9tIzGG+LnE+hd78=','en','abiramp2024','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great sites indifferent tour “guides”','After a 5.45am pick up and 3 1/2 drive to Dwe stopped 10 minutes from Dambulla 
at a truck stop serving Nescafé from a machine. 

Not exactly as described.

At no point did either of the two tour guides/drivers talk to us about anything at all - just when we were due back on the bus - because I asked!

No cultural information at all.

Nothing.

There was no fruit or coconut as described and tbh you’d be much better off with a private taxi 

- after Sigirya we stopped at a tourist “buffet” playing loud Western music (Boyzone after 2000 year old paintings, really?)

It was a tourist ghetto.

Just awful.

We spent over an hour there ( for no reason as it was a buffet and everyone finished after 20 minutes) then a slow 4 hour drive in complete silence hitting avoidable (?) rush hour traffic.

Really really disappointing.

Not one word about any of the sites and no attempt or interest in the passengers.

AVOID!',2.0,'2024-03-21T17:27:41Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMVD5Y92JcWoxf36R54YFVjg=','en','smithylondon2019','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Wonderful location in Sri Lanka','The tour provides transport to Dambulla and Sirigiya. Our tour was amended to also include a disappointing and expensive bumpy Safari tour (to only see elephants and peacocks) or a much better and cheaper village tour. The driver very was very helpful and provided some stops along the way as there was no lunch or dinner during this long day tour that started pre 5am and finished after 8pm. So take plenty of snacks and a comfy pillow.',4.0,'2024-03-16T00:10:47Z','REV-0PfZpkgQ855E7oYoc8iEbYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Michael_W','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Incredible sights, a must in Sri Lanka','Incredible trip I highly recommend! Tour guide was so kind and knowledgeable!! the food was incredible. We stopped at the most beautiful little place for breakfast and saw a giant squirrel, and a small restaurant serving buffet style Sri Lankan curry for lunch which was very delicious. 
I have to say it is a very pricy day I did not expect to spend that much but it is worth it to see wild elephants and the top of Sigiriya. Got such a great history lesson from the tour guide at Sigiriya as well. 
Make sure you are dressed for the heat because it is a lot of walking and climbing stairs in the sun. 
The Dambulla temple was my personal favorite part it was absolutely stunning and the fact it has been preserved with such perfect quality is a absolute must see. However make sure you bring socks because your feet will burn at Dambulla temple without them.',5.0,'2024-03-12T01:27:15Z','REV-rzARPeUpVoV563CT40YDy7TtZhQKimmPDQMNsIWh9A0=','en','21larissaj','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','So many amazing experiences within a day','Highly recommend this day trip - we experienced so many amazing things within one day. I ended up in a mini bus with two other solo travelers and we had a great time. I don’t want to spoil some of the surprising moments but I can say there were a lot of animals (not just on the safari) and great food stops in between the sites. I was worried the car ride would be too long but it didn’t feel bad at all. The tour guide/coordinator and driver were fantastic. Definitely would do this again!',5.0,'2024-03-11T01:58:06Z','REV-++4CE/BJMP7UpSfmTd5M/pI8pwbLierXv1UyCsZT/U0=','en','176fionak','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Amazing Tour with Rukshan!','Our tour of Sigiriya and Dambulla with Rukshan was an absolute delight. We had a fabulous trip. The views were unreal, and the climb to the top of Sigiriya was worthwhile. The safari of the eco Park was amazing, offering us the opportunity to see lots of elephants up close, a truly unforgettable experience.

Rukshan was very helpfuland attentive. He consistently went above and beyond to ensure we were having a great time. 
He was very knowledge made ex excellent recommendations. The tour was an unforgettable experience.',5.0,'2024-03-09T09:53:48Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbqY/eSKF4DfGCf/Alc4uizo=','en','MU_hols','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great Day-Trip','We had a great day visiting Sigiriya and the temple! Imesh was a great guide and this trip is a great Day-trip from Colombo!',5.0,'2024-03-09T05:44:43Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbtQCEUzq/bcjIX51fMDvAQQ=','en','alma2910','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P157','Temple of the Tooth & Royal Botanical Gardens Tour','Seværdigheder  Sri Lanka der kan undværes','Begge steder er efter min overbevisning lidt over vurderet. 
Tandens tempel er nok mest for troende buddister.
Der er virkeligt mange mennesker, man står tæt i lange køer. Vær opmærksom på kontrollører er meget opmærksomme på korrekt påklædning, ligesom cigaretter og plastdunke ikke må medbringes.
Botanisk have er et skønt åndehul, der er planter fra hele verden. Deres orkidehus var en stor skuffelse.',3.0,'2020-02-12T06:27:59Z','REV-U1jrIDViW7UDzuhi5QX8oSpF4XpoHvMOvMMXPc+9U5M=','da','Lotte R','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Highly recommended','Highly recommended. First and foremost our guide Chathu, what an amazing guy, so accommodating, knowledgeable. We stopped at places to have amazing breakfast and coffee, and lunch, affordable but good. Breakfast included continental options and amazing coffee. 
Sights were amazing, I could write a whole essay just for that, but I’m here to give praise to a really good service of this company. Fruit was bought as we stopped along the way in authentic locally sourced shops, all free. Coconuts, bananas, mangos, just amazing!
A small word of caution, it gets really hot, and a lot of steps would definitely be a challenge for anyone with disabilities. Take an extra t-shirt, don’t spare the sunblock!',5.0,'2024-04-07T03:21:52Z','REV-R4GSrtIHURU8JAOKdXI194XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Marko_S','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Organist worthwhile','best experience sigiriya view is stunning highlight is safari to see elephants is amazing very long day worth for price',5.0,'2024-03-27T04:15:07Z','REV-3CrVHYpIQD1pWC7J4JLA1DWKTiynssBJnpr7DmnRThk=','en','niros239','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Pidurangala very Good','Really good Experience highly recommended i change the sigiriya Rock for Pidurangala since entrance way lower then sigiriya driver very flexible and changed to pidurangala after my request. Travel companions was with same mentality giving me nicer experience',5.0,'2024-03-22T03:18:39Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMV35P5cb9tIzGG+LnE+hd78=','en','abiramp2024','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great sites indifferent tour “guides”','After a 5.45am pick up and 3 1/2 drive to Dwe stopped 10 minutes from Dambulla 
at a truck stop serving Nescafé from a machine. 

Not exactly as described.

At no point did either of the two tour guides/drivers talk to us about anything at all - just when we were due back on the bus - because I asked!

No cultural information at all.

Nothing.

There was no fruit or coconut as described and tbh you’d be much better off with a private taxi 

- after Sigirya we stopped at a tourist “buffet” playing loud Western music (Boyzone after 2000 year old paintings, really?)

It was a tourist ghetto.

Just awful.

We spent over an hour there ( for no reason as it was a buffet and everyone finished after 20 minutes) then a slow 4 hour drive in complete silence hitting avoidable (?) rush hour traffic.

Really really disappointing.

Not one word about any of the sites and no attempt or interest in the passengers.

AVOID!',2.0,'2024-03-21T17:27:41Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMVD5Y92JcWoxf36R54YFVjg=','en','smithylondon2019','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Wonderful location in Sri Lanka','The tour provides transport to Dambulla and Sirigiya. Our tour was amended to also include a disappointing and expensive bumpy Safari tour (to only see elephants and peacocks) or a much better and cheaper village tour. The driver very was very helpful and provided some stops along the way as there was no lunch or dinner during this long day tour that started pre 5am and finished after 8pm. So take plenty of snacks and a comfy pillow.',4.0,'2024-03-16T00:10:47Z','REV-0PfZpkgQ855E7oYoc8iEbYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Michael_W','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Incredible sights, a must in Sri Lanka','Incredible trip I highly recommend! Tour guide was so kind and knowledgeable!! the food was incredible. We stopped at the most beautiful little place for breakfast and saw a giant squirrel, and a small restaurant serving buffet style Sri Lankan curry for lunch which was very delicious. 
I have to say it is a very pricy day I did not expect to spend that much but it is worth it to see wild elephants and the top of Sigiriya. Got such a great history lesson from the tour guide at Sigiriya as well. 
Make sure you are dressed for the heat because it is a lot of walking and climbing stairs in the sun. 
The Dambulla temple was my personal favorite part it was absolutely stunning and the fact it has been preserved with such perfect quality is a absolute must see. However make sure you bring socks because your feet will burn at Dambulla temple without them.',5.0,'2024-03-12T01:27:15Z','REV-rzARPeUpVoV563CT40YDy7TtZhQKimmPDQMNsIWh9A0=','en','21larissaj','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','So many amazing experiences within a day','Highly recommend this day trip - we experienced so many amazing things within one day. I ended up in a mini bus with two other solo travelers and we had a great time. I don’t want to spoil some of the surprising moments but I can say there were a lot of animals (not just on the safari) and great food stops in between the sites. I was worried the car ride would be too long but it didn’t feel bad at all. The tour guide/coordinator and driver were fantastic. Definitely would do this again!',5.0,'2024-03-11T01:58:06Z','REV-++4CE/BJMP7UpSfmTd5M/pI8pwbLierXv1UyCsZT/U0=','en','176fionak','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Amazing Tour with Rukshan!','Our tour of Sigiriya and Dambulla with Rukshan was an absolute delight. We had a fabulous trip. The views were unreal, and the climb to the top of Sigiriya was worthwhile. The safari of the eco Park was amazing, offering us the opportunity to see lots of elephants up close, a truly unforgettable experience.

Rukshan was very helpfuland attentive. He consistently went above and beyond to ensure we were having a great time. 
He was very knowledge made ex excellent recommendations. The tour was an unforgettable experience.',5.0,'2024-03-09T09:53:48Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbqY/eSKF4DfGCf/Alc4uizo=','en','MU_hols','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great Day-Trip','We had a great day visiting Sigiriya and the temple! Imesh was a great guide and this trip is a great Day-trip from Colombo!',5.0,'2024-03-09T05:44:43Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbtQCEUzq/bcjIX51fMDvAQQ=','en','alma2910','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P157','Temple of the Tooth & Royal Botanical Gardens Tour','Seværdigheder  Sri Lanka der kan undværes','Begge steder er efter min overbevisning lidt over vurderet. 
Tandens tempel er nok mest for troende buddister.
Der er virkeligt mange mennesker, man står tæt i lange køer. Vær opmærksom på kontrollører er meget opmærksomme på korrekt påklædning, ligesom cigaretter og plastdunke ikke må medbringes.
Botanisk have er et skønt åndehul, der er planter fra hele verden. Deres orkidehus var en stor skuffelse.',3.0,'2020-02-12T06:27:59Z','REV-U1jrIDViW7UDzuhi5QX8oSpF4XpoHvMOvMMXPc+9U5M=','da','Lotte R','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Highly recommended','Highly recommended. First and foremost our guide Chathu, what an amazing guy, so accommodating, knowledgeable. We stopped at places to have amazing breakfast and coffee, and lunch, affordable but good. Breakfast included continental options and amazing coffee. 
Sights were amazing, I could write a whole essay just for that, but I’m here to give praise to a really good service of this company. Fruit was bought as we stopped along the way in authentic locally sourced shops, all free. Coconuts, bananas, mangos, just amazing!
A small word of caution, it gets really hot, and a lot of steps would definitely be a challenge for anyone with disabilities. Take an extra t-shirt, don’t spare the sunblock!',5.0,'2024-04-07T03:21:52Z','REV-R4GSrtIHURU8JAOKdXI194XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Marko_S','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Organist worthwhile','best experience sigiriya view is stunning highlight is safari to see elephants is amazing very long day worth for price',5.0,'2024-03-27T04:15:07Z','REV-3CrVHYpIQD1pWC7J4JLA1DWKTiynssBJnpr7DmnRThk=','en','niros239','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Pidurangala very Good','Really good Experience highly recommended i change the sigiriya Rock for Pidurangala since entrance way lower then sigiriya driver very flexible and changed to pidurangala after my request. Travel companions was with same mentality giving me nicer experience',5.0,'2024-03-22T03:18:39Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMV35P5cb9tIzGG+LnE+hd78=','en','abiramp2024','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great sites indifferent tour “guides”','After a 5.45am pick up and 3 1/2 drive to Dwe stopped 10 minutes from Dambulla 
at a truck stop serving Nescafé from a machine. 

Not exactly as described.

At no point did either of the two tour guides/drivers talk to us about anything at all - just when we were due back on the bus - because I asked!

No cultural information at all.

Nothing.

There was no fruit or coconut as described and tbh you’d be much better off with a private taxi 

- after Sigirya we stopped at a tourist “buffet” playing loud Western music (Boyzone after 2000 year old paintings, really?)

It was a tourist ghetto.

Just awful.

We spent over an hour there ( for no reason as it was a buffet and everyone finished after 20 minutes) then a slow 4 hour drive in complete silence hitting avoidable (?) rush hour traffic.

Really really disappointing.

Not one word about any of the sites and no attempt or interest in the passengers.

AVOID!',2.0,'2024-03-21T17:27:41Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMVD5Y92JcWoxf36R54YFVjg=','en','smithylondon2019','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Wonderful location in Sri Lanka','The tour provides transport to Dambulla and Sirigiya. Our tour was amended to also include a disappointing and expensive bumpy Safari tour (to only see elephants and peacocks) or a much better and cheaper village tour. The driver very was very helpful and provided some stops along the way as there was no lunch or dinner during this long day tour that started pre 5am and finished after 8pm. So take plenty of snacks and a comfy pillow.',4.0,'2024-03-16T00:10:47Z','REV-0PfZpkgQ855E7oYoc8iEbYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Michael_W','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Incredible sights, a must in Sri Lanka','Incredible trip I highly recommend! Tour guide was so kind and knowledgeable!! the food was incredible. We stopped at the most beautiful little place for breakfast and saw a giant squirrel, and a small restaurant serving buffet style Sri Lankan curry for lunch which was very delicious. 
I have to say it is a very pricy day I did not expect to spend that much but it is worth it to see wild elephants and the top of Sigiriya. Got such a great history lesson from the tour guide at Sigiriya as well. 
Make sure you are dressed for the heat because it is a lot of walking and climbing stairs in the sun. 
The Dambulla temple was my personal favorite part it was absolutely stunning and the fact it has been preserved with such perfect quality is a absolute must see. However make sure you bring socks because your feet will burn at Dambulla temple without them.',5.0,'2024-03-12T01:27:15Z','REV-rzARPeUpVoV563CT40YDy7TtZhQKimmPDQMNsIWh9A0=','en','21larissaj','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','So many amazing experiences within a day','Highly recommend this day trip - we experienced so many amazing things within one day. I ended up in a mini bus with two other solo travelers and we had a great time. I don’t want to spoil some of the surprising moments but I can say there were a lot of animals (not just on the safari) and great food stops in between the sites. I was worried the car ride would be too long but it didn’t feel bad at all. The tour guide/coordinator and driver were fantastic. Definitely would do this again!',5.0,'2024-03-11T01:58:06Z','REV-++4CE/BJMP7UpSfmTd5M/pI8pwbLierXv1UyCsZT/U0=','en','176fionak','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Amazing Tour with Rukshan!','Our tour of Sigiriya and Dambulla with Rukshan was an absolute delight. We had a fabulous trip. The views were unreal, and the climb to the top of Sigiriya was worthwhile. The safari of the eco Park was amazing, offering us the opportunity to see lots of elephants up close, a truly unforgettable experience.

Rukshan was very helpfuland attentive. He consistently went above and beyond to ensure we were having a great time. 
He was very knowledge made ex excellent recommendations. The tour was an unforgettable experience.',5.0,'2024-03-09T09:53:48Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbqY/eSKF4DfGCf/Alc4uizo=','en','MU_hols','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great Day-Trip','We had a great day visiting Sigiriya and the temple! Imesh was a great guide and this trip is a great Day-trip from Colombo!',5.0,'2024-03-09T05:44:43Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbtQCEUzq/bcjIX51fMDvAQQ=','en','alma2910','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P170','4 Days Tour to Sigiriya Nuwara Eliya Ella & Udawalawe From Kandy','Perfect trip with Aaron','We had a fantastic tour with our driver Aaron! I asked the tour company for 4 days/3 night tour, starting from Hikkaduwa and ending in Colombo. I described the main places to visit and everything went smootlhy! This trip took exactly 4 days. We ended in Colombo airport the last day at 13:30. 
- Start in Hikkaduwa. Visit Udawalawe National Park on our way to Nuwara Eliya (we spent 2 hours in the park)
- 1 night in Nuwara Eliya (Lovers Leap waterfall on next morning). We also spent 1 hour in Gregory park. 
- train ride from Nuwara Eliya to Kandy (12:00). We bought some local snacks/sausages with us.
- 1 night in Kandy (Botanical gardens)
- 1 night in Sigiriya (Lion Rock/Sigiriya Archaeological Museum, Dambulla Cave temple)
- last day arrive to Colombo.
In Kandy I booked myself Ayurveda massages in the evening.
Next time I would also like to stay in Ella. If you are not in a rush, I would suggest Ella as well, and then 4 nights in total!',5.0,'2022-03-06T07:45:11Z','REV-J/WTzwgRdbAMIighLrAf+EfQZsYCRNqGwDlb4ojjVeQ=','en','leilanilisannah','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Highly recommended','Highly recommended. First and foremost our guide Chathu, what an amazing guy, so accommodating, knowledgeable. We stopped at places to have amazing breakfast and coffee, and lunch, affordable but good. Breakfast included continental options and amazing coffee. 
Sights were amazing, I could write a whole essay just for that, but I’m here to give praise to a really good service of this company. Fruit was bought as we stopped along the way in authentic locally sourced shops, all free. Coconuts, bananas, mangos, just amazing!
A small word of caution, it gets really hot, and a lot of steps would definitely be a challenge for anyone with disabilities. Take an extra t-shirt, don’t spare the sunblock!',5.0,'2024-04-07T03:21:52Z','REV-R4GSrtIHURU8JAOKdXI194XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Marko_S','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Organist worthwhile','best experience sigiriya view is stunning highlight is safari to see elephants is amazing very long day worth for price',5.0,'2024-03-27T04:15:07Z','REV-3CrVHYpIQD1pWC7J4JLA1DWKTiynssBJnpr7DmnRThk=','en','niros239','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Pidurangala very Good','Really good Experience highly recommended i change the sigiriya Rock for Pidurangala since entrance way lower then sigiriya driver very flexible and changed to pidurangala after my request. Travel companions was with same mentality giving me nicer experience',5.0,'2024-03-22T03:18:39Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMV35P5cb9tIzGG+LnE+hd78=','en','abiramp2024','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great sites indifferent tour “guides”','After a 5.45am pick up and 3 1/2 drive to Dwe stopped 10 minutes from Dambulla 
at a truck stop serving Nescafé from a machine. 

Not exactly as described.

At no point did either of the two tour guides/drivers talk to us about anything at all - just when we were due back on the bus - because I asked!

No cultural information at all.

Nothing.

There was no fruit or coconut as described and tbh you’d be much better off with a private taxi 

- after Sigirya we stopped at a tourist “buffet” playing loud Western music (Boyzone after 2000 year old paintings, really?)

It was a tourist ghetto.

Just awful.

We spent over an hour there ( for no reason as it was a buffet and everyone finished after 20 minutes) then a slow 4 hour drive in complete silence hitting avoidable (?) rush hour traffic.

Really really disappointing.

Not one word about any of the sites and no attempt or interest in the passengers.

AVOID!',2.0,'2024-03-21T17:27:41Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMVD5Y92JcWoxf36R54YFVjg=','en','smithylondon2019','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Wonderful location in Sri Lanka','The tour provides transport to Dambulla and Sirigiya. Our tour was amended to also include a disappointing and expensive bumpy Safari tour (to only see elephants and peacocks) or a much better and cheaper village tour. The driver very was very helpful and provided some stops along the way as there was no lunch or dinner during this long day tour that started pre 5am and finished after 8pm. So take plenty of snacks and a comfy pillow.',4.0,'2024-03-16T00:10:47Z','REV-0PfZpkgQ855E7oYoc8iEbYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Michael_W','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Incredible sights, a must in Sri Lanka','Incredible trip I highly recommend! Tour guide was so kind and knowledgeable!! the food was incredible. We stopped at the most beautiful little place for breakfast and saw a giant squirrel, and a small restaurant serving buffet style Sri Lankan curry for lunch which was very delicious. 
I have to say it is a very pricy day I did not expect to spend that much but it is worth it to see wild elephants and the top of Sigiriya. Got such a great history lesson from the tour guide at Sigiriya as well. 
Make sure you are dressed for the heat because it is a lot of walking and climbing stairs in the sun. 
The Dambulla temple was my personal favorite part it was absolutely stunning and the fact it has been preserved with such perfect quality is a absolute must see. However make sure you bring socks because your feet will burn at Dambulla temple without them.',5.0,'2024-03-12T01:27:15Z','REV-rzARPeUpVoV563CT40YDy7TtZhQKimmPDQMNsIWh9A0=','en','21larissaj','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','So many amazing experiences within a day','Highly recommend this day trip - we experienced so many amazing things within one day. I ended up in a mini bus with two other solo travelers and we had a great time. I don’t want to spoil some of the surprising moments but I can say there were a lot of animals (not just on the safari) and great food stops in between the sites. I was worried the car ride would be too long but it didn’t feel bad at all. The tour guide/coordinator and driver were fantastic. Definitely would do this again!',5.0,'2024-03-11T01:58:06Z','REV-++4CE/BJMP7UpSfmTd5M/pI8pwbLierXv1UyCsZT/U0=','en','176fionak','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Amazing Tour with Rukshan!','Our tour of Sigiriya and Dambulla with Rukshan was an absolute delight. We had a fabulous trip. The views were unreal, and the climb to the top of Sigiriya was worthwhile. The safari of the eco Park was amazing, offering us the opportunity to see lots of elephants up close, a truly unforgettable experience.

Rukshan was very helpfuland attentive. He consistently went above and beyond to ensure we were having a great time. 
He was very knowledge made ex excellent recommendations. The tour was an unforgettable experience.',5.0,'2024-03-09T09:53:48Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbqY/eSKF4DfGCf/Alc4uizo=','en','MU_hols','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great Day-Trip','We had a great day visiting Sigiriya and the temple! Imesh was a great guide and this trip is a great Day-trip from Colombo!',5.0,'2024-03-09T05:44:43Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbtQCEUzq/bcjIX51fMDvAQQ=','en','alma2910','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P170','4 Days Tour to Sigiriya Nuwara Eliya Ella & Udawalawe From Kandy','Perfect trip with Aaron','We had a fantastic tour with our driver Aaron! I asked the tour company for 4 days/3 night tour, starting from Hikkaduwa and ending in Colombo. I described the main places to visit and everything went smootlhy! This trip took exactly 4 days. We ended in Colombo airport the last day at 13:30. 
- Start in Hikkaduwa. Visit Udawalawe National Park on our way to Nuwara Eliya (we spent 2 hours in the park)
- 1 night in Nuwara Eliya (Lovers Leap waterfall on next morning). We also spent 1 hour in Gregory park. 
- train ride from Nuwara Eliya to Kandy (12:00). We bought some local snacks/sausages with us.
- 1 night in Kandy (Botanical gardens)
- 1 night in Sigiriya (Lion Rock/Sigiriya Archaeological Museum, Dambulla Cave temple)
- last day arrive to Colombo.
In Kandy I booked myself Ayurveda massages in the evening.
Next time I would also like to stay in Ella. If you are not in a rush, I would suggest Ella as well, and then 4 nights in total!',5.0,'2022-03-06T07:45:11Z','REV-J/WTzwgRdbAMIighLrAf+EfQZsYCRNqGwDlb4ojjVeQ=','en','leilanilisannah','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Highly recommended','Highly recommended. First and foremost our guide Chathu, what an amazing guy, so accommodating, knowledgeable. We stopped at places to have amazing breakfast and coffee, and lunch, affordable but good. Breakfast included continental options and amazing coffee. 
Sights were amazing, I could write a whole essay just for that, but I’m here to give praise to a really good service of this company. Fruit was bought as we stopped along the way in authentic locally sourced shops, all free. Coconuts, bananas, mangos, just amazing!
A small word of caution, it gets really hot, and a lot of steps would definitely be a challenge for anyone with disabilities. Take an extra t-shirt, don’t spare the sunblock!',5.0,'2024-04-07T03:21:52Z','REV-R4GSrtIHURU8JAOKdXI194XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Marko_S','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Organist worthwhile','best experience sigiriya view is stunning highlight is safari to see elephants is amazing very long day worth for price',5.0,'2024-03-27T04:15:07Z','REV-3CrVHYpIQD1pWC7J4JLA1DWKTiynssBJnpr7DmnRThk=','en','niros239','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Pidurangala very Good','Really good Experience highly recommended i change the sigiriya Rock for Pidurangala since entrance way lower then sigiriya driver very flexible and changed to pidurangala after my request. Travel companions was with same mentality giving me nicer experience',5.0,'2024-03-22T03:18:39Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMV35P5cb9tIzGG+LnE+hd78=','en','abiramp2024','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great sites indifferent tour “guides”','After a 5.45am pick up and 3 1/2 drive to Dwe stopped 10 minutes from Dambulla 
at a truck stop serving Nescafé from a machine. 

Not exactly as described.

At no point did either of the two tour guides/drivers talk to us about anything at all - just when we were due back on the bus - because I asked!

No cultural information at all.

Nothing.

There was no fruit or coconut as described and tbh you’d be much better off with a private taxi 

- after Sigirya we stopped at a tourist “buffet” playing loud Western music (Boyzone after 2000 year old paintings, really?)

It was a tourist ghetto.

Just awful.

We spent over an hour there ( for no reason as it was a buffet and everyone finished after 20 minutes) then a slow 4 hour drive in complete silence hitting avoidable (?) rush hour traffic.

Really really disappointing.

Not one word about any of the sites and no attempt or interest in the passengers.

AVOID!',2.0,'2024-03-21T17:27:41Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMVD5Y92JcWoxf36R54YFVjg=','en','smithylondon2019','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Wonderful location in Sri Lanka','The tour provides transport to Dambulla and Sirigiya. Our tour was amended to also include a disappointing and expensive bumpy Safari tour (to only see elephants and peacocks) or a much better and cheaper village tour. The driver very was very helpful and provided some stops along the way as there was no lunch or dinner during this long day tour that started pre 5am and finished after 8pm. So take plenty of snacks and a comfy pillow.',4.0,'2024-03-16T00:10:47Z','REV-0PfZpkgQ855E7oYoc8iEbYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Michael_W','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Incredible sights, a must in Sri Lanka','Incredible trip I highly recommend! Tour guide was so kind and knowledgeable!! the food was incredible. We stopped at the most beautiful little place for breakfast and saw a giant squirrel, and a small restaurant serving buffet style Sri Lankan curry for lunch which was very delicious. 
I have to say it is a very pricy day I did not expect to spend that much but it is worth it to see wild elephants and the top of Sigiriya. Got such a great history lesson from the tour guide at Sigiriya as well. 
Make sure you are dressed for the heat because it is a lot of walking and climbing stairs in the sun. 
The Dambulla temple was my personal favorite part it was absolutely stunning and the fact it has been preserved with such perfect quality is a absolute must see. However make sure you bring socks because your feet will burn at Dambulla temple without them.',5.0,'2024-03-12T01:27:15Z','REV-rzARPeUpVoV563CT40YDy7TtZhQKimmPDQMNsIWh9A0=','en','21larissaj','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','So many amazing experiences within a day','Highly recommend this day trip - we experienced so many amazing things within one day. I ended up in a mini bus with two other solo travelers and we had a great time. I don’t want to spoil some of the surprising moments but I can say there were a lot of animals (not just on the safari) and great food stops in between the sites. I was worried the car ride would be too long but it didn’t feel bad at all. The tour guide/coordinator and driver were fantastic. Definitely would do this again!',5.0,'2024-03-11T01:58:06Z','REV-++4CE/BJMP7UpSfmTd5M/pI8pwbLierXv1UyCsZT/U0=','en','176fionak','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Amazing Tour with Rukshan!','Our tour of Sigiriya and Dambulla with Rukshan was an absolute delight. We had a fabulous trip. The views were unreal, and the climb to the top of Sigiriya was worthwhile. The safari of the eco Park was amazing, offering us the opportunity to see lots of elephants up close, a truly unforgettable experience.

Rukshan was very helpfuland attentive. He consistently went above and beyond to ensure we were having a great time. 
He was very knowledge made ex excellent recommendations. The tour was an unforgettable experience.',5.0,'2024-03-09T09:53:48Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbqY/eSKF4DfGCf/Alc4uizo=','en','MU_hols','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great Day-Trip','We had a great day visiting Sigiriya and the temple! Imesh was a great guide and this trip is a great Day-trip from Colombo!',5.0,'2024-03-09T05:44:43Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbtQCEUzq/bcjIX51fMDvAQQ=','en','alma2910','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P174','Yala National Park Tour From Colombo Inclusive of Jeep Safari','Excellent experience, Booking by tripadviror is always my first choice for family accommodations.','6 days in Sri Lanka was busy but very rewarding, lots of experiences and sites visited, Colombo,Dambulla, sigiriya, Ella, Yala National Park
,Tea Factory. Lovely people and food. 

We enjoyed it so much that I would definitely visit it again especially with the team of Apple Vacations . These energetic people showed professionalism and were helpful and attending to our needs and requests in no time. Very organized and sociable.
Would like to recommend you all the Driver cum guide KIRSHAN, very humble personality and updated with all tourist attraction. Keep it up.',5.0,'2023-09-04T05:18:47Z','REV-UyTs86w3vhVwT2bILa4FhsVVGIu0RiDA7gYN9HRFdmE=','en','733ashfaqb','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Highly recommended','Highly recommended. First and foremost our guide Chathu, what an amazing guy, so accommodating, knowledgeable. We stopped at places to have amazing breakfast and coffee, and lunch, affordable but good. Breakfast included continental options and amazing coffee. 
Sights were amazing, I could write a whole essay just for that, but I’m here to give praise to a really good service of this company. Fruit was bought as we stopped along the way in authentic locally sourced shops, all free. Coconuts, bananas, mangos, just amazing!
A small word of caution, it gets really hot, and a lot of steps would definitely be a challenge for anyone with disabilities. Take an extra t-shirt, don’t spare the sunblock!',5.0,'2024-04-07T03:21:52Z','REV-R4GSrtIHURU8JAOKdXI194XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Marko_S','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Organist worthwhile','best experience sigiriya view is stunning highlight is safari to see elephants is amazing very long day worth for price',5.0,'2024-03-27T04:15:07Z','REV-3CrVHYpIQD1pWC7J4JLA1DWKTiynssBJnpr7DmnRThk=','en','niros239','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Pidurangala very Good','Really good Experience highly recommended i change the sigiriya Rock for Pidurangala since entrance way lower then sigiriya driver very flexible and changed to pidurangala after my request. Travel companions was with same mentality giving me nicer experience',5.0,'2024-03-22T03:18:39Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMV35P5cb9tIzGG+LnE+hd78=','en','abiramp2024','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great sites indifferent tour “guides”','After a 5.45am pick up and 3 1/2 drive to Dwe stopped 10 minutes from Dambulla 
at a truck stop serving Nescafé from a machine. 

Not exactly as described.

At no point did either of the two tour guides/drivers talk to us about anything at all - just when we were due back on the bus - because I asked!

No cultural information at all.

Nothing.

There was no fruit or coconut as described and tbh you’d be much better off with a private taxi 

- after Sigirya we stopped at a tourist “buffet” playing loud Western music (Boyzone after 2000 year old paintings, really?)

It was a tourist ghetto.

Just awful.

We spent over an hour there ( for no reason as it was a buffet and everyone finished after 20 minutes) then a slow 4 hour drive in complete silence hitting avoidable (?) rush hour traffic.

Really really disappointing.

Not one word about any of the sites and no attempt or interest in the passengers.

AVOID!',2.0,'2024-03-21T17:27:41Z','REV-YM39VnKcMfBwHc2/5exHMVD5Y92JcWoxf36R54YFVjg=','en','smithylondon2019','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Wonderful location in Sri Lanka','The tour provides transport to Dambulla and Sirigiya. Our tour was amended to also include a disappointing and expensive bumpy Safari tour (to only see elephants and peacocks) or a much better and cheaper village tour. The driver very was very helpful and provided some stops along the way as there was no lunch or dinner during this long day tour that started pre 5am and finished after 8pm. So take plenty of snacks and a comfy pillow.',4.0,'2024-03-16T00:10:47Z','REV-0PfZpkgQ855E7oYoc8iEbYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Michael_W','VIATOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Incredible sights, a must in Sri Lanka','Incredible trip I highly recommend! Tour guide was so kind and knowledgeable!! the food was incredible. We stopped at the most beautiful little place for breakfast and saw a giant squirrel, and a small restaurant serving buffet style Sri Lankan curry for lunch which was very delicious. 
I have to say it is a very pricy day I did not expect to spend that much but it is worth it to see wild elephants and the top of Sigiriya. Got such a great history lesson from the tour guide at Sigiriya as well. 
Make sure you are dressed for the heat because it is a lot of walking and climbing stairs in the sun. 
The Dambulla temple was my personal favorite part it was absolutely stunning and the fact it has been preserved with such perfect quality is a absolute must see. However make sure you bring socks because your feet will burn at Dambulla temple without them.',5.0,'2024-03-12T01:27:15Z','REV-rzARPeUpVoV563CT40YDy7TtZhQKimmPDQMNsIWh9A0=','en','21larissaj','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','So many amazing experiences within a day','Highly recommend this day trip - we experienced so many amazing things within one day. I ended up in a mini bus with two other solo travelers and we had a great time. I don’t want to spoil some of the surprising moments but I can say there were a lot of animals (not just on the safari) and great food stops in between the sites. I was worried the car ride would be too long but it didn’t feel bad at all. The tour guide/coordinator and driver were fantastic. Definitely would do this again!',5.0,'2024-03-11T01:58:06Z','REV-++4CE/BJMP7UpSfmTd5M/pI8pwbLierXv1UyCsZT/U0=','en','176fionak','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Amazing Tour with Rukshan!','Our tour of Sigiriya and Dambulla with Rukshan was an absolute delight. We had a fabulous trip. The views were unreal, and the climb to the top of Sigiriya was worthwhile. The safari of the eco Park was amazing, offering us the opportunity to see lots of elephants up close, a truly unforgettable experience.

Rukshan was very helpfuland attentive. He consistently went above and beyond to ensure we were having a great time. 
He was very knowledge made ex excellent recommendations. The tour was an unforgettable experience.',5.0,'2024-03-09T09:53:48Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbqY/eSKF4DfGCf/Alc4uizo=','en','MU_hols','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P15','Full Day Tour to Sigiriya and Dambulla from Colombo','Great Day-Trip','We had a great day visiting Sigiriya and the temple! Imesh was a great guide and this trip is a great Day-trip from Colombo!',5.0,'2024-03-09T05:44:43Z','REV-y5GGx0OkeizjF4lyFOJTbtQCEUzq/bcjIX51fMDvAQQ=','en','alma2910','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Great way to experience Sri Lanka','The places and the trip as whole was awesome! Our driver/guide Keethee was very good, told us many different facts in good english and was an efficient driver. The car was also very comfortable. We can really recommend!',5.0,'2024-03-01T04:16:58Z','REV-3jFcgEmBjywRsbPLCbmCQopAi4+Vkn2k6vRcGZ9JuAY=','en','621viktorl','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Not worthwhile','On paper this seems like a worthwhile tour but it\'s really not. I didn\'t even get to see all of the stops on the itinerary, and some that we did see was only as a \'driveby\'. I booked this because I wanted to avoid long distance travelling to and fro from Colombo but I think you\'re probably better off doing day trips for Sigritya and Kandy, with maybe a train journey into Elle. and save yourself a tidy sum. The prices listed for addtional activities/entrance fees are actually much lower than reality (likely out of date) and I ended up paying so much more. The guide was friendly but as I mentioned he did rush through things and I do wonder if that was because I was a solo traveller.',3.0,'2024-02-13T08:58:44Z','REV-e4LERgXRH7xoy2JB95rqI4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Zahra_A','VIATOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Very funpacked','The scenery throughout journey the punctuality of the driver and his skilful driving we highly recommend Roxanne??he would do anything for you and very professional service',4.0,'2024-01-12T10:13:42Z','REV-gdPGLsbcQmgLV/DzX8piGYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Teresa_H','VIATOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Family vacation','The tour was great love the sigirilya history & hike tour guide was very informative, hotel & restaurant choice was good especially the food people are so friendly.Tea plantation a must visit!! Thank you to our tour guide very nice',5.0,'2024-01-06T11:35:23Z','REV-dJTA5fVc928kkFkwCLcO1yTAjt+/VUX0dTUL7yIfX8c=','en','jovyf2024','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','The Best Tour !!','We have just finished our 3 day tour today. We had the most amazing time and got to see so much of Sri Lanka that we probably wouldnt have seen if we hadnt been on this tour. We loved the night in Ella and the hotel we stayed in was lovely. We really enoyed every part of the tour but especially the Udawalawe national park and Sigiriya rock. Aaron was the tour driver and he couldnt do enough for us! He was very knowledgable and smiley. The amount of  driving he did for us was Insane ! 

Would highly recommend this tour, it is a definate must do if visiting Sri Lanka.',5.0,'2023-11-24T12:28:41Z','REV-rqwuKtw5J60kNLDDUz3xeMoLAaIwxA4rqKIezPvO65Y=','en','lucykirkham','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Excellent and friendly','I had a great time on this trip the guide was excellent and friendly. I got to see everything that I wanted to.',5.0,'2023-11-05T20:08:13Z','REV-BLP8JGpZ/WkiPLMca9FxSIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jackson_S','VIATOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Apple Vacations- Fantastic experience with CJ','I really enjoyed my trip with apple vacations. They management team had really good communications and were quite flexible with customizations that I wanted. They also allowed me to choose my hotels. CJ was my driver/tour guide. He was the best driver/guide I’ve ever had. He was a pleasure to hang out with. He was very professional and there was no awkwardness, which is important when traveling alone as a female. His car was nice and clean. And he went out of the way to ensure I had a nice time, making adjustments along the way, etc. CJ took good care of me. I will definitely recommend CJ to friends and colleagues visiting Sri Lanka.',5.0,'2023-08-01T10:26:09Z','REV-d2EEEr+wsRvS3u25OL4uZL0dR1+25y2nR9lTYyd3v2M=','en','Kdatari','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Super','Very     useful    trip    guieder    for   watch   nuwara eliya   ,     sigiya   ,   anuradapura    we      recommend        this     trip guiedr    100%      so, you can   try       this  this gueder',5.0,'2023-07-20T13:31:18Z','REV-A6NjDUUvacekttKkDuiFnn7Ioo15Z0P1VUqEI+rcxeg=','en','Relax63191930203','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','An incredible trip in Sri Lanka','We had a great time discovering Sri Lanka thanks to Aaron, who is much more than a driver. His kindness and knowledge of the country taught us a lot. The 3-day excursion more than paid for itself, I highly recommend it!!!😁',5.0,'2023-07-19T00:25:43Z','REV-EiPsbh1kAhA1QOzh1RrAkhcT06ZnC5KvTFyIXqz7RjE=','en','thomashorst67','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Value for Money','Price is competive value for what we pay. Good response from lester when ask anything and help to upgrade the hotel for 50us entrance charges we have to pay separate. Good driver keerthi he act as guide too',5.0,'2023-07-16T12:02:26Z','REV-eZfj6rZgqZtqCCX/mMf3VXTjDKgV0XVHS2IbuYdYhCc=','en','dinushkarp','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Great way to experience Sri Lanka','The places and the trip as whole was awesome! Our driver/guide Keethee was very good, told us many different facts in good english and was an efficient driver. The car was also very comfortable. We can really recommend!',5.0,'2024-03-01T04:16:58Z','REV-3jFcgEmBjywRsbPLCbmCQopAi4+Vkn2k6vRcGZ9JuAY=','en','621viktorl','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Not worthwhile','On paper this seems like a worthwhile tour but it\'s really not. I didn\'t even get to see all of the stops on the itinerary, and some that we did see was only as a \'driveby\'. I booked this because I wanted to avoid long distance travelling to and fro from Colombo but I think you\'re probably better off doing day trips for Sigritya and Kandy, with maybe a train journey into Elle. and save yourself a tidy sum. The prices listed for addtional activities/entrance fees are actually much lower than reality (likely out of date) and I ended up paying so much more. The guide was friendly but as I mentioned he did rush through things and I do wonder if that was because I was a solo traveller.',3.0,'2024-02-13T08:58:44Z','REV-e4LERgXRH7xoy2JB95rqI4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Zahra_A','VIATOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Very funpacked','The scenery throughout journey the punctuality of the driver and his skilful driving we highly recommend Roxanne??he would do anything for you and very professional service',4.0,'2024-01-12T10:13:42Z','REV-gdPGLsbcQmgLV/DzX8piGYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Teresa_H','VIATOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Family vacation','The tour was great love the sigirilya history & hike tour guide was very informative, hotel & restaurant choice was good especially the food people are so friendly.Tea plantation a must visit!! Thank you to our tour guide very nice',5.0,'2024-01-06T11:35:23Z','REV-dJTA5fVc928kkFkwCLcO1yTAjt+/VUX0dTUL7yIfX8c=','en','jovyf2024','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','The Best Tour !!','We have just finished our 3 day tour today. We had the most amazing time and got to see so much of Sri Lanka that we probably wouldnt have seen if we hadnt been on this tour. We loved the night in Ella and the hotel we stayed in was lovely. We really enoyed every part of the tour but especially the Udawalawe national park and Sigiriya rock. Aaron was the tour driver and he couldnt do enough for us! He was very knowledgable and smiley. The amount of  driving he did for us was Insane ! 

Would highly recommend this tour, it is a definate must do if visiting Sri Lanka.',5.0,'2023-11-24T12:28:41Z','REV-rqwuKtw5J60kNLDDUz3xeMoLAaIwxA4rqKIezPvO65Y=','en','lucykirkham','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Excellent and friendly','I had a great time on this trip the guide was excellent and friendly. I got to see everything that I wanted to.',5.0,'2023-11-05T20:08:13Z','REV-BLP8JGpZ/WkiPLMca9FxSIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jackson_S','VIATOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Apple Vacations- Fantastic experience with CJ','I really enjoyed my trip with apple vacations. They management team had really good communications and were quite flexible with customizations that I wanted. They also allowed me to choose my hotels. CJ was my driver/tour guide. He was the best driver/guide I’ve ever had. He was a pleasure to hang out with. He was very professional and there was no awkwardness, which is important when traveling alone as a female. His car was nice and clean. And he went out of the way to ensure I had a nice time, making adjustments along the way, etc. CJ took good care of me. I will definitely recommend CJ to friends and colleagues visiting Sri Lanka.',5.0,'2023-08-01T10:26:09Z','REV-d2EEEr+wsRvS3u25OL4uZL0dR1+25y2nR9lTYyd3v2M=','en','Kdatari','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Super','Very     useful    trip    guieder    for   watch   nuwara eliya   ,     sigiya   ,   anuradapura    we      recommend        this     trip guiedr    100%      so, you can   try       this  this gueder',5.0,'2023-07-20T13:31:18Z','REV-A6NjDUUvacekttKkDuiFnn7Ioo15Z0P1VUqEI+rcxeg=','en','Relax63191930203','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','An incredible trip in Sri Lanka','We had a great time discovering Sri Lanka thanks to Aaron, who is much more than a driver. His kindness and knowledge of the country taught us a lot. The 3-day excursion more than paid for itself, I highly recommend it!!!😁',5.0,'2023-07-19T00:25:43Z','REV-EiPsbh1kAhA1QOzh1RrAkhcT06ZnC5KvTFyIXqz7RjE=','en','thomashorst67','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Value for Money','Price is competive value for what we pay. Good response from lester when ask anything and help to upgrade the hotel for 50us entrance charges we have to pay separate. Good driver keerthi he act as guide too',5.0,'2023-07-16T12:02:26Z','REV-eZfj6rZgqZtqCCX/mMf3VXTjDKgV0XVHS2IbuYdYhCc=','en','dinushkarp','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P179','04 Days Tour - Sigiriya , Kandy and Nuwara Eliya','Wonderful experience','The trip was so well. I travelled with my wife and a four-months baby. We travelled on Honda Grace.  It was an amazing experience. Vehicle, hotels and the whole experience was very good. I think we didn’t miss any single attraction that was on our list. Special thanks to the guide Rukshan. He was very helpful and informative. Will definitely be referring Apple Vacations to anyone visiting Sri Lanka.',5.0,'2023-07-29T01:18:59Z','REV-ccSsTAnwayKrptDup9vrVD812KStwGMwRvBjekXZhyM=','en','KashanShah','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Not worthwhile','On paper this seems like a worthwhile tour but it\'s really not. I didn\'t even get to see all of the stops on the itinerary, and some that we did see was only as a \'driveby\'. I booked this because I wanted to avoid long distance travelling to and fro from Colombo but I think you\'re probably better off doing day trips for Sigritya and Kandy, with maybe a train journey into Elle. and save yourself a tidy sum. The prices listed for addtional activities/entrance fees are actually much lower than reality (likely out of date) and I ended up paying so much more. The guide was friendly but as I mentioned he did rush through things and I do wonder if that was because I was a solo traveller.',3.0,'2024-02-13T08:58:44Z','REV-e4LERgXRH7xoy2JB95rqI4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Zahra_A','VIATOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Very funpacked','The scenery throughout journey the punctuality of the driver and his skilful driving we highly recommend Roxanne??he would do anything for you and very professional service',4.0,'2024-01-12T10:13:42Z','REV-gdPGLsbcQmgLV/DzX8piGYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Teresa_H','VIATOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Family vacation','The tour was great love the sigirilya history & hike tour guide was very informative, hotel & restaurant choice was good especially the food people are so friendly.Tea plantation a must visit!! Thank you to our tour guide very nice',5.0,'2024-01-06T11:35:23Z','REV-dJTA5fVc928kkFkwCLcO1yTAjt+/VUX0dTUL7yIfX8c=','en','jovyf2024','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','The Best Tour !!','We have just finished our 3 day tour today. We had the most amazing time and got to see so much of Sri Lanka that we probably wouldnt have seen if we hadnt been on this tour. We loved the night in Ella and the hotel we stayed in was lovely. We really enoyed every part of the tour but especially the Udawalawe national park and Sigiriya rock. Aaron was the tour driver and he couldnt do enough for us! He was very knowledgable and smiley. The amount of  driving he did for us was Insane ! 

Would highly recommend this tour, it is a definate must do if visiting Sri Lanka.',5.0,'2023-11-24T12:28:41Z','REV-rqwuKtw5J60kNLDDUz3xeMoLAaIwxA4rqKIezPvO65Y=','en','lucykirkham','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Excellent and friendly','I had a great time on this trip the guide was excellent and friendly. I got to see everything that I wanted to.',5.0,'2023-11-05T20:08:13Z','REV-BLP8JGpZ/WkiPLMca9FxSIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jackson_S','VIATOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Apple Vacations- Fantastic experience with CJ','I really enjoyed my trip with apple vacations. They management team had really good communications and were quite flexible with customizations that I wanted. They also allowed me to choose my hotels. CJ was my driver/tour guide. He was the best driver/guide I’ve ever had. He was a pleasure to hang out with. He was very professional and there was no awkwardness, which is important when traveling alone as a female. His car was nice and clean. And he went out of the way to ensure I had a nice time, making adjustments along the way, etc. CJ took good care of me. I will definitely recommend CJ to friends and colleagues visiting Sri Lanka.',5.0,'2023-08-01T10:26:09Z','REV-d2EEEr+wsRvS3u25OL4uZL0dR1+25y2nR9lTYyd3v2M=','en','Kdatari','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Super','Very     useful    trip    guieder    for   watch   nuwara eliya   ,     sigiya   ,   anuradapura    we      recommend        this     trip guiedr    100%      so, you can   try       this  this gueder',5.0,'2023-07-20T13:31:18Z','REV-A6NjDUUvacekttKkDuiFnn7Ioo15Z0P1VUqEI+rcxeg=','en','Relax63191930203','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','An incredible trip in Sri Lanka','We had a great time discovering Sri Lanka thanks to Aaron, who is much more than a driver. His kindness and knowledge of the country taught us a lot. The 3-day excursion more than paid for itself, I highly recommend it!!!😁',5.0,'2023-07-19T00:25:43Z','REV-EiPsbh1kAhA1QOzh1RrAkhcT06ZnC5KvTFyIXqz7RjE=','en','thomashorst67','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Value for Money','Price is competive value for what we pay. Good response from lester when ask anything and help to upgrade the hotel for 50us entrance charges we have to pay separate. Good driver keerthi he act as guide too',5.0,'2023-07-16T12:02:26Z','REV-eZfj6rZgqZtqCCX/mMf3VXTjDKgV0XVHS2IbuYdYhCc=','en','dinushkarp','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P179','04 Days Tour - Sigiriya , Kandy and Nuwara Eliya','Wonderful experience','The trip was so well. I travelled with my wife and a four-months baby. We travelled on Honda Grace.  It was an amazing experience. Vehicle, hotels and the whole experience was very good. I think we didn’t miss any single attraction that was on our list. Special thanks to the guide Rukshan. He was very helpful and informative. Will definitely be referring Apple Vacations to anyone visiting Sri Lanka.',5.0,'2023-07-29T01:18:59Z','REV-ccSsTAnwayKrptDup9vrVD812KStwGMwRvBjekXZhyM=','en','KashanShah','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Not worthwhile','On paper this seems like a worthwhile tour but it\'s really not. I didn\'t even get to see all of the stops on the itinerary, and some that we did see was only as a \'driveby\'. I booked this because I wanted to avoid long distance travelling to and fro from Colombo but I think you\'re probably better off doing day trips for Sigritya and Kandy, with maybe a train journey into Elle. and save yourself a tidy sum. The prices listed for addtional activities/entrance fees are actually much lower than reality (likely out of date) and I ended up paying so much more. The guide was friendly but as I mentioned he did rush through things and I do wonder if that was because I was a solo traveller.',3.0,'2024-02-13T08:58:44Z','REV-e4LERgXRH7xoy2JB95rqI4XU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Zahra_A','VIATOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Very funpacked','The scenery throughout journey the punctuality of the driver and his skilful driving we highly recommend Roxanne??he would do anything for you and very professional service',4.0,'2024-01-12T10:13:42Z','REV-gdPGLsbcQmgLV/DzX8piGYXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Teresa_H','VIATOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Family vacation','The tour was great love the sigirilya history & hike tour guide was very informative, hotel & restaurant choice was good especially the food people are so friendly.Tea plantation a must visit!! Thank you to our tour guide very nice',5.0,'2024-01-06T11:35:23Z','REV-dJTA5fVc928kkFkwCLcO1yTAjt+/VUX0dTUL7yIfX8c=','en','jovyf2024','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','The Best Tour !!','We have just finished our 3 day tour today. We had the most amazing time and got to see so much of Sri Lanka that we probably wouldnt have seen if we hadnt been on this tour. We loved the night in Ella and the hotel we stayed in was lovely. We really enoyed every part of the tour but especially the Udawalawe national park and Sigiriya rock. Aaron was the tour driver and he couldnt do enough for us! He was very knowledgable and smiley. The amount of  driving he did for us was Insane ! 

Would highly recommend this tour, it is a definate must do if visiting Sri Lanka.',5.0,'2023-11-24T12:28:41Z','REV-rqwuKtw5J60kNLDDUz3xeMoLAaIwxA4rqKIezPvO65Y=','en','lucykirkham','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Excellent and friendly','I had a great time on this trip the guide was excellent and friendly. I got to see everything that I wanted to.',5.0,'2023-11-05T20:08:13Z','REV-BLP8JGpZ/WkiPLMca9FxSIXU/a48chrbfdax19evxL8=','en','Jackson_S','VIATOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Apple Vacations- Fantastic experience with CJ','I really enjoyed my trip with apple vacations. They management team had really good communications and were quite flexible with customizations that I wanted. They also allowed me to choose my hotels. CJ was my driver/tour guide. He was the best driver/guide I’ve ever had. He was a pleasure to hang out with. He was very professional and there was no awkwardness, which is important when traveling alone as a female. His car was nice and clean. And he went out of the way to ensure I had a nice time, making adjustments along the way, etc. CJ took good care of me. I will definitely recommend CJ to friends and colleagues visiting Sri Lanka.',5.0,'2023-08-01T10:26:09Z','REV-d2EEEr+wsRvS3u25OL4uZL0dR1+25y2nR9lTYyd3v2M=','en','Kdatari','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Super','Very     useful    trip    guieder    for   watch   nuwara eliya   ,     sigiya   ,   anuradapura    we      recommend        this     trip guiedr    100%      so, you can   try       this  this gueder',5.0,'2023-07-20T13:31:18Z','REV-A6NjDUUvacekttKkDuiFnn7Ioo15Z0P1VUqEI+rcxeg=','en','Relax63191930203','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','An incredible trip in Sri Lanka','We had a great time discovering Sri Lanka thanks to Aaron, who is much more than a driver. His kindness and knowledge of the country taught us a lot. The 3-day excursion more than paid for itself, I highly recommend it!!!😁',5.0,'2023-07-19T00:25:43Z','REV-EiPsbh1kAhA1QOzh1RrAkhcT06ZnC5KvTFyIXqz7RjE=','en','thomashorst67','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Value for Money','Price is competive value for what we pay. Good response from lester when ask anything and help to upgrade the hotel for 50us entrance charges we have to pay separate. Good driver keerthi he act as guide too',5.0,'2023-07-16T12:02:26Z','REV-eZfj6rZgqZtqCCX/mMf3VXTjDKgV0XVHS2IbuYdYhCc=','en','dinushkarp','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P182','Whale Watching From Colombo','Test of Patience','We set off for whale watching with Dansuhka. The ferry takes 70 pax, double Deck, 3 seats on each side. On the upper deck, the front of the ferry, bow were allowed to seat on plastic cushion on the ground. Lower Bow, can stand.
Instructions were given before setting off at 7am. All on board must put on life jackets. When whale is sighted on the left, the left seat pax are to sit, while right side stand to view. Reverse the same if whale is on the right side.
Motion sickness pills were given if required. Light buns, tea were served when the ferry take off. The journey on the  ferry is rather rough due to the high speed. So advice to sit as we could 
 from a far distance. Unlike pictures with whale flipping their tails, it was never the case. Just swim along the edge of the water and then submerged again.
We also saw few dolphins along the way in the sea.
The operators had earlier indicate they will try to view as many whales as possible. Sometimes there is no sighting, they will stayed on for up to 7 hours. The minimum 2 hours if there are sighting until we are all satisfied.
Instead of whale watching, to me is whale chasing. It might cause stress to the whales.',4.0,'2020-02-15T00:51:44Z','REV-Mj266T/XQ93x3tCcH4wgZMLffVj0AD5zNAtotcUShQs=','en','2015ECL05','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P182','Whale Watching From Colombo','Whale watching Merissa','Whale watching. We paid Rs6000 each for the 5 hour trip  Boat has upstairs deck as well as downstairs. Served tea, a wholesome picnic box and fruit later.   The sea was really rough.  Fortunately the snug seats kept one secure. if one of the about 7 boats saw a ‘spout’ the boat turned hard and they all chased over, driving over where we’d seen the whale.  We saw several spouts and the back of a whale twice. Saw Large Manta Ray and a delightful tightly grouped shoal of fish but was horrified that our boat drove right over both.   There’s a sign in English near about respect and keeping 100 meters away but the boat drivers seem more keen to chase. Sad.',3.0,'2020-01-07T18:28:03Z','REV-jQLXMaAZDw9k/HcPbWG1JdW3D0Gp1G5yEdRf6KNdm8I=','en','124joannap','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P182','Whale Watching From Colombo','Wouldn’t recommend','The tours are well run but are very long. Ours was 7 hours in very heavy seas and was quite an ordeal. Once out of sight of shore the sea was very rough, we were all very sick and the noise and smell of the engines was hideous. We got scarily close to several massive shipping containers as we were in the shipping lanes. We saw quite a few whales and although our boat was respectful and don’t chase them many other boats did. The whales are amazing but you realise by doing the tour you aren’t helping their conservation. They dive deep to avoid the boats. I think it is better to give money to a sea life charity and watch David Attenborough videos. I wouldn’t recommend the tours.',2.0,'2020-01-03T09:30:08Z','REV-08rMrRdMgNDmM4coJjj+GpA3teZZR4fjHCasuYqIrKo=','en','louisebX2387JK','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','Family vacation','The tour was great love the sigirilya history & hike tour guide was very informative, hotel & restaurant choice was good especially the food people are so friendly.Tea plantation a must visit!! Thank you to our tour guide very nice',5.0,'2024-01-06T11:35:23Z','REV-dJTA5fVc928kkFkwCLcO1yTAjt+/VUX0dTUL7yIfX8c=','en','jovyf2024','TRIPADVISOR'),('68395P175','03 Days Highlights Of Sigiriya,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya ,Ella & Udawalawe','The Best Tour !!','We have just finished our 3 day tour today. We had the most amazing time and got to see so much of Sri Lanka that we probably wouldnt have seen if we hadnt been on this tour. We loved the night in Ella and the hotel we stayed in was lovely. We really enoyed every part of the tour but especially the Udawalawe national park and Sigiriya rock. Aaron was the tour driver and he couldnt do enough for us! He was very knowledgable and smiley. The amount of  driving he did for us was Insane ! 
