The journey I just took to Sri Lanka has turned out to be my favourite trip since 2016!! I spent two weeks exploring, although to be honest I think three weeks is the ideal amount of time to really experience Sri Lanka properly. I visited Kandy, Yala National Park, Weligama, Dikwella, Galle Fort, and of course flew in and out of Colombo International Airport. To get around, you can use an online car & driver booking website, local taxi company, Cinnamon Air for sea plane flights, tuk tuks, trains, and buses.
This is a video guide to all things “transport” + links to all of the companies and local drivers I used below.
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DRIVERS & TRANSPORT I USED
– AIRPORT TRANSFERS! I used GetTransfer.com for my Colombo airport to Kandy ride and for Galle to the airport. The drivers were on time and they had the best prices from my research. gettransfer.com
– SEA PLANE! To book a flight with Cinnamon Air, visit their website https://www.cinnamonair.com/
– KANDY BUDGET TAXI! To hire my LOVELY singing taxi driver, either whatsapp them on +94 71 210 8210 – or – message Kandy Budget Taxi. They sorted out my ride on Whatsapp in 3 minutes, saving me loads of TIME and MONEY (double win!) http://kandybudgettaxi.com/
– YALA TAXI SERVICE! Kausun from Yala Taxi Service was my driver for both my Cape Weligama to Wild Coast (Yala National Park) and the return from Wild Coast to Meda Gedara villa near Dickwella. Kausun was on time, super safety conscious, and he even gave me a discount for booking as a return journey. I communicated both via Whatsapp on +94 77 445 3532 and Facebook messenger https://www.facebook.com/YALA-TAXI-Service-1840818645955216/
– GALLE / GALLE FORT! For a Tuk Tuk Tour or just for rides, call Ananda +94 775 499 649 (NOTE: Ananda has an analog phone so there’s no whatsapp …. just call him, his English is fantastic)
MY OTHER SRI LANKA VLOGS & VIDEOS:
– My Sri Lanka Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL88xCnJRARRlTMJdiWF656CGh5ASFySd1
– Kandy to Koggala via Cinnamon Air Sea Plane: https://youtu.be/DDeFYcdZ5Hw
– Weligama Tuk Tuk Tour: https://youtu.be/a559rLKTXR8
– Yala National Park Safari with Wild Coast Tented Lodge: https://youtu.be/aYb8IrdLNiI
– Dickwella Temple and Mahi Mahi Beach at Sunset: https://youtu.be/_sk3TSctNcQ
– Sri Lanka Train Travel & Day Trip Tips: https://youtu.be/zKyF9hloKRo
– Galle Tour and Best Restaurants: https://youtu.be/VXnG88cdnAE
– Best SIM Card for data & mobile with Dialog: https://youtu.be/RCAJn-oRCbw
You can find this Sri Lanka video and more on my blog: http://wanderwithangela.com
XOXO ~ Angela
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12 Comments
Love your candid unscripted style. Look forward to more.
Very informative and will definitely try sri Lanka … Which is close to my place.. thanks Angela 😍
Hi, Angela…what a nice and informative travel vlog. I really enjoy watching it. I just done subscribe your channel with like and bell. I'm really glad to invite you to my channel. Greeting from Singapore, happy weekend.
Red buses are not bad as they said both are kind of same. Also blue buses are not party buses only loud annoying music play inside the bus. otherwise you'r information are quiet right.
Great video. Let me know exactly what I wanted to know about getting around in Sri Lanka.
Hi nice video thanks for the info. Question about travel times by road – would you say that the travel times given on Google Maps are correct and realistic? e.g. Colombo-Kandy 3 hours, is that about right? Thanks!
hi Angela thanks for your video, may I ask did you stay at Santani Wellness resort? If so could you please give some information about it, or about any resorts in that area.
What about prices???
I was looking for transportation from Weligama to Yala and this is great stuff! Thanks Angela!
I stopped the vid @ the 7:48 mark. Absolute waste of time listening to your pointless rant. For example, "We drove thru concrete, how amazing" and "the taxi guy sang a song to me" –
You provided nothing educational.
Wow, your review is fantastic. I am a Srilankan
I am kabir & I am also solo travel. And I love your all videos