Ajith Safari Jeep Tours is a travel agency focusing on arranging wildlife and camping tours around Yala National Park in Sri Lanka. This travel agency is run by Ajith Priyantha and can be seen on the website www.yalasafari.lk. Recently, me and my friends had a bitter experience with this agency while planning our wildlife tour inside Yala and we were put through a whole bunch of hassle and it was only with a lot of trouble that we managed to make things work for us.
The Ajith Safari Jeep Tours have decent jeeps and drivers, but they don’t have knowledgeable guides and most of his employees will break all jungle rules to make a quick buck. But, this is not the primary reason for my unhappiness. The owner of this travel agency is not a man of his words. He will promise you something and deliver you something else. That is precisely what happened with us and which left us totally stunned. Also, he charges quite a premium for his services. Be sure to bargain real hard if you go on a wildlife tour with him. In some cases, he has kept more than 100% profit margins, while the other agents keep 20-25%.
If you do end up going on a wildlife tour with this agency, do get all your plan completely chalked out and to the last detail lest you end up in a soup with basic facilities and a bad tour. To help fellow travellers get more details on this unethical travel agent, I have provided all the contact details below:
Name: Ajith Priyantha
Travel Agency Name: Ajith Safari Jeep Tours
Website: www.yalasafari.lk
Email: ajithpriyantha@yahoo.com
Office Phone: +94 47 2237557
Address: No. 418/A, Debarawewa, Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka
Personally, I would not recommend this tour operator to anyone. Such was my experience!
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Thanx for sharing this all useful info and think about others and i am sure this info will work good for all of the visitors who are passionate to go there.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this post. I will surely take care of these things if i plan a wildlife expedition tour.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing it and making aware of this agency.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the caution Sankara.
ReplyDeleteI will be in Sri Lanka this December and I'm planning for a full day safari after going trough your posts on Yala National Park. Is there any operator that you suggest? Or should I ask, is prior booking necessary? or will I find anything at the entrance itself?
Thanks for sharing all your experiences on the blog.
You will need an operator before you go on your safari, though it should be easy to find one.
ReplyDeleteIdeally, get the hotel/homestay where you are staying to arrange for a jeep...rest of the forest vehicle, guide and entrance fees, you can pay at forest dept office. You can choose for half day or full day safari.
Unfortunately, I don't know any operator.
Could you explain what exactly happened? I'm planning a trip to Yala next year, and Ajith probably has the best recommendations of any Yala operator on the Internet (eg on tripadvisor). So it would be helpful to know what the specific problem was, thanks
ReplyDeleteThe main problem with Ajith was he committed something, but did not live upto it. His wildlife safari arrangement was alright, but he made good money by putting us in a accommodation that was much lower than what we paid for and also the food offered in the package was downright cheap and not at all equivalent to the amount we paid for it. If you still want to go with him, tread carefully, ask tons of questions, pay after and not before like how I did and set right expectations initially. Else, he will take you out on a jolly ride. I generally dont write bad reviews about people, but this was a very bitter experience for me.
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