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"We had a fantastic experience with Deegoda in Colombo. Our guide was friendly, funny, professional, and always on time. He shared a lot of interesting knowledge about the city, culture, and local life, and made the whole trip both relaxing and memorable. We also felt we got excellent value for the money. The service was generous, well organized, and personal from start to finish. Highly recommended for anyone visiting Sri Lanka!"

"Dulshan was more than pleasant and had amazing knowledge to pass onto us regarding Sri Lanka, Buddhism and other subjects. He treated us to local delights and left us with a local and wonderful impression of Colombo. "

"Where to begin?! Book Dulshan now! We ended up booking our tour after being in Sri Lanka for two weeks with a group. So we had already tasted many things. Dulshan tailored our tour so that we tried all new things. And they were incredible, delicious new things. In addition to the food part of the tour, Dulshan took us through parts of the city that we would have otherwise missed. His knowledge and passion are so wonderfully contagious. And he has a fantastic sense of humor as well. I can’t say enough good things. I’ve had many food tours over the years. Many. And this tour was tied with one other for my favorite. "

"Arriving on Queen Anne (it was its maiden visit to Columbo) we should perhaps have been more prepared for the changes to arrival location and timing before we arrived. To each change Dulshan responded very positively accommodating all of the changes promptly on every occasion. Worse was to come, on the day, the ship could not berth as the departing ship was not ready to depart. The delay started at 2 hours and then progressed to 3 hours and throughout Dulshan changed timings even pushing back an afternoon tour to fit both tours in. Finally we arrived and Dulshan delivered a wonderful tour, an excellent visit that will stay with us – what a star he is. Simple recommendation - book him if you need a professional, relaxed and informed tour of Columbo."

"Dulshan was AMAZING! We were a group of 6 coworkers, all in Sri Lanka for business and 5 of us had been before. He showed us new parts of the city and tailored it to our interests (we specifically wanted to shop in Pettah market). He and the van driver were so friendly, warm and accommodating. If you’re debating which guide, don’t! Dulshan’s your guy. I’ll be seeing him again for a food tour next time I’m back in Colombo. Thanks Dulshan!"

"Wow, what a day! If you want to experience the real Negombo this is the tour for you. This tuk tuk tour has a bit of everything. We has such a fun & exciting day with our tour guide & driver, Deegoda seeing various attractions in Negombo and then travelling in back lanes outside the city visiting several local industries. We saw traditional Negombo that the general tourist doesn’t get to see. Thanks to Deegoda we now have a greater understanding of Buddhism and other religions while appreciating the architecture of historic churches and mosques. Our tour included a variety of traditional, authentic foods and drinks. We finished our tour with a 1.5hr tour on a traditional catamaran. While I was initially hesitant of including this option, we are so glad we did it. The weather was perfect. Watching the sailors showing their skills putting the sail up, while the sun was setting, and chatting about life with Deegoda was truely magical. Deegoda is just the perfect guide. He is genuinely a kind, generous and wonderful person. He has such a broad knowledge of food, plants, history & various cultures. His English is perfect and he kept us laughing all day. This is a must do tour in Negombo. Dave & Ali from Australia"

"The Tasting Tour with Dulshan was wonderful. A great way to see many parts of Colombo we wouldn't have found on our own. Also ate at a variety of street food stalls and restaurants - all places that Dulshan eats at himself. We learnt a lot about Sri Lanka in general and Dulshan made a bunch of suggestions about where else to visit."

"We had an amazing personalised food & cultural tour with Dulshan, who went above and beyond to share his love & passion for his country's fantastic cuisine and culture. His tour just kept giving and it was more than we expected. Dulshan's enthusiasm was utterly infectious and we had a truly wonderful time with him on his tour."

"I had a great time on my food tour with Deegoda! He picked me up from my hotel in Colombo and took me to so many interesting places to try Sri Lankan food. Highlights included visiting a local market and trying different fruit and learning more about what they are all used for. I also really wanted to see some of the history of Colombo and visit the Mosque, and Deegoda accommodated all of that. I would highly recommend doing a tour with Deegoda! "

"Dulshan not only showed us the restaurants and street food stalls with typical, delicious food and drinks, but also told us a lot about Colombo and Sri Lanka itself. The rides in the tuk-tuk between the individual stations were really interesting and fun. We could ask anything at any time, whether it had to do with food or culture. In summary, we had a wonderful evening with many great insights and Dulshan was a very pleasant companion and guide."