点评:We considered different options when planning our trip to Sri Lanka: Tuktuk rental for the whole stay, public transport, car rental.... Nothing convinced us. Tuktuk are not so comfortable for long distances and your luggage is not locked, public transport maybe overcrowded and bumping and you have to carry your luggage all the time on you, and driving a rental car in Sri Lanka seemed quite challenging. Then we read about Sri Lanka private driver and they had so good reviews that we decided to try. We couldn't be happier with our decision. For a reasonable price, we have been traveling for more than two weeks in a very comfortable car with the best driver you could wish.
About the car: every day clean, big, comfortable, with a filter that keeps polluted air outside, conditioning according to our wish, every day at our door at the planned time. Another advantage is that you can take the Ella- Kandy train, or make a hike and the car waits for you at the point you choose to end the track.
About the driver: punctual, reliable, caring, keeping calm in any condition (and traffic in Sri Lanka is mostly stressful), adapting the driving to our medical condition (bumps had to be avoided because of back injury), safe driver. And he has become more than a driver: he has given us so many good advices on places to stop at, street food to taste, best roads, animals to see on our way... He knows a lot of things about plants, animals, culture and people in Sri Lanka and has explained a lot of stuff which has made us take MUCH more profit of every single day in Sri Lanka. He has also bargained prices for us so in the end we have paid less for presents we bought and places we stayed at. We had a medical issue at the begining of our stay and he helped us a lot to get the medical atention we needed and the proper treatment. At the same time, he knows how to respect our privacy and freedom which is also important.
Our trip to Sri Lanka wouldn't have been the same without Kapila. We have been able to fully enjoy our trip without any worries about difficult traffic conditions, heavy rain, parking places, directions... And we have seen so much more of the real Sri Lanka with the tips he gave us. We can only recommend him and hope we have the chance to meet him again in the future.
翻译:在计划斯里兰卡之旅时,我们考虑了不同的选择:全程租用嘟嘟车、公共交通、租车……没有一个让我们信服。嘟嘟车不太适合长途旅行,而且行李没有锁,公共交通可能过于拥挤和颠簸,你必须一直随身携带行李,而且在斯里兰卡驾驶租车似乎相当有挑战性。后来我们读到关于斯里兰卡私人司机的文章,他们的评价非常好,所以我们决定尝试一下。我们对自己的决定感到非常满意。以合理的价格,我们乘坐一辆非常舒适的汽车旅行了两个多星期,司机也是你梦寐以求的最好的。
关于汽车:每天都很干净、宽敞、舒适,配有过滤器,可将污染的空气挡在外面,根据我们的意愿进行调节,每天在计划的时间停在我们家门口。另一个优点是,您可以乘坐埃拉-康提火车,或者徒步旅行,汽车会在您选择的终点站等您。
关于司机:准时、可靠、细心、在任何情况下都保持冷静(斯里兰卡的交通压力很大),根据我们的身体状况调整驾驶方式(由于背部受伤,必须避免颠簸),安全驾驶。他不仅仅是一名司机:他还给了我们很多很好的建议,比如在哪些地方可以停车、哪些街头小吃值得品尝、哪些道路最好、沿途可以观赏哪些动物……他对斯里兰卡的植物、动物、文化和人民了解很多,并解释了很多东西,这让我们在斯里兰卡的每一天都收获颇丰。他还为我们讨价还价,所以最后我们买礼物和住宿的费用都更少了。我们在开始住宿时出现了健康问题,他帮了我们很多忙,让我们得到了所需的医疗照顾和适当的治疗。同时,他知道如何尊重我们的隐私和自由,这也很重要。如果没有 Kapila,我们的斯里兰卡之旅就不一样了。我们能够充分享受我们的旅行,无需担心交通状况、大雨、停车位、方向等问题……而且,通过他给我们的建议,我们看到了更多真正的斯里兰卡。我们只能推荐他,并希望将来有机会再次见到他。