BJ Colombo Tours
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We are an independently managed tour company. We offer only a boutique tour service, all with knowledgeable, enthusiastic leadership, custom high quality itineraries, and attention to detail. We will make every effort to see that you are comfortable, relaxed and at home with us. You will experience a warm and friendly service, which is truly Sri Lankan and synonymous with Bj Lanka Tours. Browse on and you will see a bit of what you get by booking through Bj Lanka Tours and why so many of our clients have become friends, why so many clients continue to return to Bj Lanka Tours, and why our best advertising is word-of-mouth. We look forward to welcoming you to our beautiful country! We are service oriented We bring you to the destination not just showing the way. By the time you land in Sri Lanka you will become a part of our family. Therefore you will get the every bonus of being with us while in Sri Lanka. We are truly Sri Lankan There is no one knows Sri Lanka better than truly Sri Lankan. When your need is identified, we know where to bring you and what locations you prefer seeing. We arrange the hotels at your interest to make you feel the difference. Honest is our major concern. We let you see the country as you imagined doing so. We are experienced No matter what, experiences bring you the best lessons in life. We have served you more than 25 years and that brings us the best lessons in practicality of travelling around the country. When you are in a tour with us, you get not just a tour guide but the best services ever. We bring safer, joyful tour for you from north to south and east to west. We offer fully customizable private tours We are responsible for fulfilling all your needs and wants while you travel around Sri Lanka with Bj Lanka Tours. We are well experienced to understand you better and each tour that we organize is unique and only made for you. Our main concern is to bring you the safest, joyful, exploring tour with best experience that you will ever have. Feel free to contact us for friendly service and we work 24*7 to serve you.
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Vaibhav Mane
Pune, India3 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
Mr. J who is the manager who was very sweet and kind. All the Cabs we booked arrived at our hotel gates 15 minutes prior to the time. Drivers were well versed.No route deviation. Supportive.
Must choose.
Must choose.
Written March 14, 2020
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rvanlooy
Amsterdam, The Netherlands23 contributions
Dec 2021 • Couples
We had a great time in Sri Lanka. With BJ Colombo the way to travel around was easy, safe and full of fun with extra stops along the way to see even more than we initially planned. With only a week there we managed to skip a lot of hassle of getting around with public transport. BJ also arranged safari in Yala park for us which was really cool and well organized. Buddika was our driver for the whole 7 days, he was really nice and gave us some good tips for visiting Sr Lanka.
Written December 26, 2021
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Mary M.
Moscow, Russia4 contributions
Apr 2022 • Friends
I highly recommend it! My mother and I came to Sri Lanka for the first time, we wanted to get to the hotel safely and comfortably. All this was done by BJ Colombo Tours. We also went to the national park, the road was hard, but it was worth it. We will definitely return to Sri Lanka and use the service of this company more than once. Thank you!
Written May 8, 2022
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Helena M
3 contributions
Mar 2020
Jay from BJ Colombo Tours was our driver during our holiday in Sri Lanka.
The service was awesome! He also arranged a really magic safari tour for us to Yala national park, where we saw elephants and leopard.
So good driver and good service!
The service was awesome! He also arranged a really magic safari tour for us to Yala national park, where we saw elephants and leopard.
So good driver and good service!
Written March 23, 2020
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Sonpari J
Pune1 contribution
Sep 2018 • Family
Me and my mother travelled with bj colombo in september for 3 days . We had two drivers. first one was good but the second driver named sami was very arrogant. He used to talk on the phone all the time while driving. he was very arrogant and wanted us to listen to him only as he had 8 yr experience. car was in a good condition and price was also good but only due todriiver our trip was upto the mark. we couldnt enjoy that much. We already planned the trip and just asked for the driver and car but driver was forcing us totgoto those places where his commission was more and when we denied he used to talk very roughly with us. I booked bj tours as all the reviews were good but disappointed with the bj for drivers behaviour. We also didnt feel safe on journey and its very annoying and disturbing that driver was using cellphone nonstop while driving. I suggest if you are choosinng this company then dont at all go with sami driver. Ask for someone else who is more descent and know the manners how totreat customers.
Written November 15, 2018
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Thanking for your late update.
It is very useful to correct our self and to get necessary action to improve our service level.
As per our policy driver can not promote or recommend Business or Business places . As well as no permission to use the phone while driving.
We will update and remind our policies to all the driver again . Also please note above driver not working with us per the more.
Thanking You
Written November 17, 2018
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PereraArjuna
100 Mile House, Canada55 contributions
Jun 2018 • Family
I've known Jay for over 15 years and have seen him perform in many fields from business process re-engineering to logistics. And now he has ventured in to the tourism sector with BJ Colombo Tours.
One thing common he carries in to any which field he choses to operate is a passionate dedication to the task, and unsurpassed delivery of quality.
No doubt as seen in many reviews here, he carries this aspect even more so in to his business venture.
You could expect nothing less than a dedicated custom tailored service from him, with maximum satisfaction.
I wish him all the best, and do not hesitate to recommend him personally, to anyone who wishes to enjoy the experience of Sri Lanka. He will provide you the best authentic experience possible.
One thing common he carries in to any which field he choses to operate is a passionate dedication to the task, and unsurpassed delivery of quality.
No doubt as seen in many reviews here, he carries this aspect even more so in to his business venture.
You could expect nothing less than a dedicated custom tailored service from him, with maximum satisfaction.
I wish him all the best, and do not hesitate to recommend him personally, to anyone who wishes to enjoy the experience of Sri Lanka. He will provide you the best authentic experience possible.
Written August 10, 2018
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SpechlesStrytelr
171 contributions
Jan 2017 • Couples
I am used to booking my own hotels and activities because I am not a fan of cookie cutter vacations. I originally had sent BJ Colombo Tours my planned 9 day itinerary to get a quote on a car and driver and to see if they would be willing to attempt our very jam packed plan.
BJ (Jay's wife) promptly answered my (many questions) over email. After reading the reviews, I decided to ask for an all inclusive price as well. It was way out of my range and I took a chance letting them know my budget to see what they could offer me.
The result was phenomenal! I was really happy with the new plan which basically only took a tweaking of hotels to get me into my budget. The online reviews bolstered me to give it a shot and put our fate into their hands.
We were SO happy we booked with these guys. We had unseasonable VERY rainy and strange weather on our trip and because they had made all the plans, they were able to adjust and arrange everything for us. Seriously, this is no minor detail - if we had simply hired any random driver, we would have had to do all the leg work our self.
We had an amazing time and a jam packed schedule - but Jay and BJ had arranged it to make sure we had enough rest and were not over tired. Their recommendations for hotels are really excellent as well!
I highly recommend BJ Colombo Tours not simple for a driver service but you can trust your entire trip in their hands.
We were their first clients who had requested Halal Food, some specific mosque visits, etc and Jay had done all the research to make sure he could cater to our preferences. We were really appreciative of these efforts - it was really a personalized tour better than if i had planned every detail myself. In addition, a few days before my trip I had a medical issue which required some minor tweaking and considerations - BJ and Jay took this into consideration and made the necessary arrangements for us.
The more information you provide to them, they better they can serve you. This was the best driver/tour experience we have had in any country we have visited.
If you have any questions, please feel free to PM me
BJ (Jay's wife) promptly answered my (many questions) over email. After reading the reviews, I decided to ask for an all inclusive price as well. It was way out of my range and I took a chance letting them know my budget to see what they could offer me.
The result was phenomenal! I was really happy with the new plan which basically only took a tweaking of hotels to get me into my budget. The online reviews bolstered me to give it a shot and put our fate into their hands.
We were SO happy we booked with these guys. We had unseasonable VERY rainy and strange weather on our trip and because they had made all the plans, they were able to adjust and arrange everything for us. Seriously, this is no minor detail - if we had simply hired any random driver, we would have had to do all the leg work our self.
We had an amazing time and a jam packed schedule - but Jay and BJ had arranged it to make sure we had enough rest and were not over tired. Their recommendations for hotels are really excellent as well!
I highly recommend BJ Colombo Tours not simple for a driver service but you can trust your entire trip in their hands.
We were their first clients who had requested Halal Food, some specific mosque visits, etc and Jay had done all the research to make sure he could cater to our preferences. We were really appreciative of these efforts - it was really a personalized tour better than if i had planned every detail myself. In addition, a few days before my trip I had a medical issue which required some minor tweaking and considerations - BJ and Jay took this into consideration and made the necessary arrangements for us.
The more information you provide to them, they better they can serve you. This was the best driver/tour experience we have had in any country we have visited.
If you have any questions, please feel free to PM me
Written February 5, 2017
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Thank You
Written February 6, 2017
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Annie R
Mexico City, Mexico29 contributions
Oct 2016
Its is very safe and professional.
I spend 11 days with Jayakodi and his team around all Sri Lanka and they were excellent! I have not even a single one complain about them. They did more that I could have expected. For all the girls that maybe have heard weird things about Sri Lanka, this is a very safe driver and he managed himself very professional. I highly recommend him and his team!
I spend 11 days with Jayakodi and his team around all Sri Lanka and they were excellent! I have not even a single one complain about them. They did more that I could have expected. For all the girls that maybe have heard weird things about Sri Lanka, this is a very safe driver and he managed himself very professional. I highly recommend him and his team!
Written October 20, 2016
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Steve
Manchester, UK83 contributions
Jan 2019 • Couples
We hired a driver for 7 days,8 nights. We were met at the airport as arranged by Sunith who then drove us to Dambulla.
Sunith was an excellent driver and was good company. He met us each day at a pre arranged time with the car cleaned and a warm smile.
Sunith’s English was excellent, better than our Sri Lankan, and he had a good sense of humour.
Prior to our trip all communication was prompt and we paid what we believe a good price for what we got.
Overall the experience with this company and driver was excellent and would recommend to others and would use again.
Thanks for being part of our wonderful memories of our holiday to such a wonderful island.
Sunith was an excellent driver and was good company. He met us each day at a pre arranged time with the car cleaned and a warm smile.
Sunith’s English was excellent, better than our Sri Lankan, and he had a good sense of humour.
Prior to our trip all communication was prompt and we paid what we believe a good price for what we got.
Overall the experience with this company and driver was excellent and would recommend to others and would use again.
Thanks for being part of our wonderful memories of our holiday to such a wonderful island.
Written February 21, 2019
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RooseveltL
Vanuatu296 contributions
Apr 2018 • Friends
Requested 3 trips via BJ during my stay. All quick, uneventful and economical cost.
My plane arrived super early and exited immigration very quickly so had a 10 minute delay meeting at the airport so just bring the phone number if clear customs and no one is standing with plaque.
ABsolutely, the company I will use on return trips to Sri Lanka.
My plane arrived super early and exited immigration very quickly so had a 10 minute delay meeting at the airport so just bring the phone number if clear customs and no one is standing with plaque.
ABsolutely, the company I will use on return trips to Sri Lanka.
Written May 5, 2018
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