Just arrived to Colombo airport I took one bus to Veyangoda and then a train to Pinnawala! These indications were given to me by Charith, the owner of the Hostel Volunteer, who immediately got in touch with me after my reservation on Booking.com! Once I arrived in Pinnawala I wrote to him on WhatsApp and he came to pick me up at the train station. Since then he has been my guide for my two days in Pinnawala. He accompanied me to the Orphanage of the Elephants where he introduced me to the staff and explained their project for the volunteers, unfortunately for me I only had 2 days available so I could not fully participate in the project, but it is my intention to have and do this experience as soon as I have more free time. Charit has fulfilled practically all my wishes. The kitchen in his Hostel is excellent! This beautiful Hostel consisting of only 2 rooms in the middle of the Jungle, is the perfect place to stay and relax if you intend to visit Pinnawala! Is very clean and bed are comfortable! Also, since I had started running my adventure, I had not booked any hotels for the following days, I had an half idea of the route that I wanted to do on my 10 days of vacation. I wanted to visit Kandy, Ellla, Udawalawa, Yala and then relax on the southern beaches. Charith not only advised me exactly how to move and how many days to stay in each place, but when I was in Kandy, I had a problem with the owner of the Hostel who to speculate tried to change my pians, even lied to me that there were no Tuk Tuk early in the morning that would take me to the station to take the train to Ella. I then phoned Charith, who helped me a lot by sending a Tuk Tuk friend of him and recommending me that I not let anyone change the travel plan we had made together. Charith has traveled and knows the whole island and has friends practically everywhere, so he can help whatever your problem is! I highly recommend everyone to stay in this place, to do if you have time this experience as a volunteer in the orphanage and to know this wonderful person who is Charith.
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Date of stay: December 2019
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Room Tip:"Clean and spacious room""Excellent food""nice garden"
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Чистый номер, вся сантехника новая. Не хватает ещё шкафчика какого-нибудь для вещей. Завтрак происходит на улице в любую погоду) Хозяин приветливый, расскажет как попасть к слонам бесплатно и как лучше дойти до жд. Хорошее место.
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Date of stay: November 2018Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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