
Ikshula Weerasinghe
Ayubowan! My name is Ikshula, fondly known as Ikshu in the team. I am an avid nature lover and a travel enthusiast. I was born and raised in Sri Lanka, a country known for its natural beauty, cultural heritage, and stunning landscapes. From a young age, I developed a deep appreciation for the great outdoors and spent much of my childhood exploring the lush jungles and soaring mountains that surrounded me. My love for nature and adventure has only grown stronger over the years, and today, I am a passionate trekker, hiker, and birding enthusiast. Whether I am exploring a forest or scaling a mountain peak, I am in my element when surrounded by the natural world. I also love camping, and there's nothing quite like sleeping under the stars and waking up to the sound of birdsong and rustling leaves. Aside from my love for nature, I love reading and do bit of photography as well.
For the past eight years, I have been working in the travel industry, and it has been a dream come true. As a travel specialist, I take great pride in crafting tailor-made itineraries that perfectly match my clients' needs and desires. I have a keen eye for detail and a passion for creating unique travel experiences that leave a lasting impression. Whether you're looking for an action-packed adventure, a peaceful escape into nature, or cultural immersion, I am here to help you plan the perfect trip. With my knowledge, expertise, and passion for travel, I am confident that I can create a truly unforgettable experience for you.
What places and activities do you specialize in?
"I am a luxury travel specialist with a passion for creating tailor-made holidays that exceed expectations. With extensive experience in crafting bespoke itineraries for VIPs and celebrities. I have become renowned for my exceptional service and attention to detail. My expertise extends to Sri Lanka, where I offer exclusive experiences that showcase the country's stunning scenery, fascinating culture, and abundant wildlife. I am particularly adept at designing family-friendly holidays and committed to delivering a one-of-a-kind travel experience that will stay with you forever."
How did you get involved in travel?
"From a young age, I had the opportunity to explore various places with my family. My parents always had a deep appreciation for nature, and they made sure to take us on trips that allowed us to experience the beauty of the country. These experiences left a lasting impression on me and instilled a love for nature within me. During my school years, I became actively involved in conservation projects, where I worked towards protecting and preserving wildlife. My passion for the environment grew stronger as I spent more time in nature, and it made me realize that I wanted to pursue a career in this field."
Please share a unique travel experience you will never forget.
"I recently embarked on a 3-day trekking adventure through Sri Lanka's breathtaking hill country, accompanied by a group of fellow enthusiasts. Over the course of the trail, we traversed through cloud forests and tea plantations, taking in the stunning scenery and immersing ourselves in the natural splendor of the region. It was a truly magical experience, with each night spent camping under the stars and discovering hidden gems such as secluded waterfalls and untouched landscapes. Along the way, we also had the pleasure of meeting some of the friendly locals, who shared their stories and culture with us. Overall, it was an unforgettable journey that left me with a renewed appreciation for the beauty of nature and the joys of adventure."
Ikshula's favorite itineraries and travel advice
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Recent trip reviews for Ikshula
Very enjoyable, well planned and executed trip.
Sri Lanka
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Feb 3 - Feb 12, 2020


Hi Neville,
Thank you for very much for your lovely feedback and I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour in Sri Lanka.
Please do spread your words to family and friends to visit our beautiful country.
Best Regards,
Shalindra
Great trip and guide and local people who pro...
Sri Lanka
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Jan 29 - Feb 6, 2020
Great trip and guide and local people who provided services as per the plan
Hotels all good with one exception on the last night when a local disco partied all night preventing sleep. This should have been known easily by Kim Kim with a little bit of research into reviews of the hotel by other people. This hotel should NOT be used again. Very disappointed that our trip conclude on this sour note

Hi Robert,
Thank you for your feedback about the guide and local people with the services. I'm sorry about the situation you had to face during your last night where a party was happening outside the hotel. We will make sure not to promote this hotel for our future clients due to this experience we had to face.
Please do spread your good memories with your friends and family .
Thanks,
Shalindra
Sri Lanka - a wonderful place to experience
Sri Lanka
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Dec 7 - Dec 13, 2019
The diversity of the country was surprising - beautiful and relatively clean sandy beaches - better than most you will find in Asia.
The accommodation in general was very good - topped by the historic and immaculately presented Grand Hotel at Nuwara Eliya, although the Deer Park Hotel out close to the ancient... Read more

Hi Glenda,
Thank you very much for the feedback given about your trip in Sri Lanka. All points are taken well noted and specially the Yala Adventure glamping tents with mosquitoes. We have informed the hotel about this and they will make sure not repeat for our future travellers.
Please do spread your lovely experience about Sri Lanka to your family and friends to visit our beautiful country.
Kind Regards,
Shalindra
Sri Lanka Stay
Sri Lanka
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Dec 15 - Dec 24, 2019
We had a great experience with kimkim.
Shalindra was very helpful during the organising phase. He was quick to respond, adapt and had our best intentions at heart.
Our guide, Ossie was just as good. Not only did we get a personal chauffeur but a local who cared greatly about his country. He wanted us to experience Sri Lanka fully (which we did!). The experience wouldn't have been half as good without him!

Hi Andrew,
Thank you so much for your lovely review about your tour in our beautiful Island 'Sri Lanka'. I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed and experienced the best in Sri Lanka. It was a pleasure in organizing your tour and hope you will visit again.
Please do pass your lovely comments to family and friends so they will also visit Sri Lanka in the future.
Thanks again,
Shalindra
10-day trip of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
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Dec 13 - Dec 22, 2019

Hi Clare,
Thank you very much for the feedback given about your trip in Sri Lanka. All points are taken well noted and I'm sorry for not informing about the tipping as it is more of a customary factory in Sri Lanka. But will keep this is in mind to inform our future travelers.
Please do spread your lovely experience about Sri Lanka to your family and friends to visit our beautiful country.
Kind Regards,
Shalindra
As someone who usually plans all my own travel.........I am happy we went with KimKim!
Sri Lanka
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Nov 3 - Nov 9, 2019
As someone who usually plans all our own (extensive) travels and doesn’t particularly like traditional tours, KimKim’s model intrigued me. I liked that they surveyed the type of trip I was looking for. I loved the fact that they use destination contacts local to the region. I loved the fact that they did all the vetting of guides and accommodations for me. Then, with so many options in my chosen destination... Read more

Hi Mindy,
Thank you very much for your lovely review given to us about your experience had in Sri Lanka. It was a pleasure of mine to communicate with you and meet all the expectations at the trip planning stage.
Please do spread your word among your friends and family to visit our beautiful country Sri Lanka.
If you plan another trip please do contact me again!
Best Regards,
Shalindra
Amazing Trip
Sri Lanka
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Oct 27 - Nov 9, 2019

We had plan to visit Sri Lanka this year, however after the events at Easter time we almost gave up this trip. We are glad we have done it. Just spend 2 weeks in Sri Lanka with Kimkim and I totally recommend it.
We had a great time here and we have visited amazing places. Sri Lanka is an amazing destination that combines awesome nature, landscapes, history, beach and food.
Anoj was great, always helpfull during the trip, making this a wonderful experience.

Hi Dineia,
We are so glad that you enjoyed your stay in our beautiful island.
Thank you very much for your lovely comments and we are very grateful you visited Sri Lanka as planned.
Please spread your words and lovely experience among your friends and family too.
Thanks again,
Shalindra
Alden & Carly
Sri Lanka
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Apr 21 - Apr 28, 2019
We had an absolutely amazing Time. Mr. K was a gracious host, extremely knowledgeable, personable and a great conversationalist. I would recommend this trip to anyone.

Hi Alden,
Many thanks for your lovely feedback given with regard to your trip to Sri Lanka earlier this year. And hope you would recommend it to your family & friends to visit our beautiful country.
Thanks again,
Shalindra
Addamo holiday
Sri Lanka
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Oct 4 - Oct 12, 2019

Hi Marie,
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback given about your recent trip to Sri Lanka. I'm overwhelmed by your comments and it was a pleasure to arrange all the services for you and to select unique hotels for your stay to make it more memorable.
Please do visit us again and do forward your memorable experiences to your family and friends to visit our beautiful country.
Many Thanks again!
Shalindra
Sri Lanka Adventure
Sri Lanka
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Jun 22 - Jul 6, 2019
We were do happy we did not cancel out trip to Sri Lanka. The country felt very safe and we loved every minute of it. The Easter Sunday bombings were a terrible blow to this country but we hope in no time tourism will be thriving again.
Our specialist Shalindra was excellent at working with us in developing an itinerary that fit our desired and also our driver Mr Anoj, was great and we felt well looked after.
Thank you very much KimKim team for providing us with a memorable trip.

Hi Sari,
Thank you very much for your lovely comments and we are very grateful you came to Sri Lanka as planned with your family.
Please spread your words and lovely experience to your friends and tell them its safe to visit Sri Lanka.
Thanks again,
Shalindra
East Coast beach break and Central holiday
Sri Lanka
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May 19 - May 30, 2019


Hi Wendy,
Many thanks for reviewing your trip and placing wonderful comments. It was a pleasure communicating with you from the beginning and attending all your requirements to plan the perfect trip to Sri Lanka. We are very happy to hear that you and Ross enjoyed the tour and hope you would visit us again.
Thanks again.
Shalindra
Greberts Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
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Apr 15 - Apr 28, 2019
Sri Lanka lived up to our expectations and then some. The people, the places, the food. Incredible! The vast majority of accomodation selected by Shalindra was fantastic, whilst our guide Indika was knowledgable, friendly and kind. In spite of the horrible attrocities that occurred during our time in Sri Lanka our memories are treasured. Sure to be back one day!

Hi Brett,
Thank you very much for your lovely comments given to us with regard to our services during your trip in Sri Lanka. It was a pleasure in arranging all the services for your tour in Sri Lanka. Please do pass your wonderful experiences and memories to your family and friends and always feel free to contact me anytime with regard to a visit to Sri Lanka.
Hope you would visit again.
Thanks,
Kind Regards,
Shalindra
Highlights tour
Sri Lanka
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Mar 29 - Apr 6, 2019

Hi Karyn,
Thank you very much for your lovely comments given to us with regard to our services during your trip in Sri Lanka. It was a pleasure in arranging all the services for your tour in Sri Lanka and it was nice to speak with you also while on tour. Please do pass your wonderful experiences and memories to your family and friends and always feel free to contact me anytime with regard to a visit to Sri Lanka.
Hope you would visit again.
Thanks,
Kind Regards,
Shalindra
Repat
Sri Lanka
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Mar 23 - Apr 7, 2019
Although I made it clear when booking the trip that we had 5 people we had to explain and wait extra because they needed to arrange an extra bed. The extra cost wasn't the issue it was that we had to explain and go through the same process at each hotel. Our driver Dhanuka was amazing,safe and adjusted our trip to our needs and requests. The van was new, very comfortable. I feel I could of planned a trip myself for a lower cost but it was nice to have everything taken care of. Overall it was a great trip. We love sri lanka and will definitely be back.

Hi Kim,
Thank you very much for your lovely comments given to us with regard to our services during your trip in Sri Lanka. It was a pleasure in arranging all the services for your tour in Sri Lanka. Please do pass your wonderful experiences and memories to your family and friends and always feel free to contact me anytime with regard to a visit to Sri Lanka.
Hope you would visit again.
Thanks,
Kind Regards,
Shalindra
wildlife and cullture
Sri Lanka
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Mar 3 - Mar 20, 2019

We loved all the safaris. They all had their own charm. Watching the over 70 elephants come in for a drink at... Read more

Hi Graham,
Thank you so very much for the five star review given to us for the Services and arrangements done for your lovely holiday in Sri Lanka.
Please do recommend our services to your friends and family who wishes to visit Sri Lanka in the future.
Thanks again,
Shalindra
Delicious local food and beautiful, interesting spots in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka
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Mar 8 - Mar 16, 2019

Hi Wendy,
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback given to us regarding the Services and overall hotel arrangements we made for your holiday.
Hope you will visit again to Sri Lanka with more number of days to stay and enjoy your holiday leisurely.
Thanks again,
Shalindra
Sri Lanka Holiday
Sri Lanka
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Feb 8 - Feb 24, 2019
Our driver La La did a great job. His knowledge of the places we visited, as well as the politics and history of Sri Lanka made our... Read more

Hi Bruce,
Thank you very much for your great review given to us for the overall services and arrangements done for your visit in our beautiful country. It was a pleasure to organize a tour for you and we are glad that our well experienced guide gave you valued information about Sri Lanka.
Please do recommend us for your friends and family to visit Sri Lanka and to contact me anytime.
Thanks again,
Shalindra
Historic sites
Sri Lanka
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Feb 23 - Feb 28, 2019
The itinerary was well planned and managed to see a lot in a short space of time. Hotels were a bit hit and miss though. Some were excellent and others were below average. My guide Karpila was knowledgeable and a professional driver. The most memorable places were Anuradhapura, Polonaruwa, Sigiriya and Minneriya National Park.

Hi Peter,
Thank you very much for your review given to us for the services and arrangements we offered for you. It was our pleasure to organize your tour in Sri Lanka in a short spell of time and we provided you one of our best driver / guide.
Please do recommend us for your friends and family to visit Sri Lanka and to contact me anytime.
Thanks,
Shalindra
Sri Lanka Feb 2019
Sri Lanka
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Feb 16 - Feb 26, 2019
Ash, our guide, was amazing. He was a great driver on challenging Sri Lanka roads. Ash is also very knowledgeable and infinitely great company. We loved every minute with him.
Planning with Shalindra was very easy too. We had just one misunderstanding re our need for a guide and driver. We ended up paying for both but only getting (and needing) Ash who was well qualified to both drive and guide. We did get a $100 credit, but that type of confusion at the beginning of a vacation far from home is a bit concerning.
Overall a wonderful trip!!

Hi Laura,
Thank you very much for the review and wonderful feedback given with regard to your visit in Sri Lanka. It was a pleasure in arranging the transportation services for you and i'm also sorry about the confusion with regard to the Driver / Guide. But we offered you one of our Best guides "Ash" who offers an excellent service for our guests.
Please do pass on your recommendations to your friends and travelers who plans to visit Sri Lanka.
Thank you again,
Shalindra
Ceylon
Sri Lanka
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Feb 9 - Feb 15, 2019
The driver/guide Ruwan Hadinnapola was A++... He went out of his way to please us and help us in many ways. His conduct is truly exemplary. He and Shalindra made our trip to Sri Lanka very enjoyable and successful. Rowan had a nice comfortable air conditioned car that took us to different places.
The places we went to like the safari, Kandy and the shore were most memorable. In fact, the whole time we were in the six day tour were very comfortable and enjoyable. We wish all the best to the Kim Kim team.
Mohamed and Nuzhat Masood.

Hi Mohamed,
Thank you very much for your great feedback given to us for the services and arrangements we offered for you. It was our pleasure to organize your tour in Sri Lanka and provided you one of our best driver / guide.
Please do recommend us for your friends and family to visit Sri Lanka and to contact me anytime.
Thanks again,
Shalindra