Sri Lanka with A. Baur & Co.

A. Baur & Co. (Travel), Ltd. (5, Upper Chatham St., Colombo 1, Sri Lanka; phone +94 11 2448087, fax 2448493 or visit www.baurs.com), came highly recommended to us, and that was certainly justified.

My husband, Barry, and I wanted a tour for the two of us that would combine bird-watching with visiting archaeological sites. We contacted A. Baur & Co. via e-mail and arranged the tour, specifying what we wanted.

We had a comfortable van, a careful driver and an experienced birder as our guide. We had guides for special archaeological sites. Our hotels and meals all were included and all were excellent. For our tour, Jan. 4-26, ’06, the price of $5,926 for the two of us, not including airfare, was certainly reasonable.

Although we had heard media reports about political problems in Sri Lanka, we saw no indication of trouble. We were in a couple of areas that had been hit by the tsunami in December ’04, but this did not impact our trip. Certainly, having tourist money come into Sri Lanka will help them with the recovery effort.

— JOAN ATTRIDGE, London, Ontario, Canada