Sunday driver Kandy to Nuwara Eliya - pickup time that dodges festival-season habits
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Owen Price•215 rep5
Booked a private driver Kandy to Nuwara Eliya Sunday. He asked what pickup we want. After Perahera-season nights, what pickup time actually dodges the leftover festival traffic habits without forcing a 4am alarm.
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Mid-morning after the earliest market rush is usually enough. Ultra-dawn is for people racing a train connection, not a hill hop.
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Hasitha Jayasuriya•1684 rep7
Ask him which junctions still clog on festival Sundays. Local drivers know the leftover habits better than apps.
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Chamith Premaratne•1395 rep2
Agree a flexible window, not a single minute. One slow bag load at the guesthouse is normal this week.
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