First used Travel local in October 2015 having read about their company in Wanderlust. Phoned initially and spoke to Huw, one of the 2 partners of the company, My husband and I are well travelled and fancied Jordan. We tend to know exactly what we want to see in different destinations, don't like big high rise flash hotels, but do like nice boutique type hotels in quieter locations with all the creature comforts and especially improtant good local cuisine, but equally we do not have bottomless budgets. Huw had himself extensive knowledge of Jordan and the middle east, but recommended I liaise directly with his contact Ibrahim in Jordan. Ibrahim was fantastic, and after telling him exactly which areas we wanted to cover and what we wanted to see, along with the type of accommodation etc we prefer, and of course a rough idea of our budget, he could not have provided a better service. Every aspect and detail was exactly as requested and the whole tour was over and above expectations, so would highly recommend using Ibrahim via Travel Local if going to Jordan. This winter was an extended trip down under to NZ and Oz so was able to do all that myself. But this next time we fancied Sri Lanka, having in the past enjoyed touring Kerali. Anyway, returning to Travel Local, we spoke to Huw again, but this time he put me onto Tom in the first instance, the other partner of the company, as he has more experience of Sri Lanka. After lengthy chat with Tom of his thoughts and experiences of the country, he suggested I liaise with their local contact Viraj in Sri Lanka, who I have to say has been absolutely brilliant, so helpful and courteous online, full of advice and suggestions in line with our likes and dislikes, and so amazingly patient with the number of changes I have kept making to the accommodation and trips etc. These local companies have so much passion for their countries and an in depth understanding of their clients needs, and at very sensible money. We much prefer to give the trade to the countries local companies rather than the large national tour operators. Can't wait for next January for our 3 week trip to Sri Lanka, I have absolutely no doubt it will be everything have come to expect using Travel Local as every last detail is outlined in our now finalised and booked itinery. Can't recommend Travel Local highly enough!!