On the water · 10 min · 1.5 hours
Sunrise at Sorabora Lake
Be on the water before the mist lifts.
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Before the mist lifts.
A king's reservoir, ten minutes from the gate. We have you on the water at dawn.
The sunriseA hundred metres of water.
Through the paddy, past the kithul tappers, to a pool nobody else is in.
The hikeLake fish. Wild honey. Clay pots.
Cooked over wood. Served by candlelight beside the pool.
Signature dishesFacing the garden, not the road.
Timber floors, a mural of the lake, a balcony you will use.
The roomsTwenty-one ways in.
On the water · 10 min · 1 hour on the water
Sorabora Lake Boat Ride
An hour on the water in a thatched-roof boat.
At the table · 10 min · 2.5 hours
Breakfast at Sorabora Rock
Hoppers off the pan on a rock in the middle of the lake.
On the water · 10 min · 5 hours
The Full Sorabora Morning
Sunrise, boat, rock breakfast, fishing, and the fish market. One morning.
On the water · 10 min · 2 hours
Traditional Lake Fishing
Cast a net with the men who have fished this water all their lives.
On the water · 10 min · 1 hour
Lake Fish Market
The night's catch on banana leaf, before seven.
At the table · 10 min · 2 hours
Floating Sunset Dinner
A table for two on the lake while the hills go violet.
On the water · 10 min · Overnight, 5:30 pm to 8:00 am
Night Camping at Pinihiniyagala
Boat out at sunset, sleep on the rock, boat back after sunrise.
People of the land · From the gate · 2 to 3 hours
Village Bicycle Ride
Flat lanes, paddy, the lake bund, and a lot of waving.
Waterfalls and rock · 55 min · Half day
Rathna Ella Hike
A hundred metres of water falling out of the Knuckles.
Waterfalls and rock · 55 min · Full day
Rathna Ella Waterfall and Village
The falls, the potter, the mat weaver, and lunch in a farmhouse.
Waterfalls and rock · 40 min · Half day
Kaluwa Wetuna Ella
A thirty-metre fall with the best swimming pool in the hills.
Waterfalls and rock · 40 min · 3 hours
Casa Falls Hike
Our own quiet waterfall, forty minutes from the gate.
Waterfalls and rock · 90 min · Full morning
Danigala, the Alien Rock
A perfect ring of bare rock above the jungle, with a two-thousand-year-old cave at the top.
People of the land · 30 min · 3 hours
Dambana and the Wanniyala-Aetto
An evening with the island's first people, on their terms.
People of the land · 30 min · Half day
Wild Honey with the Forest People
Follow a honey hunter into the Dambana forest. January to May.
People of the land · 20 min · 2 hours
Pottery in the Village
A kick wheel, red clay, and a potter who makes it look easy.
People of the land · 20 min · 2 hours
Mat Weaving at the Farmhouse
Reed mats woven on the floor, the pattern held in the weaver's head.
At the table · 20 min · 2.5 hours
Clay-Pot Lunch at Rathna Ella
Rice and twelve curries cooked over wood in a farmhouse at the foot of the falls.
People of the land · 15 min · 2.5 hours
Sita Kotuwa
Sita's fortress in the Ramayana. A forest monastery to the archaeologists. Beautiful either way.
Into the parks · 30 min to the gate · Half day
Maduru Oya Safari
Two hundred elephants, five reservoirs, and almost no other jeeps.
Twenty-one experiences
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Most guests do the sunrise on the lake, one waterfall, and an evening at Dambana. Three days covers it.
“The chef and sous-chef were waiting to welcome us with a freshly cooked breakfast on a rocky setting overlooking the water we had just crossed. I did…”
“The swimming pool was especially magical at night. The tiny lights at the bottom looked like little stars shining underwater. And the food: from the…”
“The boat trip on the lake at sunrise, in the middle of thousands of birds, followed by a sumptuous breakfast set up on the heights of a huge rock. An…”
“We were completely overwhelmed by both the service and the accommodation. The best we got in Sri Lanka by far. Western standard with Sri Lankan…”
“We did both the Dambana Vedda village tour and the Rathna Ella falls and it was amazing. The team really go above and beyond. They even packed us a…”
“The boat ride is very peaceful and we were able to see wild elephants. Very nice breakfast on a rock overlooking the lake.”
“A waterfall excursion with a local meal and swimming at the foot of the falls, off the beaten path, we were the only non-Sri Lankans. This…”
“We found ourselves unable to find transportation to Ella. The general manager personally drove us there in his own car. It is something we will never…”
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