Elephant Reach Hotel Yala

Elephant Reach
Yala junction,
Kirinda,
Tissamaharama
Sri Lanka.

Tel: +94 (0)47 5677544/(0)47 5677545
Fax: +94 (0)47 4378191
elephantreach@sltnet.lk
http://www.elephantreach.com/index.html

Spread across 4 acres of land under the shades of many tropical trees, the Elephant Reach Hotel is a unique nature resort that ensures utmost comfort and luxury.

Location
Located in the southern most point of Sri Lanka, this hotel is in proximity to Yala National Park, Bundala Bird Sanctuary, historic town of Kataragama, Kirinda and Sithulpahuwa.

Rooms
All the 21 air-conditioned guestrooms at his hotel are well decorated and equipped with abundant personal amenities to make your stay a pleasant and comfortable one.

Restaurant
The onsite restaurant serves delicious food in a fine setting. The Mahout's Bar is a perfect place to enjoy your favourite drink and relax or meet up with friends.

General
During leisure, you can visit the preserved and protected wildlife sanctuaries in Sri Lanka that are near from the Elephant Reach Hotel. Alternately, take a brisk dip in the onsite swimming pool and remain fresh.


Room Facilities :
• Air conditioning
• Cable / Satellite TV
• Hairdryer
• In-room safe
• Mini bar
• Private bathroom / Ensuite
• Tea and coffee making facilities

Hotel Facilities :
• Cocktail bar
• Internet access
• Laundry facilities
• Restaurant
• Swimming pool

Palm Garden Village Anuradhapura ***

Palm Garden Village Hotel.
Puttalam Road, Pandulagama,
Anuradhapura. Sri Lanka.
Tel: +94 (0)25 22 23961/62
Fax: +94 (0)25 22 21596
Email: pgvh@sltnet.lk
http://www.palmgardenvillage.com/index.html

Offering everything to make your stay the very best, the Palm Garden Village Anuradhapura is an ideal base for business and leisure patrons.

Location
This hotel is located in Anuradhapura at Puttalam road and is a splendid base to explore the ancient cities of Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Sigiriya, Dambulla as well as Aukana.

Rooms
All the accommodation units at the Palm Garden Village are tastefully furnished and provided with every comfort that puts you at immediate ease.
Restaurant
Guests can relish delicious food at the onsite restaurant in a pleasant atmosphere. The bar at this hotel is a perfect place to sip a fine drink and relax at the end of a day.

General
The Great Hall at the Palm Garden Village is ideal for buffets, conferences, conventions or banquets. During leisure, you can workout at the gymnasium that is equipped with best fitness machines or take a bracing dip in the swimming pool surrounded by greenery and remain fresh.

Room Facilities:
• Air conditioning
• Mini bar
• Private bathroom / Ensuite
• Telephone
• Television

Hotel Facilities:
• Cocktail bar
• Conference facilities
• Gymnasium
• Restaurant
• Swimming pool

Vil Uyana Hotel - Rangirigama

Jetwing Vil Uyana
Sigiriya
Sri Lanka

Phone Number: +94 66 4323583 to 6
Fax Number: +94 66 4923587
http://www.jetwingviluyana-sigiriya.com/ppc/?gclid=CP6tqueit5cCFREXewodZ1zPSw


The Vil Uyana Boutique Hotel welcomes guests to experience the comfort of its excellent accommodations compounded with unmatched services to make their stay a perfect holiday destination.

A fabulous new resort in Sigiryia's open countryside. Maldivian style water villas over a lagoon and paddy fields. Ultimate luxury and open views of Lion Rock.

An ambitious and intriguing project creating a lifestyle hotel and introducing a wetland system on reclaimed agricultural land of the Dry Zone. Drawing from local rural traditions this exciting new resort 'naturalises' into its landscape, encouraging the indigenous flora and fauna.

The architectural design acknowledges four habitats; water, water edge, paddy/marsh and woodland/parkland and ongoing research will be an integral part of guest facilities.

Location
Situated within the view of Sigiriya rock, the reclaimed agricultural lands provide a unique backdrop for this exciting new property.

Rooms
All the guestrooms at the Vil Uyana Boutique Hotel are spacious, comfortable and exquisitely furnished that satisfies all your requirements for a comfortable and luxurious stay.

Restaurant
Guests can enjoy fine dining at the onsite restaurants Sulang and Apsara. The Graffiti bar is an ideal place to enjoy an exotic drink and spend your evenings with friends.

General
During leisure, keep up your health routine with the treadmills, stair climbers and other equipments at the gymnasium or simply relax at the spa that is available at the hotel.


Room Facilities :
• Air conditioning
• Cable / Satellite TV
• Hairdryer
• In-room safe
• Iron and ironing board
• Mini bar
• Private bathroom / Ensuite
• Tea and coffee making facilities
• Telephone

Hotel Facilities :
• Cocktail bar
• Gymnasium
• Restaurant
• Spa

Cheep Accommodations at Palm Beach Hotel

Palm Beach Hotel the deluxe, semi boutique type new city resort, is surrounded by a lush tropical garden in bloom, within walking distance to the shopping area and super markets and close proximity to sight seeing attractions, Colombo City, Zoo, Domestic Airport Rathmalana, famous Bellanwila temple, Bolgoda Lake and eco resort, Yacht Club Moratuwa, Post Office, Banks, and approximately 45 km from the International Airport, the hotel is just a few paces away from the Beach.

Outstanding Location
Discover where discerning international and Corporate Travelers find the heart of a Resort, comprehensively endowed for leisure and equipped for business.

Elegant Superior Rooms and Suites
All delicately appointed in perfect harmony with elegant furnishing, design and style, Celebrate the natural beauty and romance of a new Deluxe Hotel

• Individual air condition and temperature control
• Well appointed toilets and shower, hot and cold water and amenities
• A selection of 24 hour TV channels
• Pipe Music
• Telephone
• Mini bar
• Balcony of Terrace

Banquet & Conference Facilities
The hotel offers a selection of three elegant banquet halls, ideal for weddings, conferences and special event. The delicious menus available comprise Sri Lanka, Asian, Western and Eastern favorites.

The Hotel also offer Conference facilities such as microphones, public address systems, overhead projectors, slide projectors, screen, TV / VCR, audio equipment, flip charts / magi boards, rostrums, secretarial services and special equipment, lighting on request.

Restaurants, Bars & Entertainment
A Coffee shop, Gourmet Restaurant facing the swimming pool lounge, Rooftop pavilion overlooking the ocean, Exciting Fun Club & Music Room, Pool terrace in garden setting, Executive Lounge Bar

Hotel Facilities
• Travel Counted with Chauffer driven Limousines
• Foreign Currency encashment
• Business Centre
• Selection of newspapers and magazines
• Mini Boutique & Souvenir shop
• Jacuzzi, Ayurvedha, Fitness & Health Centre
• Swimming Pool and terrace
• Pool table & indoor Games
• Room Service
• Laundry and Valet
• Baby sitting service
• Left Luggage Corner
• Medical Doctor on call

Palm Beach Hotel
No. 52, De Saram Road,
Mount Lavinia,
Sri Lanka.
Tel. +94 1 2712 713
Fax. +94 1 2721 827
e-mail. palmsbch@sltnet.lk

Yala Safari Beach Hotel

Be a part of the “wild” world…. Exercise your spirit of adventure as you explore life in the jungles of Sri Lanka. Make it to Yala Safari Beach Hotel, and unusual holiday, where the jungle meets the ocean. Encounter a typical “Island Adventure”, far from the madding crowd, amidst a natural wild life sanctuary, a lagoon and the deep blue sea.

The Yala Safari Beach Hotel, ideally situated ½ a kilometer from the gates of the Wild Life Park offers you a quiet interlude with nature. The Hotel, magically placed like a villa on the outskirts of the jungle blends into the rustic charm and simplicity of its surroundings.

Sit back…. unwind, as you admire the serene calm beauty of natures perfect creations or take a long walk on unspoiled tanned beaches as you bathe in the sun and soak up, in a secluded bay located nearby.

‘Loosen up and nock them down’ on a “Wild Life tour” at your well stocked bar. Grab the “Lions Share” off our delicious, appetizing buffet at the ‘Lagoon View’ restaurant you’ll discover that the very best in service and dining, is equally “a natural.”

Hark…. ‘the call of the Wild’…. As your relax in our specious bedrooms or sit out at sundown gazing at a magnificent spectacle of a wild sunset….


Follow the shrill trumpeting of elephants into thick jungle on an excursion into the natural world and observe majestic tuskers, peacock unfurling it’s kaleidoscopic fan in a ritual dance, the graceful strides of the deer, the strange customs of a variety of birds and a lucky glimpse of a leopard in its entire glory.


Jetwing Travels

46/26, Navam Mawatha,
Colombo-02,
Sri Lanka.

Telephone: +94-112-345700
Fax: +94-112-345729
Email: srilankanpromo@jetwing.lk
Web: http://www.jetwingtravels.com

Move around in the right circles

The Lodge - Habarana

…you certainly will be, the moments you step into a John Keells Platinum Circle Hotel. Platinum Circle denotes a mark of distinction, a sign that assures certain high standards of quality and excellence. Set in some of the most idyllic locations in the island each hotel hosts fine dining and lavish buffets, with a large number of luxury rooms and suites and a level of service that is truly exceptional. The Citadel, calm and serene by the river, The Lodge, set amidst rural woodland and ancient history or Bentota Beach – miles of pure unspoilt coastline, our Platinum Circle hotels welcome you to a perfect time at a perfect place – the choice is certainly yours.

Bentota Beach Hotel - Bentota

The Citadel - Kandy

Head Office
Keells Hotel Management Services Ltd.
130 Glennie Street,
Colombo 02.
Sri Lanka.

Telephone
+94 (011) 243 9049/51 Fax
+94 (011) 232 0862
+94 (011) 243 9046
Email
htlres.khms@keells.com

More Hotels & Resorts
http://www.johnkeellshotels.com/

Holiday In Kandy Will Never Be The Same Again!

Earl’s Regency
Tennekumbura, Kandy,
Sri Lanka
Tel No +94 81 2422122
Fax No +94 81 2422133
Email: eregency@sltnet.lk


Welcome to the Earl’s Regency, the one address of high distinction, set within the surrounding guaranteed to soothe the soul of the sagacious travelers, and the hard-working power elite, stimulate the passion of the romancing newly weds, with stunning views from epic ‘Dumbara’ valley to sedately flowing ‘Mahaweli’ river, or green expanse of the neighboring Golf Links – the world you never thought exists, suddenly opens up before you.

A sense of grandeur is felt, the instant you enter Earl’s Regency. From marbled Grand Lobby, to exquisitely designed living areas and bedrooms, the Bar and the Restaurants – the interior treatments at Earl’s Regency conveys an understated opulence.

Rooms

Its fully air-conditioned and elegantly designed rooms each with a private balcony open to views of the mountains or the Mahaweli river.

Dining

Mouth watering delicacies and delectable cuisines make the experience of one’s stay at Earl’s Regency even more memorable. Offering 5 star luxuries in tranquil settings, it’s the perfect base to tour the city of Kandy and its precincts.

Facilities

• All rooms with attached bath / shower
• With hot and cold water
• Personal Mini Bar
• Piped music
• Television with MATV facilities
• Restaurants with international cuisine
• Mountbatten bar and pool bar
• Spa & Suana

Birds Park

Serene Leisure Management Services (Pvt) Ltd.,
118/A/1, Wickremasinghepura,
Pannipitiya Rd, Thalawathugoda.
Tel: +94 2 773188
Email: sereneliesure@sltnet.lk

A purpose built, architecturally designed resort
Your ideal get away from the city, to relax in a serene tranquil environment.

Location and Surroundings

Distance from Colombo: 90 km
Average Drive Time: 2:15 hrs

• You would find the village hamlet of Wadakada off Narammala Rd, Polgahawela, in the district of Kurunegala .

• The resort is situated inside a large coconut estate amidst hundreds of acres of greenery.

• It is built on top of a hillock with beautiful scenery right around.

• If you wake up early enough and climb on to the roof-top you would witness the mist setting in the mountains.

Environment

• This is your ideal hideout, away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Once you are in the resort you do not notice a single concrete structure in the surroundings. Birds Park offers a very unhurried, informal atmosphere.

• There is a small water fall and a stream down the estate. You could do a hike if interested and have a dip in the shallow waters at the base of the fall.

• Bird Lovers may find the estate and its surrounding environment interesting enough to pursue their passion in birds.


Rooms

• There are six air conditioned rooms in the resort, which includes two family rooms and four double rooms.

• All the spacious, airy rooms open up to the gardens through large French windows.

• The small size of the resort invites for small private outings where you could book the entire resort for yourself.


Swimming Pool and other indoor activities

• The swimming pool is built along with the natural rock and overlooks the rocky vegetation around.

• An early morning dip in the pool amidst the chirp and chatter of the vast variety of birds, or a sun dip at mid morning, or an evening in the pool and a barbecue by the side …it is just a matter of choice.

• Board games, Badminton or Pony rides offer you a choice to keep you and the kids occupied, while the adventure seekers go on nature trails through acres of estate vegetation.


Food & Dining

• The cuisine in Bird Park is Sri Lankan.

• Barbecue meals can be arranged in the evenings in the gardens or by the pool.

• You could bring your own liquor, while we provide you with accompaniments to chill out over a drink.

• The restaurant built on the upper elevation of the resort, overlooks miles of vegetation, forests and mountains.

Rates

• Rs 4,500 / Room only- Family room
• Rs 3,500 / Room only - Double room
• Meals : Rs 1500 / per person per day
• No Corkage
• Entire Resort bookings are negotiable

• Arrangements can be made for brain storming, strategic planning retreats, residential meetings, corporate retreats and outdoor training programs.

• For more information contact: Nishantha on 0777411339 , 2773188 or Shehan on 0777551234 , 2773188

Barberyn Beach Ayurveda Resort

Barberyn Beach Ayurveda Resort
Weligama, Sri Lanka
Tel: +94-41-225 2994 and -5
Fax: +94-41-225 2993
Email: beachresort@barberyn.lk

For Reservations
Tel: +94 34 22 76036
Fax: +94 34 22 76037
Email: barbrese@slt.lk

Barberyn Beach, which opened in February 2003, is set on the southern tip of Sri Lanka near the coastal town of Weliama, 140km south of Colombo. Set on a high knoll overlooking acres of coconut groves which gently slope down to two beautiful beaches, the 15 acre resort is carefully landscaped to preserve the natural environment.

The Ayurveda centre has the benefit of the twenty years experience of its sister resort (Barberyn Reed) in providing effective and caring Ayurveda therapies to improve the health and well-being of the guests who visit the resort not only to improve their health but also to enjoy a tropical beach holiday. All the guests quickly learn to listen to their bodies - and they feel the tension and stress dissolve with the warm oil and the rhythmic strokes of the therapists. As well as for general well-bing Ayurveda has effective remedies for medical problems such as shoulder pain, back ache - sciatica, insomnia, Gastritis ulcers, skin disorders, psoriasis, allergies, and arthritis.

The Barberyn Reef Ayurveda Health Centre has a team of specially trained staff members, including resident Ayurveda doctors, therapists, medicine makers and acupuncture specialists. All treatment programmes begin with a consultation with the Ayurvedic doctor who records not only the obvious symptoms, but will also take all aspects of a persons' life into consideration, such as their personality, their lifestyle, personal circumstances and state of health.

Accommodation and Other Facilities
Contemporary architecture blends beautifully with indigenous design to create feeling of space and light - which brings nature in - for guests to enjoy the healing that comes from within.

At the highest point on the land is an open entrance pavilion looking over the grounds towards the sea. The pavilion is a place for guests to gather and listen to music, particularly as evening gives way to the night, and stars light the huge skies.

All resort buildings, resturants and guest rooms are built against the hillside facing the Indian Ocean with panoramic views of the garden and the sea.

Food is an integral part of Ayurveda and guests use their time at Barberyn to get to know the links between food and health. The doctors are on hand to explain what type of vegetables and fruits each guest should have or avoid.

Saman Villas Bentota *****

Aturuwella, Bentota. Sri Lanka
Tel: +94 34 2275435, +94 34 4936200.
Fax: +94 34 2275433, +94 34 4287063.
resv@samanvilla.com
www.samanvilla.com



Offering beautiful views and calm breeze of the ocean, the Saman Villas Bentota is the place for a perfect holiday.

Location
Saman Villas is perched on a rocky headland and is exactly in front of surf-swept beaches of golden sand, backed with dense green coconut plantations, in the fishing village of Aturuwella in Bentota. This property is 65 kilometres from Colombo and 92 kilometres from the International Airport.

Rooms
The hotel offers accommodation units that have the beautiful views of the ocean. The rooms are well-furnished and have the modern amenities to keep you relaxed and comfortable during your stay.

Restaurant
The terrace restaurant serves delicious meals for breakfast and lunch while the main restaurant serves exclusively for dinner a wide variety of eastern, western and Sri Lankan dishes along with an extensive world class wine. Guests can relax and have their favourite drink or cocktail at the Lounge bar or the Sunset bar.

Room Facilities :
• Air conditioning
• Balcony / Terrace
• Hairdryer
• In-room safe
• Mini bar
• Private bathroom / Ensuite
• Telephone
• Television

Hotel Facilities :
• Cocktail bar
• Gymnasium
• Lounge
• Outdoor swimming pool
• Restaurant
• Sauna
• Spa
• Steam room
• Swimming pool

We make your Dreams a Reality

Mahaweli Reach Hotel
35, P.B.A.Weerakoon Mawatha,
P.O. Box 78,
Kandy,
SRI LANKA.
Tel : + 94 - 81 - 4472727 (General) ,
+ 94 - 81 - 4471883 / 5 (Sales/ Reservations)
+ 94 - 81 - 2212854 (Sales/ Reservations / Fax )

Fax : + 94 - 81 - 2212854 (General/Fax)
E-mail: sales@mahaweli.com


The enchantment begins as you enter Mahaweli Reach. Situated in the ancient highland capital of Kandy, Mahaweli Reach Hotel nestles snugly on the bank of the Mahaweli River surrounded by velvety mountains. Experience the scenic beauty of this hotel with its secluded tropical gardens.

Impeccably owner-managed in the gracious traditions of Kandyan hospitality, the Mahaweli Reach is Kandy’s finest hotel.

Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage

Close to the Maya Oya River, when the hills of the Kandy merge in to the western coastal plain, stands Sri Lanka’s premier elephant care establishment, Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage, set up in 1975 and growing stronger each year. On 11 hectares of open grassland and palm groves an eclectic herd of elephants brought to the location after misfortunes which left them in need of human care. The majority of the intake, which average 5 animals per year, a young who have become separated from there mothers for some reason and been found by wildlife officials or villagers in forest areas. Some may be older animals. One resident stepped on a land mine in the war-torn north: she has a mangled rear leg but manages to limp alone. The oldest and saddest in mate is Raja, a huge tusker who was blinded by poachers and now stands alone, shunned by the rest.

Twice a day they are herded down to the river for bathing

The elephants roam their limited range under the watch of keepers. Twice a day they are herded down to the river for bathing, which is a delightful sight for tourists as well as a pleasure for the pachyderms. Five times daily the babies, up to five years old, guzzle milk from bottles held by keepers or fascinated tourists. At night, all inmates are chained in rows in open-sided sheds.

Five times daily the babies, up to five years old, guzzle milk from bottles held by keepers or fascinated tourists

A recent count gave 63 individuals, all known by name and character to the keepers. Say the director of the orphanage, SSM Seelarathna, a lively and caring man: “We have a file on each one. It has all the information we known to them, even their horoscopes.”

Forty-two staff including 15 mahouts help him in this mammoth task.

Holiday in close to nature….

Sri Lanka as a country endowed with one of the richest eco systems in the world has much to offer the discerning foreign traveler to the country. Yet, how much of it is he really encouraged in to the enjoying. How much of it is he even aware exists. Instead many a traveler that visit the country departs having only the (heavily polluted) sandy beaches as his/her only memories of Sri Lanka.

With forest coverage of approximately 25% of the total land area of the country Sri Lanka has an abundance of virgin forest, nature reserves, wildlife sanctuaries etc., which are home to a variety of flora and fauna, among them a considerable number of endemic species.

Sigiriya

Thousands are presently the travelers’ especially the Western travelers who are keen on feasting their eyes and broadening their vistas on the many wonders of mother nature. How ever such a visitor is provided little, if any encouragement in venturing out to the refuge of the forest. Bearing in mind the treat over visitation may pose to the delicate balance of nature, there is obviously the need for concentration on sustainable eco-tourism.

Through slow in recognizing the international trend towards eco-tourism as compared to its regional competitors, the hotel industry itself seems to have taken a slow but sure first step, towards gradually inviting the concepts to its own ventures.

In keeping with and in appreciation of, the acute need to create this vital balance between the industrial sector and the ecology, a number of local hotels have ventured in to the construction of the buildings to subtly blend with the surroundings with as little harm to the environs as possible.

Sinha-raja Rain Forest

Besides the hotel industry and their localities, other such areas with an ecological significance that holds the promise of promotion within both the foreign and the local traveler are those lesser known reserves such as the Sigiri herbarium, the Muthu-rajawela mangrove sanctuary, Kurulu-kele in Kegalle, Pompakele etc. These sides are aside of their more popular relatives such as the Knuckles reserve in Matale, the Udawalawa, Yala, Sinha-raja, Bundala, Kumana and World’s End wildlife and nature reserves.

Unmonitored, unauthorized and over visitation could only prove a treat to an already decreasing ecosystem in the hands of an interested few in no proper care is taken. The continuation of the natural heritage must be ensured and not necessarily bargained for foreign currency. Hence, the need to strike a careful balance between the industry and nature, and their maintenance and preservation ensured for the future generations to enjoy and treasure..

Horton Plains