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Hotels September 18, 2018

The Kandy House

Amongst boutique hotels in Kandy, The Kandy House is a unique ancestral manor house providing seclusion and serenity for its guests in a lush, tropical garden setting close to Kandy. This is ideal place to stay if you are looking for accommodation in Kandy. In 1804, the last Chief Minister of the Kandyan Kingdom,

Hotels September 18, 2018

Uga Residencies

Nestled between leafy Park Street and the lakeside Buddhist shrine of Gangarama, Residence by Uga Escapes is amongst one of the most unique boutique hotels in Colombo, Sri Lanka’s commercial capital. Built in the 19th century by a wealthy barrister, Sheikh Salehboy Moosajee, the halls and ballrooms of this grand Victorian townhouse once welcomed British

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Accommodation - RED SPOT DUKE ROOM

Spacious double room, opening onto a wide veranda and butler services
Luxurious bathroom with bath, separate twin showers, WC, and twin vanities
Four-poster king-size bed
Private corridor for dining, large cupboards and other antique furniture

PEACOCK ROYAL ROOM

Spacious double room opening onto a wide veranda and butler services
Luxurious bathroom with a bath as well as a separate shower, WC, and twin vanities
Four-poster king-size bed
Private corridor for dining, large cupboards and other antique furniture

INDIAN ADMIRAL ROOM

Spacious double room on the upper floor with views of luscious green paddy fields and the infinity pool and butler services
Luxurious bathroom with an old fashioned cast- iron bathtub as well as a separate shower, WC, and twin vanities
Four-poster king-size bed
Private balcony for dining, sofa, large cupboard and other antique furniture

BLACK RAJAH ROOM

Distinctive double room with arched doors opening onto an outdoor veranda, with an octagonal stone bath feature and butler services
Separate shower, WC, and twin vanities
Four-poser king-size bed
Outdoor veranda for dining, sofa, large cupboard and other antique furniture with a double swing-hammock in a “secret” garden nearby
Can be booked with adjoining deluxe double bedroom, Monkey Puzzle

SUNBEAM ROOM

Double bedroom on the upper floor with a view over the stunning jungle-fringed infinity pool with butler services
Luxurious bathroom with a cast- iron bathtub as well as separate shower, WC, and twin vanities
Four-poster king-size bed
Cupboard and other antique furniture

CORNELIAN ROOM

Double room on the upper floor with views to the jungle
Luxurious bathroom with a bath as well as separate shower, WC, and twin vanities
Four-poster queen-size bed
Access to a veranda, cupboard and other antique furniture

PIONEER ROOM

Twin room overlooking a private garden with a swing hammock and dining area
Luxurious bathroom with a shower, WC, and twin vanities
Two single beds
Cupboard, sofa and other antique furniture

LIME BUTTERFLY ROOM

On the upper floor with access from the inner courtyard. Has a four-poster queen-size bed with mosquito net, cupboard and other antique furniture. A luxurious bathroom with an old-fashioned cast-iron bathtub as well as a separate shower, WC and double-basins.

Activities

CULTURE & HERITAGE

Relax in the Botanical Peradeniya Gardens, the “Kew” of Kandy by strolling through the giant greens of University of Paradeniya. Enjoy a fascinating tour of the British Garrison Cemetery where your guide can bring history to life through his stories. End a day at the Kandyan Arts Association’s renowned Cultural Show for dance and drumming originally performed for the Kandyan Kings. Taste the Ceylon Tea Museum, an old tea factory which includes archives of James Taylor who set up the first tea plantation which borders our very own Taylors Hill. Go north to Matale Heritage Centre which houses Ena de Silva, Sri Lanka’s renowned batik artist.

WORSHIP & ARCHITECTURE

Visit The Temple of the Tooth to view ceremonies presided over by resident monks and wander to the Devales Shrines. Discover the glass murals in the serene hill-top Trinity College Chapel. Venture a little further to the Dambulla Caves and Temple that date back to the first century BC, a complex of caves housing paintings and statues relating to Lord Buddha and his life. Declared by UNESCO as the 8th Wonder of the World, Sigiriya, is an ancient 200m-high rock fortress built by King Kasyapa in AD 495, undoubtedly one of Sri Lanka’s “must-see” destinations. Be enthralled by ancient crafts by the wooden carvings at the Embekke Devalaya

WILD LIFE & NATURE

Amble around Udawattakelle Sanctuary, 270 acres filled with flora and forest birds, porcupines and monkeys. Activate a fistful of fitness for The Knuckles Range, with peaks of 1500m, varieties of wildlife in its midst, it’s a beautiful place to hike or bike. Wash some big hairy babies at Pinnawella Elephant Orphanage and enjoy these magnificent creatures.

OUTDOOR ACTIVE

Organise a round of Golf at the world class Victoria Golf Course, 12 miles from Kandy with the Knuckles range as a backdrop. Catch a game at Muttiah Muralitharan International Cricket Stadium, recently renamed to commemorate Sri Lanka’s famous bowler. Cycles are available at The Kandy House and you can be off and away enjoying the country site, the people and sounds. Take walk through the local village and lush paddy fields and have chat with chief monk in the local temple.