Glamping
Camping in style with Wonderland Leisure in Sri Lanka offers a creative opportunity to see the island’s magnificent splendor and come in touch with nature without sacrificing one’s comfort or privacy or having to set up camp. Even when traveling to various campsites every day, luxury camping refers to the practice of reserving a tented lodging designed especially for the opulent traveller.
Luxury camping includes accommodations in the wilderness that have every amenity imaginable, including ensuite bathrooms with hot water showers, plush mattresses, chic furniture and décor, and hardwood flooring. While the tent’s canvas roof may offer some protection, many upscale camping areas also have permanent roofs. The ideal way to see nature is while glamping, whether on wildlife safaris or while watching birds from the tent’s entrance. Meals that are cooked in permanent kitchens under sanitary circumstances are scrumptious.
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Uga Chena Huts, Yala
Located in the deep south of Sri Lanka, Chena Huts is just 5-minute away from Yala National Park. Featuring free WiFi, a spa centre and an outdoor pool, Chena Huts offers fine views of the wilderness and seascape. It is designed to echo the local architecture harmonizing with the jungle environment.
All cabins are fully air-conditioned and comprise of living room, bedroom, en suite bathroom and shaded private built-in plunge pool. The luxurious bathroom boast of free standing bathtubs and twin vanity consoles.
You will find a 24-hour front desk offering express check in/check out services. This area is popular for hiking. Free private parking is available on site. Transfers to and from the park entrance to resort can be arranged. Morning and evening game drives in a customized safari game viewing vehicle is included (vehicle on sharing basis and includes park entry fees).
DoubleTree by Hilton, Weerawila
Doubletree By Hilton Weerawila Rajawarna Resort has a restaurant, free bikes, an outdoor swimming pool and fitness centre in Weerawila. Each accommodation at the 5-star resort has garden views, and guests can enjoy access to a bar and to a garden. The accommodation features a 24-hour front desk, room service and currency exchange for guests.
At the resort the rooms are fitted with air conditioning, a seating area, a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a safety deposit box and a private bathroom with a bidet, bathrobes and slippers. Every room includes a kettle, while some rooms also boast a patio and others also feature pool views. At Doubletree By Hilton Weerawila Rajawarna Resort every room has bed linen and towels.
Guests at the accommodation can enjoy a continental breakfast.
Flameback Eco Lodge, Weerawila
Set in Yala, 42 km from Situlpawwa, Flameback Eco Lodge features concierge services and free WiFi. Each accommodation has lake views, and guests can enjoy access to an outdoor infinity pool. Local and American dishes are served at the in-house restaurant.
Guest rooms at the hotel are fitted with a seating area. The private bathroom is equipped with a bidet, free luxury toiletries and a hair dryer. The units have a desk. All rooms have direct views of the lake.
The area is popular bird watching with in-house naturalists, safaris, game drives and village excursions. For any tips on how to get around or what to do in the area, guests can ask at the reception.
Kele Yala, Kataragama
Kele Yala is a boutique hotel situated in the dry zone in Kataragama. It Offers barbecue facilities and on-site dining, Kele Yala is located just 15 minutes and 7 km away from the Katagamuwa Entrance of Yala National Park, where there is less traffic compared to the main entrance of the National Park.
The chalets are built on stilts 5 feet above the ground. Kele Yala provides all rooms with a balcony, and all rooms include a private bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer. Rooms at the accommodation also feature air conditioning and a desk. The property offers a view of the surrounding wilderness.
The Glenrock, Ulugalathenna
The Glenrock is a luxury hideaway boutique nature resort, located three and half hours away 150 kms from the capital Colombo, close to the small town Belihuloya. This sleepy little town and village Belihuloya gets its name from the small river ‘Belihuloya‘ , that originates in the famous “Horton Plains” and cascades through untouched high mountains of the World’s End Mountain Range.
The Glenrock is hidden on the bank of this beautiful rocky river on a small naturally unique basin called Ulugalathenna (Tile rock Plains) tucked between the World’s End mountain range and the Ulugala or Ha Gala (Rabbit Rock). Indulge yourself in the luxury of a man made Jacuzzi or the natural pool in the river. The rooms supply natural spring water, flowing from a fountain in the hotel premises.
The Glenrock is located in Belihul Oya. The hotel has a natural pool in the river and guests can enjoy a meal at the on-site restaurant, Peella Side.
Uga Ulagalla, Anuradhapura
Surrounded by paddy fields and orchards, Resort Ulagalla has villas with great views. They feature a film library, a private patio which sun loungers and rain shower facilities in the bathroom.
Sitting on 58 acres of tropical vegetation, the resort also offers villas with plunge pools, free Wi-Fi, a spa, freshwater pool, well-equipped fitness centre and a recreational room with pool tables and activites such as horseback riding, cycling and archery can be experienced.
The tour desk assists guests with organising visits to local attractions.
Local specialities like spicy meats and fresh vegetable dishes can be enjoyed at the restaurant. An international a la carte menu is also available. Meals can be enjoyed in the privacy of villas.
Wild Coast Tented Lodge, Yala
Wild Coast Tented Lodge All Inclusive is adjacent to the famous Yala National Park, renowned for its dense leopard population. This luxury tented camp is situated where the jungle meets a pristine beach, overlooking the blue waters of the Indian Ocean. Wild Coast Lodge’s design uses arched fabric structures that allows the tents to take on the shape and colour of the rocks and boulders that lay scattered nearby, whilst a clever layout in the shape of a leopard’s paw print alludes to the area’s most famous resident.
While the main buildings, made of bamboo, blend in with the distinctive rock formations of Yala, the air-conditioned tents offer state-of-the art amenities. The open-air bamboo-clad Ten Tuskers bar and Dining Pavilion wrap around the resort’s free-form swimming pool. Guests can enjoy creative daily-changing menus of authentic Sri Lankan cuisine in the restaurant, as well as sundowner cocktails and picnics al fresco on the sand dunes, watching dusk settle over the Indian Ocean. Guests learn about the wildlife in the park and watch documentaries in the library.
Wild Glamping, Gal Oya
Set in the historic village of “Rathugala” close to the Gal Oya National Park inhabited by the “Veddahs”, the last of Sri Lanka’s indigenous population, Wild Glamping Gal Oya is surrounded by savanna forests and picturesque mountains.This 30 Acres of abandoned deforested chena cultivation bordering Rambakan Oya, has been converted into an organic farm using good practice agriculture.
Sustainable tourism being the main focus, the campsite allows guests to indulge amidst nature whilst enjoying luxurious and modern comforts. Once at the camp site, guests are allowed to experience organic farming while actively participating in environment protection through agro reforestation and drip irrigation.
90% of its employees are from the neighboring indigenous Vaddah communities giving them the opportunity for social & economic inclusion.
Mutu Village Treehouse, Habarana
Featuring an outdoor swimming pool, views of garden, Mutu Village Treehouse is set in Habarana, 11 km from Pidurangala Rock. Among the facilities of this property are a restaurant, a 24-hour front desk and room service, along with free WiFi.
Silence your mind under the calm & quite rural village environment. Those are fully equipped with all the modern facilities. The units in the resort are equipped with a kettle. Mutu Village Treehouse Habarana offers every room a terrace, bed linen and towels. An Asian breakfast is available every morning at the accommodation.
Sigiriya Rock is 12 km from the resort, while Kadahatha Wawa Lake is 1.7 km away. The nearest airport is Sigiriya, 14 km from Mutu Village Treehouse Habarana, and the property offers a paid airport shuttle service.
Leopard Nest, Yala
For wildlife travellers who seek luxury glamping experience, Leopard nest is a unique campsite that returns the true essence of an ultimate glamping experience with elegance, romance and adventure. We bring the conceptual design of nests in to luxury lodging and create a unique glamping experience in Yala National Park. Whilst minimizing the environmental footprints, we make the difference in the wild and provide authentic wild experience with large tents and tree houses that are unique in design and exclusive in comfort.
Wild Glamping, Knuckles
Wild Glamping offers an atypical camping experience among other Knuckles hotels in the central highlands of Sri Lanka. Featuring ten exceptionally designed luxury tents positioned ideally amidst the hazy hills, the campsite allows guests to indulge in nature whilst enjoying modern comforts.
