A sustainable luxury stay in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Our Sri Lanka selection reaches from the tea and spice hills around Kandy to the leopard country of Yala and the surf coast of the south. Every property is reviewed across nine sustainability criteria, from energy and water to waste, wildlife and community, with no paid placements.

8 sustainable stays in Sri Lanka

Aerial top-down view of the rooftop infinity pool framed by coastal scrub — Jetwing Jungle Lodge, Yala, Sri Lanka
Palatupana, Yala — Sri Lanka

Jetwing Jungle Lodge

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10 wooden dwellings on a 15-hectare coastal estate beside Yala National Park, sharing a 300 kWp solar grid and a closed-loop water system with its Travelife-certified sister hotel Jetwing Yala.

Jungle immersionOn the waterfront
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Aerial view of the pool, pavilion and sun-loungers in the forested estate — Living Heritage Koslanda, Uva highlands, Sri Lanka
Koslanda, Uva Province — Sri Lanka

Living Heritage Koslanda

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9 rooms on a hillside estate in Sri Lanka's Uva highlands, where former tea slopes are being replanted as native rainforest.

Jungle immersionCultural experiences
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Aerial view of the Main House and 35-metre infinity pool on the forested hilltop, paddy fields beyond — Malabar Hill, near Weligama, Sri Lanka
Weligama, Southern Province — Sri Lanka

Malabar Hill

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14 pool villas cut into a forested hillside above Weligama Bay, on a car-free estate given over to rewilding and local livelihoods.

Jungle immersionSea view
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Glass-walled Mountain View Chalet raised on a deck amid hillside greenery — Santani, near Kandy, Sri Lanka
Werapitiya, Kandy — Sri Lanka

Santani Wellness Kandy

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A wellness retreat on a hillside estate near Kandy, with rooms cooled by mountain air instead of air conditioning.

Wellness retreatYoga retreat
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Private balcony with cane chairs overlooking rice paddies and jungle — Tekanda Lodge, Ahangama, Sri Lanka
Kathaluwa, Ahangama — Sri Lanka

Tekanda Lodge

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6 rooms on a hilltop estate one-third replanted as jungle, alongside the owners' free education and cricket centre for local women and children in the village below.

Jungle immersionIdeal for couples
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Aerial view of the curved timber roundhouse and infinity pool set in jungle and plantation — Trebartha East, near Ahangama, Sri Lanka
Ahangama, Southern Province — Sri Lanka

Trebartha East The Roundhouse

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4 rooms in a circular timber pavilion above a cinnamon plantation near Ahangama.

Jungle immersionIdeal for couples
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Aerial top-down view of four Cocoon tents aligned along the main pavilion and watering hole at Wild Coast Tented Lodge
Palatupana, Yala — Sri Lanka

Wild Coast Tented Lodge

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A tented lodge between the Indian Ocean and Yala National Park, built without a perimeter fence so elephants, leopards and birds can pass through the site.

Jungle immersionOn the waterfront
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Aerial view of Wild Glamping Gal Oya — thatched pavilions, infinity pool and orchard rows below the mountains
Rathugala, Gal Oya — Sri Lanka

Wild Glamping Gal Oya

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20 tented lodges on a 12-hectare organic farm at the edge of Gal Oya National Park, built with Sri Lanka's indigenous Vedda community.

Jungle immersionRemote
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We do the research so you don't have to. Each stay is selected on what it publicly documents: certifications, audits, named commitments. Only places worth going to.

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