Location of Surf Bentota Surf Bentota (formerly Lihiniya Surf) is located in National Holiday Resort, Bentota Beach, Bentota, 64km south of Colombo on the south western coastal belt (main tourist season: October- April) of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Holidays Bentota is the prime beach resort of Sri Lanka.
Bentota National Holiday Resort, a sustainable tourism project launched in 1969 and owned and managed by Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) is situated in a strip of land spreading over 100 acres between the Bentota beach and the main southern coastal motorway called Galle Road.
Setting of Surf Bentota Surf Bentota, a pioneer tourist beach hotel in Sri Lanka, is a beachfront hotel encompassed within the National Holiday Resort, Bentota. Surf Bentota occupies an expansive and a loveliest beachfront with coconut palm trees giving good shelter. On the other sides, the well maintained garden of flowering plants is well shaded by large tropical trees and secluded giving privacy to all guests. Furthermore, within a 5 minutes’ walk from hotel is Bentara River of Bentota which affords water sports.
Sri Lanka Holidays Sustainable tourism (Green i.e., eco) credentials of Surf Bentota: To be edited
Accommodation at Surf Bentota
Surf Bentota hotel consists of 31 air-conditioned standard rooms, 52 air-conditioned superior rooms and 03 air-conditioned suites all of which bring about magnificent views of the beach. Within all well-appointed rooms are bathrooms with hot & cold water. Each room has a balcony or a patio for the guests to enjoy the tropical sun shine and palm fringed beach views.
In –house facilities & amenities at Surf Bentota Ayurvedic Center, Gym, Health & Fitness Center, beauty salon and swimming pool, Business center, WI-FI and meeting facilities,
Currency Exchange, Travel Agent & vehicle hire
Coffee shop, Laundry
Upon the in-house Ayurvedic doctor’s advise the staff at in-house Ayurveda centre offers a range of 3, 7 and 12 day courses of Ayurvedic health treatments such as massages, facial treatment, thermo therapy, herbal oil and steam baths.
The conference room at Surf Bentota is large enough for 60 participants’ theatre style: 80 guests for cocktails. The event coordinators and support staff is ready to extend a helping hand including audiovisual facilities.
In-room facilities at Surf Bentota
Air conditioning and room service
Alarm clock, radio, telephone, safe deposit box
Balcony/terrace
Dining at Surf Bentota
The Dining Area and the Bar are set up overlooking the beach. The pool bar beside the open air swimming pool refreshes the guests with drinks and snacks.
Sports and Leisure facilities at Surf Bentota
Tennis courts
Snorkeling and Scuba diving at the beach of Bentota
Excursions off Surf Bentota
River Madu Ganga Boat Safari.
915-hectare Madu Ganga Estuary, meets the sea at the fishing village of Ambalangoda. River Madu Ganga is one of the three Ramsar Wetlands of the tropical island of Sri Lanka. The others two wetlands are Bundala National Park of Hambantota disctrict (Sri Lanka Holidays Deep South) & Anawilundawa Sanctuary of Puttalama district.
Turtle hatcheries at the beaches of Induruwa and Kosgoda, immediately south of Bentota.
Sri Lanka Holidays VOC Galle Dutch Fort occupying a small peninsula at the seaport of Galle, 52km south of Bentota.
Location of Nilaveli Beach Hotel,Trincomalee Nilaveli (Nilavali) Beach Hotel is located on the pristine bay beach of Nilaveli, 6km north of the North-Eastern Coastal city of Trincomalee at a distance of 275km from Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka. Nilavali Beach Hotel is a 40-minute drive from Trincomalee Natural Harbour. The distance from CMB Bandaranaike International Airport to Nilavali Beach Hotel is 255. Nilaveli Beach Hotel is set within the sights and 10 minutes boat ride from Pigeon Island, the breeding ground for migrating birds at Sri Lanka Holidays Trincomalee.
The ideal season to visit Sri Lanka Holidays Nilaveli Beach and Sri Lanka Holidays Uppuveli beach located 16km further north is the period of April to October.
Nilaveli Beach Hotel, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka Holidays
Setting of Nilaveli Beach Hotel,Trincomalee Nilaveli Beach Hotel is a beachfront hotel set up in the pristine beach of shallow waters at Nilaveli.
Nilaveli Beach Hotel,Trincomalee Sri Lanka Holidays Sustainable tourism (Green i.e., eco) credentials: to be edited.
Nilaveli Beach Hotel Sri Lanka, Nilaveli, Trincomalee
Accommodation at Nilaveli Beach Hotel,Trincomalee Nilaveli Beach Hotel’s rooms, spacious yet cosy, serene ambiance yet with breathtaking views, take second to none of the hotels in the Eastern Coast of Sri Lanka.
All 23 standard rooms and 22 deluxe rooms are equipped with hot water, A/C and fan and mini-fridge. The deluxe rooms consist with the additional features of cable TV, DVD player, and safety locker.
Nilaveli Beach Hotel, Nilaveli, 16km south of Uppuveli Beach
Dining at Nilaveli Beach Hotel,Trincomalee Nilaveli Beach Hotel,Trincomalee serves a whole wide range of seafood of the eastern coast of Sri Lanka. The early morning catch brings in the lobster, crab, cuttlefish and tiger prawns into eh hands of master-chef.
The main restaurant serves a delectable mix of western and Eastern cuisine.
The Fine Dining Restaurant, Poolside restaurant and spacious air conditioned Lounge Bar cater well to all the epicurean demands of the guests: the air conditioned main restaurant serves a delectable mix of western and Eastern cuisine; Poolside restaurant serves an a la carte menu, light snacks and seafood specials – and an array of cocktails of course.
The spacious and air conditioned Lounge Bar as well as the sunny beach bar where the sea breeze sweep in are ideal restaurants to enjoy your liquid refreshments.
Nilaveli Beach Hotel, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
Facilities at Nilaveli Beach Hotel, Trincomalee
Cable TV, internet and IDD phones
Full-fledged Business Center
Conference facilities for up to 35 persons for a truly relaxing working holiday.
A range of services from currency exchange, laundry to 24 hour reception and room service
Gymnasium
A large swimming pool
gift boutique to shop for the perfect souvenir.
Travel counter will also arrange local tours, diving, snorkeling and boating expeditions.
Nilaveli Beach Hotel, Trincomalee, North-Eastern Coast, Sri Lanka
Excursions off Nilaveli Beach Hotel,Trincomalee
Off-shore Whale Watching – 01 Hour ( During February to October ) at Trincomalee
The loveliest little rocky islet Pigeon Island of shallow water beach: swimming, diving and snorkeling
Pigeon Island, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka Holidays
Thiriyaya Ancient Buddhist Temple (first Temple in Sri Lanka) 35 km from the resort towards to Pullmudai
Velgam Vihara – Ancient Buddhist seat of learning with ruins
Kokilai [ kokku Vila] Bird Watching lagoon tour
Muttur Tour by ferry [launch] trip starts from the natural harbor
Koneshwara legendry Hindu temple and the Dutch fort Fredrick
The 7 hot springs of Kanniya with mythical healing properties
Location of Amethyst Resort Passikudah (Pasikuda) Amethyst Resort Passikudah of eastern coast of Sri Lanka is located about 28km North of Batticaloa town. It’s an approximately 5 hour drive from the Capital of Colombo.
Setting of Amethyst Resort Passikudah
Pasikudah is an absolutely stunning, exotic beach: it’s calm with no waves at all; it’s shallow allowing all to wade 30-50 meters into the sea that appears as if it’s a lagoon. The stretches of beaches are of sand exceedingly soft to the feet and dotted with palm and Palmyra trees.
Amethyst resort, Passikudah, Sri Lanka Holidays
The beachfront Amethyst Resort Passikudahsits prettily on the a crescent-moon shaped inlet of shallow water bay, which Google Maps refers to as one of the prettiest beaches in the world, under the cooling Kohomba (Sinhala: Margosa) trees with a lovely flowing stream bisecting the lush tropical greenery and the mangroves of the property.
Passikudah By Beach, Sri Lanka
Passikudah Bay beach
The reef that runs across Passikudah (Pasikuda) bay makes it one of the calmest and safest stretches of eastern coastline of Sri Lanka. Snorkeling at Passikudah (Pasikuda) bay brings in the endless joys of the marine life in view of the shallow fringing reef system that is home to lovely coral formations and schools of reef fish. Such is the beauty and importance in terms of marine life at Passikudah (Pasikuda), NARA has proposed the lovely bay of be listed as a Marine Sanctuary.
Passikudah (Pasikuda) Development Plan Passikudah (Pasikuda), which has been in decades of torpor, is now awakening to the development plans of the tropical island of Sri Lanka. 156 acres of land have been earmarked for rapid development to provide more than 900 star class hotel rooms supported by common infrastructure as in Bentota beach of South Western Coast, the prime beach resort of Sri Lanka.
Passikudha Beach, Eastern Coast, Sri Lanka Holidays
Amethyst Resort Passikudah(Pasikuda) Sri Lanka Holidays Sustainable tourism (Green i.e., eco) credentials: to be edited.
Architectural concept of Amethyst Resort Passikudah(Pasikuda)
With the concept of conservation of lush tropical greenery of the land being paramount, the chalets are designed to present a rustic charm that blends into the nature of the property.
Amethyst Resort Passikudha Sri Lanka Holidays
Accommodation at Amethyst Resort Passikudah (Pasikuda)
The resort has 40 rooms in operation which comprise of 18 Sea view Chalets and Stream View Chalets. All the rooms are spacious and fully equipped with luxury amenities.
Luxury Beach cabanas
Facing the bay of Passikudah (Pasikuda) are the luxury cabanas with spectacular views of the beach. All luxury beach cabanas are set up with its own private verandah opening out to the beach. There is no better spot in Passikudha (Pasikuda) to enjoy the spectacular scene of setting sun.
Water-View cabanas
Facing the lovely stream are spacious water-view cabanas. The verandah facing the stream creates a serene setting to enjoy the soft whispers of the flowing water.
Deluxe Rooms
Deluxe Rooms at Amethyst Resort Passikudah are spectacularly sandwiched between the beach and the stream. All Deluxe Rooms are fully equipped with all amenities.
Luxury Suites
Luxury Suites brings in panoramic views of the Bay of Passikudah. Luxury rooms are spacious with ample living and relaxing space; spectacular with ample living and relaxing space; comfortable with all conceivable amenities
Amethyst Resort, Passikudha
Beach Bungalow at Amethyst Resort Passikudah (Pasikuda)
The two-storey beach bungalow at Amethyst Resort Passikudah nestled under the cooling Margosa (Kohomba) trees is an ideal hideaway that has picturesque views of both the ocean and stream.
The Barrel – Pub
The pub aptly named “The Barrel” alluding to the idiom “Barrel of fun” is a bar set up in Mediterranean style. The Barrel serves beer, a range of Cocktails and spirits. The barrel also serves delicious dishes of seafood in addition to the snacks to enjoy with your poison on the deck that opens up a scenic view of a fountain of water emerging from the river. The Karaoke music at The Barrel brings in entertainment to keep you in high spirits in the evening.
The “Kool” Pool Bar
The pool bar at the swimming pool set up close to the ocean is perfectly located to bring in views of the seascape to your heart’s content.
Taprobane – restaurant with seafood specialties
Taprobane – restaurant sitting pretty overlooking the stream serves a wide range of delicious dishes of seafood prepared from the catch of the day: straight from deep sea to the hands of the master-chefs.
Excursions
Batticaloa Lagoon of the Eastern Coast
Batticaloa Lagoon, one of the largest coastal lagoons in Sri Lanka has several islands within it such as Puliayantheevu, Buffalo Island and Bone Island connected by a number of bridges. The largest bridge called Lady Manning Bridge, located in the Kallady is home to the famous “Singing fish of Batticaloa”. During the months of April and September on moonlit nights, the lagoon emanates a musical vibrations believed to be created by a certain species of fish. The singing is heard by way of placing an oar dipped into the water of the lagoon while floating in a boat.
Whale watching off shore Trincomalee also of the Eastern Coast
Trincomalee of Eastern coast and Mirissa and Dondre head of southern coast are hot spots of whale watching in Sri Lanka. The season for whale watching at Trincomalee is Between March to August when the whales return to Arabian Sea from their migration to Bay of Bengal in December-January. Trincomalee has high rates of sightings of for Blue Whales and Sperm Whales and even higher for Dolphins, mainly Spinner Dolphins.
Amethyst Amethyst Resort Passikudah (Pasikuda) has taken its name after the gemstone called Amethyst that is found in Sri Lanka and can be bought in Colombo as well as in the world renowned city of Ratnapura (Sinhala: the city of gems). Amethyst is a healing stone: it balances and soothes the mind. The one who wear Amethyst or drink a bowl of spring water in which it was immersed (8 hours) with a teaspoon of sea salt on daily basis become aware of an increase imagination and a superior ability to visualize clearly.
Location of Pigeon Island Beach Resort
Pigeon Island Beach Resort is located off Nilaveli beach north-east of Sri Lanka Holidays Trincomalee on the east coast of Sri Lanka. Distance from Trincomalee to Pigeon Island Beach Resort is 15 kilometers.
Pigeon island at Trincomalee, North Eastern Coast of Sri Lanka
Reaching Pigeon Island Beach Resort Pigeon Island Beach Resort can be reached from Colombo Bandaranayake Int’l Airport at Katunayake, Negombo in a five and a half hour drive: the distance is 272km Pigeon Island Beach Resort can also be reached by air from Colombo: Colombo to Trincomalee domestic airport and then 20 minutes drive to the resort.
Pigean Island Resort , Sri Lanka
Setting of Pigeon Island Beach Resort Pigeon Island Beach Resort is a beachfront hotel located on one of the finest beaches in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka Holidays Sustainable tourism (Green i.e., eco) credentials of setting of Pigeon Island Beach Resort
To be edited.
The beach at Pigeon Island Beach Resort
The beach at Pigeon Island Beach Resortluxury boutique hotel is a secluded stretch of beach in Nilaveli. The sand is soft and white. Here and there the white sand is patterned with mineral-rich black sand rarely seen in the other beaches of Sri Lanka.
Pigeon Island Resort , Niaveli, Trincomalee
Pigeon Island: swimming, diving and snorkeling
Pigeon Island, Nilaveli, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
Pigeon Island Beach Resort has taken its name after the little rocky islet called Sri Lanka Holidays “Pigeon Island” off the Nilaveli beach. Encrusted with strikingly beautiful coral reefs with shoals of brightly colored fish, Pigeon Island is blessed with wide stretches of sand and miles of clear shallow waters. Pigeon Island off Nilaveli beach, Trincomalee is the breeding grounds of colonies of Blue Rock Pigeons.
Pigeon Island Beach Resort arranges boat trips to Pigeon Island Beach Resort.
Pigeon Island Resort, Nilaveli, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
Accommodation at Pigeon Island Beach Resort
Deluxe Rooms
Deluxe Rooms at Pigeon Island Beach Resort numbering to thirty are all comfortable and large with en-suite bathrooms: they bring in sun and breeze. Walls are immaculately white washed and the rooms are tastefully furnished. All rooms are provided with satellite TV, a mini-fridge, tea and coffee making facilities.
Suites
The four well-appointed suites at Pigeon Island Beach Resortequipped with every modern amenity are luxurious. The doors open up to the serene beach of silver sands bringing in breeze and sun.
Pigeon Island Resort, Sri Lanka Holidays
Dining at Pigeon Island Beach Resort Pigeon Island Beach Resort serves a blend of Contemporary and Classic, Eastern and Western cuisine accompanied with specialized Seafood dishes. The Bar serves myriads of specially selected labels of wines and other spirits together with number of cocktails.
Facilities at Pigeon Island Beach Resort
Fully equipped business center: Indoor / outdoor games; Theme nights; Romantic candlelit beach dinners; Child care services upon request; Gymnasium; Swimming pool with children’s section; Beach & pool beds.
Kids Zone that entertains the kids and make room for their fun: play room, Reading corner and a secure outdoor playground.
Pigeon Island Resort, Trincomalee
Wellness at Pigeon Island Beach Resort
Yoga centre
Spa and Fitness centre: the Ayurvedic Spa at Pigeon Island Beach Resort is staffed by qualified masseurs to offer a range of Ayurvedic therapies as well as the massages to that rejuvenate mind, body and soul.
Pigeon Island Beach Resort rises to the occasion Pigeon Island Beach Resort takes great pleasure in arranging all inclusive wedding packages and honeymoon packages at the paradise like Nilaveli tropical beach of Sri Lanka Holidays.
Water sports at Pigeon Island Beach Resort
Boating trips on the beach and lagoon
Wind surfing on the beach
Pigeon Island Resort Lagoon-trip
Diving at Pigeon Island Beach Resort: All Dives are accompanied by PADI Professionals
For Certified Diver at Pigeon Island Beach Resort
Single Dive (with equipment); Single Dive (tank weight and boat only); Two tanks Dive (with equipment); Two Dive (tank weight and boat only); 10 Dive package (with equipment); 10 Dive package (tank weight and boat only)
Experience Programs at Pigeon Island Beach Resort
Bubble Maker, Diver for children (min 8 years); Discover Scuba; Discover Scuba Diving; PADI Open Water referral (4 Open Water Dives); PADI Scuba Diver; PADI Open Water Dive Course; Scuba Review (Skill Circuit)
Advanced Diving at Pigeon Island Beach Resort
PADI Advanced Open Water Course; Emergency First Response; PADI Rescue Diver; PADI Dive Master
Specialty Courses at Pigeon Island Beach Resort:
Deep Diver (4 Dives); Wreck Diver (4 Dives); Night Diver (3 Dives); Underwater Photography (2 Dives); Underwater Naturalist (2 Dives)
Adventure Dives with Instructor at Pigeon Island Beach Resort:
Night Dive, Deep Dive, Photography etc (per dive)
Pigeon Island Trip, Nilaveli, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka Holidays
Excursions off Pigeon Island Beach Resort
Thiriyaya Buddhist Temple (first temple in Sri Lanka): 35 km
Velgam Vihara – ancient Buddhist seat of learning with ruins
Kokilai (Kokku Vila) bird watching lagoon tour
Muttur tour by ferry – trip starts from the natural harbor
Koneshwara – legendary Hindu temple and the Dutch fort Fredrick
The seven hot springs of Kanniya with mythical healing properties
Off-shore whale watching (February through October): 1 hour
Location of Shangri La Hambantota
Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts broke ground for a resort on 145 acres on the southern coast of Sri Lanka on 25 February 2012. Shangri-La’s Hambantota Resort and Spa, Sri Lanka will complement Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo, which is currently under construction in the capital. The resort is due to open in 2014 and the two properties mark the entry of the hotel group into Sri Lanka, often referred to as “The Pearl of the Indian Ocean.’ The southern coast of Sri Lanka is renowned for its natural beauty and is rich in cultural heritage.
Shangri-La Hambantota setting
Shangri-La’s Hambantota Resort and Spa, Sri Lanka will be surrounded by an 18-hole golf course, coconut plantations and sand dunes to the south. Built along the shoreline, the resort will offer 375 rooms including 26 suites ranging in size from 48 square metres to 240 square metres. All rooms will offer balconies of the ocean breezes.
Reaching Shangri-La Hambantota
Sri Lanka Holidays Sustainable tourism (Green i.e., eco) credentials of Shagri-La Hambantota
To complement the local biodiversity, Shangri-La’s Hambantota Resort and Spa will implement Sanctuary, Shangri-La’s Care for Nature Project. The resort is currently consulting with local environmental organizations to determine a conservation programme for identified endangered species. An Eco Centre will be built on site, to teach and educate guests, colleagues and local schoolchildren about environmental awareness. In keeping with its natural setting the resort’s hot water will be produced using solar energy.
Architecture and Interior Décor of of Shagri-La Hambantota
Shangri-La Hambantota in-house facilities CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La will feature ten treatment rooms, a beauty salon and health club. A dive center, a kids’ club, a 30-metre lap pool plus additional freeform pool, a tennis court and retail facilities will offer recreational opportunities for business travellers and families alike.
Shangri-La Hambantota is equipped with Multi-purpose function space at over 2,525 square meters and various pavilions offer versatile options for conferences, meetings, weddings and celebrations.
Dining at Shangri-La Hambantota
Food and beverage outlets will include a lobby lounge, an all day dining restaurant, Asian specialty and North Indian restaurants as well as two pool bars and Golf clubhouse lounge.
Excursions off Shagri-La HambantotaArchitecture and Interior Décor of Coral Rock by Amaya
The resort grounds are a natural extension to the region’s wildlife habitat. Yala and Bundala National Parks, Sri Lanka’s foremost bird watching destinations, and over 40 heritage sites are within easy reach.
Together with Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo the hotels will fit strategically into the group’s ongoing expansion plans to link the Indian subcontinent and the South East Asia developments. “We are delighted to enter the Pearl of the Indian Ocean with not just one but two very special projects,” said Greg Dogan, president and chief executive officer of Shangri-La International Hotel Management Ltd. “The southern coast of Sri Lanka is an area of unsurpassed natural beauty, rich in cultural heritage, and above all it is well recognised for its warm and hospitable population. With the new shipping port and the second international airport close by, Shangri-La’s Hambantota Resort & Spa, Sri Lanka will be perfectly positioned for leisure and business travellers.”
The Sri Lankan properties will be fully integrated into the local community from the very beginning, offering employment opportunities and infrastructural support. In addition, both hotels will adopt Embrace, Shangri-La’s Care for People Project and work with local children’s organizations on health and/or education programmes over a long-term period in need areas such as school materials, infrastructure improvement, hygiene and nutrition. The hotel is in the process of identifying eligible schools. In Hambantota, these schools will be within the villages that surround the temple and the immediate livelihood centres of fishing ports and farmlands, to ensure that the project will work closely with the parents and families of the students.
At the same time, Shangri-La recognizes the unique opportunity presented to hone a new generation of tourism talent in Sri Lanka. Both properties are committed to employing the majority of its workforce locally and they will commence a “Hospitality Traineeship Programme”. Young adults participating in the 15 to 18 months programme will start with basic skill courses in the front office, food and beverage service, kitchen, landscaping and gardens. Successful candidates will then continue to be placed in selected Shangri-La hotels globally until the properties in Sri Lanka are ready for pre-opening work.
Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, one of the world’s premier hotel companies, currently owns and/or manages 78 hotels under the Shangri-La, Kerry and Traders brands, with a room inventory of over 32,000. Over four decades the group has established its brand hallmark of ‘hospitality from the heart’. The group has a substantial development pipeline with upcoming projects in mainland China, India, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Turkey and United Kingdom. For more information and reservations, please contact a travel professional or access the website at shangri-la.com.
Above article is based on the press release dated 27th February 2012 by shangri-la.com.
Chaaya Bey hotel, a 200-room four-star property on 11 acres of beachfront land strong>Golden Mile’ on the Beruwela Chaaya Bey with 200 rooms and an array of restaurants will be a benchmark for quality and class in Sri Lanka’s tourism industry,’’ he promised. “It will play a significant part in bridging the deficit (of quality accommodation) on the Southern coast. Chaaya Bey is coming up on what was previously the location of Hotel Bayroo that was flattened by the December 2004 tsunami. JKH acquired the adjoining five acres too to build the new hotel whose Rs. 3 billion price tag includes the cost of land acquisition.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa later visited the site and examined plans for the luxury property due to be completed in 20 months as its owners, the John Keells Holdings Group (Chaaya Hotels & Resorts), the country’s biggest conglomerate, gears to take advantage of the anticipated tourism boom. 30 August 2010
Esna Villas, a company fully owned by Esna Holdings, has invested in a beach property on Nilaveli beach, Trincomalee. with a 144 feet beach frontage. This project, which is valued at USD 1 million, is the company’s first foray into the leisure sector. The company plans to set up an “all suite” boutique hotel on the property with construction already being in progress.
Eshana De Silva, Chairman, Esna Holdings, observed that this project includes a “Presidential Villa” which has a private swimming pool with all the luxury amenities of a Five-Star property. We are very excited as this would be the only project of this kind in Trincomalee.
Sri Lanka has seen a massive influx of tourists after the much anticipated post-war tourism boom. Esna Villas plans to set up similar boutique hotels in other prime tourist locations around the Island. There is little doubt that projects such as these are vital in post-war Sri Lanka. 29 December 2010
Location of Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa (formerly Coral Gardens Hikkaduwa) is located at the south western beach resort at the fishing village of Hikkaduwa, 100km south of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Here is a pristine bay beach; here is shallow sea; here is a coral sanctuary. Here is a Sri Lanka Holidays beach to swim, surf, snorkel and dive from dawn to dusk. Enjoy your Sri Lanka Holidays at Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa.
Hikkaduwa is famous for its coral reef with shallow fringing waters of an average depth of four meters: Hikkaduwa is famous for night parties at the clubs. Here is a beach to keep all of you play during the day and dance in the evening- all night. Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa welcomes you all.
Hikkaduwa, the infamous western counter culture hippy joint in the seventies, since the 1980s has become a major beach attraction to mainstream foreign tourists as well as to the local tourists. Coral Gardens Hikkaduwa, making quick strides to catch up with the great boom in the industry of tourism in Sri Lanka since May 2009, has upgraded and transformed the property into a John Keels brand of Chaaya and named it Tranz after a genre of music, to raise the mood and tone of all night party revelries at Hikkaduwa to a superior level. Today, Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa is a top notch beachfront hotel at Hikkaduwa.
Partying is not that all Hikkaduwa brings in. Hikkaduwa takes you to the places: the cultural attractions of VOC Galle Dutch Fort (UNESCO World Heritage Site); Mask Museum at Ambalangoda; Dodanduwa Polgasduwa Buddhist temple and nature attraction of Rummassala Hill.
ReachingChaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa
Hikkaduwa is reached by the most travelled road of Sri Lanka, Galle Road (categorized A2 – “A” grade trunk road) that runs from Colombo to Galle, hugging the south western coastal belt and southern coastal belt of Sri Lanka.
This A grade road connects Colombo and Wellawaya via Hambantota; it passes through Mount Lavinia, Moratuwa, Kalutara, Wadduwa, Beruwala, Bentota, Ambalangoda, Hikkaduwa, Galle, Unawatuna, Koggala of south western coast and Weligama, Matara, Dikwella, Tangalle, Hambantota of Southern coast to turn into the interior of the tropical island of Sri Lanka to run passing Tanamalwila, Kuda Oya and Teluulla to Wellawaya, a major transportation hub at the foot of the hills of Uva province just off the south eastern edge of Central Highlands of Sri Lanka Holidays. Wellawaya provides good connections to the hill resorts of Ella, Haputale and beyond.
Spend your beach holidays in Sri Lanka at Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa; and travel along the coastal line and make your way into the interior of the island to reach the health resorts of the Central Highlands.
Hikkaduwa can be reached by southern coastal railway line that runs parallel to the Galle road, most often, than not, within the very close vicinity.
Chaaya Tranz HikkaduwaAccommodation Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa features140 superior rooms, 4 deluxe rooms, 2 family suites and 4 corner suites. All rooms are air-conditioned and well furnished with comfortable rattan furniture cushioned with soft linen in a mosaic of colors.
Location of Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa in room facilities
Each room has its own private balcony that brings in grand views of the beach. All rooms are equipped with a DVD player, 32” LCD TV.
Superior Rooms: WIFI facility; Air conditioning; Cable TV; Mini bar and bottled drinking water; Tea & coffee making facilities;Telephone with IDD; Safety deposit box; Complimentary toiletries; Private balcony; Hair dryer
Deluxe Rooms: features all of above plus Pillow menu
Suites: features in addition to above WIFI facility Bathrobes & bedroom slippers and another balcony.
Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa in-house facilities The guest at Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa are spoiled with 4 restaurants: the main restaurant, specialty crab restaurant, pool restaurant and coffee shop.
A Lounge and pool bar offers a wide array of local and international spirits
The roof-top spa facility affords a scintillating all around 360° view of the azure ocean and surroundings.
Banquet hall and conference facility.
Moreover the Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa houses a fresh water swimming pool, PADI certified dive centre and an excursion counter.
Services at Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa
Hotel services include room service, a doctor on call, 24-hour reception, foreign exchange, left luggage services and airport transfers.
Activities at the Hikkaduwa Beach
Hikkaduwa Marine Sanctuary
100 meters from Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa is the shallow body of water well enclosed by a reef. Hikkaduwa is the best beach in the western coast to spend in snorkeling: the layers of multi colored corals are home to countless number of colorful coral fish, lobsters, large turtles and microscopic marine creatures.
The novice divers would find the corals located only 4 m below water very pleasant opportunity. Those who find diving too adventures may take a trip on a glass bottomed boat to enjoy the beauty of the coral sanctuary.
Still more, approximately 200 m away from the beach there is a collection of tiny islets that are surrounded by beautiful coral formations.
Ship wrecks off Hikkaduwa
Scuba Diving enthusiasts at Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa find the different shipwrecks make an irresistible opportunity to engage in marine exploration. The Earl of Shaftesbury is one the ships that suffered the misfortune of sinking at Hikkaduwa.
Diving, Snorkeling and Surfing at Hikkaduwa
To the Scuba Divers, the most gratifying sites are the rock formations, particularly the deep Kirala Gala and the coral reef which is home to many coral fish including groupers, barracuda and batfish.
The surfers flock together at the beach stretches of Wewala, Narigama and Thirangama during the period of November to April. Surfing at these beaches, the beginners would find the waves gentle enough while the advanced surfers would find the surf challenging enough since the waves break on the reef rather than on the beach.
The location Chaaya Blu Trincomalee luxury beach hotel is located at the lovely Uppuveli beach of Trincomalee of North-eastern coastal belt, at a distance of 257km from Colombo of western coast, the capital city of tropical Island of Sri Lanka. Trincomalee is a mythical, mystical, legendary, historical and colonial sea-port fortress city; the beaches at Trincomalee are abundant with marine offerings for snorkelers and divers; Trincomalee Sea is a Whale watching tourist attraction.
The setting
Chaaya Blu is a beachfront hotel at a loveliest beach.
Chaaya BluSri Lanka Holidays Sustainable tourism (Green i.e., eco) credentials: to be edited.
Architecture and interior deco of Chaaya Blu Trincomalee, Uppuveli beach, Trincomalee
81 rooms set up in unique themes bring about an ambience of illumination and air, light and space with expanses of hues of white streaked with tones of blues with splashes of orange thrown in, cutting a scintillating contrast and brilliance. The neat straight lines and arches, beams and pillars in hues of white of the luxury beach hotel is spiced up with a blue pillar here, blue panel there.
The rattan furniture, denim trimmings in tones of blue and bright orange cushions and pillows complements the wooden decks and cut cement floors.
Captain’s Deck
The spacious main restaurant called Captain’s Deck spreads a sumptuous buffet.
The Crab
The Crab, the aptly named, open air Á La Carte restaurant serves an array of spicy dishes of crab and sea-food
The Rum Hold
The Rum Hold is not hidden as in the vessels of colonial era; at this retro-chic hotel, with no one to play spoilsport, “The Rum Hold” is all in the open to serve all sports, all the spirits, local as well as imported. So are Cocktails, fruit juices and signature Chaaya blu cocktail.
The Excursion counter
The Excursion counter at Chaaya Blu Trincomalee takes great delight to arrange all your excursions to surrounding of Trincomalee as well as Dolphin and Whale watching tours. No opportunity is spared to showcase the beauty of the Island: my Sri Lanka; your Island. Waterspouts such as snorkeling, scuba diving, deep sea fishing, wind surfing, canoeing too are organized by the hotel.
Excursions
Fort Fredrick
On a cliff in a small peninsula jutting out of the town of Chaaya Blu Trincomalee is the Fort Fredrick built by the Portuguese in the year 1675 and occupied by the Dutch and the English in succession. Within the Fort are numerous colonial buildings and the Hindu shrine called Koneswaram Kovil. Fort Fredrick is also home to herd of deer that has become domesticated and live freely devoid of fear, amidst the inhabitants therein.
Koneswaram Temple
At the northern tip of Fort Frederick is a cliff called “Swami Rock” (Rock of the Hindu priest) which drops straight down 110 meters into the sea below. The location affords breathtaking view of the natural harbor of Trincomalee and the Indian Ocean.
On the summit of Swami Rock is the Tirukonesvaram Hindu Kovil where colorful “Poojas” or religious services are conducted at dusk. The Shrine is dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva. In the year 1622 the temple was destroyed and the revered Shiva Lingam, the symbol of God Shiva was thrown off the cliff by the Portuguese. The building blocks, bricks and stones of the shrine were used to construct the Fort Fredrick by the Portuguese. The shrine was rebuilt albeit on a modest scale, from scratch on a later day. In the year 1962, while taking the underwater shots of the Sinhala movie Ran Muthu Duwa (Golden Pearl island), the revered Shiva Lingam was miraculously discovered in the sea bed off Trincomalee, by the legendary marine photographer of Ceylon, Mike Wilson. Mike Wilson restored same to the shrine and went onto become Hindu priest by the name “Swami Kalki” in search of God Skanda, the much adored deity of Kataragama.
Kanniyai Hot Water Springs
Hot Water Springs is situated 12 Km from Chaaya Blu Trincomalee and can be reached in 45 minute’s drive.
The water temperature of seven hot wells in Kanniyai varies from very hot to hot. It is believed that the water at these wells is of therapeutic value and bathing there help get cured of rheumatism and arthritis.
The Pigeon Island
The Pigeon Island, declared a national park on 1963, by the Department of Wildlife Conservation in Sri Lanka, as its name suggests, is home to hundreds of blue rock pigeons. A short boat ride from Trincomalee would land the guests at one of the two small beaches of the island. To the southwest of the island is a large coral reef 200 meters in length and 100 meters in width. Island is a pleasant place to go on swimming, snorkeling, diving and sun bathing.
The Velgam Vihara
The ancient Buddhist temple of Velgam Vihara is of history running as far as the era of King Devanam Piya Tissa, whose reign saw the arrival of Buddhism to Sri Lanka from India.
A view of the beach from the balcony of Kingdom Resort
Location:
Kingdom Resort is located at Walagampokun, Godauda, Kottegoda 5km ahead of Dickwella of Southern Coastal Belt of Sri Lanka studded with pristine bay beaches. Distance from Colombo CMB Bandaranayake airport is 211km.
Reaching Kingdom Resort
Kingdom Resort is pleased to arrange your transportation from air port directly to the hotel by chauffeur guide driven car exclusively for your self.
Public transportation: Lanka Ashok Leyland buses operated by Sri Lanka Transport Board along Colombo Matara A2 main road. Seats aren’t guaranteed.
Intercity Transportation run by private bus owners: Japanese air conditioned buses. Seats are guaranteed.
Government Railway: Colombo- Matara southern railway line hugging the south western coast and then Southern coast.
Setting of Kingdom Resort: beachfront villa with landscaped Garden shaded by Coconut palm trees by the beach.
Accommodation
Each of the two air-conditioned rooms and non a/c rooms are set up with a private balcony having beach view. Facilities at rooms
Safety deposit box, ceiling fan, hot and cold running water
Facilities at hotel
Laundry service, foreign currency exchange, vehicle parking, restaurant and bar, taxi service, boat trip arrangement, Internet access, IDD, Hotel reservation, vehicle rental service.
Ayurveda treatment, meditation activities, fishing by boat trips
Food and Beverages
The hotel serves fresh sea food dishes, Italian dishes and traditional Sinhalese traditional dishes. Local and foreign liquors too are served.
Room Rates
Double room: 22 Euro; double room for single use: 18 Euro; breakfast: 2 Euro per guest
Half a day and One day Excursions arranged by Kingdom Resort
Dondra head at the southernmost point of Sri Lanka: light house and Vishnu Devale
Weherahena Buddhist temple: colossal statue of Buddha and underground chamber of paintings and sculptures. Matara: Star Fort built by the Portuguese, fortified by the Dutch and occupied by the British
Dickwella: a pristine bay beach 4k south of Kingdom resort.
Hummaniya Blow-hole at Mawella, 7km from Dickwella
Galle:VOC Galle Dutch Fort Ruhuna Yala National Park: a sanctuary rich in wildlife is home to elephants, leopards, bears, crocodiles, wild boars, deer and many varieties of birds.
Hambantota: salt lakes, fishing and agriculture
Learn CPR and save a LIFE
Learn first-aid and save a LIMB
