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5 days Wildlife Private tour
Soul Serenity Of Sri Lanka
- 5 days Duration
- 50 Max People
- Airport Pickup
- Udaya Guider
About this trip
About this route
Five days in one place, which is unusual for us and the whole point of this one. You stay in the hills at Digana, east of Kandy, on the Hulu Ganga river at the edge of the Knuckles range, and the days are built around yoga and meditation morning and evening.
Between the sessions there is as much or as little as you want: Kandy and the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, birdwatching on the property, a walk to the waterfall, or a harder trek up into the cloud forest.
The transfers are private, with your own driver-guide, so the two days you go out are yours to shape.
Why this route works
- One bed for four nights. No packing, no driving days, no checking out at seven.
- The retreat sits above a river at the edge of the Knuckles, so the walking starts at the door.
- Kandy is close enough for a day out and far enough that you do not hear it.
- The trek options range from a gentle waterfall walk to a full day in the cloud forest, so mixed fitness works.
Who it suits
- Anyone who wants a short reset rather than a tour, including people adding it to the start or end of a longer trip.
- Solo travellers. There is a routine to join, which makes the days easy on your own.
- Practitioners at any level. The sessions are led, not performed.
Who it does not suit
- If you want to see the island, five days here sees one valley of it, beautifully.
- If you need a beach, this route has none. We can add the south coast after it.
Included activities
- Daily yoga and meditation, morning and evening
- Kandy city tour and the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
- Peradeniya botanical gardens or the Udawattakele forest reserve
- Guided birdwatching on the property
- Walk to the Huluganga waterfall
- Knuckles range trek, graded to your fitness
- Traditional cooking demonstration
Best time to go
The hills around Kandy work all year and stay cool. This side of the range is wettest from roughly October to January, when the forest is at its greenest and the trails at their slipperiest. If you are coming mainly for the trekking, aim for February to September.
How booking works
Send your dates through the enquiry form on this page, or message us on WhatsApp. You get back a day by day plan with the retreat named and a price for your group. Nothing is held or charged while you think about it.
To confirm, we ask for a deposit of 50 percent of the total, with the balance due at least five days before you arrive. Bookings made within ten days of arrival are paid in full at the time of booking. Card payments are handled by PayHere, and a booking is confirmed only once we send you written confirmation.
Prices shown here are per person in US dollars, based on the level 1 rooms. Treatments, private sessions and extra nights are quoted separately. Cancellation terms are set out in our refund policy.
Day by day
A plan, not a timetable. Any day can be swapped once you are here.
Your driver-guide meets you at the airport and drives you up into the hills at Digana, east of Kandy. The road leaves the coast, follows the river valleys and climbs, and the landscape changes three times on the way.
You check in and stop. There is a yoga session in the afternoon if you want it, a veranda over the paddy if you do not, and forest paths either way.
Meditation and breakfast, then down to Kandy for the day. The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic holds the most important Buddhist relic in the country and your visit is timed around the puja.
After that it is your choice: the forest reserve above the town, the market streets, the view from Upper Lake Drive, or the botanical gardens at Peradeniya. You are back at the retreat for the evening session.
After the morning session you walk the property with a guide for the birds. This is the wet edge of the dry zone, so the list is long and mixed.
The Huluganga waterfall is a jungle path away, with a pool at the bottom to cool off in. If you want more, the Knuckles range starts here and the treks go from half a day to a full one, graded to whoever is walking.
Up with the birds for meditation, yoga and breakfast. The day after that is open.
There is another guided walk if you want it, or a cooking demonstration that goes through how the spices are actually blended and used, which is more useful than any recipe. Or nothing at all, which is what most people choose by the fourth day.
A last morning session and breakfast, then your driver-guide takes you to the airport, around three and a half hours away. If your flight is late we can add a stop in Kandy on the way.
What is included
- Private air-conditioned vehicle with an English-speaking driver-guide for the transfers and the Kandy day
- Four nights at the retreat with daily breakfast, based on the level 1 rooms
- Daily yoga and meditation sessions, morning and evening
- Guided birdwatching walk and the waterfall walk
- Knuckles range trek with a guide
- Cooking demonstration
- Entrance fees for the sites listed in the itinerary
- All government taxes and service charges
- International and domestic flights
- Lunches, dinners and snacks unless the itinerary says otherwise
- Spa treatments and private one to one sessions
- Sri Lanka visa fees
- Travel insurance, which we strongly recommend you arrange
- Tips for your driver-guide, teachers and retreat staff
- Anything not listed in the itinerary
Where this route goes
Negombo, Digana
- Private tour, never a group
- Your own driver-guide and vehicle
- Every day can be changed
- One number to call, any hour
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