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A lodge lounge with a great conical fireplace, low sofas and a wall of glass onto the forest.
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Four lodges, two camps and one house

Each in a different corner of the island’s wild, and each built for the animals that live there first. Every stay includes all meals and drinks, and the guides.

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The view from a shaded timber deck out over green grassland, the posts framing the plain.
A suite with a tufted sofa, a four poster bed under white drapes and dark timber walls.
A leopard walking across dry red earth and fallen branches.

Yala, Southern Province · 12 suites

Aranya Yala

Twelve suites stand along a low ridge at the edge of the park, each with a deck, a plunge pool and the plains running down to a waterhole that the leopards visit at dusk.

Two drives a day with your own tracker and guide, and a lodge that goes quiet when the animals come to drink.

Size
95 m²
Beds
One king bed
View
The plains and the waterhole
Water
Plunge pool on the deck
Sleeps
2 adults, 2 children

Included

  • All meals and drinks
  • Two game drives a day
  • Your own tracker and guide

From $1,280 a night, all inclusive

Book Aranya Yala

Northlight noteEvery lodge is laid out the same way, so the six can be weighed without reading the paragraphs. Prices follow the currency the guest chooses, and every one is all inclusive, as safari guests expect.

Two beds under white mosquito nets on a timber deck, the plains behind them at sunset.
A white bath on a timber deck looking out over grassland.
A leopard crouched in shallow water, looking straight ahead.

Wilpattu, North Western Province · 8 tents

Aranya Wilpattu

Eight canvas tents on raised decks beside one of Wilpattu’s natural lakes. On warm nights the beds are carried outside and hung with nets, and you sleep to the sound of the water.

The camp moves nothing it doesn’t have to. There are more leopards than people here.

Size
70 m²
Beds
One king bed under a net
View
A villu lake
Water
An outdoor bath and shower
Sleeps
2 adults, 1 child

Included

  • All meals and drinks
  • Two game drives a day
  • A sleep out under the stars

From $1,050 a night, all inclusive

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A timber deck with a sunken fire pit beside a still river, trees along the far bank.
A bed with dark pillows against a carved timber headboard, a hurricane lamp lit beside it.
A herd of elephants bathing in a wide brown river, palms on the far bank.

Gal Oya, Eastern Province · 10 suites

Aranya Gal Oya

Ten suites above the great reservoir, built from stone and timber cut on the land. In the dry months the elephants swim from island to island, and the lodge’s boat goes out to meet them.

Walk the forest edge with a naturalist in the morning, and eat on the deck by the fire at night.

Size
80 m²
Beds
One king bed or two singles
View
The reservoir and its islands
Water
Boat safaris from the jetty
Sleeps
2 adults, 2 children

Included

  • All meals and drinks
  • A boat safari every day
  • A walk with a naturalist

From $890 a night, all inclusive

Book Aranya Gal Oya
A long pool beside a veranda of carved pillars, a lawn and dense green garden beyond.
A cool stone floored veranda with a large clay pot, the garden bright beyond.
Elephants grazing together in long green grass.

Minneriya, North Central Province · A private house

Minneriya House

One house above the old tank at Minneriya, where the elephants gather in their hundreds in the dry months. Four bedrooms, a long pool in the garden and a veranda for the evening.

The house comes with a host, a chef, a guide and a vehicle of its own, and nobody else.

Size
520 m²
Beds
Four bedrooms, four king beds
View
The tank and the elephants
Water
A 20 m pool in the garden
Sleeps
8 adults, 4 children

Included

  • A host, a chef and your own guide
  • Your own safari vehicle
  • All meals and drinks

From $5,200 a night, all inclusive

Book Minneriya House
An open sided lodge under a high thatched roof, wicker chairs and leather sofas round a timber floor.
A painted stork wading in shallow water, its beak yellow and its wings barred black and white.
Two storks standing in golden grass in the haze of early morning.

Kumana, Eastern Province · 6 tents

Aranya Kumana

Six tents under a great thatched mess at the edge of the Kumana lagoon, the birding capital of the island. From April to July the mangrove swamp fills with nesting storks, ibis and pelicans.

The camp is open to the breeze on every side. Leopards and elephants pass through too.

Size
60 m²
Beds
One king bed
View
The lagoon and its birds
Water
An outdoor shower
Sleeps
2 adults, 1 child

Included

  • All meals and drinks
  • Two drives a day
  • A morning with a birding guide

From $760 a night, all inclusive

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A dining table under a parasol on a timber deck above forested hills.
A bedroom with timber floors and a wall of windows onto green forest.
Mist lying in the valleys below a thatched roof and a flowering plant.

Knuckles Range, Central Province · 8 suites

Aranya Knuckles

Eight suites on the edge of the Knuckles range, a cloud forest that is a world heritage site. Each morning the valley below fills with mist, and the walks begin when it lifts.

Cool nights, a wood fire, and the only place in the collection where you will want a blanket.

Size
75 m²
Beds
One king bed
View
Cloud forest and the valley
Water
A wood fired hot tub
Sleeps
2 adults, 2 children

Included

  • All meals and drinks
  • Guided walks every day
  • A night walk in the forest

From $680 a night, all inclusive

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