Coast/Beach:
Bentota and Beruwala beaches are 3 miles from the villa and there is free transport to the beaches when required.
Travel:
Airport: Bandaranayake International Airport: 94 km
Railway: Aluthgama: 3 km
Transfers can be arranged at a cost of £80 each way per party. However if the villa is booked for 7 nights or more transfer costs are free of charge. The journey from the Airport will take between 2/4 hours depending on the time of day.
Distances:
Dharga Town
This is a thriving local village with many shops and market stalls. About 1/2 mile from Mandalay.
Further Details:
Aluthgama Market
Monday is market day in Aluthgama, just 3km from the villa. Bustling with locals selling fresh fish, meat and vegetables, the produce is as colorful as the saris they wear.
Kande Viharaya.
This is a 12th century Buddhist temple, and is the tallest sitting Buddha statue in the world(48m / 160ft) which is situated at Aluthgama 3km away from the villa.
Bespoke Tours
Mandalay's Manager is a highly experienced tour guide and driver. We can work with you to produce a series of bespoke tours to meet your specific requirements. We routinely conduct tours to a range of impressive destinations. For example, Yala Game Reserve - where there are the highest concentration of leopard in the world; Nuwara Eliya - where you can stay in a colonial bungalow amongst the renowned tea plantations; Kandy - where you can visit the most significant Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka and the world-famous Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage; Sigiriya - a dramatic ancient fortress that is also a world heritage site; Dambulla Cave Temple - the most impressive cave temple in Sri Lanka.
The above destinations can be booked in conjunction with a range of accommodation, from 5* boutique hotels to tourist hotels. All travel is conducted in our comfortable 9-seater, air conditioned minibus.
Water Sports
Water-sports centers are located all along the coast, where a variety of activities are available to suit all abilities and ages The calm river is perfect for water-skiing and windsurfing.
Boat Trips
A 3hr boat trip up the Bentota River is highly recommended, you will travel through the mangroves and have frequent sightings of crocodile, monitor lizards, brahimy kites, fruit bats and kingfishers.
Kosgoda Turtle Farm
Visit the local small turtle farms at Kosgoda. Join in the egg burial by night, admire the baby turtles by day and take a journey to the sea to release the young back into their natural environment.
