The Retreat holiday bungalow

The Retreat is another beautiful holiday resort in Ingiriya. It is situated on top of a hill in the middle of a tea estate. Its planters bungalow converted to a holiday resort and ideal for a family outing or a office outing of a small team. The nearby fresh water stream, the pool and the mini waterfall makes it a great location for people who love to dwell on water. 

Facilities -

• Large well furnished bungalow with five bedrooms ideal for a group of 10-12
• Fresh water stream withing five minutes distance
• Swimming pool
• Barbecue facilities ( caretaker is there to prepare it )
• Beautiful and well maintained garden
• Bird watching
• Trekking through the tea estates

Location - 6Km from Ingiriya town ( around 50Km from Colombo )
Official website - http://www.theretreatsrilanka.com/
Facts -

• You have to go on a small road after turning from Panadura-Ratnapura main road. That road is small and bit rough. A van or a Rosa bus can get there but you will have trouble getting there in car. It is impossible to get there in a large bus.
• If you want to barbecue you have to provide the necessary items like meat,barbecue sauce, seasoning etc.There is a caretaker that will prepare these for you.

Pictures - http://www.theretreatsrilanka.com/photo.htm

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Wijeya Holiday Resort

Located on a hilltop Wijeya holiday resort is renowned for cooperate outings and team building events. There is a dedicated team knowledgeable in team building if you want to organize an event of that sort. It is also popular among nature lovers because of the numerous nature trails and bird watching facilities available for guests. It is a good location for family outings as well because there are lots of activities for small kids and teenagers like safe boat riding and hiking.
Facilities -

• Fresh Water stream
• Team building events and activities
• Natural pool with Waterfall
• Swimming Pool
• Badminton / Table Tennis
• Large ground
• Nature trails for hiking and trekking
• Bird watching with special pavilions especially for that
• Boat riding
• Camping

Location - Kiriella ( ~ 60KM from Colombo )
Official Website - http://www.wijayaholidayresort.com/
Facts -

• Accessible via many routes but Panadura-Ratnapura road is the best
• Very friendly and helpful staff which cater for almost any need

Pictures -  http://www.wijayaholidayresort.com/photo.html

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Gods Paradise Nature resort

A bungalow turned into a nature resort Gods paradise nature resort is the ideal location for a family outing or a team outing. The place is surrounded by the forest and there is a fresh water stream that goes beside the resort which happens to have a natural pond in it as well. There are about three rooms and the staff if friendly and very helpful. Its about two hour drive from Colombo making it a great place for a one day outing.

Facilities -

• Fresh water stream 
• Natural Pool 
• Barbecue Facility 
• Children playground 
• Camping on request 
• trekking 

Location - Ingiriya
Official Website -  http://godparadise.net/
Facts - 

• No hard liquor, only beer is available in the resort, but you can bring your own liquor
• The road is not suitable during rainy seasons for cars
• You need to bring meat, charcoal etc for the barbecue

Pictures - http://godparadise.net/photo.html

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