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OluVillaResort · Sri Lanka
Elephants at dawn in Yala National Park

Experiences

Experiences at the Lake

Everything below is arranged by our own team — no third-party desks, no rushed itineraries.

Bookable & on request

Days worth remembering

Tell us which you like the look of and we will hold the times before you arrive.

Elephants at dawn in Yala National Park
5 hours€95 per jeep

Yala Dawn Safari

Leave at 4:30am with a flask of tea and our favourite tracker. Leopards, elephants and the empty light of the first hour.

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Kayak on still water at sunrise
90 minutesComplimentary

Sunrise Lake Paddle

Push off from our jetty into mirror-flat water before the village wakes.

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Hands preparing Sri Lankan curry
3 hours€45 per person

Village Kitchen Class

Market first, then a clay-pot curry lesson with our head chef and the family who grow half our vegetables.

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Temple lit by oil lamps at dusk
4 hours€60 per person

Kataragama at Dusk

The evening puja at one of Sri Lanka's most atmospheric pilgrimage sites, with a guide who grew up there.

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Kingfisher perched over water
2 hours€25 per person

Wetland Birding Walk

Over 120 recorded species within a kilometre of the jetty. Binoculars provided.

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Candlelit table set for two by the water
Evening€120 per couple

Private Jetty Dinner

A five-course tasting menu served for two, on the deck, under lanterns.

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