Watch the hotel emerge from the lush foliage of the mountainside. Enter the fantasy ambience of five star bliss suspended in a natural dreamscape. Relax and let your vision blend the sapphire blue of the infinity pool with the cool grey of the Kandalama Lake, where time has stood still for 2000 years. Wander the corridors amongst the twittering swifts and befriend the monkeys lazing among the branches. Watch green blend into green from floating rooftop lawns to virgin woodlands. Gaze upon the Sigiriya rock citadel from your room window. Absorb the magic of Kandalama; transcend time and reality.

Located 160km from Sri Lanka's economic capital of Colombo, and just a few minutes away from the ancient town of Dambulla, the Heritance Kandalama is a haven of bliss. An oasis of luxury and relaxation. Two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the 2,000-year-old cave temple at Dambulla and the Sigiriya rock fortress are just minutes away from the Hotel. Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa, ancient cities that date back to before the beginning of the Common Era, as well as the Minneriya wildlife sanctuary are situated within driving distance. The Heritance Kandalama is an ideal base to explore Sri Lanka's ancient heritage and its rich natural environment.

• Elephant Back Trekking
• Horse Rides and Pony Rides
• Lake Safari
• Bird Watching
• Butterfly and Dragonfly Watching
• Boat Rides
• Mountain Bicycle Rides
• Aligala Caves -
  Sri Lanka has the richest biodiversity in the whole of Asia per square kilometer of land area. You can encounter more than 3,360 species of flowering plants, 1,920 fungi, 242 butterflies, 78 species of fresh water fish, 322 non-migrant birds and 250 amphibians. Two of the three monkey species you see in Sri Lanka are endemic. Sri Lanka also has the highest concentration of leopards in the world. There are hundreds of mammals, reptiles, birds and other types of species that you can see only on this small tropical island. The Heritance Kandalama, with its unique environment friendly design and philosophy, offers a perfect location for you to enjoy watching these animals in their own natural habitat. A hike to the historic Aligala (Elephant Rock) cave (3rd Century BCE) in the jungle, to the east of the hotel, will take just 40 minutes. The name is derived from the likeness of the rock formation to an elephant.
• Dambulla Cave Temple
• Night Hike
• Jungle Trekking
• National Camp Safari
• Puranagama Ancient Village Tour -
  Enjoy our special tour to Puranagama, which means ancient village in Sinhala. It is located adjacent to a restored irrigation reservoir in the midst of a tropical jungle. The Heritance Kandalama has a very special relationship with this village, nurturing and protecting its cultural heritage while giving our guests the unique experience of visiting it. The Puranagama offers a rare opportunity to see traditional Sri Lankan village life. Puranagama is located at 25 minutes' walk from the hotel.