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A guest room with a wooden ceiling and windows onto the forest
Knuckles Mountain Range · Sri Lanka

Rooms at Welikande

Every rate is all-inclusive, and every price below is per person, per night, so you can compare them at a glance.

Included in every room

What every rate covers

Your roomPrivate, en suite, with mountain or lake views
Three meals a dayVegetarian, grown on the estate or bought at the village market
Two yoga classes dailyMorning and evening, in open-air shalas
A daily activityCooking class, cultural tour, waterfalls and more. Transport, lunch and a local guide included
Tea and coffeeUnlimited, and we roast our own coffee
WifiIn the dining hall, on purpose

Every rate is all-inclusive: your room, three meals a day, two yoga classes and a daily activity. Minimum stay two nights.

Arriving from the airport?

We arrange transfers from Colombo, $85 per car each way, added on top of your room rate. Ask for it when you enquire and it will be waiting.

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The rooms

Eighteen rooms and two dormitories across five buildings

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Room 1 at Welikande, in the main building
Room 1 · Main building

Solo Traveller

Sleeps 1

$110per person, per night
Room 2 at Welikande, in the main building
Room 2 · Main building

Twin

Sleeps 2

$200per room, per night · $100 each when sharing
Room 3 at Welikande, in the main building
Room 3 · Main building

Couple's Double

Sleeps 2

$200per room, per night · $100 each when sharing
Room 4 at Welikande, in the main building
Room 4 · Main building

Solo Traveller

Sleeps 1

$110per person, per night
Room 5 at Welikande, in the main building
Room 5 · Main building

Couple's Double

Sleeps 2

$200per room, per night · $100 each when sharing
Room 6 at Welikande, in the main building
Room 6 · Main building

Couple's Double

Sleeps 2

$200per room, per night · $100 each when sharing
Room 7 in the Lakeview Cottage, three beds facing Victoria Dam Lake
Room 7 · Lakeview Cottage

Triple Room

Sleeps 3

$100per person, per night
Room 8 at Welikande, in the main building
Room 8 · Main building

Twin

Sleeps 2

$200per room, per night · $100 each when sharing
Room 9 at Welikande, in the main building
Room 9 · Main building

Solo Traveller

Sleeps 1

$110per person, per night
Room 10 at Welikande, in the main building
Room 10 · Main building

Twin

Sleeps 2

$200per room, per night · $100 each when sharing
Room 11 at Welikande, in the main building
Room 11 · Main building

Twin

Sleeps 1

$200per room, per night · $100 each when sharing
Room 12 at Welikande, in the Lake View house
Room 12 · Lake View house

Solo Traveller

Sleeps 1

$110per person, per night
Room 13 at Welikande, in the Lake View house
Room 13 · Lake View house

Solo Traveller

Sleeps 1

$110per person, per night
Room 14 at Welikande, in the Lake View house
Room 14 · Lake View house

Solo Traveller

Sleeps 1

$110per person, per night
Room 15 at Welikande, in the Lake View house
Room 15 · Lake View house

Solo Traveller

Sleeps 1

$110per person, per night
Room 16 at Welikande, in the Victoria Folly
Room 16 · Victoria Folly

Double or twin

Sleeps 2

$225per room, per night · $112.50 each when sharing
Room 17 at Welikande, in the Victoria Folly
Room 17 · Victoria Folly

Double or twin

Sleeps 2

$225per room, per night · $112.50 each when sharing
Room 18 at Welikande, in the Victoria Folly
Room 18 · Victoria Folly

Double or twin

Sleeps 2

$225per room, per night · $112.50 each when sharing
The women's dormitory in the Lakeview Cottage, with its single beds
Lakeview Cottage

Women's Dormitory

Sleeps 5

$80per person, per night
The men's dormitory in the Lakeview Villa, beds under the wooden roof
Lakeview Villa

Men's Dormitory

Sleeps 6

$80per person, per night
A room in the Victoria Folly

A room with a view of the lake

A quick look at a room in the Victoria Folly, and the lake it looks out over.

A peaceful place to rest

Simple, comfortable, and open to the landscape

Welikande sits within a twelve-acre private estate in Sri Lanka's Knuckles Mountain Range. Waking up here means birdsong, mountain air, and Victoria Lake catching the light below. The rooms are comfortable and simple, designed to keep you connected to the landscape rather than sealed off from it. Every room is private, every stay is all-inclusive, and the pace is entirely yours.

A guest room with a wooden ceiling and windows onto the forest
  1. 01

    Every private room is en suite

    A private bathroom, with complimentary Ayurvedic soap and shampoo, and a one-of-a-kind painting by a local artist on the wall.

  2. 02

    Cool mountain air, no air conditioning

    Up here it is not needed. Windows open onto forest, mountain or lake, and the nights are cool enough for a blanket.

  3. 03

    Choose a type, we choose the room

    You book a room type. On arrival we give you the best room of that type for your stay, so the numbers stay in our booking system, where they belong.

  4. 04

    Nothing added at the end

    Meals, both classes, the daily activity, and tea and coffee are in the rate. Only the airport transfer is added, and only if you ask for it.

Where next
A morning class in the Yin Shala, under its tiled roof

Retreats at Welikande

What a stay includes, and what a day looks like

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The Knuckles hills above the estate, tea and jungle under a blue sky

Getting to Welikande

45 minutes from Kandy, transfers arranged

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5.080 Google reviews
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"A really lovely retreat with knowledgeable yogis and tour guides. Really enjoyed the activities, the food was delicious and the yoga was invigorating and relaxing. Rooms were clean and the beds were comfortable, wish there was more time in the day to enjoy the views!"

Hayley Ward

"Welikande is one of those places that feels like home from the second you arrive. From the delicious home-cooked food, yoga and meditation twice daily, and the fantastic experiences and excursions: massage, pottery, waterfalls. All you need to do is turn up, and the rest is taken care of. Can't wait to go back."

Gemma, who stayed at WelikandeGemma, London

"Arriving at Welikande is like reaching the top of the world. Mountains and lakes as far as the eye can see, and no photo will ever come close. The property is gorgeous, as are the lovely hosts whose hearts and souls are poured into this paradise. The experiences on offer are totally unique. I spent six weeks in Sri Lanka and nothing came close to the unusual daily adventures we had."

Rachel, who stayed at WelikandeRachel, United Kingdom
All-inclusive from$110 / night
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