A journey of 7 nights
Slow Romance
A beach for the sunsets, then a honeymoon villa with its own pool among the tea.
- Nights
- 7
- Stays
- 2
- Arranged
- 5
- For
- Romance, Wellness
- Day 1
The west coast
An hour and a half from the airport to Bentota, a 20 metre infinity pool and a beach for the evening.
- Day 2
Dinner on the sand
A slow day, and a table set on the beach below the villa as the sun goes.
- Day 3
The river
The Madu River by private boat, through tunnels of mangrove to the cinnamon islands.
- Day 4
Into the tea
Down the coast to a ridge above Koggala Lake, and the honeymoon villa, with its own pool.
- Day 5
For two
A spa ritual for two in the pavilion among the tea bushes.
- Day 6
The lake
Koggala Lake by boat at first light, and white tea at Handunugoda in the afternoon.
- Day 7
Nothing at all
The pool, the view, and dinner wherever you would like it.
- Day 8
Home
Two hours back to the airport.
Where you stay
Bentota, private villa
Kirana, a Santani Villa
Front-row seats to the west coast sunset.
A sanctuary on the unspoilt sands of Bentota. An open living pavilion, a rambling lawn with a resident kingfisher, a 20 metre infinity pool and a secluded beach for the evening.
- Suites3
- Pool20 m infinity
- From the airport1.5 hrs
Koggala, boutique hotel
Kahanda Kanda
Twelve villas on a working tea estate.
Set along a ridge above Koggala Lake, among jungle and tea. No two villas are alike, each furnished with art and antiques, most standing alone in their own gardens and many with a private pool.
- Villas and suites12
- From the airport2 hrs
- Galle Fort30 min
Arranged along the way
- Dinner on the sand, by lantern. A table set on the beach below the villa, with the chef cooking a few paces away and nothing else in sight.
- A spa ritual for two. Two therapists, two hours and oils blended for the day, at the villa or in a spa pavilion among the tea.
- Madu River safari. A slow boat through one of the island's great wetlands, with 64 islands and tunnels of mangrove.
- Koggala Lake by boat. Still water, mangroves and small islands where cinnamon is still peeled by hand. Birdlife at every turn.
- Handunugoda white tea. A tasting on the estate that makes virgin white tea, cut with golden scissors and untouched by hand.
- A car and driver throughout. From the arrivals hall to the last morning.