Talpe, private villa
Tanamera Estate
Three bedrooms, coconut palms, the whole horizon.
A Sri Lankan-style residence on a sprawling oceanfront estate. Doors stay open to the sea breeze, meals are served wherever you like, and the pool pavilion is yours from dawn to dusk.
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Sleeps
- 8
- Galle Fort
- 20 min










In residence
- Full Indian Ocean views
- Butler service and in-villa dining
- Pool and pool pavilion
- In-villa massage and private yoga on request
Rooms
- Master Bedroom, ocean view
- Two further bedrooms
Near Tanamera Estate

Martin Wickramasinghe house, Koggala
About 4 km away

Koggala Lake by boat
About 5 km away

Yatagala temple
About 5 km away

Stilt fishermen at first light
About 5 km away

Diving the reefs and wrecks
About 5 km away, November to April

Snorkelling at Jungle Beach
About 6 km away, November to April
At the villa, on request
- Cooking with the villa chef. Curries, sambols and hoppers made in the villa kitchen, from coconut scraped by hand to the tempering of the spices. Then you eat it all.
- Dancers and drummers at the villa. An evening of Kandyan and low-country dance and drumming on the lawn, arranged for a celebration or simply for the night.
- 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.
Getting there
- Airport transfers. A private car and driver meets you at Bandaranaike International and brings you back.
- Chauffeur for the stay. A car and driver on call for the length of your trip.
- Between stays. Door-to-door transfers when your trip takes in more than one address.
On these journeys
- The Fort and the Sea 6 nights, Galle Fort, then Talpe
- Surf and Salt 10 nights, Talpe, then Hiriketiya
- A Month on the Coast 28 nights, Galle Fort, then Talpe, then Weligama




