Gal Oya Lodge

Ampara Town, Sri Lanka

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22 Asia visits

5 cooking lessons

8 boat trips

The TRUE experience

Your big ideas – designed by our specialists and delivered with meticulous attention to every single detail. Just sit back and enjoy the experience.

We offer an open book pricing approach and our transparency is one of the reasons so many first time clients become lifetime clients.

Whether it’s supporting conservation programs, sustainable hotels or expert local guides, you will have a positive impact on the people and places you visit.

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Why we love it

High-end, environmentally responsible tourism.
Lies in Sri Lanka’s forgotten National Park, Gal Oya, with the country’s largest lake
Boat safaris to see stunning wildlife, including swimming elephants

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Stay at Gal Oya Lodge

Gal Oya Lodge is the perfect destination to get back to nature. Situated within Sri Lanka’s forgotten national park, Gal Oya, the lodge is spread across 20 acres of private forest and lies truly nestled in the jungle. The lodge has a restaurant and bar, and guests can enjoy relaxing in the swimming pool, with spectacular scenery of the surrounding low lying mountains.

The wildlife lodge specialises in high-end, environmentally

responsible tourism and is constructed from natural materials that have all been locally sourced.

At Gal Oya Lodge, you can enjoy boat safaris, jungle drives, naturalist walks, or just relaxing by the pool. There is something for everyone.

Experiences

Boat Safari

Enjoy a safari by boat on Sri Lanka's largest lake. Spot elephants swimming between islands or bathing at the lake's edge.

Bird Walks

Join the resident naturalist for a walk through the trees and around the lake to observe a range of birds such as kingfishers, eagles, kites and many aquatic birds.

Jungle Picnic

Journey into the forgotten Nilgala section of Gal Oya National Park. Learn about the abundant medicinal plants and wildlife, picnic next to a waterfall then swim in the river after a delicious lunch.

Mountain Trek

Rise early and trek to the top of Monkey Mountain. Watch the sunrise over the hills and neverending jungle canopy below.

Bicycling

Have a leisurely cycle to a small lake teeming with bird life, or to a reservoir in the national park.

Indigenous Communities

Walk with the village chief of a Veddha community, one of the last remaining forest dwelling, indigenous people of Sri Lanka. The forest comes alive as he explains his tribe's use of medicinal plants, ancient hunting grounds and cave dwellings.

Jungle Cooking Class

Forage through the forest for ingredients then prepare traditional local meals such as river fish curry, spiced yams, forest salads and Kankun in the outdoor jungle kitchen.

Start planning your truly bespoke itinerary by contacting one of our destination specialists.

Call +44 (0)203 137 1247

Call +1 (0) 800 635 8124

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Facilities

WIFI

Swimming Pool

Restaurant

Bar

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Judy & Chris

We had an amazing holiday in Sri Lanka. All the hotels, transfers, trips and experiences arranged by True Travel were perfect and all the arrangements went seamlessly according to plan. Our guide and driver, Thusita, was a really nice man and so knowledgeable, going out of his way to make sure that we experienced many of the Sri Lankan foods and traditions as possible. I would recommend True Travel to anyone especially if you have not visited the country before.