Sisira’s River Lounge is a fantastic rainforest eco resort by the side of the Kelani River at Kitulgala , one of the best bio diversity hot spot in Sri Lanaka. It is an ideal base for adventure and nature eco tourists and most impotently it’s a paradise for bird watchers.
It offers unparalleled views of the river and the surrounding nature, and serves a wide variety of delicious Sri Lankan and Asian cuisine, in its own unique river view restaurant. The accommodation options include eco cottages and camping tents along with separate rooms. The calm and relaxing environment attracts many nature lovers.
Plan your day outing with your friends, colleagues or families with BBQ, River bath, water rafting with a special price for over night stay at Luxury camping tents with attached wash rooms.
Mouth watering Sri Lankan and International food prepared by a world-class experienced chef
Plenty of adventurous stuff to do around – water rafting, cliff diving, canyoning, rafting or hiking
The resort ground itself is a home to some unique Sri Lanka species of birds.
Management
The MD and the owner of the hotel Mr.Sisira Amarakoon is a master chef who was having nearly 28 years experience in Hotel & Catering Management in Europe , Middle East , Far East and Sri Lanka. He has done Hotel and Cateing management at Letchworth College -Heartfortshire-UK and also he has done Industrial Training at Park lane Hilton. He got his Health & Hygienic Certificate in UK and 15 years of job experience in UK and France.Using the experience and knowledge he had gained, the management of this hotel is done under his frequent inspections and instructions.
Kitulgala is located about 80 kilometres from Colombo on the A7 main road that runs to Nuwara Eliya via Avissawella. Kitulgala is a pleasant town set amidst green hills thick with tropical vegetation. The name Kitulgala itself is derived from the Kitul palm tree, groves of which are abound in the expanses. Kitul sap is concentrated and then crystallized to produce jaggery. Kitul sap is also fermented to make palm wine.A rain forestry area, which gets two monsoons each year, and is one of the wettest places in Sri Lanka. Nevertheless, it comes alive in the first three months of the year, especially in February, the driest month. The Academy Award-winning movie The Bridge on the River Kwai was filmed on the Kelani River near Kitulgala, although nothing remains now except the concrete foundations for the bridge Kitulgala is the base for white-water rafting in Sri Lanka.
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