Wild Coast Tented Lodge, Yala ➤ Reviews, Rooms & Prices 2025

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About the Hotel

Palatupana, Yala, Sri Lanka, 82600

Canvas Cocoons

Wild Coast Tented Lodge has twenty-eight canvas cocoons, each on its own bit of jungle near Yala National Park. The Cocoons have vaulted ceilings and views of the jungle from double-height, double-glazed facades. Interiors combine colonial expedition style with design. Features include handmade copper bathtubs and four-poster beds. There are family area Cocoons sport an adjoining twin-bedded Urchin tent, perfect for kids and young adults, and offering privacy and space for parents and children alike. Pool Cocoons offer private plunge pools.

Dining Experiences

The dome-shaped restaurant focuses on coated mud brick with copper highlights. Above the tables, copper shades resemble floating rocks. The breakfast includes Sri Lankan and international favorites. Lunch is a la carte. Dinner offers unique fare. Ten Tuskers Bar is near the pool and overlooks the Indian Ocean. It offers a selection of liquid aperitifs. Guests can customize their beverage. Private dining options include Dune Dining on the beach. There are immersive lunch in the bush, high tea in the jungle, and meals at the dining pavilion.

Leisure and wellness

The lodge has a free-form infinity pool near the dome-shaped bar with shaded alcoves and jacuzzi jets. Twenty rooms have private pools. The Sanctuary Spa has four treatment rooms shaped like elephant pods. It provides treatments like the Island Spice Scrub, including cinnamon and tea. The Library has books, specimens, fossils, shells, plant samples, and preserved animals. There is a big screen TV with nature documentaries.

Location and Transport

Wild Coast Tented Lodge is 2 km from Yala National Park and 3 km from Yala National Park Sri Lanka. It is in the 'Buffer Zone' of the National Park, which is a forest reserve. Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport is 55 km away. Bandaranaike International Airport is 303 km away (5-6 hours by road). Colombo is 278 km away (4.5-5 hours by road).

Services

The lodge provides game drives with naturalist guides. Guided nature walks provide instruction in bushcraft. It offers a junior ranger program for families with kids. Ceylon Air offers flights to the Colombo International Airport. The lodge has charging facilities for electric vehicles. Fully inclusive rates include: breakfast, lunch, afternoon cream tea, dinner, beverages including select spirits & wines, in room mini bar, one daily game drive and laundry.