Lake Front Yala Safari

The host and family was amazing and very hospitable! ❤️ We will definitely come back when we are in the area and would recommend to any tourist coming through to Kataragama 🥳 We were talking about how big the jackfruit was and they cut it open in front of us and offered us some ❤️

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The hosts were incredibly welcoming, making us feel right at home. This lovely property sits near a serene lake, just 2-3 km from the bus station. They arranged a fantastic full-day jeep safari for us with meal option. We did spot two leopards during our safari.

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Lovely hosts who made the stay feel like home

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The room was very clean and comfortable. The air conditioning worked well, and toiletries were provided upon request. Breakfast was good, and the lady of the house was very friendly—she even offered us fresh guavas, which was a nice touch.

However, our overall experience was somewhat mixed. We had booked a safari with another company, and it seemed this was not very well received by the hosts. Our initial interactions felt a bit awkward, although things improved somewhat afterwards. At the end of our stay, the men of the house offered to drive us to Mirissa for 18,000 LKR. During the trip, he asked us to pay an additional 1,000 LKR for highway tolls and kept the change without returning it to us. Unfortunately, we were also fined for not wearing seat belts, although we had not been informed that this was required -as most of the cars dont even have a seat belts in Sri Lanka.. In total, we paid 19,000 LKR despite originally agreeing on 18,000 LKR. While these issues were relatively minor, the situation was a bit unfortunate and left us with a slightly disappointing final impression of what was otherwise a pleasant stay.