Amaya Lake Kandalama
PO Box 12 Kandalama Dambulla, Cultural Triangle Kandalama, 21100, Sri Lanka
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Changeover
Today I was changing from Amaya Hills in Kandy to Amaya Lake in Dambulla. I had scheduled the transfer for 2 o'clock and thus still had time in the morning for an Ayurveda treatment. After the usual oily head, neck, shoulder and back massage this time I was lead to a different bath tub for my herbal bath. The room and tub were bedecked on every …
Leisurely times
After a short stroll around the property after breakfast I showed up for my first Ayurveda appointment here at Amaya Lake. There are two places where treatments happen and I was lead to the very idyllic one at the edge of the property. Several traditionally thatched huts cluster around a lightly tiered courtyard garden.
First came the requisite …
Huff and Puff -The Stairs Were Rough
Dambulla Cave Temple
Dambulla Cave Temple (Golden Temple of Dambulla) is the best-preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka. The caves were carved out of a huge rock which towers 520 feet above the surrounding area. The complex is made up of five caves, each of which contains statues and paintings depicting Lord Buddha and his life. A …
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The view, darlings, the even better view!
or The Tour, Part 3: Sigiriya
I kind of don't want to go on my excursion today, feeling out of sorts and grumpy for no reason. But at 8:30 a.m I am taken on the 45 minute drive to Sigiriya rock palace.
The reddish rock on which the palace was build is the only break in the low slung country, a 200 m high break mind you.
The prospect of climbing it feels daunting. My driver and I wander up to get me my ticket but it is clear that ...
Climbing the Rock Fortress and Polonnaruwa
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We went back to the hotel for a much deserved breakfast, change of clothes and shower as the humidity means that you do tend to sweat a lot – well I certainly do!!
In the afternoon we went to Polonnaruwa the Medieval capital of Sri Lanka from 1070 AD after the destruction of Anuradhapura. On the way we saw our first wild Sri Lankan elephant by the side of the road eating a Jack fruit. We also passed by the vast Parakrama Samudra a ...
This resort was formerly known as: Blue Waters



