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Sustainable boutique hotel in \u00a0 Anuradhapura<\/h2>\n

Ulagalla Resort<\/strong> consists of a 150 year old country house and 20 luxury private villas that are spread over a vast green oasis. Located in the heart of the cultural triangle<\/strong> the ideal starting point to experience the rich cultural heritage of ancient civilization, the ancient cities, nature and the many other surrounding attractions.<\/p>\n

You can dine in the traditionally decorated restaurant, but also ‘private dining’ is on the menu: a table for two in the middle of a ‘kamatha’, on the observation deck or under the stars on your own terrace. Take a dip in the beautiful pool and be pampered in the spacious spa. The resort also provides activities such as kayaking, archery, cooking classes and not to mention, birding!<\/p>\n

Tips & tops of Ulagalla resort:<\/h4>\n
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  • All villas have glass walls and therefore panoramic views of the paradisiacal surroundings, have their own plunge pool with sun deck and are equipped with high-end entertainment systems<\/li>\n
  • One villa is even more luxurious and spacious; Nikawewa villa has in addition to two bedrooms with two bathrooms but also a great private swimming pool and butler service if desired<\/li>\n
  • Lila Wela<\/strong> restaurant serves the best of Sri Lankan cuisine as well as Oriental, Western and fusion dishes<\/li>\n
  • The Sri Maha Bodhi<\/strong> tree, a site of the sacred bodhi tree under which Gautama Buddha enlightenment reached, is only 28 km away from Ulagalla<\/li>\n
  • Visit the nearby Abhayagiri Monastery & Dagaba<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Discover the former capital bike<\/li>\n
  • Ulagalla arranges all your excursions for you: to the ancient ruins of Ritigala,<\/strong>to historical sites like Sigiriya,<\/strong> Dambulla, Polonnaruwa<\/strong> and safaris in Minneriya National Park<\/strong> and Wilpattu N.P.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Eco-friendly and largely self-sufficient in energy from own solar panels; LEEDS certified<\/li>\n
  • One of the “Small Luxury Hotels of the World”, unprecedented luxury and unparalleled welcoming<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Extraordinary resort in the heart of the cultural triangle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":22878,"parent":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"country":[218],"highlight_category":[603],"continent_category":[217],"class_list":["post-31980","highlights","type-highlights","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","country-sri-lanka","highlight_category-accommodatie-en","continent_category-asia"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/31980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/highlights"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/303"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31980"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/31980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":239272,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/31980\/revisions\/239272"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=31980"},{"taxonomy":"highlight_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlight_category?post=31980"},{"taxonomy":"continent_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/continent_category?post=31980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}