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Ayugiri Ayurveda Wellness Resort Sigiriya

Pothana, Kimbissa, on 54 acres about 7.7 km from Sigiriya Rock and 17 km from Dambulla

About Ayugiri Ayurveda Wellness Resort Sigiriya

Rooms
2 types
Dining
2 places
Wellness
Spa
Swimming
Pools

An Ayurveda resort of 22 suites on 54 acres at Pothana, Kimbissa, run by Browns Hotels and Resorts; it was formerly The Elephant Corridor hotel.

Stays are built around Ayurveda programmes of 5 to 30 days, set after a consultation with the resident Ayurvedic doctor and combining treatments, yoga, meditation and plated Ayurvedic meals.

Every suite has its own pool, and the treatment centre has consultation rooms, 7 treatment chambers, herbal baths, steam and sauna, with its own pharmacy and medicine-making unit.

Rooms and suites

  • Suite with Plunge Pool
    98 sq mUp to 2Plunge poolBathtubVeranda

    98 sq m for 2 adults and 1 child, with a private plunge pool, bathtub, living and dressing areas and a veranda; 20 in all.

  • Presidential Suite with Pool Deck
    235 sq m2 bedroomsUp to 2Deck

    235 sq m for 2 to 4 guests: 2 bedrooms with their own living areas and bathrooms, a dining room, an in-suite treatment room and a pool deck; 2 in all.

Dining

  • Amurtha RestaurantThe main restaurant, looking towards Sigiriya Rock, with a flautist playing.Breakfast 07:00 to 09:30Lunch 12:30 to 14:30Dinner 19:30 to 21:30
  • Meals are plated Ayurvedic menus set to each guest's programme.
  • Private settingsBreakfast beside Pothana lake or in a treehouse, and a Kamatha lunch served in the style of a village threshing floor.

Wellness

  • Ayuwasa treatment centreDoctor consultation rooms, 7 treatment chambers, herbal baths, steam and sauna, and a traditional beheth oruwa.
  • All-inclusive Ayurveda packages of 5, 7, 14, 21, 28 and 30 days, for general wellness, stress, weight loss, skin, bones and joints, anti-ageing and Type 2 diabetes.
  • Daily group yoga, meditation and Tibetan singing bowl sound healing.

Amenities

Pools and spa

Freshwater poolAyurveda treatment centreHerbal baths, steam and saunaYoga pavilion

More dining

Breakfast at Pothana LakeBreakfast at the treehouseKamatha lunchCooking demonstration at Wewa Addara

Activities

Birdwatching on the groundsFarm walkDetox walkTibetan singing bowl sound healingPothana temple visit and meditationPottery sessionsLoris watching at Popham's ArboretumJeep safaris at Minneriya, Kaudulla and HabaranaTours to Dambulla, Polonnaruwa and Anuradhapura

Services

Resident Ayurvedic doctorIn-house pharmacyMedicine manufacturing unitResident naturalistAirport transfersIn-room dining

Rooms

Private poolBathtubAir conditioningIn-room Wi-FiExtra bed

Good to know

  • This is an Ayurveda resort first: programmes last 5 to 30 days, with a doctor's consultation at the start.
  • The Suites take 2 adults and 1 child; the 2 Presidential Suites take up to 4.
  • Some booking channels still list it under its former name, The Elephant Corridor.

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