Jetwing Jungle Lodge
Palatupana, in coastal scrub and grassland beside Yala National Park, with the beach below
About Jetwing Jungle Lodge
- Rooms
- 1 type
- Dining
- 3 places
- Wellness
- Spa
- Swimming
- Pool
A lodge of 10 timber dwellings in the scrub at Palatupana, beside Yala National Park, in Jetwing's Luxury Reserves collection.
Each dwelling has its own deck for watching wildlife and a personal butler; spa treatments are given in the dwelling rather than in a spa building.
A 15 m rooftop infinity pool and The Hive rooftop bar look over the forest to the Indian Ocean.
Rooms and suites
- Jungle Dwelling79.2 sq mUp to 2DeckForest viewButler
79.2 sq m timber dwelling with a private wooden deck facing the jungle, butler service and air conditioning; sleeps 2 adults.
Dining
- The ThicketThe restaurant, with menus shaped to each guest from local produce.
- The HiveA rooftop bar looking over Yala and the ocean, for cocktails and mocktails.
- Signature DiningPrivate meals on the decks above the wilderness, on the coast or on the beach at night.
Wellness
- In-room spa treatments, given in the dwelling.
Amenities
Pools and spa
15 m rooftop infinity poolIn-room spa treatments
More dining
The Hive rooftop bar
Activities
Safaris in Yala National ParkDirect beach access with lifeguardsPool tableStory room
Services
Personal butler24-hour room service24-hour travel deskLaundryDoctor on callParking
Rooms
Private wooden deckAir conditioning and ceiling fansWi-FiMinibarTea and coffeeSafeBathrobes and slippers
Good to know
- Every dwelling sleeps 2 adults; the lodge publishes no policy on children.
- Yala National Park closes Blocks 1 and 2 for part of each dry season, usually for about a month from September, with dates set each year; safaris then run in other blocks or at Lunugamvehera.
Also in Yala
Tented campWild Coast Tented LodgePalatupana, on the beach where the scrub jungle at the edge of Yala National Park meets the Indian Ocean
Boutique hotelUga Chena HutsPalatupana, on 9 acres between the ocean and the scrub jungle bordering Yala National Park
ResortHilton Yala ResortPalatupana village, just outside Yala National Park, above the Indian Ocean
HotelJetwing YalaPalatupana, near Kirinda, on an open beach between the Indian Ocean and the Yala park boundary
ResortCinnamon Wild YalaPalatupana, near Tissamaharama, between the beach and a lagoon on the edge of Yala National Park
Tented campLeopard Trails YalaA tented camp in the scrub on the Yala National Park boundary, north of Palatupana towards Sithulpawwa
Tented campKulu Safaris Yala CampOn the shore of the Kochchipathana village tank, off the Sithulpawwa to Kataragama road on the Yala boundary
Tented campMahoora Elite Camp Yala10 acres of private dry-zone forest against the Yala elephant fence, about 20 minutes from the park's Katagamuwa gate