Everything was wonderful, staff so helpful and friendly, took us on a walk , picked us up and dropped us off in town (it’s the small things which make the journey easier) food great! Being in the jungle great.

Unfort it rained so had to eat dinner on the balcony - new dining area currently being built. Part of the appeal for us was sitting evenings in the candle light eating area. The safari guide we didn’t rate so highly, his English wasn’t very good & didn’t really tell us a lot. For that price we did have certain expectations- esp coming from Africa where you know what you get for a similar price.

We enjoyed our stay at Chamith’s hotel. He owns the place with his brother and they’ve had a really hard go at it since covid. You can now really tell they’re doing their absolute best to give you an amazing experience. The bungalows are new, clean, large and have everything you need. The owners prepared us food for the evenings and even packed us breakfast for our very early safari (very tasty!). All in all, if you like wildlife and nature, don’t think twice before coming here! Thank you Chamith.

The only negative would be the very very hard bed (and we usually prefer harder beds). Kinda felt like sleeping on the floor. The bungalows are located in the middle of swamps - my frog-phobic girlfriend hated it, but it’s really because she’s from the city, so barely a negative.

We spent 3 nights at Wadula, 1 full day safari and one afternoon safari. Family of 4, kids aged 11 and 8. The safari lodges are on Temple grounds so you’re in a very special place. You can’t purchase alcohol here or in the surrounding temple grounds, but there’s a place not too far where you can; all you need to do is ask. They might even drive you there. Cash is king here - rupees not dollars or cards. There’s a local cash point in town. The lodges literally border the safari park as we noticed on our drive from the pick up point. We travelled 4 hours down from Pasikudah. The pickup point for Wadula is by the temple; the taxi wouldn’t be able to cope with the rough terrain, I shared my location from my phone and the pick up was seamless and perfectly organised. The accommodation is very comfortable with everything you need, colour tv :), AC, etc. I’ve never slept so well! There’s no wifi but very good 4g coverage. I purchased a Sri Lankan SIM card with a little help from our taxi driver when we first landed - he used his ID to get it for us, it’s at their discretion. The lake is beautiful to see and they organised a little sunset walk. The food was DELICIOUS. We enjoyed every single mouthful. You are in the middle of the jungle with a lake full of crocodiles so you can understand why they don’t want you walking around in the dark on your own. We left it to Wadula to organise our safari’l trips. And wow, did they deliver. Our driver was very experienced and the spotter who rode with us was one of the park rangers. As the lodges are close to the entrance we were the first into the park. We saw everything we wanted to see. Pick up was from our lodge and they prepared us lunch, snacks, fruit and drinks. They really did spoil us.

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Great location in a bushy setting- we saw crocodiles, black faced languar monkeys, peacocks, toucans and a host of other birds around our accommodation The rooms were rustic outside and polished inside The food was excellent The aircon was good and needed Our hosts (two brothers) were excellent- they organised our safari, onward transfer and all our food. They went out of their way to make sure that we were happy at all times I chose this location so we could enter Yala from the quieter, Kataragama entrance and this worked well for us

The bed is a little bit too firm

Where do I start? Staying at the Wadula in an exoerience, not just a stay at a hotel! The accommodation is situated in the middle of nature. This is why you're escorted by one of the brothers that own the hotel from the main road because otherwise you'd probably get lost. Think nature, think a jungle-like experience! If you're a nature lover such as myself you will love this place! The owners, Dulaj and Chamith, are the best hosts you could possibly imagine. Welcoming, all smiles, and extremely helpful. They can arrange a host of things such as transportation, packed lunches and, of course safaris in neighbouring (literally 50 metres away) Yala National Park. The safari, arranged by the brothers, comes highly recommended! We did the full day safari. Very good packed breakfast, yummy lunch and to top it all off we saw elephants and yes, the ever elusive panther! Go for it! Ask Dulaj or Chamith to arrange the safari for you! They know the best guides! As for the accommodation: you will stay in your own private beautiful bungalow. It has all the amenities such as flatscreen TV, WiFi, aircon, coffee /tea, and in the bathroom apart from shampoo, even conditioner, toothpaste etc etc. Wonderful! Each balcony has a veranda with a gorgeous view over the lake. A perfect place to relax in the evenings! If you love nature and if you love a quiet peaceful place, look no further and book the Wadula!

Everything was perfect!

Very nice and clean rooms. We stayed in a bungalow in the middle of the jungle. The bungalow had nice high ceilings, a little porch and aircondition. The hosts are very nice and made us feel very welcome. We had a nice Dinner surrounded by oil lamps in the middle of nature. The hosts organized a half Day Safari for us and packed a nice breakfast with fruits and sandwiches. The place is very close to the park entrance so we started at 5:30 am bit were still one of the first jeeps in the park. The beds are comfortablewe slept really well.

I had a great stay at this place run by to brothers. They are really thoughtful and help you with organizing your trip to Yala including Safaris or picking you up somewhere for a reasonable prize. The bungalows are very modern, the best place i've stayed in Sri Lanka so far. They even provide amenities such as shower essentials, toothbrushs or a razor. It's located on the boarder to Yala National Park near a lake, which however was dry since it was just the start of the Monsun season. But I imagine it to be a nice addition to the scenery during sunset walks. All food they provided was very good. They organized a great Safari for me with an experienced english speaking driver. All things considered I had an amazing time! Thank you so much!

The accomodation is like a hotel in the jungle! The best kind of glamping you could ask for. Dinner is brought to your room (whilst the restaurant is under construction) and was some of the tastiest food we’ve had. The hosts will organise a safari tour for you. We picked the full day and breakfast and lunch was catered for us - more than enough food! The accomodation is on the border of Yala National Park and it was amazing to wake up to monkeys in the trees and buffalo in the garden. Highly reccomended a stay here.

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The location is fantastic, just right next to the national park (do remember to contact prior to arrival because the place is really hard to find). The owner and other staffs are incredibly friebdly and helpful. And the safari trip they arranged was beyond excellent.

The mattress is slight hard to us so it wasn't a very pleasant sleep, but for the safari trip we need to get up at 4am so it doesn't matter that much. However an upgrade on the mattress would make it 10/10.

Spacious room, very convenient location for an early morning safari as this is very close to the park entrance. The end afternoon walk was nice and interesting too. Kind and helpful personnel.

Nothing we did not like, but if it can help others this hotel is really in the jungle with all what it means - it could be uncomfortable in some aspects due to the presence of animals (but would like to highlight the support of the personnel to make the stay as good as possible).