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A holiday hideaway
Set in a sprawling 12-acre compound against a serene backdrop of low hills, the Kukuleganga Holiday Resort offers attractive facilities to holiday-makers.
The sixty-four well equipped chalets are of three types. The 18 B-type chalets have three bedrooms, one double and two single and two bathrooms all comfortably furnished. Each chalet has a verandah, sitting room, dining room and a pantry equipped with electric kettle, microwave oven, fridge/freezer and cutlery and crockery. A room and a toilet are also available for a domestic. Requirements for tea and coffee are provided.

Each chalet is fitted with a TV. And it comes at a cost for Rs. 4,000 per chalet, while meals are Rs. 400 for breakfast and Rs. 450 each for lunch and dinner. The smaller C type chalet has a double room and a single room while the A type has one bedroom. They are similarly equipped except for the domestic’s room which is available only in the B type. The C type charges are Rs. 3,500 and the A type Rs. 2,500.

Meals are served in a central dining area, with the bar adjoining. A long verandah overlooks a swimming pool and baby pool. Other facilities available are gym, squash courts, tennis and volleyball courts, pool table, common TV room, internet café, mini mall and laundry facilities.

The well-run resort is managed by a staff of 22 army personnel and 31 civilian employees. Manager Col. Bimal Withanage said he has plans to introduce many additional facilities such as satellite TV, boating and water sports too by enlarging a stream which runs near the complex. One area has been identified for barbecues and campfires. '

The resort is especially attractive to nature lovers and bird watchers, Col. Withanage said. As the Sinharaja rainforest lies just across, many birds are seen around the resort, he added. He plans to root-ball and bring in more trees to the central area of the complex around the pool and the chalets.
The resort is well occupied during weekends. Many groups also come for the day as there are many places of interest close to the resort.

One such place is Fa-Hsiengala cave temple connected with the Chinese explorer priest Fa-Hsien who is believed to have stayed here during his visit to Sri Lanka in the 5th century AD. It is the largest natural cave identified in the country.

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