Playtimes HK Magazine Winter Issue 2018/2019 | Page 95

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Yala
Sri Lanka
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The “pearl of the Indian Ocean”, Sri
Lanka is blessed with a balmy climate,
picture-perfect beaches, lush and
fertile flora and a thriving, and well-
protected, population of wild animals.
And what better way to experience all
that this stunning country has to offer
than from under canvas?
Sri Lanka’s thriving tourist scene
has resulted in an unprecedented
number of glamping spots opening
across the country, offering five-
star luxury while enabling visitors to
feel part of the action. Part of the
Relais & Chateaux hotel network,
Yala’s Wild Coast Tented Lodge is
painstakingly designed to blend into
its surroundings, with each of its
28 air-conditioned canvas cocoons
– featuring details such as copper
bathtubs, Sonos audio systems and
four-poster beds –carefully crafted to
resemble organic boulders. Awake to
birdsong, and you’ll wonder if you can
ever go back to a bricks-and-mortar
stay again.
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