Full breakfast includes:
- Main course
- Fruit
- Juice
- Coffee, tea, or espresso

Enjoy breakfast in your pool on a floating tray.

Floating tray is for 2 people.

Cost per floating tray is 10 USD.

A live action cooking item prepared on Mondays and Wednesdays.

A paper dosa reflects the influence of Tamils on Sri Lankan cooking.

You can think of it as a large, thin, crisp savory crepe.

The batter is made of rice, lentils, fenugreek, clarified butter, and salt.

Served with potatoes blended with turmeric, mustard seeds, and cashews.

A live action cooking item prepared on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

Coconut roti (pol roti) is a classic Sri Lankan dish. You can think of it as a savory coconut pancake.

The batter is made of flour, coconut, chopped onions, and water.

Served with side dishes including lentils (dal) and sweet tempered onions.

A great French toast begins with thick, locally baked bread.

We give our French Toast a distinctly Sri Lankan flavor by making it with coconut milk, Ceylon cinnamon and kithul treacle.

Kithul treacle is made from the sap of the jaggery palm.

A live action cooking item prepared on Sundays and Thursdays.

An egg hopper is uniquely Sri Lankan.

It is a lace-like crepe. The batter consists of rice flour, coconut milk, yeast, and sugar.

A fried egg is embedded in the batter.

We first had this fantastic dish in Goa and introduced it to Sri Lanka.

Prepared with oats, coconut milk, and bananas.

We give our coconut porridge a distinctly Sri Lankan flavor by adding Ceylon cinnamon and kithul treacle.

Kithul treacle is made from the sap of the jaggery palm.

Like so much of our food, our eggs are sourced locally and delivered by bicycle.

Served with toast, butter, and specialty jam.

Our jam is made by a German who settled in Sri Lanka and makes preserves with exotic tropical fruits.

Like so much of our food, our eggs are sourced locally and delivered by bicycle.

Served with toast, butter, and specialty jam.

Our toast is made from freshly baked bread.

Our jam is made by a German who settled in Sri Lanka and makes preserves with exotic tropical fruits.

Fluffy omelet spiced with turmeric and curry leaves.

Like so much of our food, our eggs are sourced locally and delivered by bicycle.

Served with toast, butter, and specialty jam.

Our toast is made from freshly baked bread.

Our jam is made by a German who settled in Sri Lanka and makes preserves with exotic tropical fruits.

Our toast is made from freshly baked bread.

Our jam is made by a German who settled in Sri Lanka and makes preserves with exotic tropical fruits.

A bowl of fresh, seasonal fruit.

Each day, we make a juice of the day using fresh, seasonal fruit.

Ask your waiter about the fresh fruit juice of the day.

Made with imported espresso beans

The freshest coffee you will ever have.

The coffee is grown locally.

We roast the coffee on site over a fire.

The coffee is served in a coffee pot and serves up to 2 people.

Our coffee pots are made locally at a porcelain factory across the river.

Dilmah tea is world famous.

The founder of Dilmah - arguably the best tea producer on the island - was a neighbor.

As a favor, Dilmah created a bespoke tea menu for Waterland.

Ask your waiter for the tea menu/tea box.

The tea is served in a pot and serves up to 2 people.

Our tea pots are made locally at a porcelain factory across the river.

We discovered blue tea on a trip to Indonesia.

Blue tea is made from the butterfly pea plant.

We were so inspired that we now grow the butterfly pea plant on site so guests can enjoy this vibrant blue tea from flowers picked on site.

The blue tea is served in a pot.

Enjoy lunch in your pool on a floating tray.

Each floating tray is for 2 people.

Cost per floating tray is 10 USD.

Prepared with soya sauce, sesame seed oils, and local spices.

Served with a a side of peanut sauce, an influence of Sri Lanka's connections through the spice trade with Malaysia and Indonesia.

Chicken Satay on a bed of rice.

Served with sauce of peanuts, mild spices, and coconut milk.

The smoothie bowl begins with buffalo curd, a rich, creamy concoction similar to yogurt.

Mixed with chocolate sauce.

Topped with bananas and muesli.

The smoothie bowl begins with buffalo curd, a rich, creamy concoction similar to yogurt.

Topped with seasonal fresh fruit, muesli, and kithul treacle.

Kithul treacle is made from the sap of the flower of a jaggery palm.

Sautéed with egg, green onions, fresh ginger, and soy sauce.

Sandwiched between freshly baked bread.
Coated with sesame seeds and cooked on both sides.

Home-made vegetable broth prepared with local spices and coconut milk.

Prepared with oil, curry leaves, and salt

A loaf of freshly baked bread.

Prepared with olive oil and generous amounts of garlic.

Prepared with cumin, turmeric, salt, and butter

Live action cooking.

A classic Sri Lankan dish.

We prepare our curry with a medley of exotic spices and coconut milk.

Served with rice of the day and side dishes (sambol).

Price is for a single serving for 1 person.

Live action cooking.

Classic Sri Lankan dish made with chopped paratha.

Paratha is a flatbread made of wheat, wheat flour, butter, and water.

Listening it the preparation of kottu is like listening to the percussion in an orchestra.

Price is for a single serving for 1 person.

Live action cooking.

Prepared with soya sauce, sesame seed oils, and local spices.

Served with a a side of peanut sauce, an influence of Sri Lanka's connections through the spice trade with Malaysia and Indonesia.

Price is for a single serving for 1 person.

Chicken Satay on a bed of rice.

Served with sauce of peanuts, mild spices, and coconut milk.

Sautéed with egg, green onions, fresh ginger, and soy sauce.

Sandwiched between freshly baked bread.
Coated with sesame seeds and cooked on both sides.

A bowl of fresh, seasonal fruit.

Made from only the most succulent parts of the pineapple.

Glazed with sugar, lime juice, and Ceylon cinnamon.

Sri Lankan cuisine has been especially influenced by its connections with India, Malaysia, the Netherland, Great Britain, and Portugal.

The Dutch ruled over much of the island in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Poffertjes are small round pancakes.

They are topped with confectioner's sugar and kithul treacle.

Vanilla ice cream blended with kithul treacle and Ceylon cinnamon.

A shot of espresso poured over vanilla ice cream with treacle. Served in a wafer cup.

Refreshing sweet dessert wine with aromas of citrus and apple.

Sri Lankan ginger beer has a sharp, robust taste.

Highly recommended for those who like ginger.

Prepared with coconut milk, turmeric, ginger, sugar, and Ceylon cinnamon. Served over ice.

Sprite and Coca Cola

Juice made with seasonal fruit

A shot of espresso poured over vanilla ice cream with treacle. Served in a wafer cup.

We discovered blue tea on a trip to Indonesia.

Blue tea is made from the butterfly pea plant.

We were so inspired that we now grow the butterfly pea plant on site so guests can enjoy this vibrant blue tea from flowers picked on site.

The blue tea is served in a pot.

Made in our cappuccino machine with thick foam.

Dilmah tea is world famous.

The founder of Dilmah - arguably the best tea producer on the island - was a neighbor.

As a favor, Dilmah created a bespoke tea menu for Waterland.

Ask your waiter for the tea menu/tea box.

The tea is served in a pot and serves up to 2 people.

Our tea pots are made locally at a porcelain factory across the river.

The freshest coffee you will ever have.

The coffee is grown locally.

We roast the coffee on site over a fire.

The coffee is served in a coffee pot and serves up to 2 people.

Our coffee pots are made locally at a porcelain factory across the river.

Made with imported espresso beans

Prepared with coconut milk, turmeric, ginger, sugar, and Ceylon cinnamon. Served hot.

Waterland is fortunate to be on the flight path of hundreds of fruit bats.

At sunset, watch hundreds of bats fly over the river.

If you are staying in the Elephant Villa or Peacock Villa, you can watch the bats from your villa.

Guests of other villas can watch from the riverside dining pavilion.

Explore the neighborhood by bicycle.

We offer bicycles free of charge for guests.

Contact the front desk staff to reserve some bicycles.

Play billiards on a piece of history. The teak billiards table was originally on a colonial tea estate​.

Explore the surrounding mangrove jungle on a festively decorated boat.

Safari departs from our private dock.

Among the many animals you will see on the tour are bats, eagles, egrets, kingfishers, and water monitors (the 2nd largest reptile in the world).

Includes the an English-speaking/Sinhala-speaking guide, boat captain, life jackets, and plush seat covers.

Learn how to make rice & curry, Sri Lanka's national dish.

Includes lunch and a drink.

Generally available between 2:00pm - 4:00pm.

Reserve in advance

Our library is located in the reception area and includes books on various aspects of Sri Lankan wildlife, architecture, and history.

There are also many novels for guests to take free of charge.

Take advantage of the luxury of a private plunge pool by relaxing and refreshing in and around the pool.

Wear a traditional outfit similar to those worn in the Kingdom of Kandy.

Historically, these clothes were only for those with aristocratic status.

We acquired 4 of these dazzling hand-embroidered outfits.

Especially fun for children.

Back, neck, and should massage with oil or lotion.

Massage is done poolside outside your villa.

Massage is done by your private pool.

Reserve in advance.

45 minutes.

Foot & leg massage with oil or lotion.

Massage is done by your private pool.

Reserve in advance.

30 minutes

Head massage with oil

Massage is done in the sitting area outside your villa.

Reserve in advance.

20 minutes

Designed to relax and rejuvenate before a flight.

Includes:
- Head massage with coconut oil
- Back, neck, & shoulder massage with coconut lotion
- Foot & leg massage with coconut lotion

Massage is done by your private pool.

Reserve in advance.

90 minutes

Designed to restore nutrients to the skin after a long flight and to promote a relaxed feeling.

- Head Massage with Herbal Oil

- Arms, Head, Back, & Neck Massage with Herbal Oil

- Leg & Foot Massage with Herbal Oil

Massage is done by your private pool.

Reserve in advance.

90 minutes