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Ella Jungle Resort is beautifully located on the banks of the Kirindi Oya River, surrounded by vibrant jungles and refreshing mountain streams. This exceptional 150-acre resort is just 11 km from Ella Town and 5 km from the iconic Ravana Falls, easily accessible via the A23 road. We strongly advise arriving before 17:00 during daylight hours, as our terrain includes multiple steps and pathways best suited for guests who are healthy and active. Choose from our Deluxe Rooms or Chalet Suites, each featuring balconies with river view. Experience exhilarating activities such as waterfall explorations, high and low rope courses, and zip lining—each guided by experts to ensure your safety. Enjoy a diverse menu of delicious vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes at our restaurant, along with options from Western and Chinese cuisines. Savor your meals while soaking in the breathtaking views of the surrounding landscape. Your unforgettable nature & adventure at Ella Jungle Resort awaits!
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It is one of the most amazing stay we ever had in Sri Lanka. Exciting surrounding! Starting from the entering it was amazing. We were also guided for a hike. Love the concept! Vegetarian food menu was good. Villa was also well cleaned and beautiful, it was next to the river. Visit the place if you want to experience the surrounding!
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Date of stay: June 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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We stayed at Ella Jungle Resort for 2 nights during our stay in Sri Lanka. It was one of the best hotel experiences The hotel is about a 25 minute drive from Ella station and then you are greeted by a driver who takes you further down the mountain and then your own private cable car through the jungle to the resort (which in itself is an amazing experience, if you are really scared of heights it might not be for you but it’s definitely worth putting yourself out of your comfort zone for the experience! The resort really is located in the jungle and you are surrounded by beautiful rice fields, jungle and a river which you can go into. It’s the perfect escape from everyday life and the usual hotel experience with truly breath taking views. An amazing place to completely switch off and embrace nature and wildlife for 2-3 nights. It is a bit of a treck down from Ella so plan your activities before and hear in mind you have to let them know 30 mins before you want picking up from the top of the mountain. Upon arrival we were greeted by Tharindu who looked after us exceptionally well throughout the whole stay. I visited with two friends and we stayed in a large luxury cabin overlooking the river complete with natural waterfall shower and views of the jungle and river! The beds were extremely comfy and it was an experience to wake up to the sound of the river and looking out into the jungle as you had your morning shower! Tharindu looked after us amazingly during our stay and we were served a huge variety of delicious sri lankan cuisine with Tharindu explaining the history behind the cuisine and the famous stories about Ella and it’s history. The food is all reasonably priced, vegetarian and very fresh. Any dietary requirements, I would let them know before and note they serve you traditional local cuisine which we loved! Alongside this, you also receive a private half day waterfall tour with two of the lovely team members. This is about 45 minutes up through the beautiful jungle scenery and then to the waterfall which was beautiful. here you can swim and jump in from the rocks. Then you treck back down and can do a zip wire across over the river back to the resort (loads of fun)! During our stay we actually saw more wildlife here then we did during our safari, we came out of our cabin the morning to monkeys, lizards, mongoose, peacocks, fish, frogs, eagles and so much more! They are fully allowed to roam free (so there may be a few scuttles in the night) but we thought this added to the beauty and adventure of it but if you are scared of wildlife do bare this is mind. Finally Tharindu looked after us so well during and post our stay at ella. Organising private waterfall tours, a driver around Ella to see Nine arches, Little Adams Peak etc and then a driver to our next destination. All of the team consistently served us with a smile and took real care in the resort and when looking after guests. All in all a truly amazing stay - thank you so much to all of the team at Ella Jungle Resort!
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Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Me and my wife stayed at this resort on 15 Jan 2020 one night. Pure Veg food based jungle resort inside a forest. Cool and we never expected such a quite and remote property in our journey. Stayed at 8B on the bank of river and experienced the mystical sound of river all along the night. The reception, food and other arrangements are very good. The staff are simply nice and took care of us. The resort arranged a guided jungle trekking to the waterfalls. It was really nice. Highly recommended for a leisure stay without any disturbance from outside world. The rooms are so big - No TV, No WiFi, No food items inside the room (rats arrived and took away our banana and damaged our cloth bag also).... Just simply enjoyed the trip. Worth to have minimum 2 nights stay. The other concern listened from the other traveller: This property charges adult rate even for kids. Everyone should check carefully before booking. Must visit place in Ella and total relaxing is guaranteed.
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Date of stay: January 2020
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A good place but need lots of attention! We went there with a group. Rooms are in basic condition.very specious rooms. However in a ensuite room you can hear all the noise as it is a wooden floor. Lunch and dinner was served with rice and curry ,it was very delicious. Cable car facility is most unique feature of this hotel as it is new concept in Sri Lanka. Zip line and water fall trekking were done by Abeysinghe and he was very good in his duty. Finally the reception, billing was delay but could have more efficient since there were three people. There is less communication between reception and the depature jeeps. We have been waiting for the jeep on the road more than 40 mins for the arrival . We could have waited at the lobby if we knew or adviced. They do not really care once you pay your bills. Not trying to repeat the customers. Everything depends on the staff attitute. Reception and the top management should be more thinkfull about the guests comfort ! corona is not an excuse to maintain the hotel! It would be better if the hotel could have kept the guest impression till checked out!
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Date of stay: August 2020Trip type: Travelled with family
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Got back from Ella a few days ago, and man this was probably the best trips and time spent in Ella. From the moment we stepped into their vehicle across the mesmerizing cable cars and the breathtaking nature it was just the start. The real deal starts from the moment you lodge into the room right in middle of hundreds of birds you’ve never seen before with the most promising flow of nature that just feels right. Finally the Food man! Kudos to the Chef for making us realize being Vegetarian has many tickles on the taste bud! This place tops up all the other nature abiding resorts, Plus it’s 100% organic guys! Every little food you eat is grown in the resort itself. It isn’t just promising, It’s the most sustainable way of life!
Last but not least, Tharindu and the team thank you so much for the warming hospitality. It was the kind and generous hospitality that made us not wanna come back home.
Until next time guys! Thank you so much once again! Keep up the amazing route of work!
- Team MinDrift. Eranga, Shehan & Fallon
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Date of stay: October 2020Trip type: Travelled with friends
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The resort is in an exclusive and private setting, far away from the hustle and bustle we deal with on a daily basis. The staff is very professional with Tharindu paying close attention personally to guest unique need. He made sure we were able to get the best out of our stay and we will certainly be going back. The meals are vegeterian grown organically at their vast grounds. We really enjoyed our stay and recommend the resort to anyone looking to be close to nature, enjoy fresh air, hike in the jungle, zipline and more!
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Date of stay: August 2020Trip type: Travelled with family
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Ella Jungle Resort provides a unique & unmatched arrival with a jungle ride & cable car trip to get you to the reception area. Note that you’ll need to accommodate ~20-25 minutes for this, as you’ll be driven all the way down into the valley.
The resort itself is all around social and environmental good, with locally grown vegetables and farmers from the area (who want to) being trained into hospitality staff.
The area has a lot of things to do and our stay came with two green activities. The resort only has ~ 35 rooms on this huge terrain, meaning you can walk around with a lot of freedom and little other people around. Very relaxing.
The room is spacious and simple. The balcony we had with our room offered a river view. You’re in the midst of nature and the room has an open set-up, so expect squirrels and ants to come for your food.
Even better if would be for the staff to be a bit more timely. It would be great if the final bill was already prepared in advance or that rides up with the cable car & truck would be going as per plan, so that we don’t come into a squeeze.
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Date of stay: April 2021Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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We really loved this place. From the moment we got into their safari jeep until our return back to vehicle gave us superb experience. Property was serene and beautiful. Everything about this place was unique. We enjoyed all their facilities such as Cable car, jungle trekking to water fall , Zip Liner and their vegetarian food at an outside restaurant. Our rooms were spacious and comfortable facing water stream All their staff had a very good attitude always ready to help and explain. specially we would like to thank Tharindu for making us so comfortable with all arrangements according to our wishes as we were well informed in advance what to expect with their facilities. Would love to recommend this place to nature lovers and get away from our busy life in the city to a peaceful surroundings only with birds, water and jungle sound.
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Date of stay: September 2020
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This is a hotel experience out of the ordinary. The location in the jungle is magnificent and we especially enjoyed the free guided trek to one of nearby waterfalls. Tharindu, the customer relations officer, is constantly attentive to your needs and eager to help and provide advice as to what to see and do in the area and beyond. The hotel does not provide luxury in the ordinary sense of the word, but does leave tou with unforgettable memories. A bit more attention should be given to maintenance, but for anyone interested in the experience of nature and an out of the ordinary hotel concept, we highly recommend the Ella Jungle Resort.
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Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Travelled with friends
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We stayed two nights in this interesting place. It is a hotel / organic farm nestled in a small valley among the thickly forested mountains of Ella. The hotel guests are taken to the hotel on their 4 x 4 vehicles along a winding and badly maintained narrow road. The road ends halfway down the mountain at a cable car station and the final part of the journey is on a cable car that deposits the guests right at the main building in the compound that serves as the cable car station and the hotel lobby. The rooms of the hotel are in chalets that are on the banks of a river that goes around the property. The farm grows all the food that is served at the hotel and the food served is totally vegetarian. They grow their own rice and most of the vegetables. The best vegetarian food that I have tasted in a long time.
They will take you on nature hikes in the surrounding mountains that have waterfalls. Apparently, they have a zip line as well, but we never saw it or tried it. Once you are on the property only sounds you hear are the flowing water and bird calls during the day and an amazing orchestra of sounds by frogs and other night creatures at night. Perfect place to get off the grid and relax for a few days. We were hoping to do the forest hike that takes you to a waterfall, but it was raining that day on and off, they said that it is not advisable to do it as there will be leeches after the rains.
Few drawbacks, the internet was poor to non-existing. I suppose when you go off the grid, you don’t need social media. The chalets (at least the one we stayed at) had unprotected ledges with steep drops. I would be nervous to take young kids here. Also, the elevated wood-planked pathways to some of the chalets needed repair and maintenance and need better lighting, especially during the night. These were minor inconveniences; we had a person with mobility issues, so we were aware of them more. The hotel also could use an internal communication system such as phones so that one could call the hotel staff in an emergency. Fortunately, our mobile phones had strong signals and we had the numbers of hotel staff to contact them if a need arose. The hotel staff is very friendly and we had a few interesting conversations with them about various things.
A word of caution to people who do not like insects, do not go here! For others, who like the outdoors and like to spend a couple of days off the grid, with just bird calls and sounds of flowing water as background noise, this is a fantastic place.
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Date of stay: January 2022
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It’s best to book full board since it will be too much hassle to go out - it’ll involve another cable car ride and a Jeep drive. And this place is located in Wellawaya, a little far from Ella main town. So if you want to go to the key tourist attractions in Ella this might not be the ideal place. If you’re looking for a completely secluded jungle getaway this is the perfect place since they have on-site hiking excursions to their private waterfalls too. Hope this helps.
There are more places to choose from in the Ella area.
PRICE RANGE
AU$91 - AU$136 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
Sri LankaUva ProvinceElla
NUMBER OF ROOMS
28
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