Facts in brief
While Dune Camp is a good base from which to visit Yala (Sri Lanka’s most popular national park – 15 minutes away by jeep), the jungle atmosphere of our campsite makes you feel as if you are within the park. Taking great care to tread softly on this dune eco-system, we have used tents that cause minimal disturbance to the wild environment and the dune forest.
All our glamping tents are surrounded by vegetation characteristic of this area and lie within walking distance of the Gurugoda Dunes. To climb the dunes and sit at its summit with a 360° view of the coastline, the endless sea and the green mass of jungle, is both humbling and uplifting. A walk along the beach at dawn is also a must. Don’t forget to take your camera as photographs of the crabs and sea pencils in the rock pools and the wind-blown patterns in the sand are not easy to capture elsewhere.
Pitched on a wooden base, the luxury tents were custom-produced for each individual clearing in the forest, providing light and breeze that will keep you comfortable during the hottest days and coldest nights.
Equipped with proper beds with thick mattresses (not camp cots) and fresh linen, the attached wash rooms have modern fittings. The shower areas are airy and spacious, secure and private, but open to the sky so you may have the occasional monkey watching you! Dune camp is located on a stretch of uninhabited coastline providing an absolutely peaceful setting completely cut off from the sounds and travails of “civilization.” The feeling of solitude is amazing.
