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 thin crepe with a filling of potatoes, onions, turmeric, and curry leaves.

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

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.

Batter is made with flour, turmeric, and eggs. Filled with coconut honey and grated coconut.

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.

Prepared with oats, coconut milk, and bananas.

We give our coconut porridge a distinctly Sri Lankan flavor by adding Ceylon cinnamon and serving it with 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 signature French toast begins with freshly baked bread. The bread is dipped in a batter of milk, coconut milk, sugar, and cinnamon.

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.

The freshest coffee you will ever have.

The coffee is grown locally and roasted over a fire here at the hotel.

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 and 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 at a porcelain factory across the river.

Made with imported espresso beans

Blue tea is made from the butterfly pea plant.

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

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, soy sauce, and passionfruit mayonnaise.

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

Served with a side of Cole slaw.

Home-made chicken broth prepared with turmeric, lemongrass, 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.

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.

Small round pancakes topped with confectioner's sugar.

Served with kithul treacle ice cream and kithul treacle.

Poffertjes reflects the influence of the Dutch on the island. The Dutch ruled over much of the island in the 17th and 18th centuries.

3 scoops of vanilla ice cream blended with kithul treacle and Ceylon cinnamon.

Topped with caramel sauce.

Served in a coconut shell.

A shot of espresso poured over vanilla ice cream.

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.

Sprite and Coca Cola

Fresh juice made with seasonal fruit

Sparkling water with lime juice and sugar syrup

Curd, milk, salt, bananas, and sugar syrup

Vanilla ice cream and milk.

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

Made in our cappuccino machine with thick foam.

Made with imported espresso beans

The freshest coffee you will ever have.

The coffee is grown locally and roasted over a fire here at the hotel.

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.

A shot of espresso poured over vanilla ice cream.

Dilmah tea is world famous.

The founder of Dilmah - arguably the best tea producer on the island - was a neighbor and 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 at a porcelain factory across the river.

Blue tea is made from the butterfly pea plant.

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

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

A flying dress provides a fun, unusual, and glamorous way to showcase your beauty and celebrate the natural setting. We take the photos using your phone so you have instant access to the photos.

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 massage with lotion or oil.

Massage is done by the pool of your villa.

Please reserve in advance.

30 minutes.

Foot & leg massage with oil or lotion.

Massage is done by the pool of your villa.

Please reserve in advance.

30 minutes

Head, neck, and shoulder massage with oil.

Massage is done in the sitting area outside your villa.

Please reserve in advance.

30 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.

Please 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.

Please reserve in advance.

90 minutes