Abode Tour Packages & Prices

Following are sample prices for Abode Knuckles and Abode Hibernation (please contact us or our partners to get a quote for different permutations):

Abode knuckles
Recommended stay 3 nights
Basis - DBL
Distance – 65 km from Kandy
Travel time – 3 hrs

Experience the authentic Sri Lankan village life in the mountainous slopes of the Knuckles Range, central Sri Lanka. Abode brings you intoto direct contact with locals where you live and dine with natives in thoroughly authentic local environment. Witness the age old threshing of the fields, the manual farming methods and traditional cooking on fire hearths. Endless trails abound from the Abode doorstep. Situated 3 miles deep inside the jungle accessible by single file foot path, the village is perched on semi tableland and is one of the remotest and pictures hamlets in the country.

Abode provides basic comforts with local foods. Your stay will be stretched between 2 villages to enhance your experience. A fair amount of walking involved. You will be engage in the day to day local activities of the village.

Guideline prices (please contact us or our partners to get a quote for different permutations):

Prices (US $)

3 nights with transport - $470, 2 nights with transport - $400
3 nights without transport - $390, 2 nights without transport - $300

* Transprt implies a pick-up from the Cultural Triangle (Sigiriya, Dambulla, Habarana etc) or The Mudhouse and drop in Kandy, or vica versa.

Abode Hibernation – Mannar/Pesali

Recommended stay – 3 nights
Basis – DBL (includes all excursions)
Distance – 320 km from Kandy
Travel time – 7 hrs

Another authentic local experience situated in the island of Mannar, in ‘the other part of Sri Lanka’! Set amidst a completely contrasting environment to Abode Knuckles, Abode Hibernation is a place for crystal white sands, turquoise blue water and emerald Palmyra trees.

Accommodatio is is a local house with situated in the sleepy fishing hamlet of Pesali. The facilities are basic but simple creature comforts are well taken care of. Pampered with local charms and food, this is the place to discover the hidden wonders of Mannar.

The island of Mannar, with it’s amazing beauty, culture and trade is one of the highlights of Abode Hibernation. The shallow waters around Adam’s bridge are a place to wallow at dusk and savour. The island brews its own potent brew from palm juice, one of the oldest occupations known.

The market place is a hive of activity, with the island’s prolific lobster and crab trade dominating the lively proceedings from dawn till dusk.

The fisheries have now taken over from pearl industry but still the view along the deserted beaches of Marachikudi is like stepping back in time.

Hibernation takes you to the power bastions of gods of all faiths to see the gigantic structures that various cultures constructed. The influence of the conquerors and the invaders are omnipresent in these monuments. And finally, for the twitchers, the mud flats and giant tank (oldest and the largest in the country) are a paradise for birds and many endemics and migrants can be spotted.

Prices ($ US)

3 nights stay with transport - 700 $
3 nights stay without transprt - 500 $

All stays are quoted on full board basis with all meals included.

* Transprt implies a pick-up from the The Mudhouse or Negombo and drop in the Cultural Triangle (Sigiriya, Dambulla, Habarana etc), or vica versa.