Flameback Eco Lodge

Top top notch place !! A little bit of heaven on earth. From meeting Saduni on reception (lovely girl, couldn’t do enough to help you) through to Ishan who helped guide our village visit, and helped us at meal times (so friendly and helpful), to chaminda (resident and truly wonderful naturist) every single member of the staff went out of their way to make sure we had a wonderful visit. The glamping tents were SO comfortable- superbly comfortable bed, AC, loo, brilliant shower - everything and more that you could wish for - all the sounds of the outdoors, but in cosy luxury indoors!! The food was amazing - 7 courses and totally delicious. Lovely pool area, right close to lake, birds xx everywhere and land monitor lizards all around! We went on a couple of guided bird walks around the camp which we loved, and also went to Yala and were lucky enough to see a leopard close up, relaxed and personal!! What a thrill!! Great Spa on Stilts, too…. Cool and wonderfully tranquil and relaxing . If you get a chance to go to this camp - definitely go!!

This was our first experience in a boutique type property in Sri Lanka and Flameback Eco lodge was the best choice we made. It's next to the stunning Werawila lake which we had our first fishing experience. We were in their family suite.It was maticulasly clean and a beautiful property.Highly recommended. The location is easily accessible from Colombo with a 3hr drive via Southern highway. The staff is freindly and courteous and went over and above, accommodating our requests. You can do number of in-house activities including bonfire, dinner at the boat and fishing at lake Weerawila, birds watching etc. Our favourite was fishing.Thanks Flameback for making our holiday memorable.

A piece of paradise. Just outstanding. This was glamping at its best. The food was outstanding and the staff so helpful. We can not fault our time here and wished we spent another night here rather than in Ella. I can highly recommend this experience if you want to get away from the normal hotel experience.

We had doubts about ‘glamping’ before we arrived, but needn’t have worried. Our tent was spacious and very well designed and equipped, in peaceful surroundings with a great view. We soon got used to all the zips when leaving the tent. There was a good pool with plenty of shaded sun loungers. Dinner the first night was rather disappointing as the Sri Lankan menu option was completely bland, but we explained that we eat lots of curries at home to the waiters and the food was much better on the following evenings. We both had excellent massages in the spa here.

We had a wonderful time at this unique setting on the shores of the lake. The accommodation was really comfortable and the evening meal and breakfast were delicious. As it was my birthday the staff had gone to the trouble of decorating my bed with flower petals and had even made me a personalised cake! How kind of them! This is the perfect place to chill after a safari trip to Yala. A big thank you to Sanduni and his team for making our stay so enjoyable and unforgettable.

When you arrive in a place named « eco lodge » you are expecting some positive attitude towards environnement… How then can we explain air conditionning under a tent?? It is useless. Another negative point is lights. We can barely see what we have around us inside tent. Same in restaurant if you do not choose a table below light. But no problem of light on the path… The only positive point is the way they organise safari in Yalla.