Silent Bungalow

The owners were really helpful and welcoming. The safari tour experience was great.

Was a bit disappointed by the prices of meals. The dinner curries were super delicious both times we had it, but the price we ended up paying was too much even for European standarts.

Very kind people, good food and excellent safari.

The rooms are spacious, spotlessly clean, simple, with good mosquito nets and fans. we received a very warm welcome with tea and delicious cake! the bungalows are very private and peaceful, set in shady grounds in a quiet area. All the food was delicious and available in huge proportions! Our hosts arranged an absolutely brilliant afternoon safari at a good price, our guide, their son, was so respectful of the animals and nature and was extremely knowledgeable, answering all of our questions. He was great at spotting the wildlife and we saw loads - many elephants, of course, but also lots of other birds and animals. We were really satisfied. our hosts also arranged transport to the elephant rehabilitation centre which was well worth it. The communal dining was lovely, we enjoyed meeting other guests and the monkeys provided much entertainment! Expect a few ants - impossible to avoid in this area! We would not hesitate to recommend Silent Bungalow.

Really kind family. Excellent food, excellent safari.

The best value for money - clean and spacious rooms, tea and cake on arrival, organised a great safari with the owner who was incredibly knowledgeable and experienced. His wife cooked us one of the best meals of our month in Sri Lanka. Thanks again!

The rooms are clean and spacious. The owners are the nicest people, and they organise their own safaris in the national park - which was excellent. Another highlight was the dinner, which was incredible and great value.

Sudath is incredibly helpful. He fixed me up with a safari guide and time slot within half an hour of me arriving. The evening meal was huge and delicious. He drove me to the bus stop the following day. A brilliant host.

The WiFi was patchy.

We headed to Udawalawa for a safari and picked this accommodation based on a recommendation from another traveller who said she’d done a brilliant safari with the son of the owner from Silent Bungalow. The safari was incredible and very easy to organise through the accommodation. We told Sudath we were interested in a safari before we arrived and he gave us all the information we needed when we checked in. Sudath’s son Vishal took us out in the jeep and was very knowledgable about the animals and Udawalawe National Park. He kept a good distance from the animals and we didn’t feel like we were crowding them. He took us on nice routes that felt off the beaten track and was very helpful answering all our questions and giving us plenty of time to watch all the wildlife we saw (elephants, lots of different bird life, reptiles and even a leopard which ran across the path). The roads in general are really beautiful as you drive along the outside of the national park and can get great views over the lake/dam all the way to Ella and Nuwara Eliya in the distance, and to Hambanatota the other way! The accommodation was spotless and room huge, with lots of space for your things (tables, vanity, chairs, cupboard). The bathroom had a very powerful shower too which is always great! The hosts were amazingly helpful and very attentive. Sudath was very eager to help, answering all our questions and ensured we had everything we needed. The food was delicious, genuinely the best we’ve had in Sri Lanka, if you have the option to have dinner here, take it up! For our safari we were provided with a pack up breakfast in the national park which was amazing - you even got to have a another cup of delicious tea infused with ginger! We would highly recommend Silent Bungalow to other travellers, particularly those interested in an eco conscious safari. If we returned to Sri Lanka we would definitely go back!

Nothing - it was great!

Quiet, big room, food excellent, owner/host was lovely and helpful and organised a safari at very little notice.

Damp, but the weather had been horrendous, so this may have been unavoidable.

Nice room with terrace, very quiet. House.made curry was the best we have had in Sri Lanka. Safari with the son of the house was a great pleasure, he noticed every small or big animal, he gave us time for watching and a lot information - and served us a delicous breakfast during our 6 hour morning tour. A peaceful and enjoyable tour! Thanks for this.