Jungle Tide

12/03/2025

Jungle Tidings March 25n now out. email us for a copy [email protected]

09/03/2025

Our pepper crop drying in the sun.

07/03/2025

▪︎♤we have a very international set of guests and volunteers right now. Coming from Argentina, Belgium, Croatia, France, Mexico, Norway, Scotland and Turkey. A few days ago we said goodbye to our first ever visitor from Ecuador. All are welcome at Jungle Tide!

24/03/2024

Early morning visitor at Jungle Tide.

12/03/2024

We are pleased to announce our new deal for hikers on stages one and two of the Pekoe Trail. Included are 2 nights at Jungle Tide half board, packed lunches for two days, transport to and from stage start and end points and your luggage taken on to your next booked accommodation. Prices from Rs28000 depending on numbers. Details are on our website www.jungletide.com

19/11/2023

HI Kenny, please can you contact the pekoe trail people, and find out why the Mount Royal is included in this scheme and we are not, and ask them what we need to do to ensure we are included in future?
Many thanks Sally and Jerry

07/06/2023

Great news! We are making big cuts in our rates from now until Christmas. B&B for 2 is now just Rs9000/- per night in our great bungalow. Only available if you book direct with us. Take advantage of this amazing opportunity! All the best, Sally and Jerry.

28/03/2023

Another great post from East'n'West, highlighting the great bits of Sri Lanka that few tourists see.

Relaxed buffaloes taking a mud bath amongst lotus flowers, shy crocodiles interrupting their sunbathing when noticing we paparazzies are coming, birds chirping around, Brahminy kites majestically flying over the scene, while herds of swift goats and skinny cows try to find a meagre meal.
At a distance it stands, high and mighty. Kudumbimalai Rock, as it is called by the Tamil villagers around, or Thoppigala, as Sinhalese soldiers name it. Forces fought here. The Tamil Tigers used to camp on the top, from where they could observe the troops’ movements all around.

The recapture of the rock by the Sri Lankan forces in 2007 signed the end of the armed struggle in the East of Sri Lanka, 2 years before the decades-long conflict was finally won in the North by the governmental forces in May 2009. So here is a rock that has witnessed battles, heard shelling, seen youngsters in military attire fight for its control. After being the stronghold of LTTE for years, the Sri Lankan army now well guarded the rock, with military brigades around reminding us of the recent history of this disputed land.

After a quick visit to the military museum, Suranga, our army guide, accompanies us to the top of the rock, going up cement stairs, swinging between rocks, climbing the final ladder. It is only when reaching the top, and enjoying a 360 degrees bird eye view, that we can finally fully grasp the strategic importance of the rock, while marvelling at the view of the now peaceful green surroundings, till the horizon.
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25/01/2023

We inaugurated our new fire pit last night with our guests. Thanks to Marc Boltz for the pic.

08/01/2023

(the following is a Facebook post in December 2022 from something called Thattayagekolama Blogspot, translated from the original Sinhala, in which I suspect it was perfectly intelligible. Comment is superfluous.) Teepee The Campsite – Hakbellawaka, Yatiyanthota There are some questions that many of us ask. First of all what are you going to do? This is how it’s not a camp with adventure activities....

(the following is a Facebook post in December 2022 from something called Thattayagekolama Blogspot, translated from the original Sinhala, in which I suspect it was perfectly intelligible. Comment i…

08/01/2023

Haputale hillside