Vil Uyana, meaning ‘garden of ponds’, offers a traditional village wedding which can be held outdoors surrounded by paddy fields and lakes or indoors overlooking a lotus filled pond. Ancient Sinhala kings developed and irrigated this area close to the Sigiriya rock fortress and Vil Uyana has celebrated this history by introducing a luxury eco village wetland system consisting of paddy fields, marshes, and waterways. Luxurious individual dwellings blend seamlessly into a rural landscape rich with birdlife and butterflies. The Vil Uyana experience captures the heritage and natural wonders of this island nation all in one place. The sound of crickets on a quiet moonlit night, the sight of a peacock strutting by with its glorious wings trailing behind, bats circling at dusk, the haunting sound of the flautist coming from the restaurant, and the Sigiriya rock as it emerges from the misty sky at dawn are all sights and sounds that will forever be etched in your memory.

Heritance Kandalama snakes along a rocky outcrop alongside an ancient reservoir. Designed by Sri Lanka's famous architect, Geoffrey Bawa, who conceived it `as an austere jungle palace', the hotel is cleverly designed to blend into the landscape without interfering with the tranquil natural evolution of its surroundings. Bawa has allowed for magnificent views of the ancient Sigiriya Rock, the surrounding mountains and the Kandalama Tank (reservoir). Hidden within the edge of scrub jungle, with a rich array of wildlife, Heritance Kandalama has won numerous environmental awards for its role in nurturing Sri Lanka's cultural heritage and natural beauty. It is truly a naturalist's dream and offers wonderful locations where you can hold your wedding ceremony including on the bund of the Kandalama reservoir, a jungle clearing, by the poolside or inside this grand hotel with magnificent views of the reservoir and the mountains.