Sustainability at Kithala Resort

During a trek to Pichchamal Ella, our naturalists at Tea & Experience Factory came across a Kandyan Dwarf Toad (Adenomus kandianus), a Critically Endangered endemic in the Kabaragalla Waterfall area.

Once considered extinct for more than a century, this little amphibian was rediscovered in Sri Lanka in 2009, after its last scientific record in 1876. Recently, our naturalists found it in the wet montane habitats of Mandaramnuwara.

Its presence there also makes our work around Kabaragalla Waterfall especially meaningful. Removing hazardous waste from the stream and surrounding habitat helps create safer conditions for the many species that depend on this delicate ecosystem.🌿

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This World Tourism Day, as the world explores “Digital Agenda and Artificial Intelligence to Redesign Tourism,” we found a little way to bring the digital and the natural together. 🌿

At Aliya Resort & Spa, we created an iNaturalist account for the resort and invited our guests to explore the surroundings with us, recording and sharing observations of plants, birds, insects and other wildlife. A simple digital tool, but a lovely way to learn more about the nature that surrounds us.

And beyond the screens, our teams spent the day caring for the places and communities that make travel meaningful. At Wild Glamping Gal Oya, we cleaned around Namal Oya Lake, one of the places our guests love for sunrise, and presented guests with a traditional wooden axe, reflecting the heritage of the Vedda community. Maalu Maalu Resort cleaned and repainted a bus stand in Pasikuda, while Tea & Experience Factory carried out a Shramadana around Pichchamal Falls and put up a reminder for visitors to keep the area clean. At Amba Yaalu Kandalama, girls from the local community joined us for a learning experience around women empowerment, community development and tourism and hospitality.

Different little things, but all part of caring for the places, people and communities that make travel meaningful. 💚

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For World Ozone Day and Clean Air Day, Maalu Maalu Resort & Spa spent some time with the kids at our REV Computer Centre in Kalkudah, talking about air pollution, the ozone layer, and the simple things we can do to care for our environment.

The session also included the distribution of 18 Kumbuk saplings, giving the children a chance to take what they learnt a little further by planting and caring for a tree of their own.

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For World Ozone Day, the naturalists at Amba Yaalu Kandalama held an awareness session at Habarana National School, helping students understand the importance of the ozone layer, its environmental impact, and how young people can play a role in protecting our planet.

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What if you spent your next day chasing waterfalls, trekking through the hills, and stopping whenever the view was too beautiful to pass?

Mandaramnuwara has plenty of little moments waiting along the way. With our naturalists at Tea & Experience Factory, you can set off on a tailored waterfall safari to Athiniwala, Kolapathana and Kalu Palama Waterfalls, with beautiful viewpoints to pause at along the way.

Maybe this is how your next day in Mandaramnuwara should look.

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You could keep wondering what it’s like. Or you could just come!

The Gal Oya boat safari is one of those experiences that’s genuinely hard to put into words. Swimming elephants in the water, an island with hundreds of birds, and stories from our naturalists that make the whole place click into place. Come see it for yourself with our naturalists at Wild Glamping Gal Oya.

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