Pelwehera Village Resort
Pelwehera, Dambulla — 128.9 km from Bandaranaike (CMB), about 2 hr 48 min. Fixed fares from Rs 21,730, agreed before you fly.
About Pelwehera Village Resort
Pelwehera Village Resort is in Pelwehera, Dambulla, about 2 hr 48 min by road from Bandaranaike International Airport. The hotel lists 1 room type, including Deluxe Room. The hotel lists 1 restaurant or bar. Check-in is 14:00 and check-out is 11:00. Your driver meets you in arrivals and takes you to the door at a fixed price.
Getting there from the airport
Your driver meets you in arrivals and takes you to the door. One fixed price for the whole car, agreed before you fly, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup.
Location
7.90419, 80.66934
Guide du visiteur : Pelwehera Village Resort
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- Deluxe Room: King or twin, paddy field or mountain views
- Restaurant: Farm-fresh cuisine, open-air dining
- Minneriya safari
- Sigiriya Fortress and Pidurangala Rock visits
- Dambulla Cave Temple visit
- Hot air balloon ride
- Kaudulla National Park
- Outdoor pool
- Ayurvedic spa
- Free Wi-Fi
- Free parking
- Daily housekeeping
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Babysitting on request
Near Pelwehera Village Resort
Places to visit close to the hotel. Drive time is by road, from the same pricing data as your quote.
Day trips from Pelwehera Village Resort
Further afield. Drive time is by road, from the same pricing data as your quote.
Pelwehera Village Resort takes its name from the village of Pelwehera on the outskirts of Dambulla, where the property is set among forest and working paddy fields rather than a purely manicured resort landscape. It markets itself as an eco-leaning retreat, and the surrounding greenery is a genuine part of the stay rather than a backdrop glimpsed from a pool deck. The resort is part of the Oak Ray Hotels group, which operates a small number of properties across Sri Lanka's Cultural Triangle.
There are 52 rooms, finished with vibrant fabrics and large windows that let in plenty of natural light. Each room is air-conditioned and comes with a cable TV, a mini-bar, a private bathroom with a bathtub, and 24-hour room service, putting the property in the mid-to-upper range of comfort for the area rather than a basic guesthouse. The rooms are laid out to make the most of the views over the paddy fields and tree line rather than facing inward onto a courtyard.
Facilities are centred on relaxation: two pools, one of them a dedicated children's pool, sit alongside a sun-facing terrace and an indoor fireplace lounge for cooler evenings, a detail that is unusual among resorts in this generally warm part of the country. The resort also offers Ayurvedic massage therapy, and there is a single restaurant along with free Wi-Fi across the public areas of the property.
Because the resort sits a little apart from Dambulla's main hotel strip, closer to open paddy land than to the town itself, the pace here tends to be quieter than at some of the larger lakeside properties nearby, with the fields and surrounding trees doing most of the work rather than a busy programme of resort activities.
Pelwehera Village Resort is well regarded locally, ranked around sixth among the dozens of hotels in the Dambulla area and holding a 4-out-of-5 rating on Tripadvisor. That combination of forest-and-paddy setting, family-friendly pools and a quieter, village-adjacent location has made it a steady choice for travellers based in Dambulla.
Because the fields around the resort are still farmed, the view changes with the season — green and flooded at planting time, golden as the rice ripens — which gives repeat visitors a genuinely different outlook depending on when they stay, something a purely ornamental garden setting could not offer. The fireplace lounge and the two pools give the resort a way to work through the day's temperature swings, from the cooler mornings and evenings typical of the inland dry zone to the heat of midday.
Your transfer to Pelwehera Village Resort
Pelwehera Village Resort is north-east of the centre of Dambulla, the point the quoted distance is measured to.
The nearest hotel on this site is Heritance Kandalama in Kandalama, about 5.6 km away.
What it costs
| Vehicle | Seats | Typically | Prices from | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy car | 3–4 | Alto, Aqua, Axio | Rs 21,730 | Book |
| Van, SUV and group | 4–50 | Every, Vezel, Toyota KDH, Coaster | Rs 28,610 | Book |
| Premium car | 3–4 | Camry | Rs 39,670 | Book |
One price for the whole car, not per seat. Drivers and fleets set their own rates, so these are typical prices from our system, not a guarantee — your actual quote can differ. Quoted by the same engine that prices your booking, for the 128.9 km shown — your own quote reflects the exact address, the time of day and any waiting time. See all 9 vehicle classes ↓
Questions about this transfer
How much is a taxi from Colombo airport to Pelwehera Village Resort?
From Rs 21,730 for the 128.9 km, about 2 hr 48 min. That is a fixed price for the whole car, quoted before you book, not a meter reading.
How long does the transfer to Pelwehera Village Resort take?
About 2 hr 48 min in normal traffic. Arrivals at Bandaranaike are busiest in the early morning, when the long-haul flights land together.
Will the driver wait if my flight is late?
Yes. Give your flight number when you book and your driver has it. There is no automatic flight tracking yet, so if you are delayed, message your driver on the number in your confirmation. Extended waiting beyond the pickup window is chargeable on a point-to-point transfer, and the terms say by how much.
Can I book a return transfer from Pelwehera Village Resort?
Yes — the same journey in reverse, at the same fixed price, booked at the same time or later.
All vehicle classes and prices
| Vehicle | Seats | Prices from | Book |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mini / Small Car | 3–4 | Rs 21,730 | Book |
| Economy / Medium Car | 3–4 | Rs 24,090 | Book |
| Sedan | 3–4 | Rs 26,100 | Book |
| Mini Van | 5–7 | Rs 28,610 | Book |
| SUV | 4–5 | Rs 29,120 | Book |
| Van | 8–14 | Rs 30,630 | Book |
| Luxury Car | 3–4 | Rs 39,670 | Book |
| Mini Bus | 15–30 | Rs 41,180 | Book |
| Bus | 30–50 | Rs 57,270 | Book |
Every class, every price, none hidden. Each Book button opens the booking form for this transfer with that class chosen.
Book your transfer through us
- Fixed price in advance, for the whole car. No meter.
- Your driver's profile is shown before you book.
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup.
- Day trips from the hotel can be booked from the cards above.
How this transfer works
One fixed price for the whole car, not per seat. There is no meter, so the figure you are quoted is the figure the booking honours. Give your flight number when you book and your driver has it.
The return leg from Pelwehera Village Resort is the same journey booked the other way, at the same price, and can be arranged now or later in your stay. Departures want you at Bandaranaike three hours before a long-haul flight, so add the 2 hr 48 min back to that.
Before you book
- Taxis in Dambulla — what the roads do at different times of day, and how being collected here works.
- Airport transfers — meeting your driver, luggage, child seats and how payment works.
- The airport to Dambulla route — the drive itself, in detail.
- A driver for several days — the usual arrangement for anyone travelling beyond Dambulla.
- The district map — where Dambulla sits, and what is around it.