Water Garden Sigiriya
Kimbissa, Sigiriya — 145.6 km from Bandaranaike (CMB), about 3 hr 13 min. Fixed fares from Rs 23,320, agreed before you fly.
About Water Garden Sigiriya
Water Garden Sigiriya is in Kimbissa, Sigiriya, about 3 hr 13 min by road from Bandaranaike International Airport. The hotel lists 3 room types, including Deluxe Villa. The hotel lists 3 restaurants and bars, including The Main Restaurant and The Twin Level 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
7.99227, 80.74532
دليل الزائر: Water Garden Sigiriya
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- Deluxe Villa: One king bed, 950 sq ft
- Superior Deluxe Villa with Plunge Pool: One king bed, 1,282 sq ft, private plunge pool
- Duplex Twin Villa with Plunge Pool: Two bedrooms, 950 sq ft, private plunge pool
- The Main Restaurant: Fresh organic cuisine, indoor and outdoor seating
- The Twin Level Bar: Panoramic views, handcrafted cocktails, gourmet bites
- Kamatha Dining Experience: Dining beside a paddy field
- Elephant safaris
- Sigiriya Rock tours
- Pidurangala Rock hikes
- Naturalist-guided excursions
- Private plunge pools (select villas)
- Spa and wellness centre
- Gardens and streams
Near Water Garden Sigiriya
Places to visit close to the hotel. Drive time is by road, from the same pricing data as your quote.
Day trips from Water Garden Sigiriya
Further afield. Drive time is by road, from the same pricing data as your quote.
Water Garden Sigiriya is a boutique-scale property in Kimbissa, in the countryside around Sigiriya, and it is deliberately small: around 30 villas rather than the hundred-plus room counts common at nearby resorts. That scale is central to its identity, positioning it as a design-focused retreat rather than a large-format resort, and it is marketed explicitly as a design boutique hotel rather than a conventional luxury chain property.
The property sits within national park land, and its grounds are built around exactly the feature its name promises: a landscaped network of winding streams and water channels running between the villas, giving the resort its own constructed micro-landscape rather than simply placing rooms in existing gardens. Each villa is set within this layout with private plunge pools and enclosed "secret" garden areas, giving guests a degree of privacy that a larger hotel with shared pools and public gardens cannot easily match, and the interiors are finished in a contemporary style that keeps the water and garden theme visible from inside the rooms as well as around them.
Facilities are correspondingly focused rather than extensive: a single restaurant, a full-service spa offering deep-tissue and Swedish massage alongside Ayurvedic treatments, and an outdoor pool, all scaled to the property's boutique size rather than built out for large group volumes. The design sensibility throughout favours clean, contemporary lines over the colonial or village-heritage styling found at several other properties in the area, giving Water Garden Sigiriya a distinctly different feel from its more traditional neighbours despite sitting in the same landscape.
Its setting inside national park land, close to Pidurangala Rock and the wider Sigiriya archaeological landscape, gives Water Garden Sigiriya a genuinely quiet, nature-immersed outlook, with the surrounding dry-zone forest largely undeveloped right up to the property's boundary. The combination of a small footprint with private-pool villas makes it a distinct option among the area's hotels for travellers prioritising seclusion and design over scale and volume of facilities.
Your transfer to Water Garden Sigiriya
The nearest hotel on this site is Aliya Resort & Spa in Inamaluwa, about 1.4 km away.
What it costs
| Vehicle | Seats | Typically | Prices from | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy car | 3–4 | Alto, Aqua, Axio | Rs 23,320 | Book |
| Van, SUV and group | 4–50 | Every, Vezel, Toyota KDH, Coaster | Rs 30,890 | Book |
| Premium car | 3–4 | Camry | Rs 43,390 | 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 145.6 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 Water Garden Sigiriya?
From Rs 23,320 for the 145.6 km, about 3 hr 13 min. That is a fixed price for the whole car, quoted before you book, not a meter reading.
How long does the transfer to Water Garden Sigiriya take?
About 3 hr 13 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 Water Garden Sigiriya?
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 23,320 | Book |
| Economy / Medium Car | 3–4 | Rs 25,780 | Book |
| Sedan | 3–4 | Rs 28,050 | Book |
| Mini Van | 5–7 | Rs 30,890 | Book |
| SUV | 4–5 | Rs 31,460 | Book |
| Van | 8–14 | Rs 33,170 | Book |
| Luxury Car | 3–4 | Rs 43,390 | Book |
| Mini Bus | 15–30 | Rs 45,090 | Book |
| Bus | 30–50 | Rs 63,260 | 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 Water Garden Sigiriya 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 3 hr 13 min back to that.
Before you book
- Taxis in Sigiriya — 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 Sigiriya route — the drive itself, in detail.
- A driver for several days — the usual arrangement for anyone travelling beyond Sigiriya.
- The district map — where Sigiriya sits, and what is around it.