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About this property

Elegant Accommodation: Bright Sun Safari in Udawalawe offers a serene garden and a spacious terrace. Guests enjoy free WiFi throughout the property, ensuring connectivity during their stay. Comfortable Amenities: The guest house features air-conditioning, private bathrooms, and a dining area. Additional amenities include a work desk, refrigerator, and free toiletries, catering to all comfort needs. Delicious Breakfast: A continental breakfast is served daily, featuring local specialities, fresh pastries, pancakes, juice, and fruits. Guests can also enjoy a variety of beverages at the on-site bar. Prime Location: Located 50 km from Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport and 16 km from Udawalawe National Park, Bright Sun Safari provides easy access to key attractions. Highly rated for its deserts, safaris, and friendly host.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.8 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.8)

    • Breakfast info

    • Continental

    • Free parking available on-site


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1 extra-large double bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Rydberg
    Sweden Sweden
    The best staff and stay we could have hoped for! Upul and his sister were wonderful. They arranged the safari in Udawalawe park with the best guy! Super fun and felt so safe. They fixed delicious dinner and breakfast aswell. Cleaning was great....
  • Laura
    Germany Germany
    Dear Upul, we wanna thank you for having us. We had a Great time with you, even that we only had a few days to get to know each other. You organized us the best driver for our Safari Tour in Udawalawe national Park. We very appreciate the drivers...
  • Lily
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    I thought the free breakfast was amazing, the room was really comfy and a great price, and the family running it are very welcoming and friendly. Good location for safari and going around the town.
  • Jade
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    This property is perfect. The staff are all so lovely, and the room was so comfortable. The bed and pillows were great. Their dinner was delicious. Really recommend staying here.
  • Elias
    Switzerland Switzerland
    Amazing place close to the city. The room has everything we need including a hot shower. We got to see mongoose in the garden. Also other fascinating animals like birds and squirrels. The dinner was absolutely tasty we thoroughly enjoyed the meal....
  • George
    Austria Austria
    First of all Upul and his sister Lakmali are the best hosts we met so far during our vacation. The room was also good with a super comfy bed, AC and hot water. They also made us rice and curry for dinner which was delicious. Upul also arranged a...
  • Noah
    Australia Australia
    Super friendly hosts, cozy room with a super comfortable bed. The safari tour they arranged for us was a great experience we enjoyed it. We also visited the elephant transit home after the safari tour, which was also a nice experience for us....
  • Alexandra
    Germany Germany
    Upul is a very nice and helpful host. He messaged us already prior to our stay and also arranged the safari for us with an experienced guide. We loved our stay at Sunbirds Home and felt very comfortable. The value for money is excellent! The room...
  • Jessicaguy89
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The most beautiful accommodation in an idyllic scenery. Upul and his family were wonderful and really took care of us. Wish we could have stayed longer.
  • Amber
    United States United States
    The hosts are the most caring people we have met in Sri lanka. you can clearly tell hosting is what they love to do. We spent a week and they treated us like royalty which we are certainly not expecting. The rooms are tucked back on the property...

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 3 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Hosted by Kumara Nishshanka

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Kumara Nishshanka
We have only two rooms. Both are separated ones. Cottage type. We will provide you all the essential facilities a hot water system, Wi-Fi, heater jug, hair dryer, shampoo, body wash, soap, 4 bed pillows for each room, throwing pillows and comfortable mettrass. These amenities are to comport you.
Hi, welcome to Bright sun safari udawalawe..Thank you for choosing us. I'm Upul the owner of the hotel. A person who is ardent about the tourism industry. A nature lover who loves gradening and have a small collection of flower plants. I'm running this place with my sister Lakmali (manager). She is a painter an artist. We both are here to make your stay a lovely one.
This is where you will find the habitat of beautiful sunbirds. Loten's sunbird (Cinnyris lotenius) and Purple - Rumped sunbird. Ideal place for the people who are interested in the subject of ornithology. Bright sun safari located near the city where you have access to all facilities you need ATM, food cities, other shops and restaurants. Moreover, You will able to visit several tourist attraction places except the Udawalawe National Park. Ancient Sankapala Temple where the famous historical character giant Pussadewa resided, Udawalawe lake, and Elephant transithome(where you will enjoy to see how the baby elephants are fed). In addition, we can assist you in arranging safari tour and arrange a taxi to your next destination. You will love your stay here !
Language spoken: English

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House rules

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Check-in
From 13:00 to 23:30
Check-out
From 08:00 to 11:00
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Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

Children 18 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Cot and extra bed policies

0 - 2 years
Cot upon request
Free

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No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Free!Pets are allowed on request. No extra charges.
Cash only
This property only accepts cash payments.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

Legal information

This property is managed by a private host. EU consumer law relating to professional hosts might not apply.

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