10 cabanas of "Ruuk Village" are designed to resemble a typical Sri Lankan village, spread out over 9000SQms
We offer 4 types of CABANAS and a VW-CAMPER VAN
Deluxe Wooden Cabana - more details - ONLY two chalets
Superior Wooden Cabana - more details
Garden Cabana - more details
Standard Wooden Cabana AKA “Wadiya” Fisherman’s Cabin - more details
Sri Lankan ONLY Vanlife Style, Volkswagen Camper - more details
ACTIVITIES
Kitesurfing (Island Trips) - Kite safaris in Kalpitiya
Windsurfing
Kayaking (Local ) free of charge. SUP useage is included in case of full board.
Deep sea fishing tours
Dolphins and blue whale excursions ( from September to April )
Kalpitiya village center guided tour in our trusted TukTuk
Complimentary bicycles to discover Kalpitiya and the surroundings
Take a boat and visit the river which is a bit north of Kalpitiya or with a Kayak. Elephant tree which is 700 years old.
Visit the old Dutch church in Kalpitiya ( by boat )
Day trips to Dambulla / Sigirya / Anamaduwa temple / Anuradhpura / Kandy can be organized with our Local Guide.
In the month of August, day trip to view the "Kandy perahara"
And here is a list of things to do in Kalpitiya when there is no WIND NO WIND activities
At "Ruuk Village", with its Eco friendly wooden cabanas, luxury can be experienced in its natural form. All types of cabanas provide a private sitting area and hammocks.
Besides clean and economical accommodation in cozy wooden cabanas which are solar powered during day time, we will ensure that you also enjoy the local food in all its authenticity. It is not boasting if we say, that Ruuk Village has the best cook in town who prepares Sri Lankan food. "Ruuk Village" offers you everything you need for a very special personalized holiday.
One highlight of Kalpitiya is to explore the unspoiled northern islands (40-60 mins boat ride away) either during kitesurfing or simply during a boat trip.
If nature is what you want to discover, we are only 90 mins away from Wilpattu National Park, where you come across number of species which are specific to dry zone.
We want our visitors at "Ruuk Village" to get closer to nature and to feel that they are home away from home.
AMENITIES
We are an off-grid project, during the day Solar power ( kindly refrain from leaving unwanted bulbs switched on), in case there is no Solar in the cabana during your stay, kindly inform the team ASAP.
Stand alone Solar re-charging station for mobile devices.
Authentic Rice & Curry cooked on wooden stove in clay pots
variety of breakfast including Sri Lankan breakfast style.
High speed WIFI (4G) in public area
House boat(taxi) to cross the lagoon (extra charges apply) in case of full or half board boat is included.
On request portable fans to minimize the heat when there is no wind (specially during warmer months - May, June,July
Housekeeping ( on request ), to avoid wastage of valuable resources we use a card where you can highlight your wishes.
Once a week Pizza night ( minimum 5 guests )
Electricity is generated using our our small solar park. During the night if the stord solar energy is not enough a generator will provide us electricity between 18:00 - 22:30Hrs. On request even longer. But we try to reduce our carbon foot print on environment, we believe it is every ones responsibility.