The garden at Lunuganga, Geoffrey Bawa’s country estate

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Bawa and luxury wellness in a week

Geoffrey Bawa’s architecture from Colombo to the south coast, with time to slow down at a wellness retreat in the hills and at Amangalla in Galle Fort.

7 days

  1. Day 1

    1Galle Face Hotel

    Galle Face·Historic seafront hotel

    Check in by the ocean in Colombo (or at the Shangri-La); sunset on Galle Face Green.

  2. Day 2

    2Number 11, Geoffrey Bawa’s house

    Colombo 3·Architect’s house

    Number 11 by guided tour, lunch at The Gallery Café.

  3. Day 2, afternoon

    3Gangaramaya Temple & Seema Malaka

    Colombo 2 · Beira Lake·Buddhist temple

    The Seema Malaka pavilions on Beira Lake.

  4. Day 2, evening

    4The Parliament complex by Geoffrey Bawa

    Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte·Architecture

    See the Parliament complex from the lakeside at Kotte, as architecture.

  5. Days 3–4

    5Santani Wellness Kandy

    Near Kandy·Wellness retreat

    Two nights at a wellness retreat in the hills near Kandy.

  6. Day 5

    6Lunuganga

    Bentota·Garden

    Down to Bentota for a tour of Lunuganga and the Brief Garden.

  7. Days 6–7

    7Amangalla

    Galle Fort·Historic hotel

    Finish at Amangalla in Galle Fort, with its spa, The Baths.

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