Wild Coast Tented Lodge - Relais & Chateaux

"Wild Coast Tented Lodge is renowned for its leopard population. This spectacular luxury tented camp is situated on a rugged, empty beach, overlooking the Indian Ocean. The unique design sees the man‑made structures blending seamlessly into the surrounding landscape, Guests can enjoy authentic Sri Lankan cuisine, as well as sundowner cocktails and picnics al fresco on the sand dunes, watching dusk settle over the Indian Ocean. The Lodge partnered with the Wilderness and Wildlife Conservation Trust (WWCT) to study leopards providing them with imagery from the Wild Coast camera traps. WWCT’s Yala project studies leopard dynamics, movements & behaviors in the Yala national park. "

"Area: Yala. UNESCO design award winner Wild Coast Tented is a spectacular luxury tented camp stunningly located where the jungle meets a pristine beach, overlooking the Indian Ocean. The unique design blends seamlessly into the surrounding landscape. Wild Coast’s soaring, curved, organic structures are an eye-widening architectural triumph. The bamboo-clad, open-air restaurant and bar are positioned beside a freeform turquoise infinity pool, complementing the Yala bushland-and-beach setting. Tucked away in the wilderness, dazzling Cocoon tented bedrooms and a Sanctuary Spa dot the landscape like scattered seed pods. If you can afford it... do it! "

"Hideaway in little cocoons, amongst the greenery of Sri Lanka's Yala National Park - who knows, you might see a leopard."