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Come and enjoy authentic rural life in Kegalle, Sri Lanka

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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Details

  • Description

    Description

    We're George & Yvonne from the UK, who are now retired.
    We bought the house in 2009 and retired here in 2013 .
    We are currently residents under the Dream Home Visa Scheme

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Come and enjoy authentic Sri Lankan rural life.
    Our home is a Traditional Ancestral Walawa, set in a lush half acre garden surrounded by jungle.
    Extensively renovated, overlooking paddy fields with views across to Alagalla mountain, which can be climbed.
    A place of true peace and relaxation, enjoying wild life and delightful sun sets, whilst sipping your favourite sun downer.
    There is also our local Temple (dating back to the 9th century).

  • Help

    Help

    Gardening includes grass cutting with a petrol brush cutter.
    We also have a swimming pool that needs regular maintenance.
    Housework includes washing up, sweeping externally & internally.
    Also House Sitting while we are away.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    All bedrooms have en-suite facilities.
    We also have high speed fibre Internet & Satellite Television.
    The kitchen has an electric oven, microwave, 5 burner gas hob, fridge, freezer & drinks cooler.
    The utility room has an automatic washing machine.
    We can either eat together as a family or you can make your own arrangements.
    Food is available from the local stores.
    There is a supermarket and restaurants in nearby Rambukana.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We're 20 minutes by Tuk-Tuk from the world famous Pinnawala elephant orphanage.
    1 hour from the Ancient Capital City of Kandy, which is best visited by the breath taking railway journey from Kadigamuwa station.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    We have an office and Wi-Fi connected to a Fibre Network.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

Host ref number: 112386834823

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The image depicts a large house with a gable roof, featuring a spacious yard and a driveway. The house is surrounded by trees and has a well-manicured lawn. The overall atmosphere suggests a peaceful and serene environment.
The image depicts a serene backyard oasis featuring a pool, gazebo, and lush greenery, evoking a sense of tranquility and relaxation.
The image depicts a serene landscape with a lush green field, a tranquil body of water, and a majestic mountain range, evoking a sense of natural beauty and tranquility.
The image depicts a serene scene of a house with a large yard, featuring a tree and a fence, evoking a sense of tranquility and peacefulness. The house is surrounded by a lush green area.
The image depicts an older man and woman standing together, with the man\'s arm around the woman, posing for a photo in a well-lit room with white walls.

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