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Aliya Resort & Spa – Sigiriya
Aliya Resort & Spa is a beautiful luxury nature resort located in the heart of Sri Lanka’s Cultural Triangle, surrounded by lush tropical forests and peaceful countryside. The name “Aliya”, meaning elephant in Sinhala, reflects the resort’s connection with Sri Lanka’s wildlife and natural heritage. Designed with a blend of modern comfort and traditional Sri Lankan influences, the resort offers guests a relaxing stay in harmony with nature.
Location & Surroundings
The resort is situated in Audangawa, near Sigiriya, in an ideal location for exploring the ancient wonders of the Cultural Triangle. It offers a wonderful setting with views towards the famous Sigiriya Lion Rock Fortress and the surrounding landscape. The peaceful jungle environment gives guests a feeling of staying close to nature while still enjoying high-quality hotel facilities.
From Aliya Resort, guests can easily visit some of Sri Lanka’s most important attractions, including:
The location makes it an excellent base for cultural experiences, wildlife excursions and nature activities.
Accommodation & Rooms
Aliya Resort offers spacious and comfortable accommodation designed to provide privacy, relaxation and a connection with the natural surroundings. The resort has a combination of elegantly designed rooms, suites and unique wooden chalet-style accommodation.
The rooms feature:
The wooden chalets provide a special experience, allowing guests to enjoy the atmosphere of a tropical retreat while having all modern comforts.
Dining Experience
Aliya Resort offers a variety of dining options to suit international travelers. Guests can enjoy Sri Lankan specialties, Asian cuisine and international dishes prepared with fresh local ingredients.
The restaurants provide pleasant settings, including options for enjoying meals while surrounded by the peaceful atmosphere of the resort. The bars offer refreshing beverages and a relaxing place to unwind after a day of sightseeing.
Facilities & Services
The resort provides a wide range of facilities to make guests’ stay comfortable and memorable:
Guests can also enjoy activities such as cycling, nature walks, yoga and cultural experiences, making the resort suitable for couples, families and small groups.
Overall Experience
Aliya Resort & Spa offers a perfect combination of luxury, nature and Sri Lankan hospitality. Its peaceful jungle surroundings, excellent location near Sigiriya and comfortable accommodation make it one of the preferred choices for travelers exploring Sri Lanka’s Cultural Triangle.
It is especially suitable for guests who wish to experience the beauty of Sri Lanka’s ancient heritage while enjoying the comfort and services of a high-quality resort.
 " Dear Cyril We spent a wonderful week with you. We were so pleased to have to visited your beautiful country and we will recommend you for all of our relatives and to friends. It has been a pleasure to spend these days with you, we will never forget nice smile on your face all the time. Thank you and if one day you would like to visit Switzerland we will be raedy take you around snowy mountans! All the best, Franz family" Dr. David franz from Swiss
 "We would like to say thank you very much Mr. Cyril for the excellent 7 night tour of Sri Lanka you provided us. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Sri Lanka and the itinerary you arranged. The four hotels (Earls Regency, Amaya Lake, Heritance Kandalama and the Colombo Hilton) were excellent and thoroughly deserved their 5 stars. Your driving skills was excellent. Also very friendly, calm, helpful, and courteous and always prompts. Sri Lanka is a lovely country and the people were very friendly. ..." Suresh and Prashanth
 "We found Cyril on-line and after checking with lots of other guides we decided he is the one for us, that decision was the best one we did for our trip From the beginning, in our emails, Cyril listen to us and was very helpful, he gave us information and helped us to create the best trip for us.We had 10 days trip, for our honeymoon, to many parts of Sri-Lanka. the country is amazing, green, nice people and good food.Cyril was a great driver and even greater guide, he has so much knowledge and e..." Coral and Oded from Israel
 " Our Tour in Sri Lanka Traveling through the beautiful Sri Lanka has been great. Cyril warmly welcomed us at the airport and drove us with his always clean car in every part of the country. He provided daily information about the history and the different sites of Sri Lanka. Also, he taught us a lot about Sri Lankan culture, starting from food, traditions, animals and nature, and suggested authentic and less known places we c..." FILIPPO MASI FROM ITALY
 "2nd to 15th November 2016 Dear Cyril, Thank you for arranging our first visit to your beautiful country. We had a very enjoyable, comfortable, safe, interesting and memorable holiday. All the accommodations you provided were very clean and comfortable and we will always remember the welcome, we felt when the smiling staff cheerfully looked after us and our every need. The itinerary you arranged was just right for us and made even better with the care you took whilst driving your very c..." Satwant and Doug from Australia
 "Thanks a lot for making great arrangements for the visit. The visit was very well organized with good hotels and the vehicle/ driver. I would highly recommend your agency and its services to everyone who wants to visit Sri Lanka. Anastasia - Russia, Feb 2011 " Anastasia
 "Dear Cyril, Here are some photos for you as we promised, and also little gift to you. Here is some photos of elephant boy which we were took on elephant ride. Please give to them when you go to Habarana again. We are very grateful to you for your services that you have done to make our holiday in this beautiful country. Still we are thinking over our nice trip with you. It was fantastic, really! Here in Holland, life is normal again. Greeting for your wife and daughter too. George and Cala ..." George and Cala
 "Cyril was our driver and guide for the last nine days. We had the comfortable white Toyota van shown in the pic - it was just as clean and shiny, and not a scratch on it. He is clearly a very skilled driver. He is particularly knowledgeable about the history of the many places we visited. We were pleased we had Cyril as our driver. He had been recommended to us by an acquaintance. Andrew Speirs Melbourne, Australia Travel period 04 Jan - 12 Jan 2018" Mr. Andrew an Mrs. Suzy Speirs from Australia
 "Dear Cyril, We want to thank you so much for making our trip so unforgetable and delightful. We received your name from our friends lives in Geneva who travelled with you in January 2009 and they gave you such a high recommendation that we decided to conbtact you for our two weeks trip this year. Although we have been to Sri Lanka a few times already. We have never found such an excellent driver and guide. It has been a great pleasure to visit Colombo with you and then to Koggala for two day tr..." Mr.Gabor Kato & Mrs.Ann Kato
 "CyrilWe are now back at home after the lovely time with you in Sri Lanka, andvisiting Hong Kong.Thank you for driving for us while we were in Sri Lanka.In particular, we appreciated - your smooth, calm and efficient driving through varied traffic conditions - your calmness when things did not go quite as expected - your being available at all times of day - I'm remembering our late arrival at the airport, and our late departure - your information about all sorts of ..." Cliff Hooker and Jean from Australia