Medagama River Retreat - BOLGODA

See and feel real Sri Lanka differently !

In keeping with the demand for an alternate, activity based day excursion closer to Colombo,  We at Eco Team have come up with a full day excursion for tour operators at our activity center in Bandaragma-Bolgoda.

This center could be reached from Colombo within 1 hour maximum via Kohuwala / Piliyandala or via Katubadda / Piliyandala.

It’s equally closer to the Beach Resort area too [ via Bandaragama ] and Kaluthara could be reached in just 20 minutes.  
 
What's included in this package could be amended to accommodate any special requests.

Day Excursion Bolgoda - Highlights

Departure from Colombo……….

Come to Kesbewa Junction and take the right turn towards Bandaragama. Drive along the Kesbewe – Bandargama road for about 4km and take the right turn to Hirana Thotupala.

“Thotupala” means the landing point in Singhalese and here we get in to the canoe to begin our canoeing journey.
It takes about 45minutes to 1 hour to arrive at this spot from Colombo.

You are cutting across the Colombo city on this drive and getting to the suburbs of the city after about 20minutes. For about another 15minutes you will drive through suburbs of Colombo and last bit of the drive will be through villages that are influenced by the city.

This flat water canoeing stretch is graded as a soft trail. There is room for 3 in the canoe [ sit on top] and only 2 would be paddling at any given time. We will make a stop on the way to change places. [ In morning hours there will not be much of a flow in the lake/ river as the High-tides happens in the afternoon. Though visually it's calm and flat water technically we are paddling upstream.]      

Bolgoda Lake is the largest and most beautiful fresh water lake with the highest bio-diversity in the island. It is full of mangroves giving rise to a rich diversity in aquatic fauna and flora.Bolgoda Lake spread out over a very large area was extensively used  during the Dutch & British occupation periods as a bird  hunting ground . The location is also popular as a traditional lake fishing area. Though the observation water monitors will be not an issue we are trying our luck with Crocodiles as well !  

Total peddling time would be approximately 2 hours and the distance is about 7 km. [ there are possibilities to make this trip shorter or longer]

Arrive at the MedagamaRiver Retreat.

In our Bungalow we offer 3 spacious tastefully decorated fully air-conditioned rooms with attached bathrooms which are supplied with Hot & Cold water for changing. Two rooms has an excellent view of the lake whilst the 3 rd room is facing the garden and the pool.
Built more than a half a century ago, now renovated preserving the old charm this Bungalow has a spacious garden bordering the lake from 3 sides. Many varieties of Birds Amphibians & Flora in the garden itself would keepany nature lover bust for a long time !

HIGH ROPE COURSE

Set in the garden overlooking the BolgodaLake, the HIGH ROPE COURSE at our adventure camp consists of 5 main challenges to complete. Suspended 20 – 30 feet above. It’s been built by ex Navy  personnel who are trained and certified in building overhanging structures. Each rope / cable  used are imported with a certification for quality.[Certificates are available for any safety audit ]

This course is being maintained by a team our own staff headed by an ex-military commando who is trained for safety and maintenance of High Adventure Training structures.

Branded safety equipment imported from Italy , specially made for Adventure Activities and well trained instructors are provided.

This is an ideal activity for you and your team to create a bond and enhance self confidence.  

1) Giant Ladder

The  Team will be attempting to climb a  10M high ladder made out of wooden logs with a spacing of 2 M between each log .  Each member has to support one another in this activity as  the space  between logs is beyond the reach of an individual participant .

2) Traverse 

Participants will move from one platform - to another - Both - 15 Meters in height  & located  approximately 25m away from each other ,  with the  assistance of a cable 

3) Balancing log

Participants will move from  from one end of a  20m long - 15 M high log to the  other end , balancing themselves appropriately .
 
4) Monkey Bridge

This is a  10m long horizontal wooden ladder on which  participants need to move from  one end to the other.
 
5) Arial rope / flying fox

Participants with Body harnesses & connected to a cable  will start their "flight "  from a platform set 20m high on a  tree and finish up in the water ( shallow )  after a  125m flight.