Birders Lodge Sinharaja
A family-run lodge above the river, a short walk from Sri Lanka’s ancient rainforest. Your gateway to the birds of Sinharaja.
A family home at the forest’s edge
Birders Lodge sits on Pethiyakanda Road in Kudawa, above the river and a short walk from the main entrance to Sinharaja. Since 2025 a new family has been caring for the lodge, refreshing the rooms and welcoming guests as friends.
Days start with coffee on the deck and birdsong from the canopy; they end with home-cooked rice and curry and stories from the trail.
“This is not simply a place to stay in Sri Lanka. It is a base from which to experience the birds, rainforest and natural heritage of Sinharaja.”
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decks and rooms overlooking the water
on foot to the Sinharaja entrance
Take a look around
Hover or tap a pin to discover the rooms, the river deck, the kitchen and the garden.
Rooms with a view
Glass-walled rooms looking into the forest.
The river deck
Coffee above the water at first light.
Village kitchen
Rice and curry in clay pots, cooked by the family.
Garden birding
Endemics in the fruiting trees, seen from the deck.
Wake up to the rainforest
Clean, spacious rooms look out over the river and the rainforest. Some have floor-to-ceiling glass, so you can watch the forest from bed; all are quiet and set apart for privacy.
Village-style Sri Lankan cooking
The family who run the lodge cook generous, village-style Sri Lankan food: rice and curry in clay pots, string hoppers and fresh fruit for breakfast, and early coffee before the morning walk. Breakfast is included.
Small lodge, big forest
“We were delighted to discover this lodge in the heart of nature, just above the river.”
Everything you need, nothing you don’t
Simple comforts in a beautiful place, looked after by a family who will go out of their way to help.
The forest comes to you
Fruiting trees, the river and the forest edge bring birds right into the grounds. Many guests see their first endemics from the deck, before breakfast.
From first light to firefly time
Coffee on the deck
Owls and frogmouths still calling.
Morning birding
Mixed flocks at their most active.
Breakfast
String hoppers, curries and fresh fruit.
River pools
Cool off in the natural pools.
Afternoon walk
Forest edge, rivers and the garden.
Rice & curry
Dinner and the day’s list.
Night walk
Frogs, lizards and the Green Pit Viper.
Explore Sinharaja
The UNESCO World Heritage rainforest begins a short walk from the gate. We arrange guides, trails and night walks.
Come for the birds. Stay for the forest.
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