Jetwing Vil Uyana eco-luxury hotel in Sri Lanka :

Symbolic agri-eco experience

Jetwing Vil Uyana

Situated among reed beds and paddy fields, over the first man-made lake since the era of Parakramabahu I, among the peace and tranquility of Sigiriya, is what Harper's Bazaar calls the Best Eco-Luxury Hotel in Sri Lanka, Jetwing Vil Uyana. This hotel is a unique and groundbreaking project of Jetwing Hotels, which has for the first time in the world created a private nature reserve through the construction of a wetland system with lakes and reed beds.

The hotel itself is built on a section of land that is used to re-grow paddy with cosy dwellings which have been built near the paddy fields.

The extremely unique aspect of this hotel lies in the fact that a wetland system was introduced into a part of the traditional dry zone creating an excitingly new type of approach to eco-living and the eco-lifestyle.

Harper's Bazaar described the hotel as a place which offers a "refreshingly intelligent approach to luxury travel" with an "evolved environmental policy." The event at 8.00 a.m. on May 14 will have a Seeding and Transplanting Ceremony at Jetwing Vil Uyana.

Ploughing the fields

The ceremony at Jetwing Vil Uyana will celebrate the birth and growth of the paddy crop which is symbolic of the livelihood, sustenance and development of millions of people throughout Sri Lanka. Liyanage, a local expert on paddy cultivation, will speak on the subject before the ceremony begins.

Jetwing Vil Uyana invites all agricultural, environmental enthusiasts to an event that is uniquely Jetwing. Discounts between 20-25 percent are on offer for guests staying at the hotel to experience this event.