Garden Tour

The garden is open to visitors from 9am to 5pm daily. An entrance fee is payable at the gate. A guided tour of the garden is available on request. Lunch and tea may be arranged as part of the garden visit for which a supplement is chargeable on the garden entry but is limited to availability of space and occupancy of the rooms by in house guests.

Enjoy the Freedom

Accommodation.

There are five regular suites and one en suite-on request and availability at the Lunuganga Estate. The Suites are preserved in as close to the way they existed in the lifetime of the architect and full of an eclectic mixture of original antique, sometimes modern furniture and contemporary and traditional artworks. The public rooms include a sitting room and the Garden Room. In addition there are several garden pavilions for relaxation which include the Roman Pavilion and the Blue Pavilion.

Food and Beverage

The house speciality is Sri Lankan Food served to various recipes and preparations that were part of the life of the house during the life of Geoffrey Bawa. We aim to provide an authentic experience of Sri Lankan home cooking to all guests. A changing menu, which includes both Sri Lankan and international cuisines, is available and uses a variety of seasonal ingredients in its preparation. Please confirm any special meal requirements at the time of making a reservation. There are a variety of dining options at Lunuganga available to resident guests and mealtime visitors.

The Garden is available for corporate and personal celebrations by prior booking and at the discretion of the Trust. A maximum number of 75 persons may be accommodated.

Great man, a genius who lived and created a new way materialistic world

Lunuganga Estate was the country home of the renowned Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa. Started in 1947, the garden led Bawa, a lawyer called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1940, to decide to become an architect. As he went on to become Sri Lanka's and one of Asia's most prolific and influential architects, the garden at the Lunuganga estate remained his first muse and experimental laboratory for new ideas. He continued to change and experiment with its spaces and structures throughout his life until his final illness in 1998. Left to the Lunuganga Trust on his demise in 2003, the gardens are now open to the public and the buildings on the estate are run as a country house hotel.