Ajith — Aji — left Sri Lanka when he was young. Six years working abroad, enough money saved to come home and do something with it.
In 2006 he bought fifteen acres in Embilipitiya. The land was empty. There was no orchard, no lake view, no plan except to grow something.
He started with papaya. Then pomegranate. He learned as he went — what the land wanted, which crops took, which ones didn't. He kept what worked and planted more of it.
By 2018 the farm was formally ranked the top commercial fruit farm in the country. Fifteen acres, fully productive. Mango, coconut, banana, rambutan, star fruit, dragon fruit.
This was the goal, and it was done. Then 2020 arrived.
Then came the pandemic. Crops failed across Sri Lanka, and Aji's farm was no exception. After fifteen years of building the farm by hand, it became clear that something had to change.
Aji had seen the small guesthouses in Hikkaduwa — simple, personal, family-run places filled with travelers from around the world. He wanted to create something similar here, in the orchard, by the lake.
So he built four small cottages hidden between the trees. His wife makes breakfast, their daughter helps, and Aji takes care of the rest — kayaks, safari tours, and airport pickups.
The fruit trees, the lake, and the land he has cared for over twenty years are waiting for you. Most guests come for one night — and stay longer.
See the cottagesAji replies within a day — questions welcome.
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