Jetwing Vil Uyana – Global Winner in the ‘Luxury Wildlife Resort’ category

Beating other properties from Spain, Thailand, China and Indonesia, Jetwing Vil Uyana walked away with the coveted title of Global Luxury Wildlife Resort at this year’s World Luxury Hotel Awards. Held in Hong Kong, the recently held awards ceremony recognised this Sigiriya hotel at a star studded event which featured the very best of hotels and resorts the world over, vying for top honours in a variety of categories. Constructed utilising eco friendly principles, Jetwing Vil Uyana provides travellers an ideal base in Sri Lanka’s Cultural Triangle and has a number of unique features including an artificially created wetland that has two lakes, accommodation in a number of diverse habitats and an area that has been specially designated as a conservation site for the loris. The property is also home to diverse flora and fauna including a wide variety of mammals, birds and butterflies.