Our Story / Inspiration / History /Friendly Visitors/Shoe Café/Wabi Sabi Concept:

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HISTORY

Watch Hut 104: An abandoned slash and burn farming family's home. Explore wildlife and enjoy a peaceful escape from city life. Experience elephant watching from the comforts of our Elephant Watch Hut, part of our eco solidarity project 'Botakanda', and make a lasting impact on the local farming community.

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OUR STORY

A thirsty young boy in the forest finds water with the help of a wild elephant. We build water ponds for wild elephants to quench their thirst and support the local community. Make a difference today! Our service provides immediate relief and peace of mind to those in need.

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BOTAKANDA INSPIRATION

"Botakanda Inspiration is a unique eco-friendly tourism concept that integrates high tech, low tech and no tech solutions, with local villagers as stakeholders. Experience a sustainable vacation with ethical values!" 'Botakanda' means Wild Elephant in Native Language.

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FRIENDLY VISITORS

Elephant Watch Hut offers unique animal encounters to explore nature. Enjoy watching peacocks fly, tailor birds removing threads from Bamboo blinds, giant squirrels rob face towels, & monkeys snatch sugar bottles. Get close to nature & discover the inventive wildlife, all from the comfort of your own watch Hut.

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SHOE CAFE & 'MODEL TRAIN'

At Shoe Cafe Grill Elephant Watch Hut, every pot of coffee served sponsors a pair of tennis shoes for a needy child to attend school. Enjoy our Sri Lankan coffee.Merklin's model train serves as a reminder to protect wild baby elephants from getting injured by local trains tooting in the night to chase them away from railway tracks. Protect Pachyderms and enjoy a lovely model train!

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DESIGN & CONCEPT - WABI SABI

Although WABI SABI can be hard to define, we can translate its simplified meaning to “rustic simplicity” Enjoy rustic simplicity with our sustainable outdoor living services: furniture, BBQ, showers, & more crafted to blend in with nature & during windy days Pollen covered deck ponds create a tranquil atmosphere. Enjoy!