Hotels near Kumana National Park, Panama

Absolutely loved staying here. The beach was super close , short walk to peanut farm surf break . Very easy going indoor outdoor flow . Loved being closed to nature. Nilana was an absolute legend and very helpful!

Private location, extremely helpful and polite owner and staff, authentic Sri Lanka beach life vibe, everything was clean and tidy, Iroshana helped us with just about anything we could think off from arranging breakfast, barbeque dinner, recommending surf bays and trips to conversations about Sri Lanka ways of living. Thank you for everything, we will always remember and hope to come back one day.

Close to a wild beach. Amazing food and really welcoming owner.

This is THE place to stay if you are interested in safaris within Kumana NP. We had an exceptional driver (as good an animal spotter as our guide!). We were lucky enough to have Sam as our guide. He is a BBC wildlife videographer and knew so much about the animals and their behaviours. It gave us the best chance of having so many great leopard/animal encounters. The food and hotel staff was also fantastic. If I come back to Sri Lanka I would skip Yala and come here for a few nights more. There is no mobile signal in Kumana to alert other drivers to where wildlife is so usually the leopard encounters are just yourself and no-one else. Just note - the national park is still about 45 min drive away from the hotel and Panama is a quiet place (more peaceful than Arugum Bay). Its def not a party place like Arugum bay. Safaris are from 5am until about 6.30pm. I would also recommend maybe bringing a neck buff and protection for expensive camera equipment (towel to cover). There is a lot of dust that kicks up off the road.

Great stay for us. The team that run the hotel were really good. Swimming on the Panama beach every morning before breakfast was magic, the food was great. The room facilities were great as well. This is the nearest hotel resort to the Kumana National Park entrance. Few mins drive to the Arugam Bay Surfing beach. We will be back!

Wow. The location of this place is very remote and it takes a while to get there via a very bumpy road but the place is absolutely worth it. The views are stunning and you can literally watch elephants and birds in the distance from your bed. Everything was extremely clean and although I have to admit I was sceptical when I first saw the shower, it happened to be one of the most fantastic showers I have had in Sri Lanka. The bed was very comfortable and the balcony is really convenient if you want to chill and watch sunset or sunrise. The room does get quite hot during the day but you have a fan that worked ok for us. The hosts are so kind and helpful. They served us a nice dinner and breakfast that we had while looking over the lake. In the morning they also gave us a small tour in the jungle and showed us some leopard footprints. We only stayed for a night as it was quite unplanned but definitely worth driving there for the experience!