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Your yoga retreat in tropical nature, just 20min inland from the Indian ocean.

Relax, re-energize and de-stress at Niyagama House

Your special place to retreat in nature, just 20 minutes inland from the Unesco World Heritage Galle Fort and the Indian Ocean in Southern Sri Lanka

Designed with love and opened in 2012, our family-run, luxury Boutique Hotel and Yoga Retreat is a haven of tranquility for up to 25 guests.
 

Enjoy pure relaxation with the options of energizing Hatha yoga, elevated Aerial yoga, relaxing Yin yoga, calming meditation, detoxifying Ayurvedic massages, and nutritious food. All in the most beautiful surroundings with traditional architecture, beautifully maintained gardens and a relaxing pool area.

The distance to the airport of Colombo is 130 kilometers,

which is just a 90-minute drive from door to door.

Niyagama House in a 1-Minute-Nutshell:

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Enjoy best Offers & book directly:

20% Summer Special

Until Sep 30, 2025
2 Nights min. Stay

30% Last Minute Bliss

Until Sep 30, 2025
3 Nights min. Stay 

book 5 Days or less before

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Lokah 
Samastah
Sukhino
Bhavantu
...
May all beings
everywhere
be happy
and free

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Yoga News June 2025

Book a 3, 5 or 7-day retreat and get a wonderful discount on our rooms and suites.


The next

MINDSET YOGA DEEP DIVE RETREAT

will start on

Aug 3, Aug 31 and Sep 28

move your mind & live your dreams

Contact Elke for more info.

Move your mind & live your dreams
...
with Mindset Yoga
...
More info?

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Happy Guests @ Niyagama House

You will come away feeling like a new person!

"Absolutely gorgeous and relaxing holiday at Niyagama. This was our second visit and I think it will become an annual trip to rejuvenate and relax.

(...) 

Elke's yoga classes were a masterclass in gentle encouragement and were changed each day to keep things challenging.

(...)

Trips to Galle are easy in the hotels tuk tuk but we actually stayed out most of the time because it was simply so lovely!"

March 2025
'Smalley2013', London, UK | read the full review on Tripadvisor.com

9 x 12 meter big and chlorine-free infinity pool

Be our Guest - with or without Yoga

Solo travelers, couples, friends and retreat organizers love to stay with us.

Experience a perfect blend of Eastern hospitality and Western comfort. All guests from 12 years of age onward are welcome.

 

Stay with us for just a few days of pure relaxation, for our yoga retreats or for a longer visit. Bring your own group of up to 25 people and use our space to teach inspiring classes in our new yoga shala.

Explore our Boutique Hotel & Yoga Retreat

Cosy, award-winning Barefoot Luxury with 11 Rooms and Suites

Stay with us for days filled with deep relaxation, where less is more and the shady place at

our 18 meter long, chlorine-free pool is your space to breathe and just be.

Join our daily yoga and meditation classes, dive into self-reflection, and deepen your personal development. Enjoy the barefoot luxury in our little paradise, where we care deeply for an organic, sustainable, and eco-friendly atmosphere.

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Niyagama House is Number One on Tripadvisor

 No 1 of 63 Hotels in the Galle Area, and

Traveler Ranked on Tripadvisor on July 1, 2025

 No 20 of 619 Hotels in the Southern Province.

Niyagama House is

About the Place

Our little piece of paradise is family-run since 2012, and designed by its owners.

Bird's View from Niyagama House, surrounded by tropical nature

Rooms & Suites

Our eleven "home away from home" spaces with beautiful furniture and views into nature

Tourmaline Room with private Balcony

Day Guests

Be our guest for a yoga class, a massage, a tasty meal, and enjoy chilling by the pool

Relax in our 18 meter long pool.

Verandah Restaurant

Fresh air and a view to the pool - serving tasty delights from 7 am to 10 pm

The Verandah Restaurant

Menu

From Ayurveda Curries to Western Options - all wholesome and delicious

Eat with a View to the Pool

Detox Retreats

Give yourself a gentle time-out without feeling hungry: with an Ayurveda Detox

Our Tropical Fruit Plate.

Yoga & Meditation

Energizing Hatha, calming Meditation, elevated Aerial, and relaxing Yin

Sunset Yin Yoga on the Roof Terrace

Yoga Retreats

Enjoy a 3 or 5 day yoga package or explore the new Mindset Yoga Method

Hatha Yoga in the Yoga Room

Mindset Yoga

Elke de Silva, co-owner and co-creator of Niyagama House, is also the founder of Mindset Yoga.

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Ayurveda Massages

Sri Lanka’s wellness traditions are pure bliss - and deeply relaxing

Ayurveda Oil Massages are deeply relaxing.

Personal Evolution

Choose a private yoga class, a holistic coaching, EFT or a guided meditation session 

A private Aerial Yoga Class.

Activities & Excursions

From a cooking class, a tea plantation walk or birding to Galle Fort and the Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is just 20 minutes away.
Our big Yoga Shala offers space for 25 people.

Host your Retreat or Event

Our brand-new, beautiful, and spacious Yoga Shala is waiting for YOU 

Are you looking for a perfect place for your next retreat or training in Southern Sri Lanka, just 20 minutes inland from Galle Fort and the Indian Ocean?

A luxury setting, a big yoga shala for 25 yogis, a long chlorine-free pool, and healthy food, surrounded by a tea plantation and tropical nature?

Niyagama House is growing and in 2023 we did open our beautiful new 'Yoga House', with a big yoga shala (7.50m x 12m) and three additional guest rooms. 

Come with your group, book individual rooms or the whole property and enjoy your own vacation, while teaching up to 25 students in the middle of tropical nature.

The Main House and Yoga House are close together.
Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence Award 2019

Niyagama House means
12 Years of Excellence

About Awards and Feedback
from happy Guests

Since our opening in 2012, we have been rewarded every year with the ‘Certificate of Excellence’ and the ‘Traveler’s Choice Award’ from Tripadvisor, for which we are truly grateful.

 

We are especially proud of earning the ‘Hall of Fame’ Award from Tripadvisor in 2019, recognizing five consecutive years of consistently high ratings from travelers.

Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Award 2019

An outstanding experience from start to finish

We returned to Niygama House after a number of years and were delighted to receive the same outstanding experience as before.
The location is stunning and the property and staff are amazing.
The yoga sessions run by Elke are excellent, expertly adapted for different ability levels and thoroughly enjoyable.
Cannot recommend Niyagama House highly enough.

June 13, 2025

davewils2003, on Tripadvisor

Elke teaching Hatha Yoga
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Niyagama House is a beautiful, tranquil place to unwind.
The rooms are beautiful, clean and the bathroom has lovely products to use.
The host is incredibly welcoming from the moment I sent the query. No ask was too much and even though it is low season - I still received 5 star attention and treatment.
The food is delicious and made fresh every day. I was actually waking up excited thinking about what I would have for breakfast.
The yoga sessions are of a high quality and Elke is very experienced, knowledgeable and thoughtful in helping you and sharing feedback on where you can improve your postures.
A perfect escape in nature—highly recommended! I wish I could have stayed longer.

June 4, 2025

LightPacker, on Tripadvisor

Perfect yoga retreat balanced with some of the best Sri Lankan food we've eaten

My husband and I spent 3 nights at Niyagama House.
We really enjoyed the Bliss Yoga package with Elke as well as the morning meditation. Elke is an excellent yoga teacher moulding her classes to suit the participants.
After 4 days of yoga, swimming, wonderful food and accommodation we felt fantastic!
The whole experience is highly recommended.

June 17, 2025

Gillian, Australia, on Booking.com

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लोकाः समस्ताः सुखिनोभवंतु
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
May all beings everywhere
be happy and free

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Mobile Number Office

0094 (0) 77 461 8699

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Landphone Number 

0094 (0) 91 223 5270

WhatsApp ENGLISH & DEUTSCH: Elke 0094 (0) 76 778 5566

Niyagama House, Niyagama, Akmeemana, 80090 Galle, SRI LANKA

  MADE WITH LOVE by Elke de Silva  

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