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Best 5-star hotels
in Knuckles Range.

Our 2026 edit of the best luxury and five-star hotels in Knuckles Range, Sri Lanka — independently reviewed, with rates and alternatives.

The Knuckles Range — Dumbara — is a UNESCO-listed mountain wilderness east of Kandy, with its own micro-climate, cloud forest, hidden villages and some of the best hiking on the island. It is where serious walkers come.

Best time: January to April. How many nights: 2–3 nights.

Madulkelle Tea & Eco Lodge

#1 · Knuckles, Hill Country

Madulkelle Tea & Eco Lodge

Madulkelle is the boutique alternative to Tea Trails — fourteen permanent tented suites on a 9-acre tea estate in the Knuckles Conservation Forest. Smaller, less polished, but the location is more dramatic than Bogawantalawa, and the Knuckles trekking is exceptional. The infinity pool genuinely looks over the entire range.

From £380/night