The floating cabanas lit at dusk

From clay to water

  • 2018
  • 2021
  • 2024

How rain-filled clay pits in Katana became Sri Lanka's first floating resort.

Aerial view of the lake and cabanas at dusk

Thirteen acres of water

  • Once a clay mine
  • Now 31 cabanas
2018
A boatman crossing the restored lake at sunset

A clay mine

For years Bolagala was mined for clay. The pits filled with rain, and land that could not be farmed sat empty until Kelum Perera saw a lake.

2021
The floating cabanas on the lake

Sri Lanka's first

Sri Lanka Tourism approved the country's first floating resort with an agro-tourism theme. The first cabanas went on the water.

2024
The Float restaurant on the water

Opened

On 1 March 2024 the resort opened with thirty-one cabanas, two restaurants, a lounge bar and a working farm.

Today
Guests at a village lunch

Gemi Gedara

Around thirty local investors and homegrown engineers built it. The village works here and shares its crafts with guests.

Come and float31 cabanas on the water

  • 20 min from CMB
  • Check-in 14:00
  • Desk 24 h
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