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.
Lokah
Samastah
Sukhino
Bhavantu
...
May all beings
everywhere
be happy
and free
Yoga News December 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
February 2, March 2 and April 6
move your mind & live your dreams
Contact Elke for more info.
Happy Guests @ Niyagama House
10 points out of 10
"Individual personal experience
with excellent food in fantastic surroundings"
November 2024
Ulrich, Germany, on Booking.com
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.
No 1 of 61 Hotels in the Galle Area, and
Traveler Ranked on Tripadvisor on January 5, 2025
No 12 of 566 Hotels in the Southern Province.
Niyagama House is
Verandah Restaurant
Fresh air and a view to the pool - serving tasty delights from 7 am to 10 pm
Menu
From Ayurveda Curries to Western Options - all wholesome and delicious
Detox Retreats
Give yourself a gentle time-out without feeling hungry: with an Ayurveda Detox
Ayurveda Massages
Sri Lanka’s wellness traditions are pure bliss - and deeply relaxing
Personal Evolution
Choose a private yoga class, a holistic coaching, EFT or a guided meditation session
Activities & Excursions
From a cooking class, a tea plantation walk or birding to Galle Fort and the Indian Ocean
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.
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.
Yoga Paradise
What a great retreat! I could totally relax and re-energize some days after my round trip through this amazing country. The owners did use the last year to renovate the house and it feels like it was never closed. Healthy curries (they adjusted the spiciness to my taste), wonderful Hatha, Yin, and Aerial yoga classes, the amazing pool and just a short tuktuk drive to the beach or to Galle Fort (they organized it to be the same driver, so I was feeling very safe). Thanks to the super service I felt like a princess! It was a perfect mix! Thank you so much!
Nov 2022
Jutta, Berlin, Germany, on Tripadvisor
Excellent Stay
Excellent break at this lovely small hotel. The staff were great, attentive but not over intrusive. Had a very informative tour of the surrounding tea plantation along with the various fruits etc.
It is an 8 bedroomed colonial style building with the restaurant on the veranda overlooking the infinity pool onto the forest where you can witness the monkeys jumping from tree to trees.
The owner Elke along with Prasad and all the staff make sure you have an enjoyable stay. It does not have an alcohol license but they will arrange for tuk-tuk to pick up anything you want. It is a little off the beaten track but if you want a relaxing quiet base it is perfect. Probably the most enjoyable place we stayed in Sri Lanka.
March 2022
John, UK, on Tripadvisor
Fabulous
This place is just a paradise, you can’t ask for more…. Food was very fresh and healthy, beautiful view from the balcony and nature around was just lovely. We felt very special and lucky to be there. Amazing swimming pool and very friendly staff. If you are looking for tranquility please visit this wonderful place. Chic and unique place with such a big attention to details to make your stay even more special.
April 2022
Dominika, London, UK, on Booking.com
लोकाः समस्ताः सुखिनोभवंतु
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
May all beings everywhere
be happy and free
