Awards & Recognition

• Ranweli Holiday Village named as one of the Top 50 Eco-Lodges of 2009 by the editors of National Geographic Adventure magazine.
• World Tourism Organization (WTO) recognizes Ranweli Holiday Village as one of the Top 55 enterprises that promote good practices in Ecotourism globally.
• British Airways Tourism for Tomorrow Awards: Chosen as a highly commended project in the environmental experience category out of 75 entries from 38 countries in 2004.
• USA Today, included Ranweli in an article titled "10 great places to tread lightly on Earth" in their August 2004 issue.
• Winner of the first annual Ecoclub Ecolodge Award - 2004.
• Virgin Holidays Silver Award for sustainable tourism - 2004.
• Virgin Holidays Gold Award for best Eco Friendly hotel - 2004.
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA): National award for sustainability; integration of business within the environment in 2004.
• Entrepreneur of the Year Award: The former CEO, Mr. Chandra De Silva was the recipient of this award in 1999 for introducing Sustainable Nature Tourism to Sri Lanka.
• Sri Lanka Green Award 1998: Presented by the Sri Lanka Environmental Journalists Forum (SLEJF) in recognition of outstanding practical achievements in the protection and improvement of the environment.

** WHITE-BELLIED DRONGO Dicrurus caerulescens S. Podu Kauda
24cm. White vent Forked tail BrR-All Zones. Very common.