Eco-friendly Estate on 45 Acres - Sale, Long Term Lease or Property Exchange - 2.5 M USD for Sale or 5,000 USD Lease

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This award-winning architectural Mansion is surrounded by a Greenery Forest with Bird vocalization throughout the day, providing a live-like-a-king lifestyle all year round. Set amid the lush in the vicinity of Weligama and is situated in the 45-acre plot of lush and moister mountain with breezy and woody surroundings with a panoramic view of the historical Sinharaja Forest range, the Weligama coastal beach, ranges of lush paddy fields, fragrant spice plantations and picturesque tea estates.

The Mansion is an entirely luxurious Heritage Bungalow of 6000 square feet designed by the world-renowned architect Geoffrey Bawa, which contains five large en suites, a reception hall of more than 1500 square feet with wooden teak floor, a pantry, dining, spacious storage two rooms, colonial-style kitchen, swimming pool, and masterfully selected handmade furniture.

This incredible property within a nature reserve is both luxurious and sustainable, with a natural water supply sourced from its natural spring. Set amongst the tranquil rainforest and mild climate, it is also home to an abundance of wildlife, which includes wild boars, Indian mongooses, giant squirrels, peacocks, resident birds, porcupines, reptiles, butterflies and other native, exotic, and invasive species.

Hundreds of forest trees, including Mahogany, Teak, Nadun, Kumbuk, Badidel, Jack, Kohomba, Hora, and Halmilla, as well as fruit-bearing trees, including Rambutan, Mangosteen, durian, Jackfruit, and a variety of Mangoes, are grown around this mansion, providing economic value and a healthy environment. The Estate's Giant Lianna (Yodha Pus-Wela) will embrace and delight visitors.

The land is beautifully cultivated and well maintained with cash crops such as cinnamon (25 acres), coconut (20 acres), tea (5 acres), and pepper (5 acres), laid out in both a separate and intercrop manner, bringing a consistent all year around income.

A newly constructed stone structure next to the historic mansion is a three-story, 10,000-square-foot building with nine en suite double bedrooms, one large reception hall, a large kitchen, and a rooftop entertainment area that can be converted into a luxury hotel and a large banquet hall.

Significant development potential exists with endless opportunities to build hundreds of villas and eco-tourism projects within the Greenery Forest, through the plantation, and on the top of the mountain.

Agro-tourism projects incorporating paddy, tea, rubber, coconut, cinnamon cultivation, agro cattle, buffalo farms, curd manufacturing and snake farms and tea factories can be seen in the vicinity of this great mansion.

The opportunity to secure a tourist-zoned site containing an estate of this caliber, offering versatile and lucrative income-earning potential across more than 45 Acres of this pristine hinterland, will rarely be replicated.

This natural wonderland is just 20 minute’s drive from the Southern Express Highway interchange and two hour's drive from the Bandaranaike International Airport, just a 30-minute drive to the Mirissa and Unawatuna Beach, just 40 minutes from Galle Fort and 60 km to Sinharaja Forest Reserve.

Latitude and Longitude: 6°02'54.8"N 80°28'15.5"E

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