Visitor Guidelines

Number 11

  • Tour times are Monday to Friday, 10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.; Saturday, 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Sunday, 11:00 a.m. Please note that we are unable to accommodate late arrivals.

  • Tour groups operated by third parties are not allowed. Group tours can be booked on +94 (0)114 337 335 or at admin@geoffreybawa.org

  • The Geoffrey Bawa Trust reserves the rights of admission and management of group sizes. Tour duration is 45 minutes.

  • Entrance fee of LKR 2,500 (local rate) or LKR 5,000 (foreign rate) per person to be paid before the tour begins (cash payment only, in Sri Lankan Rupees).

  • No outside food or beverages are permitted within the premises.

  • Visitors under the age of 14 should be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

  • All backpacks, equipment and large bags should be checked at the office.

  • Mobile phones and other electronic devices must be turned on silent mode.

  • To help make everyone’s visit a pleasant one, please follow the curator or guide at all times.

  • In consideration of other visitors, please refrain from talking on a mobile phone or with each other during the tour.

  • Please do not touch or lean against any objects in the premises.

  • Photography is allowed without the use of flash or tripods of the entrance, hallway, office, guest suite and terrace; publication or commercial use of photographs is only permissible if expressed approval has been obtained from the Geoffrey Bawa Trust.

  • Video recording of any part of the house or of the documentary film is not permitted.

  • The Geoffrey Bawa Trust takes no responsibility for visitors’ personal effects.

  • Visitors are requested to park their vehicles on Bagatelle Road as parking facilities on the 33rd Lane are not available.

  • For security reasons, Number 11 is under video surveillance.

  • The Geoffrey Bawa Trust reserves the right to ask visitors who do not cooperate with the above guidelines to leave the premises.

Lunuganga

  • All backpacks, equipment and large bags should be checked at the office.

  • No outside food or beverages are permitted in the premises.

  • Photography is allowed without the use of flash or tripods; publication or
    commercial use of photographs is only permissible if expressed approval has
    been obtained from the Lunuganga Trust.

  • Please do not touch or lean against any objects in the premises.

  • Separate tickets are issued for Lunuganga Garden and No. 5 at Lunuganga;
    students with valid student IDs may purchase a discounted ticket.

  • Cellular phones and other electronic devices must be turned on silent mode;
    the garden and its environs are a quiet space.

  • Please be advised that visitors must exercise extreme caution as the grounds
    are slippery and may include the occasional serpent or crocodile visitor!

  • The Lunuganga Trust takes no responsibility for visitors’ personal effects.

  • The Trust reserves the rights of admission and management of group sizes.

  • The Lunuganga Trust reserves the right to ask visitors who do not corporate
    with the above guidelines to leave the premises.