History

how everything started

Natural Mystic Sanctuary was created in June 2013 by Sam and Karina Starnes.
After travelling around Sri Lanka for a couple of weeks they visited the rainforest area. Luckily they discovered this land and fell in love with the huge Banyan tree, the river with it´s natural pools and the peaceful surroundings.

NMS is a self sustainable living project to protect the environment and provide a safe place for the trees, plants, animals and people.

After building a small mud house to live in, over 1000 trees were planted. These were to replace the trees that would have been here before, most were cut down around 100 years ago to make this a tea estate. The planting included fruit, spices, hardwood and rare ayurvedic trees as well as some vegetables and herbs.
The upper buildings were then built and completed in Nov 2016 when the Eco Lodge was started, allowing others to come and enjoy this piece of paradise and support our project.

NMS continues to plant and grow organic fruits, spices, herbs and vegetables to supply fresh and natural food to it's guests.