Published: 27 September 2026
Key Highlights
- Pioneering the world’s first Ayurveda resort at Barberyn Reef in 1984.
- Promoting authentic Ayurveda, longevity, preventive health, and holistic wellbeing.
- Conserving Sri Lanka’s medicinal plant heritage through the Institute of Ayurveda and Alternative Medicine and Barberyn’s cultivation projects.
- Investing in renewable energy, waste-to-energy systems, biodiversity conservation, rainwater harvesting, and sustainable resource management.
- Recognition through national tourism, export, environmental, and sustainability awards.
- Ongoing commitment to internationally recognised management systems and continuous improvement in environmental, food safety, occupational health and safety, and quality performance.
Healing with Authentic Ayurveda. Advocating Simple, Conscious Living.
At Barberyn, we believe that authentic Ayurveda extends beyond treatment and encompasses a way of life that supports healthy ageing, preventive health, respect for nature, and inner wellbeing. Sustainability is therefore not a separate initiative, but an integral part of the healing environment experienced by our guests. Through responsible environmental stewardship, medicinal plant conservation, renewable energy projects, resource efficiency initiatives, community engagement, and authentic Ayurveda healthcare services, Barberyn continues to support a vision of human development that benefits people, communities, and nature alike.
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Original Publication: Sunday Times World Tourism Day 2026 Special Supplement
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