Aarunya Nature Resort has been featured on multiple articles spotlighting “farm charm” – the 2026 travel trend where guests trade passive sightseeing for hands-on agricultural experiences. The coverage, sourced from the Associated Press, highlights resorts worldwide where travelers actively participate in seasonal, land-based work rather than observing it from a distance.
Aarunya was singled out for its Ceylon cinnamon experience, where guests harvest and hand-peel true cinnamon – placing the resort alongside properties in Italy, Chile, Japan, South Africa, and Tanzania as examples of this shift toward skill-building travel.
At Aarunya Nature Resort in Sri Lanka’s central highlands near Kandy, guests participate in harvesting and peeling Ceylon cinnamon, derived from Cinnamomum verum trees native to the island.
– The Seattle Times
The feature notes Sri Lanka’s standing as one of the world’s leading producers of true cinnamon, and describes the bark-stripping and hand-rolling process guests take part in during their stay at Aarunya of AAHAASA Collection
Read the full articles here:
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/travelers-trade-spas-for-soil-as-farm-charm-shapes-2026-bookings/
https://fooddrinklife.com/farm-charm-shapes-bookings/
https://my.gvtc.com/news/read/article/the_associated_press-travelers_trade_spas_for_soil_as_farm_charm_shapes-ap/vendor/The%20Associated%20Press
https://www.armstrongmywire.com/news/read/article/the_associated_press-travelers_trade_spas_for_soil_as_farm_charm_shapes-ap/vendor/The%20Associated%20Press
