Chaaya Tranz ‘tranzforming’ Hikkaduwa

The eclectic beachside colours, flavours, spirit and lifestyle, where boho-chic meets the ‘Flower Power’ era, where sun, sand and sea become the backdrop to an idyllic utopia, where dreams and reality seamlessly blend into myriad forces, where the pulsating energy is infectious and euphoric – this is Chaaya Tranz, a resort that imbues every unique facet that makes the beachside destination of Hikka special.

Sitting on an idyllic stretch of golden beach, Chaaya Tranz is all about ‘tranzforming’ mind, body and soul. What the resort has done is imbibe itself into the sights and sounds that are so very enticing and enigmatic at this beachside destination, echoing the liveliness, energy and colourful milieu into every feature and facet, while adding the signature four star Chaaya comforts and luxuries into its spaces.

Hikka has its own unique characteristics, a resonance that surpasses the regular beach destination and moves into a realm of its own. Sitting in the south of the country, it has adopted the numerous personas, beliefs, cultures, habits and lifestyles of those who pass through its portals, all the while adapting to an ever changing panorama of exquisite and enchanting dynamics. This is what Chaaya Tranz brings into the equation, adopting the offbeat characteristics of Hikka, while adapting to the constantly transforming reverberating look and feel.

Chaaya Tranz takes the colourful ‘counterculture’ era of the bohemian traveller, whose Boho-chic flamboyant slightly trance-like qualities gave the soul to Hikka in the 1960s and 70s and pulls it into the resort through the jazzy artworks, linens and accessories and probably the longest single contemporary art wall ever to be seen in Sri Lanka.

Add some cultural features reflective of the down south craft, like the Ambalangoda mask details and the traditional craft which Sri Lanka is famed for are seamlessly introduced. Trance, the music genre that Hikka embraces quite lustily and from which the word Tranz emerged, adds the infectious twist to imbibing the whole spirit of Chaaya Tranz.

“It is these mesmerising features of Hikkaduwa that we have brought to life at Chaaya Tranz,” explains Sector Head – Sri Lankan Resorts, John Keells Hotels Jayantissa Kehelpannala. “While we do have an idyllic coastline in this part of the country, with Hikkaduwa’s absolutely unique personality, we are simply complimenting what is already there and in fact, enhancing those one of a kind features which really is the heart and soul of this incomparable and rather quirky beach destination.”

“There’s a definite vibrancy and a sense of the ‘other’ that you feel in Hikka, where you want to reach for the sky, feel the freedom and enjoy a sense of exhilaration. It’s the playground of the young and youthful and has always been a breeding ground for contemporary art and culture. The avant garde look and feel at Chaaya Tranz echoes all these.

“As is a fact with John Keells resorts, this is yet another example where a Chaaya resort has become one with the people, community and the surrounds, like we have at Chaaya Village, Chaaya Blu and Chaaya Citadel. Chaaya Tranz therefore intensifies and heightens the already existing energy and sense of euphoria, creates excitement and encourages our guests to experience the esoteric exoticism that is symptomatic of Hikkaduwa.”

So, feel the energy building up and morph into a different being while enjoying a complete sense of relaxation or live the life force that is synonymous with the South; create for yourself a space that is truly yours or simply join in the euphoria that makes your heart race, pulse beat and being rise to the sky. Chaaya Tranz offers this and more – it’s to be experienced, enjoyed and embraced!