Sit down with local Sri Lankan artisans and make something with your own hands — coconut shell craft, traditional mask painting and recycled plastic craft, roughly 5 km before Sigiriya Lion Rock.
Already in Sigiriya? Ask about today. Planning ahead? Tell us your date.
Each experience is led at the bench by the people who do this every day. Pricing depends on the experience and is confirmed when you enquire. Booking ahead is recommended — availability depends on the artisan and the day.
See how discarded coconut shells become handmade products, then learn the basic craft process through a practical session at the bench.
Paint your own Sri Lankan wooden mask with guidance from the Impact Center team — a cultural activity for travellers who want to take home something they made.
Discover how discarded plastic is transformed into something useful. Learn the process at the bench and, where a hands-on slot is running, try shaping a piece yourself.
A premium guided experience built around the kapruka — the palm that once gave a Sri Lankan household nearly everything it needed — combining craft, local stories and the ideas behind the centre.
These are working benches, not a demonstration stage. You are shown the technique, then you do it.
Walk in free of charge. See the elephant built from salvaged plastic and the shelves of finished work before anything starts.
The person leading your session shows you the material, the tools and what the finished piece should look like.
You work the material at the bench with guidance beside you. Hands get dirty. That is the point.
In the coconut shell and mask painting sessions, the piece you made goes with you. Browsing the shop afterwards stays free, as always.
We keep this plain so there are no surprises when you arrive.
Walking in, seeing the elephant, watching artisans at work and browsing more than 1,000 plastic-free products is free, every day.
Coconut shell craft, mask painting and recycled plastic craft are paid experiences. Pricing depends on the workshop and is confirmed when you enquire.
A longer guided experience that needs to be arranged ahead of your visit. The team confirms availability and pricing by reply.
The form below is a request, not a booking, and takes no payment. The team replies within a day with availability and pricing.
The Impact Center is a family-friendly stop in Sigiriya. Children can see crafts being made, learn how materials are reused, and join selected workshops with their families.
If you are travelling with younger children, say so in your enquiry and the team will tell you which of the four experiences suits them best on the day you are coming.
The Impact Center has 249 artisan families represented on its shelves. Most products come directly from artisan communities in villages across the country, while selected craft experiences and demonstrations run at the centre itself, depending on the day.
The centre also works with a nearby centre for the local blind community. Floor mats and incense sticks made by blind artisans are among the plastic-free pieces on the shelves.
This is a request, not an automatic booking. The team replies within a day to confirm availability and, for paid experiences, the pricing. No payment is taken here.
Someone from the studio will reply on whichever you gave us — WhatsApp or email — with availability and pricing for the experience you asked about.
The Impact Center sits in Sigiriya, Central Province, roughly 5 km before Sigiriya Lion Rock on the main approach. Open every day, 7:30 to 18:30.
The Impact Center is run by ZeroPlastic Movement, a Sri Lankan nonprofit. Workshop fees support the artisans who lead them and the plastic-free craft work the centre exists to sustain — supporting 249 artisan families through our work, more than 1,000 plastic-free products, and an elephant built from plastic salvaged around Sigiriya.
Pricing depends on which experience you choose and is confirmed when you enquire. Send the form above and the team will reply with availability and pricing for the workshop and date you asked about.
Booking ahead is recommended, since availability depends on the artisan and the day. The Tree of Life experience requires advance booking. Walking in to look around needs no booking at all.
Yes. Entry, observation and browsing the shelves are free, every day. Only the hands-on workshops and the Tree of Life experience are paid.
The Impact Center is a family-friendly stop in Sigiriya. Children can see crafts being made, learn how materials are reused, and join selected workshops with their families. Mention their ages in your enquiry and the team will suggest the best fit.
It depends on the experience and how much you want to finish on the day. Ask in your enquiry and the team will give you a realistic time for the session you have in mind.
In the coconut shell craft session you take home what you shape, and in traditional mask painting you take home the mask you painted. For the other experiences, ask the team when you enquire.
In Sigiriya, Central Province, roughly 5 km before Sigiriya Lion Rock on the main approach road. Open every day from 7:30 to 18:30. Use the Google Maps link above for turn-by-turn directions.
Tell the team which experience you have in mind and when you're passing through.