Age Requirement
10 - 90 Ages
Guiding Method
Fully guided
Operated In
Physical level
moderate
Tour Overview
Sri Lanka's diverse and scenic hill country, encompassing the beautiful areas of Kandy, Knuckles Mountain, Nuwara Eliya, Haputale, Bandarawela, and Ella, offers an exceptional setting for indulging in a wide range of trekking tours through enchanting rainforest patches. One cannot afford to miss exploring the breathtaking Knuckles Mountain range, which stretches across an impressive 170 sq. km and boasts five major forest formations. This region showcases a rich variety of rare and endemic flora and fauna, along with awe-inspiring mountain vistas.
The Knuckles mountain range is a true paradise for trekkers, with its abundance of trekking tours that take you on a journey through crystal-clear rivers, dense forests, cascading waterfalls, and picturesque tea plantations. As you traverse the trails, you'll also come across terraced paddy fields and beautifully maintained Knuckles Mountain range home gardens. The allure of this region lies in its harmonious blend of natural wonders and cultural landscapes.
In addition to the Knuckles Mountain range, there are several other captivating destinations that offer exceptional trekking experiences. Sinharaja Rain Forest beckons with its verdant beauty and remarkable biodiversity, making it an ideal choice for a trekking tour. The Knuckles Mountains themselves are home to a plethora of remarkable waterfalls, including Rathna Ella, Kaluwa Ella, Kalu Gaga Ella, and Preumall Ella. The journey to Adam's Peak, known as Sri Pada, is another iconic trekking experience, especially cherished for its spiritual significance. Horton Plains, Haputale, Ella, Kitulgala, and the Veddha village of Dambana further expand the possibilities for adventure, with their diverse landscapes featuring paddy fields, railroads, tunnels, tea estates, mountains, valleys, grassy plains, and captivating waterfalls such as Bambabrakanda Falls and Lanka Fall.
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 01 Airport to Kandy
On arrival at the Bandaranaike International Airport, you will get your first taste of warm Sri Lankan hospitality; Representative From Ran lanka tour holidays Tours .will Welcome you and transfer to Kandy. Overnight stay at Hotel in Pinnawala.
Plan for tour itinerary Activities
- · welcome to Srilanka our Respersentive meet at airport
- · After , journey to Kandy
- · Evening plan Next Day activities with tour guide.
- · Relax on hotel Overnights Stay at Hotel
- · Over night stay at hotel Pinnawala
Day 03 : Kandy to Heeloya Knuckles range
Leave from hotel 7.30 am ,Start drive from Kandy to eastern foot
hills of Knuckles Mountain Range passing industrial suburb of Kandy,
HeeloyaTake a mountain walk to one of the most beautiful and remote villages in Kandy at the foot hills of Knuckles Mountains with an experienced guide and a villager. This walk will bring you real authentic Sights of a village untouched by mass tourism growth or development. The walk goes through Pine forests, Tea estates, gushing streams, jungle patches, waterfalls, terraced rice fields and domestic spice fields. So you will be able to see working spice, paddy and tea fields, interact with real locals, taste home cooked food and see how animals are used for farming work. You would be able to visit a real home in the mountains where one could witness or join cooking with the locals. The home cooked meal will be served as your lunch complimented with fresh home grown fruits such as Mangoes and Bananas. Village that abundantly beautiful in the backdrop of the mighty Knuckles range. The village is naturally authentic and their farming lifestyle which has never been changed since their settlement.
The largest Victoria reservoir, Kandy and home gardens, terrace rice fields. Trekking start facing mini world’s end drop of Knuckles Range on a jeep track with the bird eye view the eastern valley with mountains, passing reforest planted by forest department with different exotic trees with underground cardamom plantations and natural forests, terrace rice fields and waterfalls. There are many eagles and other bird life too. Have picnic lunch on the way and possibility for a nice river bath. Overnight, camping in our Knuckles Range sky camp with panoramic view.
Special consideration: Whenever you visit Meemure always keep the village beautiful and protect the nature.
Overnight’s Stay at Sky Camp or Village House
Plan for tour itinerary Activities:
- · 7:o0 Am our trekking guide will provide a Brief description about the village and trekking.
- · 7,30 En route middle way tea break from Game Gadara
- · 08.00 Am, you will start the trekking. You are encouraged to work and become part of the village life
- · Heeloya waterfall, nice river bath
- · 2,00pm enjoy a traditional Sri Lankan Lunch at a village house
- · Arrival to Sky Camp or Village House
- · Night time fire lighting
- · Evening plan Next Day activities with tour guide.
- · Relax on hotel Overnights at Sky Camp or Village House
Day 04 : Heeloya Knuckles range to Meemure
Early morning get up for spectacular sunrise. Village rice paddy filed Gamagedar style of life Tea plantation and natural and second generation forest. Start walk through a pygmy forest, cloud forests and plateau with grassland to a foothill plantation village. An Endemic bird, mammals, fresh water creatures in crystal clear water streams are on the way. Overnight camping in our base camp at tea plantation village about you know Meemure
Nice history About Meemure as the Legends, state Meemure has been a site of King Ravana habitat. They believe that the village named Maha Pabbatha belonged to king Ravana is presently named Meemure. And history states that king Ravana has landed his “Dandumonaraya”, vimana mythological flying machine on Lakegala Mountain after kidnapping Rama’s wife Sita. Beliefs states that there was an aerial to land the flying machine at the top of Lakegala Mountain.Accordingly Mahapabbatha gramaya changed into Magakisigama and today known as Meemur .Meemure is located at the foot of the eastern slopes of Lakegala surrounded by the knuckles forest reservation. This village is enriched with Natural water springs and waterfall. Meemure village is given the accurate introduction by the villagers is the area at the foot of Lakegala with the Mee tree, Grocery shop, School and Temple. In the past, these villagers mainly did paddy cultivation and Chena cultivation. In this Chena cultivation they mainly grow sesame, millet and Green beans. In 1960s with the advancement of the economy in the village due to the cultivation of Ensal, Cardamom Seeds (Elettaria cardamom) the shanties at the village developed into roofed houses.
To speak of social background Meemure receive a special place for medicine, astrology and religious beliefs. As the villages, state Meemure is the best place to observe the star constellation. According to the legends saint (ivarayā) named Pulasti has introduced the astrology by observing the stars from the foot of lakegala. When we talk about local medicine, till today medicine for the body, medicine for fractures, Snake medicines, Sorcery, Magic and KemKrama (Local medicine) are used in Meemure.
Meemure village, hiding under the beauty of the forest, was well known in the 90s and became famous among environmentalist foreign tourists during 1960 / 70's period. During 1980 s Environmentalists University students started visiting Meemure for their observations and experiments. The Village became most famous due to the TV programs, Movies and dramas such as Sooriya Arana, Kastirama, Dumbara Wanapetha, Sarisara. Accordingly in year 2000 Meemure was famous among the foreigners and was frequently visited by them. And then the Dumbara Forest surrounding Meemure was named as Forest reservation and chena cultivation was abolished and also Ensal cultivation was also banned due to clearing of forest for cultivation was prohibited. Accordingly in 1984 as an alternative crop villagers started growing pepper. Due to this, the villagers start focusing on the providing facilities to the foreigners who visited Meemure as their main livelihood, and chena culivation was limited. Overnight stay at Hasalaka hotel or Village House
Special consideration: Whenever you visit Meemure always keep the village beautiful and protect the nature.
Overnight stay at Hasalaka hotel or Village House
Plan for tour itinerary Activities:
- · Leave from Heeloya 6.30 Am, walking 35 Km Cross to village & Jungle trekking is the greatest way to get a closer look at the nature and examine the hidden beauty of it. It’s generally a thrilling adventurous experience with exploring the lush green forest, wildlife and the mysterious noises surround the jungle
- · 7:o0 Am our trekking guide will provide a Brief description about the village and trekking.
- · Jungle trekking to Hidden waterfall
- · Village Exploration Tour
- · Waterfalls Adventure
- · Sooriya Arana Water Activities
- · 2,00pm enjoy a traditional Sri Lankan Lunch at a village
- · 3.00 m Back to Crossing Heeloya to Kandy
- · Evening plan Next Day activities with tour guide.
- · Relax on hotel Overnights Stay at Hasalaka hotel or Village House
Day 05 : Haslaka Rathana Ella
Early morning gets up for spectacular sunrise leave from after breakfast accommodation next adventure trekking experience
Today we drive about 65 km (approx. 3hrs) along winding roads lined by green slopes of tea plantations
The area surrounding the waterfall is extremely verdant. The main occupation of the villagers in Rathana Ella is paddy cultivation. The Rathana Ella waterfall is very important to the village, as it supplies water to the irrigation works and paddy cultivation.
In the past, people built small anicut to get water from Rathana Ella for their agricultural activities. Rathana Ella supplies enough water to assist 200 farmers to earn a living in paddy cultivation. This majestic waterfall is situated at Hasalaka area the 110 m Ratna Ella (Navarathna Ella) fall is the highest and governs for 9th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka. In the Kandy region.
Hidden inside the jungles in Gurulupotha on the way to Mahiyangana lies a ruined site called Gurulupotha Sita Kotuwa surrounded by a garden of water falls. Gurulupota is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province Overnight stay at Hasalaka Village House same place
Plan for tour itinerary Activities:
- · Leave from 7.30 Am, walking 14 Km Cross to village & Jungle trekking is the greatest way to get a closer look at the nature and examine the hidden beauty of it. It’s generally a thrilling adventurous experience with exploring the lush green forest, wildlife and the mysterious noises surround the jungle
- · 8:o0 Am our trekking guide will provide a Brief description about the village and trekking.
- · 8.30 Seehakotuwa site visit
- · 7 wonder water falls (Waterfalls Adventure normally 4 you can see if raining time 7 th water can)
- · Village Exploration Tour
- · River crossing
- · Picnic Lunch Si Lankan style food teats
- · Kaluwa watuna Ella & Rathna waterfalls
- · Top of the RathnaElla water falls Hiking
- · Back to Haslaka ,Evening Black tea & ginger
- · Evening plan Next Day activities with tour guide.
- · Relax on home stay Overnights
- · Stay at Hasalaka hotel or Village House
Day 06: Haslaka Rathana Ella Kaluwawatuna Ella
Today we drive about 4m (approx. 45Minit) along winding roads lined by green slopes of tea plantations. There is plenty of interests along the way, including a stop at some waterfalls.
Plan for tour itinerary Activities:
- · Leave from 8.00 Am, walking 14 Km Cross to village & Jungle trekking is the greatest way to get a closer 8.30 Am our trekking guide will provide a Brief description about the village and trekking.
- · Kaluwa watuna Ella water falls
- · Village Exploration Tour
- · River crossing
- · Lunch Si Lankan style food teats
- · River Bath Enjoy Cool water
- · Back to Haslaka ,Evening Black tea
- · Evening plan Next Day activities with tour guide.
- · Relax on home stay Overnights
- · Transfer to Next day Nuwaraeliya Stay at Nuwaraeliya hotel
Day 08 : Nuwaraliya To Horton plain’s
Early morning leave to Horton plains En route take you breakfast. Shrouded in cold windy mist on top of the Sri Lankan hill country. Once in the Horton Plains a few kilometers’ walking will take you to witness “The world’s end”, the place where you feel the end of the world. The ideal place for relaxing your mind where you can abandon all your sorrow.
Horton Plains The great plains of
the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka was discovered by the planter Thomas Farr in
the early 19th century. In 1834 it was named Horton Plains in honor of then
Governor of Ceylon (1831-1837) Sir Robert Wilmot Horton. In the year 1969,
Horton Plains was declared a nature reserve. In 1988, the reserve was elevated
to the status of a National Park. The gently rolling
plateau of Horton Plains at the southern end of the central montane massif of
Sri Lanka is interspersed with network of streams and channels. The Montane
forest is also the source of three major rivers of Sri Lanka: River
Mahaweli-the longest river of Sri Lanka, River Walave and River Kelani. Still
more, Horton Plains is bounded by the country’s second and third highest
mountain peaks of Sri Lanka: Mount Kirigalpotta Kanda (2389 m) and Mount
Thotupola Kanda (2357 m).
The escarpment with a depth of 900 meters called World’s End and Baker’s fall
is one of the highlights of the Horton Plains. Horton Plains in Sri Lanka is
the coldest and windiest location in the country. It consists of ecosystems
such as montane evergreen forests, grasslands, marshy lands and aquatic
ecosystem. At an altitude of 2,100 meters above sea level,
Horton Plains spreads across over 3,169 hectares of the highest tableland of
the island. In view of the large number of endemic flora and fauna species,
Horton Plains was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 30th July 2010.
Horton Plains, its surroundings, forests and the adjoining Peak Wilderness
constitute Sri Lanka’s most important catchment area of almost all major
rivers. The plains are also of outstanding scenic beauty and conservation
importance, containing most of the habitats and endemic plants and animals representative
of the country’s wet and montane zones. The western slopes support the most
extensive area of montane cloud forest surviving in the island. Horton Plains
is not merely a destination for nature tourists. Since the rich biodiversity of
Horton Plains is still grossly underexplored, it affords invaluable
opportunities to those engaged on educational and research activities.
Protecting Horton Plains is a call of duty for all Sri Lankans.
Special consideration: Whenever you visit Meemure always keep the village beautiful and protect the nature .
Over Nights Stay at Same Hotel
NuwaraEliya
Day 09 : Nuwaraeliya To Ella
Ella is a small town in the Badulla District of Uva Province, it's home to the famous Nine Arches Bridge. My favourite part about Ella in Sri Lanka was how close the Nine Arches Bridge was. This world-famous bridge has been on my bucket list for a while so I was super happy to tick it off
Ella has all the best parts of Sri Lanka
rolled into one: beautiful jungle mountains, rolling tea plantations, and epic
waterfalls. As one of the biggest tea producers, travelers can look forward to
spending their days among the greenest surroundings, enjoying the views from
hilltop houses and adventurous hiking trails. Even the train ride to Ella is one
of life’s most remarkable experiences, as you travel by iconic blue train
through bamboo forests and tropical mist. Enjoy all the top things to do in
Ella with this complete travel guide.
Nine Arch Bridge also called the Bridge in the Sky is a viaduct bridge in Sri Lanka. It is one of the best examples of colonial-era railway construction in the country. The construction of the bridge is generally attributed to a local Ceylonese builder, P. K. Appuhami, in consultation with British engineers. The chief designer and project manager of the 'upcountry railway line of Ceylon' project was D. J. Wimalasurendra, a distinguished Ceylonese engineer and inventor. The designer of the viaduct was Harold Cuthbert Marwood of Railway Construction Department of Ceylon Government Railway. The 1923 report titled "Construction of a Concrete Railway Viaduct in Ceylon" published by the Engineering Association of Ceylon has details of all the records including the plans and drawings. Popular rumours suggest that when construction work commenced on the bridge, the Great War began between the empires of Europe and the steel assigned for this site was reallocated to Britain's War related projects at the battlefront. As a result, the work came to a standstill, leading the locals to build the bridge with stone bricks and cement, but without steel .It is located in Demodara, between Ella and Demodara railway stations. The surrounding area has seen a steady increase of tourism due to the bridge's architectural ingenuity and the profuse greenery in the nearby hillsides Flying Ravana Zip line Ella you will get the best adventure experience from Zipline Ella Sri Lanka has always been at the forefront of offering visitors to Sri Lanka something different. This charming village visited by travellers on their way to somewhere else has over the past 20 years, gradually became a destination in itself .It is Sri Lanka’s first two-laned zip-line in Ella. It stretches half a kilometre and claims to be the second-longest in South East Asia. Little Adams Peak, Mini Adams Peak is the closest and the easiest hike in Ella. Popular among tourists for the dashing, panoramic views you would ever witness in Sri Lanka Mini Adams Peak is the closest and the easiest hike in Ella. Popular among tourists for the dashing, panoramic views you would ever witness in Sri Lanka The peak is not to be confused with Adam’s peak, which is a little way away and a considerably tougher and longer hike. It gets its name from Adam’s peak because this mountain replicates its shape, in a smaller form Adams peak. Overnight stay in Ella hotel
Plan for tour itinerary Activities :
- After bearkfast leave from hotel 7.00 am to Ella
- Enoy the nineArch Bridge first bridge in the world with stone bricks and cement, but without steel Build up
- Enjoy hikeng experince at little adam peak
- Enjoy your lunch from ella recommend resturant
- After noon enjoy Flying Ravana Zip line adventure Experience
- Ella city tour & Relax in the hotel
- Evening plan Next Day activities with tour guide.
- Overnights Stay at Ella Hotel
Day 10 : Tissamahrama: Relax Day
After breakfast Leave from Ella hotel to tissamaharama En Route enjoy Rawan water falls transfer to tissamaharama
Plan for tour itinerary Activities:
- · Arrival to Hotel Tissamahrama
- · Relax on hotel
Day 15: Colombo BIA Airport Colombo
Leave for Colombo in the morning. Colombo is the commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. Transfer to airport According to the Brookings Flight Schedule, Colombo .Leave from Colombo
Plan for tour itinerary Activities:
- Colombo Transfer to Colombo Airport
- Tour End Drop To Airport
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