Trekking in Sri Lanka

If you are crazy about trekking, then you will get ample opportunities for trekking in Sri Lanka. The diverse hills coupled with forest patches and unusual climate makes Sri Lanka one of the best place for trek lovers. The beautiful area in the hill country of Sri Lanka provides a wide variety of hiking and trekking tours through jungle, across tea estates and up mountains. The river and many waterfalls in Sri Lanka are another key attraction that allows hikers and trekkers to enjoy a refreshing dip en-route!

If you’re in the Kandy vicinity, don’t miss out on exploring the beautiful Knuckles Mountain Range. The region stretches an impressive 155 sq km, with five major forest formations, a wide variety of rare and endemic flora and fauna and some breathtaking mountain scenery. It is a real paradise for hikers, offering numerous trails that journey across clear rivers, through dense forests, past flowing waterfalls and lush tea plantations, and alongside terraced paddy fields and colorful Kandyan home gardens.

The Horton Plains National Park offers some excellent hikes in an unusual environment, characterised by forest patches, grasslands and some high-altitude vegetation. Leading to multiple other sights including Baker’s Falls, Kirigalpottha, and World’s End.

When climbing the infamous Adam’s Peak Wilderness Sanctuary, its best to begin your ascent at night in order to arrive at the top in time for a magical sunrise when the mystical shadow of the peak is perfectly cast across the clouds. It is one of those truly unique moments that will live on in your memory long after the aches and pains from the hiking have gone!

Being an important eco-tourism center with a status of being a World Heitage site, Sinharaja Rain Forest is a rich treasure of nature’s excellence with significant diversity. The greatest attraction of this trek is the unique collection of the endemic species in birds, trees, mammals, amphibians, insects and even reptiles. It is one of the popular trekking spots of Sri Lanka since it is the only place where one can trek through the virgin rainforest and enjoy the luscious greenery.

Following are some of the scenic trekking trails in Sri Lanka crafted by our expert trekking guides who are very experienced and knowledgeable in their areas.