Kalpitiya
The northwest peninsula that has become the Indian Ocean’s premier kitesurfing destination and one of its finest locations for spinner dolphin encounters – enormous super-pods of hundreds and sometimes thousands of animals regularly encountered offshore in a setting of raw coastal beauty completely unlike the more developed resort areas of the south and west. Kalpitiya’s […]
Kitulgala
The white water rafting destination on the Kelani River – Grade 2 and 3 rapids through a jungle gorge that was used as the filming location for the Bridge on the River Kwai, in a setting of lowland tropical forest that is outstanding for endemic birdwatching alongside the river adventure. Flight Ceylon Tours includes Kitulgala […]
Knuckles Mountain Range
A UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of cloud forest ridges, endemic wildlife, traditional mountain villages, and multi-day trail systems through one of the most biologically rich highland areas in Sri Lanka. The Knuckles rewards multi-day engagement – two or three days of guided trekking through its cloud forests and village landscapes reveal a level of endemic biodiversity […]
Horton Plains
The UNESCO-protected highland plateau at over 2,000 metres – an open montane landscape of grassland and cloud forest that ends abruptly at World’s End, the sheer cliff edge where the plateau drops nearly 900 metres to the southern lowland plains in the most dramatic single viewpoint in Sri Lanka. The circuit walk to World’s End […]
Ella
The hill country village that earns its reputation every single time – a small highland community positioned in a dramatic natural gap where the mountains open toward the southern plains, with the colonial-era Nine Arch Bridge nearby, Little Adam’s Peak’s easy hike to a panoramic ridge, and a relaxed cafe and food scene that makes […]