Start trekking from Meemure to Corbett’s Gap & then proceed in a vehicle to Kandy.

FROM MEEMURE TREK 17KM TO CORBETT’S GAP
Corbet’s gap is situated along the Meemure – Hunnasgiriya road at an elevation of around 1200m. Winds blow through this gap with very high speed especially during the monsoons. Corbet’sgap provides fantastic view of both Knuckles area and other parts of the central hills, and northeast and southeast parts of Sri Lanka. Trees with stunted trunks and twisted branches are common in this area due to heavy winds.

KANDY, Sri Lanka’s hill capital stronghold of the Sinhala kings, repository of culture, religious center, Sri Lanka’s most beautiful town. Focal point of this city is the Dalada Maligawa, were the sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha is enshrined. Highlight of the year is the Kandy Esala Perahera, when a replica of the relic casket is paraded in the streets, accompanied by exotically- costumed dancers, drummers and anything from eighty to a hundred gaily-caparisoned elephants, for ten glittering festival nights. Once in Kandy you can’t miss the lovely artificial lake built by the last Sinhala king, Sri wickrama Rajasinghe, in 1806.

DALADA MALIGAWA
The Temple of the Tooth or Dalada Malgawa dates from the 16th century, though most of the present buildings were built in the 19th century. Entering the shrine over a moonstone step, you pass a stone depicting the Indian goddess Lakshmi and a wall with frescoes illustrating the Buddhist conception of hell. The upper stories house the relic of the tooth, caged behind the gilded iron bars. Behind the tooth relic sanctuary is a hall with a number of golden Buddha statues and modern paintings, showing Buddha’s life and the arrival of Buddhism in the land. We end our tour just before the evening drumming begins, which precedes the ceremonious opening of the window for the public viewing of the casket with the tooth.

SCHEDULE
• After an early breakfast, start on a 17km trek to Corbett’s Gab from Meemure.
• Lunch will be provided at a suitable location.
• From Corbett’s Gap, the guests will travel in a vehicle to Kandy.
• Kandy city tour & a visit to the Dalada Maligawa.
• Night dinner & stay at Kandy. Value – Gem Inn or Similar / Standard – Suisse Hotel or similar / Deluxe – Earls Regency or similar.

Proceed to Adams Peak for the climb.

ADAMS PEAK
Begin the arduous 08 km climb to the misty mountaintop with experienced local guides. You may reach the 2,240 metre high peak - the island’s fourth highest - at dawn to witness a glorious sunrise and the mountain’s shadow, cast by the rising sun on to the clouds below. Legend has it that, the footprint originally carved in the rock, and, now covered by an oversized reproduction set in cement, was made by the Buddha, on his third visit to the island.

Some believe it is the spot where Adam, from Christian creation myth, first set foot on earth, after being banished from the Garden of Eden. Other Christians believe, it belongs to St. Thomas, the Apostle. To Hindus, the footprint is ‘Lord Shiva’s.

Peak wilderness sanctuary is among the best areas for birds and butterflies in Sri Lanka as well.
It usually takes three to four hours to reach the top, but during the pilgrim season, which begins in December and lasts till May, the throng is sometimes so great, it can take over - 30 minutes to move from one step to the other.

SCHEDULE
• Morning at leisure.
• Finishing lunch, clients will be taken on a long journey to Delhouse / Nallathaniya by vehicle.
• Start the climb around 11.00pm
• Witness the sunrise
• Sleeping bags will be provided for all categories. (Value / Standerd / Deluxe)

Proceed to Nuwara Eliya after descending the mountain.

NUWARA ELIYA has a cool sparkling climate with the temperature changing around 13degC this is an exquisite and healthy city famous for its wide range in flowers. With buildings of English architecture everywhere in the city, it is affectionately called little England. The Victoria Park in the center of Nuwara Eliya, the highest town in Sri Lanka. Yellow-eared Bulbul, Blackbird, in winter Pied Thrush and Kashmir Flycatcher are very common.

SCHEDULE
• Breakfast will be provided once the clients descend at the bottom of the mountain.
• After descending, proceed to Nuwara Eliya.
• At leisure.
• Dinner & night stay at Nuwara Eliya. Value – The Rock or similar / Standard – Gallway Forest Lodge or similar / Deluxe – Tea Factory Hotel or similar.

Proceed to Horton Plains & then to Galpothuthenna for trekking.

HORTON PLAINS, most certainly one of the world’s best nature reserves, which consist of famous “World’s End”, “Bakers Falls”, “Chimmini Pool” etc.Horton Plains Nature Reserve, which is approx. 10,000 Hectares in extent, is haunted by Elk, Deer, Giant Squirrel, Wild Boar, Wild Hair, Porcupine, and a variety of Migratory birds, which is unique to this region. According to a recent count there are 16 Leopards in Horton Plains. If you are lucky you may get a glimpse of a Leopard during your sojourn in the Horton Plains. At the end of our hike across the Horton Plains, we come to another vary important and famous point - the World’s End. With a sheer drop of 3700ft, World’s End offers one a fantastic and awesome view.

SATAN’S STEPS TRAIL STARTING FROM THE HORTON PLAINS ENTRANCE.
You have two options where you can travel in the vehicle for about 6 km up to “Udaweriya” estate junction & then start trekking or start the trek from the gate entrance itself. Distance to the Bambarakanda Falls from the junction is 14km. Along this trail you will cover Kingslyn estate, West Haputale estate then Bambarakanda Falls. From the falls you can either trek for another 6km & get in to your vehicle at Kalupahana to be driven to River Garden or get in to the vehicle near the falls itself.

BAMBARAKANDA FALLS
Within a majestic basin-shaped valley bordered by huge steep rocks and dark green forests of pines and tropic trees the highest waterfall of Sri Lanka [ 240.8m] plunges with two silver ropes over a vertical dark grey wall from the green saddle between Mt.Welihena and Mt. Bambaragala into a deep pool only 500m walking distance from the trail.

SCHEDULE
• After an early breakfast or with a packed breakfast to Horton Plains (Maha Thenna) by vehicle.
• Lunch will be provided at a suitable location.
• Trek to World’s End via Baker’s Falls and a beautiful hike down hill, where within a span of 6km you climb down a bought 5000ft to the beautiful village called Galpothuthenna.
• Dinner & night stay at Galpothuthenna luxury camping for all catogories. (Value / Standard / Deluxe)

Leaving Galpothuthenna to Belihuloya trekking via Hagala.

BELIHULOYA is a very picturesque and romantic hamlet situated about 160km from Colombo in the historical “Sabaragamuwa” province. This zone is a climatically transitional area linking the wet & dry zones and the hill country & the low country. This very important location has made it one of the places in the country with the highest bio-diversity.

KINCHIGUNE NATURE TRAIL
This diverse trail of approximately 6km begins at the River Garden Resort in Belihuloya, running alongside a riverine forest and the Belihuloya River itself. During the trail, you will venture through paddy fields, across rivers and past local village houses with their extensive vegetable plots. It is an ideal opportunity to learn a bit about the local agricultural systems and simple way of village living. Along the way, you will also witness several types of beautiful birds and butterflies and some charming waterfalls. The trail finishes where the Belihuloya river meets the Samanalawewa reservoir. From there, it is a short climb up through the forest to the Kinchigune.

SCHEDULE
• After an early breakfast leaving the camp on a trail to Belihuloya via Hagala.
• Arrival at River garden for lunch.
• After a short break leaving for a nature trail to Kinchigune.
• Just before finishing the trail a River Bath.
• Dinner & night stay at Belihuloya. (Value – luxury camping / Standard – Cottages or similar / Deluxe – Eco Lodge or similar.

Leaving to Hullan Ella from Kinchigune.

TREK TO HULLAN ELLA.
We start our trail from Kinchigune.
The hike starts through, a paddy field, a vegetable plot and under the ruins of a small bridge in the area now re-emerged due to the receding of water level of the “Samanalawewa Reservoir”, and come to small gravel road. After a little while we come to a small school with only two teachers and sixteen pupils. In the school garden, one can find scattered particles of pig iron, ample evidence of early period Steel Industry. We proceed along the tarred road for about two km, amidst a vegetation belonging to intermediate climatic zone, consisting mainly of a shrub called “Maliththa” – Woodfordia fruticosa, which is a rare medicinal plant, which is under thread of extinction and come to a Buddhist Temple about 350 years old. The walk beyond, will take us, through the village, into the uninhabited area where the walk will be through intermittent patches of forest and savanna and finally, to the edge of the mountain. From this point, the pleasant and welcome sight of the Walawe River far down, greets the hiker. A cool and much needed dip in the crisp waters of Walawe will not only refresh you very much but also make you feel rejuvenated. Here, one can relax a little and roam about in the Riverine forest that is on both sides of the river. Now we will find ourselves in a ravine with the river at the base and the two mountain ranges running right along, with the Riverine forest at the lower part and the savanna at the upper part. During this trail one will not come across any human habitation and apart from an occasional small group or two of gem miners, who come to this desolate area and camp out here to mine for gems, one will not meet humans on the way, until perhaps, we come to Duvili Ella.

After a walk of about eight kilometers through the Riverine forest we come to a beautiful, large and rocky area where there is a waterfall of about 40ft in height. This waterfall is called the “Hulang Ella” or the Walawe Ganga Fall (west).

SCHEDULE
• After an early breakfast leaving on the trail to Hullan Ella.
• Packed lunch will be provided.
• After a walk of 8km, the guests will see the 40-foot high waterfall called the Hulang Ella.
• Arrival at the campsite.
• Dinner & night stay at Hullan Ella. Participatory camping for all catogories. (Value / Standard / Deluxe)

Leaving to DuviIi Ella from Hullan Ella.

TREK TO DUVILI ELLA
At the end of a several kilometre walk from Hulang Ella we come to the grandest place of the trek –The Majestic, breathtaking and awesome “Duvili Ella”-. This waterfall is also called the Walawe Ganga Fall (east). This waterfall is like none other we see in the island where, the surrounding area is a level rocky ground with a large pit about 80ft deep, into which, the river plunges with a thunderous roar forming the waterfall, and a large deep pool at the base. The falling of water creates a cloud of spray, resembling a cloud of dust (hence the name Duvili Ell – Duvili for dust in Sinhala and Ella for Fall) that will wet an onlooker at the top in a minute.

SCHEDULE
• After an early breakfast continue the trail to Duvili Ella.
• Packed lunch will be provided.
• Arrival at the campsite.
• Dinner & night stay at Duvili Ella. Participatory camping for all catogories. (Value / Standard / Deluxe)

Leaving the camp to Kaltota for a trek & from there travel in your vehicle to Singharaja Rain Forest.

SINHARAJA RAINFOREST is a world heritage site, which can also be described as a Tropical Lowland Rainforest or Tropical Wet Evergreen Forest. Whatever its ‘technical’ name, it is undoubtedly a rich treasure trove of nature with a great diversity of habitats and a vast repository of Sri Lanka’s endemic species found nowhere else in the world. Bird Watching in this ecosystem is particularly interesting because it is home to 95% of the endemic birds of Sri Lanka! Named as a world heritage site in 1989, this lowland evergreen rain forest is steeped in deep legend and mystery. The word ‘Sinharaja’ means, Lion (Sinha) King (Raja), and it is popular belief that the legendary origin of the Sinhala people is from the union between a princess and the lion king who once lived in the forest!

MARTIN’S LODGE provides basic accommodation (with the added luxury of hot water!) situated near the entrance to the Protected Reserve area and the Education and Information Centre. Although you don’t get that feeling of being ‘enclosed’ by the rainforest atmosphere, there is an attractive porch area that overlooks the canopy of trees below.

‘KUDAWA’ ECO TEAM CAMP is located on a peninsula in the forest and surrounded by two rivers (deep enough for swimming) and just beyond a tea plantation (where you will see the traditional tea pluckers in action). Even without leaving the camp itself, so much can be seen – so let the nature come to you!

The peaceful camp is an ideal location for early morning Bird Watching before a fascinating nature trail through the forest. Forget any ideas about cramped tents and sitting on the ground for meals – this is camping in style! The camp is set up prior to your arrival, transporting in comfortable tents, a fully equipped kitchen, chairs and tables, hammocks, flushable toilets, showers and even cold beer. On your return from the afternoon nature trail, you will be welcomed with a hearty barbecue meal in a magical setting – the whole area is lit up with traditional flame torches and a roaring campfire. So sit back, relax and let our experienced staff cater to your every need.

SCHEDULE
• After breakfast continue the trail to Kaltota.
• Packed lunch will be provided.
• Finishing the Kaltota trail proceed to Singharaja Rainforest in a vehicle
• Evening at leisure.
• Dinner & night stay at Singharaja. Value – at the Lodge or similar / Standard – luxury camping / Deluxe – super luxury camping.

SCHEDULE
• After an early cup of tea, with packed breakfast & lunch, the guests leave to the forest around 6.30 am.
• Trek across Sinharaja to Lankagama
• Arrival at the campsite.
• Dinner & night stay at Lankagama. Participatory camping for all catogories. (Value / Standard / Deluxe)

SCHEDULE
• After breakfast start trekking to Deniyaya which is about 8km.
• Lunch will be provided at a suitable place.
• Proceed to Galle in a vehicle.
• Night dinner & stay at Galle. Value – Closenberge Hotel or similar / Standard – The lady Hill or similar / Deluxe – Light House or similar.