Activities

Hiking and Trekking

Sri Lanka's diversity of landscape provide the opportunity for amazing treks and hikes, especially in the Central Highlands. Trekking and hiking through the paddy fields, tea plantations, spice gardens, waterfalls, streams, dense forests, hills and mountains of the tropical island of Sri Lanka brings about a unique experience that cannot be obtained any other way.

Hiking & Trekking in Kandy
The district of Kandy offers numerous treks. The medieval Buddhist temples of Gadaladeniya, Lankathilake temples and Embakke shrine are interconnected with footpaths that bring about scenic landscape. The trek from Ihalakotte Railway station to Dodanwala Devale shrine falls through forest reserves, Alagalla Mountain, tea estates and traditional Kandyan villages. Hanthana hike, Alagalla Mountain trail, Bahirawakanda hill and Udawattakelle Forest Reserve are the most popular trails.