Light Trekking in Sri Lanka – Special New Year

Departure from Rome, via Delhi to Kathmandu.

Arrival at Colombo International Airport.
A warm and sincere Sri Lankano-style welcome at the airport, where you will be greeted by one of our representatives. Transfer to your hotel in Colombo. Rest of the day at leisure.

Breakfast and meeting with the guide.
Transfer to your hotel in Habarana, during the lunch route to a local restaurant.
Free afternoon, optional safari to Minneriya Park or relax in the hotel.
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

After breakfast departure for Hiriwaduna Trek.
Hiriwadunna Trek - distance about 2.5 km - travel time 2/3 hours
HIRIWADUNNA- it is only 2 Km from Habarana , 5 minutes by car. Journey through the typical Sinhalese village with the incredible opportunity to immerse yourself in the nature and culture of Hiriwadunna, famous for its fantastic dry-bird habitat and the enchanting unspoiled nature. The walk begins with a trip on an ox cart through a quiet village, then continues the adventure on a catamaran towards the scenic Hiriwadunna lake - which has a splendid view of the Sigiriya rock fortress and Pidurangala rock; the spring itself is surrounded by dense jungle, swampy land and cultivated land.
After the catamaran safari, visit the local houses for a culinary taste of the authentic cuisine of a lunch prepared according to traditional methods using terracotta pots on a wood stove. This will be a great opportunity to witness authentic local cuisine and to take part in the preparation of the meal with the local women, ending with a relaxing walk towards the main road along the banks of the lake. On the way back you can observe moments of daily life such as fishing, women washing clothes on the outskirts of the lake's waterways.
Lunch in a local restaurant, and continuation to Kandy

Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel

After breakfast daily excursion to Knuckles Mountain Range.

Knuckles Trek - distance about 7-9 km, travel time 4/5 hours.

KNUCKLES RANGE FOREST- The Knuckles Forest Range has been renamed thus for the five peaks: Kirigalpottha, Gombaniya, Knuckles, Koboneelagala, and Dotulugala which all look like knuckles of a tight fist and which can be seen from many points of view. The Knuckles, called by the indigenous "Dumbara" hills with the meaning of misty mountains, you embrace the districts of Matale and Kandy covering an approximate area of 21000 hectares. The Knuckles massif is separated from the Central Plateau by a deep valley that takes its name from the mountains Dumbara Valley. This supports the beauty of 35 high peaks over 1000 meters above sea level, 20 over 1500 meters and 2 peaks over 2000 meters. The area that includes those over 1500 meters in the Knuckles area was declared a climate reserve in 1973. The Knuckles fall under the forest conservation in April 2000 and consequently in the Unesco Human and Biosphere Program (MAB) . The Knuckles together with the forest area of the Peak Wilderness and the Horton Plains (called together the 'Central Plateau of Sri Lanka') were declared a Natural World Heritage Site in 2009.

Late afternoon transfer to the hotel

Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

After breakfast departure towards Nuwara Eliya, along the way walk to Kitulgala.
The walk to the natural pools and waterfalls of "kataran-Oya" -1.5km. There are 7 extremely beautiful natural pools and a gift of nature where you will be able to try the following experiences:
• Letting yourself slide into the ground and tilt for 5 meters of waterfall and equipped with a life preserver you will fall into the natural rocky pool.

• Safe jump in natural rocky pools.

After lunch in a local restaurant. Then continue to Nuwara Eliya.

Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

Early morning departure at 05:00 am to go for an excursion and to see the World's End view point in the Horton Plains National Park.

Horton Plains - distance 9 km, travel time for the visit about half a day.

WORLD’S END - is located at Horton Plains about 32 kilometers from Nuwara Eliya. Horton Plains is the highest plateau in Sri Lanka with a height of 7200 feet. The central mountain is also known as the Cloud Forest.
It is highly recommended to leave in the early morning by jeep to visit the "Worlds End" before 10:00 am (subsequently enveloped in a dark haze). The incredible view to this place incredibly reflects the name given to it End of the World, "World's End" and is considered one of the most beautiful in Sri Lanka. The terrifying and steep vertical slopes for about 1000 feet, almost fade away for another 4000 feet. In the morning a growing silver glow starts from the horizon of the Indian ocean and continues for 50 miles south
Lunch in a local restaurant.

In the afternoon transfer to Maskeliya, and free afternoon.

Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

Early morning at 02:00 am start of the climb on Adam's Peak
Adam's peak - entire trekking 7 km, travel time to complete it in 6/7 hours.

ADAM'S PEAK- This is the most sacred mountain in Sri Lanka, sacred to all four major religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Christianity. Buddhists call it the Sri Pada Mountain ("the sacred footprint") and claim that it was visited by Buddha Gautama who left his footprints on the top of the mountain. For Hindus, the summit represents the "Shiva Adipatham" and retains the imprints of Shiva. Muslims insist on the place where Adam first took his steps on the earth when he was driven out of the Gardens of Eden. The Roman Catholic church claims that there are the footprints of St. Thomas, the first Christian apostle who preached in southern India. The people of these religious groups climb the mountain on pilgrimage from the full moon day "Poya day" in December, until the day of the full moon in May when the path to the top remains illuminated in the evening and many services remain available.
Lunch in a local restaurant. Free afternoon
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

After breakfast, walk to the Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Sinharaja rain forest - distance 7 km, travel time to complete it in 4 hours.

SINHARAJA RAIN FOREST RESERVE - Sinharaja is the only "UNESCO World Heritage Site" Rainforest in Sri Lanka, with a wide bio-diversity. The vegetation is characteristic of the evergreen tropical forest and the area considered in the reserve is 11187 hectares. 331 robust trees and 192 lianas (60%) have been identified which are endemic to Sinharaja. As for the fauna there are 141 recorded bird species of 28 local endemics (34 of the whole country), 65 butterfly species (1 endemic), 10 fish species (7 endemic), 19 amphibian species (8 endemic ), 29 species of reptiles and snakes (14 endemic) and 40 species of mammals (7 endemic).
Sinharaja is the only undisturbed rain forest of considerable size in which many of the plants are rare and are each traceable for their characteristics in an area. Sinharaja can be reached from Colombo via Matugama (174 km) or Ratnapura (154 km) in Kalawana, Weddagala and upwards to the Kudawa tented camp. From Galle to Deniyaya and Mederpitiya (10 km) and from there to Pitadeniya Camp to enter the Reserve from the south side of the country. The best time to visit is between December and early April, and from August to September.
Free afternoon
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

Breakfast and free day for relaxation and beach activities.

Transfer in good time to the airport for departure.