Sri Lanka is a very special hiking destination; there are trails for all sort of experience, from easy walks to more intense walks. The best spots are in Sri Lanka’s diverse and luscious hill country.
Sri Lanka’s mist covered central mountains in Ella offer one of the best island’s viewpoints, trek up to Little Adam’s Peak or Ella Rock with stunning vistas along the way with view of local village and tea plantations or trek through the dramatic Ella Gap; a rich plateau with thick forests, breezy grasslands, misty lakes and fresh waterfalls by the stunning cliffs and viewpoint of World’s End in Horton Plains National Park; real paradise for trekkers is Knuckles Mountain Range where hills are some of the wildest and least spoilt in Sri Lanka, trek takes you across clear rivers, through dense forests, past flowing waterfalls and lush tea plantations, and alongside with terraced paddy fields and colourful home gardens of locals; or climb famous Adam’s Peak, Sri Pada, the mystical holy mountain, the best is overnight climb so you reach to the summit of the peak with an incredible view of sunrise; other attractive spot for nature lovers is Belihuloya, a little highland linking both the dry and the wet zones where you can either participate in trekking across the little hamlet or canoeing along the Samanalawava reservoir; or trek through the largest and the best-unspoilt rainforest of the island- Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Unesco heritage, the entire reserve is an ecological treasure box with green beauty.
Try one of those best hiking trails and enjoy real beauty of nature and greenery in Sri Lanka.