Bandarawela: 3-Day Hiking Trip with Meals and Accommodation
ID: GYG386331-699436
Category:
Country: Sri Lanka
Duration:
3 days
Description
Hike from Bandarawela to Kalupahana through the Sri Lankan countryside and forests on a private 3-day trip with accommodation and meals included. See tea estates, mountain views, and waterfalls.
Travel from Bandarawela to Kalupahana on this hike through lush teal plantations and forests. Walk by remote villages, tea estates, and the tallest waterfall in Sir Lanka on this three day trip.
Be picked up from the comfort of your hotel and travel to Bandarawela for three-days of hiking in the forests and countryside. Rest in the evenings in a lodge where you will have dinner and breakfast.
Enjoy picnic lunches while you hike. Stroll through a eucalyptus forest, taste locally grown tea, try picking tea for yourself, and meet local people. Immerse yourself in the local culture and the serenity of the natural surroundings.
Day 1:Head to high tea country to walk the tea trail for five hours. View panoramas of the tea plantations. Join the local women who pick tea leaves for half an hour. Go to the house of one of the women you picked tea with for a cup of tea. Have a fresh lunch at the tea plantation.
Day 2:Journey through a pine, eucalyptus, and rain forest. Take in panoramic views of the tea plantation. Visit a remote tea estate where those who work on the plantation live. Meet the family and children of the workers. Pass through a railway tunnel and eat a delicious picnic where there are panoramic views.
Day 3:
After breakfast in the lodge, start hiking to the tallest waterfall in Sir Lanka, Babarakanda falls. Admire panoramic vies of tea plantations, mountains, and villages. Stop by a village school to meet the children. Pick some more tea, before heading to the natural zig-zag trail called the Devil’s Staircase.
Highlights
- Walk through terraced tea plantations and take in panoramic views
- Discover pine, eucalyptus, and rain forests
- Experience Sir Lankan nature at Bambarakanda falls and the Devil’s Staircase
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This is an outdoor hiking activity in a tropical country with about 18 hours of hiking through 45 kilometers over the course of three days
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This trail is moderate with some inclines that are not too steep
Please book this activity a week in advance
You must keep social distance while in vehicles
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
Masks are optional but are strongly recommended while indoors
Masks are required while indoors
You are required to bring and wear a mask
Please arrive in the hotel lobby 10 minutes before your scheduled pickup time.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
