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1 Experiencing the excitement of elephants, drummers and dancers at the
Kandy Esala Perahera
2 Getting away from Sri Lanka's energetic buzz by trekking in the montane
forests of the Knuckles Range
3 Joining devout pilgrims and following flickering torchlight to ascend the
sacred heights of Adam's Peak (Sri Pada)
4 Rattling and rolling with Tamil tea pickers on a slow, slow train journey
from Haputale to Ella
5 Winding down in Ella , combining excellent home-cooked food and spec-
tacular walks
6 Discovering your inner birdwatcher amid the tangled perfection of the Sin-
haraja Forest Reserve
7 Rising before dawn for a view from the stunning heights of World's End
8 Counting elephants by the dozen in the Uda Walawe National Park
Colombo to Kandy
The Henerathgoda Botanic Gardens near Gampaha, off the Colombo-Kandy road about
30km northwest of Colombo, are where the first rubber trees planted in Asia were grown.
Some original plantings dot the 37-acre gardens, together with 400 other plant varieties.
About 50km from Kandy is Cadjugama , famous for its cashew nuts. Brightly clad
sellers beckon passing motorists with nuts they've harvested from the surrounding forest.
At the 48km post is Radawaduwa , notable for woven cane items.
Kegalle, 77km from Colombo, is the nearest town to the Pinnewala Elephant Orphan-
age . Several spice farms that are open to visitors can also be found around here. Nearby is
Utuwankandu , a rocky hill from where the 19th-century Robin Hood-style highwayman,
Saradiel, preyed on travellers until the British executed him.
At Kadugannawa , just after the road and railway make their most scenic climbs - with
views southwest to the large Bible Rock - is a tall pillar erected in memory of Captain
Dawson, the English engineer who built the Colombo-Kandy road in 1826.
 
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