Travel Reference
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Itineraries
Natural South
2 WEEKS
It's not a big island but Sri Lanka still manages to have some beautiful wilderness areas,
especially in the tropical peaks and valleys, national parks and beach-lined southern coast.
Start in
Colombo
. On your way east,
Kitulgala
is a gateway for rafting the Kelaniya
Ganga, as well as for jungle hikes and birdwatching. Movie buffs might recognise scenes
from
Bridge on the River Kwai
here. Take the short hop to misty
Hatton
,
Dikoya
and
Maskeliya
, three small towns in some of the most scenic parts of the Hill Country. Spend
a few days tasting fragrant single-estate teas and bed down in luxurious ex-colonial tea