Kitulgala
A rainforest river town on the Kelani River, the jungle setting where the 1957 film The Bridge on the River Kwai was shot, known for grade 2-3 white water rafting suitable for first-timers.
Knuckles Mountain Range
A genuinely wild highland range east of Kandy, its cloud forest, waterfalls and remote villages reached on a demanding full day guided hike via the Riverston viewpoint.
Ratnapura
Sri Lanka’s ‘City of Gems’, a working centre of traditional mining where sapphires, rubies and moonstones are still cut and traded much as they have been for centuries.
Sinharaja Rainforest Reserve
A UNESCO World Heritage Site and Sri Lanka’s other significant tract of primary lowland rainforest, home to the purple-faced langur and a genuine wilderness trek with a naturalist guide.
Kanneliya Rainforest Reserve
Part of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and one of only two remaining tracts of primary lowland rainforest in Sri Lanka, home to endemic birds and flora found nowhere else on earth.