Activities
Experience white water rafting in the picturesque kelani river, covering five major rapids and four minor rapids. This activity with safety gear and modern rafts is for anyone above the age of 10 years. A comprehensive safety briefing will be given by the white water rafting instructors beforehand. The river surrounded by dense vegitation will make you feel enchanted with a memorable experience during your rafting tour.
Looking for a relaxing, leisurely floating trip? Have small children who can’t get on the white water? The answer is flat water rafting on the kelani river. There’s nothing as refreshing and relaxing as floating down the meandering river in a raft at a leisurely pace.
Enjoying the view of a stunning waterfall is amazing but abseiling takes this adventure far beyond the limits of an ordinary sightseeing of a tourist. The intense and powerful feeling of the water combined with the fact that you are hanging on a rope and that there is nothing but water beneath and above, will give an adrenaline rush like you have never experienced before.
Experience various fauna and flora of the kitulgala rain forest reserve and witness beautiful scenes of waterfalls and streams hidden inside the forest. Have a cool dip in a flowing water stream during your trek.
Bird watching in kitulgala is one of the main attractions for nature lovers. The rain forest is home to many endemic bird species such as sri lanka orange-billed babbler and chestnut-backed owlet and a host of other birds. The bird watchers may also catch a glimpse of some squirrels and monkeys in the rain forest.
There are many favourite places for bird watching, including one just across the river from the plantation hotel.
Kitulgala has many beautiful waterfalls and natural rock pools where one could experience the following activities.
- sliding down a waterfall into the rock pool with safety gear
- a confidence jump into the rock pools
- swimming in the cool and clean waters of the rain forest.
Adventurous ride on a steep and inclined cable, to experience and fulfill the curiosity of the flattering aerial view of a river running through a forest, like an eagle.
Sri lanka was known as ceylon during the colonial era, is famous for producing world class tea which continues to be marketed internationally as “ceylon tea”. A visit to a tea estate will provide an insight into the art of tea planting, by observing the workers in the field carrying out their daily tasks including the manual plucking of tea leaves which is the main element of producing top quality ceylon tea.
The estate tour combined with a visit to the tea factory will enable one to witness all aspects of the tea manufacturing process. The visitors will also get an opportunity to purchase different varieties of ceylon tea at the factory.
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