Light adventure trek in Knuckles Mountains
Knuckles range also called Dumbara mountain range is located off Kandy, in the northern end of Central Highlands of Sri Lanka. To the south and east of the mountain range is Mahaweli river basin while to the west are Matale plains. The KNUCKLES MOUNTAIN RANGE is called as that because its appearance resembles a set of Knuckles in a closed fist and it’s a major eco-tourism venue of Sri Lanka. The Knuckles range is one of the loveliest nature attractions of Sri Lanka. The changing terrain of grasslands, rugged mountain peaks interspersed with streams and cascading waterfalls make Knuckles mountain range that covers an area of 18512 hectares the trekker’s paradise.
Knuckles mountain range, a World heritage Conservation Area that affords intriguing trekking possibilities, is still to a greater extent untouched zone of significant natural beauty and biodiversity.
In this tour you will be picked up from Kandy and transferred to the trail starting point which is approximately a 1 hour drive. During the trail you will be trekking through tea plantation, pine forest, a typical kandyan village and rice fields. This is a circular trek which is approximately about 18 km. Village culture and bird watching are some of the highlights of this trip.
After completing the scenic trekking tour you will be transferred back to Kandy.
