Knuckles & Lake Camping-3 Nights

knuckles trekking & lake camping-3 nights 4 days tour is to spend a few days of trekking with relishing the panoramic view resting on rock sheets watching various bird species flying over the cliffs while listening to the lake water lapping with low sounds which will be an unforgettable experience.

Grade Level- Medium & Hard
Duration – 3 Nights 4 Days
Trekking Distance – Above 50 KM

Day 1 –High knuckles trekking tour (Medium & Hard)

Overnight stay at the Knuckles Base Camp 

Day 2 – Knuckles medium trekking tour through the magical rice fields 

Overnight stay at the Knuckles Base Camp 

Day 3 – Knuckles trekking tour through the tea fields (Smooth & Medium)

Overnight stay at the Lake Bed Camp

Day 4 – Bird watching Tour and waterfall trekking, back to Kandy

*More adventure and also the trekking distance can negotiate on your request and depending on your fitness level. we provide you an experienced friendly guide.

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION Kandy
DEPARTURE TIME Departure at 7:30 AM.
RETURN TIME At approximately 4:00 PM.
WEAR Comfortable clothing, hiking boots, hat, jacket and sunscreen, swimming kit, towel, flip flops, Head Torch.
INCLUSIONS
Professional instructor Entrance Tickets
Transport Up & Down Sleeping Bags
Tents Or Cabana for the night with Bonfire Mineral water
Picnic lunch Tea with Snacks
EXCLUSIONS Tips and other expenses of a personal nature

 

Additional information

Group Size1 Pax, 2 Pax, 5 Pax, Above 5

Day 01

1.1

7.30 AM – 9.30 AM: Hotel pick up and Transport

After breakfast scenic drive from Kandy (500 M above sea level) to the Knuckles Range Area (1000 M above sea level) by passing Small village shops, Hindu temples, lush tea gardens & Tea Factories to start the trekking tour with your Experienced Guide.

  • En route, you will have a tea break with snacks before going to the trek starting point.


1.2

9.30 AM – 12.30 PM: Trekking.

Starts the Trekking On Smooth & Medium Grades.

Our aims on this trek,

  • Panoramic green views.
  • Pine & eucalyptus forest
  • High forest and Cardamom growth.
  • Secluded mountain village visit.
  • Evergreen dwarf cloud forest.
  • Crystal clear streams and swimming in a Natural Pool.
  • Beautiful river with rapids.
  • Kandyan Village Home Gardens.
  • Magical terraced rice fields & walk along with the canal bunt.
  • Endemic flowers, birds, small animals, lizards, reptiles & butterflies.
  • terraced rice fields & walk along with the canal bunt
  • Paddy Cultivation Process
  • Exciting Irrigation & water management System

*The journey is approximately 15 KM one way up hills and flat walking medium trek.


1.3

12.30 PM – 1.30 PM: Natural pool swimming and the picnic lunch.

  • You will love to swim in the 2 M deep natural rocky pool and have the picnic lunch near the waterfall.


1.4

1.30 PM – 4.00 PM: Trekking to the Base camp and overnight stay.

  • Bon Fire with BBQ.
  • Singing Songs.
  • Taste the SriLankan style foods, prepare from the camp site.

Day 02

2.1

7.30 AM – 8.00 AM: Breakfast.


2.2

8.30 AM – 11.30 AM: Starts the Trekking.

After breakfast Starts the trekking On Medium & Hard Grades to the High Knuckles.

Our aims on this trek,

  • Panoramic green views.
  • Tea state trails and paths.
  • Evergreen dwarf cloud forest, endemic creepers & cane bamboo forest.
  • Gravel & rocky paths in the flat short bush black forest.
  • Crystal clear water streams.
  • Endemic flora & fauna
  • Silent large rocky plateau with peak view.
  • Endemic flowers, birds, small animals, lizards, reptiles & butterflies.

*The journey approximately 16 KM for the day. A to A trek including a Circulate trek.

2.4

1.30 PM – 4.00 PM: Trekking to the Base camp and overnight stay.

  • Bon Fire with BBQ.
  • Singing Songs.
  • Taste the SriLankan style foods, prepare from the camp site.

Day 03

3.1

7.30 AM – 8.00 AM: Breakfast.


3.2

8.30 AM – 2.30 AM: Starts the Trekking.

After breakfast Starts the Knuckles trekking tour through the tea fields and factories trekking On Smooth & Medium Grades.

Our aims on this trek,

  • Panoramic green views.
  • Tea state trails and paths.
  • Eucalyptus forest.
  • Pine forest
  • Tea factory
  • Gravel & rocky paths.
  • Crystal clear water streams.
  • Endemic flora & fauna
  • Endemic flowers, birds, small animals, lizards, reptiles & butterflies.

*The journey approximately 15 KM for the day. A to B Circulate trek from the total distance.

3.3

2.30 PM – 4.00 PM: Drive Back To Kandy.

Day 04

4.1

6.00 AM – 8.00 AM: Bird watching tour and the Breakfast.

Boat ride around the lake to see the birdlife and see the sunrise in the early morning. You will love to swim in the lake.


4.2

8.00 AM – 2.30 AM: waterfall trek and aborigine village visit.

Our aims on this trek,

  • After breakfast Drive to visit Dambana – the Aborigines village, it is known as the refuge of the indigenous Vedda people.
  • Rathna waterfall trekking – one of the beauties & widest waterfalls in Sri Lanka. Approximately 3 km trek
  • Swim in the Rathna waterfall & enjoying the traditional curry

4.3

2.30 PM – 4.00 PM: Drive Back To Kandy.

Knuckles Mountain Range

The Knuckles Mountain Range consists of 9 main mountain ranges and 35 supporting mountain peaks which gives magnificent scenic views and can be categorized as one of the most valuable UNESCO World Heritage Site in Sri Lanka.
“Dumbara Mitiyawatha ” which means ” The Misty Valley ” is The Sri Lankan name for this mountainous area and later it named “Knuckles Range” by British. The entire Valley and the mountain area is around 21,000 hectares ( 155 Sq. KM) in extent and the peak is around 1900 M above Sea level.it is rich with varieties of flora, fauna, endemic species, and above 17 varieties of birds.
Knuckles Range is the best location in Sri Lanka for Hiking, Trekking & Adventure Camping tours for the nature lovers.
Trekking through remote local villages, tea estates, rice fields, vegetable fields, pigmy forests, plateaus swimming in Waterfalls, trekking along rivers, home spice gardens are highlights in knuckles trekking trips. Trekkers could also have the opportunity of bird watching, watching the sunrise, meeting up & interacting with villagers, and also encounter species such as Deer, Wild Bow, Barking deer, Deer monkey, and various types of Lizards.

Knuckles Base Camping

We do camping at the base of Knuckles Range and it’s a tented campsite with good facilities for anybody who like to feel the calm & quiet nature experience. We can arrange a bonfire, sing songs, dinner with traditional Sri Lankan foods, and a night of comfortable sleep.

Corbet’s Gap

Corbett’s gap is an area of 18,512 ha. Called the ‘Dumbara Hills’ (Misty Mountains) in Sinhala and Locally known as Attala-Wettuwa, the British named this spectacular viewpoint by the name of a British surveyor Corbet who mapped the area in the second part of the 19th century. Due to ever-present mist covering the mountains, It’s one of the most popular viewpoints in the knuckles mountain range.

This route will give one of the most spectacular views of the virgin forests of the central highlands of Sri Lanka. This is also the most popular route taken by visitors to Corbet’s Gap as well as to Meemure.

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