Experience overview
The Kanneliya rainforest is Sri Lanka’s lesser known forest reserve is one of Sri Lanka’s bio diversity hot spots accessible from Galle approximately within 1 to 1 ½ hours. The Forest houses around 78 villages and 10,000 villagers and one of them who will be your guide who has been living his entire life exploring every nook and corner of the forest. Two main rivers of the south which cater for the entire water requirement of Galle runs through this forest and abundance of flora and fauna will take you away from city life and enthrall you with serene, captivating sceneries and sounds of the jungle.
Your guide is a villager whose life revolved with the life of the forest and will take you through the forest and to the fascinating waterfall and where you rest and have refreshment while enjoying the scenery and makes this an ideal get away for children and families as well. Tour ends with local lunch on the river or in the vicinity.
Kanneliya Rain forest consist series of parallel mountain ranges and valleys. The elevation ranges from 60 m to 425 m above sea level. Mean annual temperature is 27.0 °C while annual temperature variation is 4 °C-5 °C. The forest receives a substantial rainfall of 3,750 mm.
Highlights
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Guided Jungle Trek – Explore primary rainforest with village experts
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Wildlife Spotting – Look for purple-faced langurs & endemic birds
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Spot many different flora, some are endemic
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Sustainable Tourism – Your visit helps protect this ecosystem
The walk is easy easy. The walk is just 4 kilometers and the terrain is fairly safe and flat.
This experience is perfect for children, who will relish being surrounded by so much nature.
4 hours including lunch
- Water
- Entrance fees
- A Sri Lankan lunch
- A wildlife tracker and guide
- Light comfortable clothing a raincoat as it sometimes rains
- Closed shoes. Optional: an additional pair of flip-flops
- Important to know: There may be leeches in the area. Leech socks will be provided
Tour Gallery
Tour Rate
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50 USD per person
50 USD
