Sri Lanka hiking tour 6 days

This 6-day Sri Lanka hiking tour includes some of the best hiking places in Sri Lanka, such as Horton Plains National Park. This 6-day hiking tour includes more than 25 hours of hiking; most of your days include hiking, occasional trekking, and sightseeing. On the first day of the trip, there are two hikes at Sigiriya and Dambulla; both hikes last about 5 hours. On the 2nd day of the Sri Lanka hiking trip, the traveller hiked at Udawattakele Sanctuary, which is another rainforest in the central hills. The hiking at Udawattakele lasts about 3 hours. On the 3rd day of the hiking tour, after about a 2-hour journey by road from Kandy, you will be arriving at Horton Plains for another hike, which will last about 5 hours. Day four is the most challenging hike; it can also be categorised as a trek. This interesting trek at Adams Peak lasts about 7 hours. Your hike on the last day of the trip is in the Sinharaja rainforest, which lasts about 5 hours.

Table of Contents

• Sri Lanka hiking tours
• Hiking places included in the Sri Lanka hiking tour
• The 6 days Sri Lanka hiking tour itinerary
• What are the major hikes included in Sri Lanka hiking tour?
  • 1. Sigiriya hike
  • 2. Dambulla hike
  • 3. Udawattekele hike
  • 4. Tea country trail
  • 5. Horton plains hike
  • 6. Sinharaja hike
  • 7. Adams peak hike
• The best time for a Sri Lanka hiking tour
• The nature of the Sri Lanka hiking tour
• Feel the hill country charm with a Sri Lanka hiking tour
• Sri Lanka hiking tour – Adams peak
  • Nature of Adams peak hike
  • Seasonality of Adams peak hike
  • How long is the adams peak hike?
  • What to see on the Adams peak hike
  • How to book Sri Lanka hiking tours based on Adams peak
• Sri Lanka hiking at Dambulla temple
• Sri Lanka hiking tour at Sigiriya
• Sri Lanka hiking Sinharaja tour
• Sri Lanka hiking tours to serve local communities
• Tea country trail from Hantana to Galaha on Sri Lanka hiking tours

Sri Lanka hiking tours

This 6-day Sri Lanka hiking tour includes some of the best hiking places in Sri Lanka such as Horton plains national park. This 6 days hiking tour includes more than 25 hours of hiking, most of your days include hiking, occasional trekking and sightseeing. On the first day of the trip, there are two hikes at Sigiriya and Dambulla, both hikes last about 5 hours. On the 2nd day of the Sri Lanka hiking trip the traveller hike at Udawattakele sanctuary, which is another rainforest in the central hills. The hiking at Udawattakele lasts about 3 hours. On the 3rd day of the hiking tour, after about 2 hour journey by road from Kandy, you will be arriving at Horton plains for another hike and which will last about 5 hours. Day four is the most challenging hike, it can also be categorized as a trek. This interesting trek at Adams peak lasts about 7 hours. Your hike on the last day of the trip is in the Sinharaja rainforest, which lasts about 5 hours.

Hiking places included in the Sri Lanka hiking tour

1. Sigiriya rock fortress
2. Dambulla golden temple
3. Udawattakele sanctuary (Kandy)
4. Horton plains national park (Nuwara Eliya)
5. Adams peak mountain
6. Sinharaja rainforest

The 6 days Sri Lanka hiking tour itinerary

• Day 1: Colombo>>Sigiriya>>Dambulla (Sigiriya hike and Dambulla temple hike)
• Day 2: Sigiriya>>Kandy (Hiking at Udawattakele sanctuary )
• Day 3: Kandy>>Nuwara Eliya (Horton plains hike)
• Day 4: Nuwara Eliya Ella>>Adam’s peak (Adam’s peak hike)
• Day 5: Adams peak>>Sinharaja (Rainforest trek Sinharaja)
• Day 6: Sinharaja>>Colombo

What are the major hikes included in Sri Lanka hiking tour?

1. Sigiriya hike

2. Dambulla hike

3. Udawattekele hike

4. Tea country trail

5. Horton plains hike

6. Sinharaja hike

7. Adams peak hike

The best time for a Sri Lanka hiking tour

This 6-day Sri Lanka hiking tour can be booked at any time of the year. The climate impact on the trip is minimal. However, the best time for the tour is the northeast monsoon, during this period (November to April) most trekking route remains dry and sunny. Seerendipity tours offer this hiking tour for more than 2 years. There is a high demand for this 6-day Sri Lanka hiking tour and this tour package attracts a large number of foreign travellers. Seerendipity tours is an expert in Sri Lanka holiday packages and cater to thousands of travellers every year. This 6-day Sri Lanka hiking tour includes more than 25 hours of guided hiking giving you an exceptional hiking experience based on some of the most beautiful places. You will be hiking on clean and well-maintained trails. The travellers will encounter tea plantations, vegetable gardens, patches of pristine forests, waterfalls and streams.

The nature of the Sri Lanka hiking tour

6 day Sri Lanka hiking tour is a novel experience for most travellers, even for most repeat travellers, due to the fact that this type of hiking trip is not offered by most local tour operators in Sri Lanka. The tour revolves mainly around Sri Lanka’s hill country, and cultural triangle. A large part of Sri Lanka’s cultural triangle is made of flat lands with patches of forests, national parks, rivers, lakes and ancient sites. The 6 days Sri Lanka hiking tour has a fascinating blend of nature, culture, history and a thrilling adventurous hiking experience. The first part of the trip gives you a great cultural appreciation of Sri Lanka’s ancient cities while in the latter part of the trip, you will be exposed to the natural beauty of Sri Lanka.

Feel the hill country charm with a Sri Lanka hiking tour

The hill country is a mountainous and scenic region and has a totally different contrast when compared to the low-country, beaches and cultural triangle. Unlike in most other places in Sri Lanka, the population density in the mountains is far lower and a large part of the mountains are covered by tea plantations, patches of forests and green-capped mountains, with only a few houses to be found in specific places in the plantations. These houses are managed by the plantation management and allocated to the people working on the plantation. These tea plantations provide very popular hiking trails with stunning views, however, prior permission from the management is required before entering these trails.

Sri Lanka hiking tour – Adams peak

Adams peak is one of the highest mountains on the island and it is among the best hiking places in Sri Lanka. The mountain is significant for local travellers as it is a highly important religious site, for foreign travellers it is a place to enjoy one of the most interesting treks and a place to embrace the natural beauty. By far trekking at Adams peak is the most challenging trek on the island, it is not for the faint-hearted and you should be in good physical and mental health to conquer it. The hike at Adams is difficult but it is equally rewarding for the time and energy you spend.

Nature of Adams peak hike

Adams peak hike literally means a mountain climb. Adams peak hike means that travellers concur a 2300 meters tall mountains. The duration of the hike is 9 kilometers and teh duration of the hike one average is around 5 hours. The hiking trail at adams peak is a challenging hike compared to most other hikigng trail we discuss on this article. Adams peak hike is one of the most popular trails in Sri Lanka and therefore, you may encounter many tarevllers along the way.

Seasonality of Adams peak hike

Unlike other hiking trails we discuss on this article, adams peak hike is highly seasonal. Admas peak hike may not possible at a time during the off-season, due to the heavy rain. The season of Adams peak hike starts in on the full moon day of December and ends on the full moon day of May next year. Adams peak hiking season and the north east monsoon goes hand in hand. During the northeast monsoon the mountain, south coast and west coast are spared from the torrential rain of monsoon and therefore very suitable for outdoor activites such as hiking, trekking sunbathing.

How long is the adams peak hike?

The 6 days Sri Lanka hiking tour may not include Adams peak hike sometimes due to the weather conditions. Adams peak hike is a very challenging hike that lasts more than 5 hours on the upward journey. Adams peak is a highly seasonal hiking trail with a season starting from November and lasting till April. If you book the trip from November to April you will be able to hike at Adams peak. Sometimes hiking at Adams peak is available even during the off-season (October to March) however, cannot be guaranteed due to the monsoon rain. Every view from the mountain is breathtaking and you can have a stunning, 360-degree birds eye view of the surrounding hilly area.

What to see on the Adams peak hike

The Adams peak trail goes through a thick forest of peak wilderness. There are hardly any families living in the vicinity of this jungle trail. The jungle trail is not only isolated but also it is very challenging as it is very steep. Local tour operators such as Seerendipity allocate a local guide, who is specialised in this trail during the hike. The travellers climb to a Buddhist temple, where there is a small shrine and a stone slab, where there is a footprint of Buddha engraved. The small temple sits 2300 meters above sea level and occupies a small area. The temperature at drops to near zero level at night while it is a bit warmer during the day.   

How to book Sri Lanka hiking tours based on Adams peak

Usually, the Adams peak hiking tours can be booked as a part of most Sri Lanka adventure and nature tour packages. However, it can be booked as a stand-alone tour from Colombo and most beach resorts on the west and southern coast. If you book the hiking tour of Adams from Colombo and the west coast it would be a one-day tour and the hike takes place at night. Most travellers start the hike at Adams peak during the night in order to avoid the midday heat.

Sri Lanka hiking at Dambulla temple

The travellers will be also travelling to a few Buddhist temples and shrines with historical importance such as Sita temple, which is one of the oldest Hindu temples on the island. And also, Dambulla golden temple, which is one of the oldest Buddhist temples on the island and showcases some stunning sculptures and ancient paintings. The history of this temple is dating back to the 1st century BC. The temple was devoted to Buddhism in the past and still being used for veneration by Buddhists.

Sri Lanka hiking tour at Sigiriya

Another memorable site is the Sigiriya rock fortress, which is also one of the most popular historical sites on the island, however, Sigiriya does not have any religious importance. Sigiriya was the official residence of King Kashyapa in the 5^th century AD. The ancient site had been equipped with a place, swimming pools, landscaped gardens, fountains, streams and many more, which are reminders of resourcefulness in the past.  

Sri Lanka hiking Sinharaja tour

Hiking at Sinharaja is undoubtedly one of the favourite activities for travellers. This pristine rainforest provides dozens of trails for hiking. A large number of people are attracted to these tourist attractions every day. The number of trekking trails does not end in the rainforest as the rainforest settles in a very picturesque remote area in Sri Lanka. Rainforest is surrounded by farmlands, rice paddies, coconut plantations and tea plantations and various other cultivated lands.   

Sri Lanka hiking tours to serve local communities

Most fields aroudnSinharaja are cultivated lkands, as most people in the area are farmers. All fields and gardens are lush and in good order, agriculture is the main lively hood for young and elderly people here. The travellers will be supporting the local community by taking part in this 5-day Sri Lanka hiking tour, as they use the service of local families very often. It is also the policy of Seerendipity to support local communities by bringing tourists to their villages.  The travellers can enjoy numerous small restaurants and eateries where local people try to revitalize their native villages with new ideas, using their produce.

It could be a daunting task for independent travellers to venture on this route alone, especially if they lack of knowledge in the local dialect. Having understood it, Seerendipity tours provide their travellers with a local guide, who is very familiar with the areas included in the trip. The accommodation facilities on this tour are carefully chosen to provide a safe, clean and comfortable stay.     

As the trip includes more than 25 hours of hiking, most of your days include hiking, occasional trekking and sightseeing. On the first day of the trip, there are two hikes at Sigiriya and Dambulla, both hikes last about 5 hours. On the 2nd day of the Sri Lanka hiking trip the traveller hike at Udawattakele sanctuary, which is another rainforest in the central hills. The hiking at Udawattakele lasts about 3 hours. On the 3^rd day of the hiking tour, after about 2 hour journey by road from Kandy, you will be arriving at Horton plains for another hike and which will last about 5 hours. Day four is the most challenging hike, it can also be categorized as a trek. This interesting trek at Adams peak lasts about 7 hours. Your hike on the last day of the trip is in the Sinharaja rainforest, which lasts about 5 hours.

Visiting important historical monuments and learning about the country’s culture, history and religion is also part of the trip. Sightseeing, some travel by private vehicle, staying in contemporary inns, and sampling local food and drinks are also part of the Sri Lanka hiking tour. All hotels included in the trip are tourist board registered, therefore they are up to the standard stipulated by the Sri Lanka tourist board. The tour includes four overnight stays in four different cities.

This 5-day Sri Lanka hiking tour starts in Colombo and ends in Colombo. The tour is a private tour with a local driver guide. The travellers are also provided with the service of local guides in a few other places such as the Sinharaja rainforest, and Adams peak. The tour can be booked throughout the year and the trip is fully customizable to meet specific requirements so the travellers. Please write to admin@seerendipitytours.com for more information.

Tea country trail from Hantana to Galaha on Sri Lanka hiking tours

The hill country trails are very popular among the travellers to experience a trek through the lush green foliage of Sri Lanka hill country. Most parts of these trail running though the tea plantations. Most of the tresk have a rugged terain, therefore the trekkers should be very caustions on their hike. Hantana-Galaha trail is 12 kilometres long. This is a point to point hiking trek starts from Hantana neark Kandy and ends in Galaha. This is not a very challenging trai, however, it can be moderately difficult at a time. Average time spent on this trail is between 3 to 4 hours. This is one of the best trails in Kandy for running, walking, hiking. The trek is not very popular among teh travellers, therefore you may not encounter many tourist on the way.

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