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White-water rafting on the Kelani River

White-water rafting on the Kelani River: Majeste's price is $30 per person for two, activity only, prices checked 7 Nov 2026. It takes about 2 hours, with no pickup in the price. It runs all year.

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Guide holding a blue raft at the rocky bank of the Kelani River beside white-water rapids, three people aboard — White-water rafting on the Kelani River, KitulgalaPhoto: Pol van den Scheetek… via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0

What happens

About 5 km of grade 2 to 3 rapids on the Kelani at Kitulgala, with a guide in each raft. Rafts are usually shared with other guests. You get wet and the water level depends on recent rain and dam releases upstream.

What is in the price

Included

Raft, helmet, buoyancy aid and safety briefing
River guide
Shower afterwards

Not included

Transfer to Kitulgala (on the road between Colombo and the hill country)
Lunch
Transport: you make your own way to the meeting point

Season

Runs all year.

Limits

The operator has not published a minimum age; ask us before booking for children under 12.
You must be able to swim with a buoyancy aid and follow the guide's instructions.

Where it is offered

Kitulgala

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January to March is driest on the west and south coasts, in the hills and the Cultural Triangle; May to September suits the east. Checked 7 Nov 2026.
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Where the figures come from

Kitulgala Adventures, checked 7 Nov 2026

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$30per person$60 total

for 2 adults, activity only

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Adults

Getting to Kitulgala is not included unless the activity lists it. Add a transfer or a car with driver.

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Nothing to pay now. You pay in cash when the trip starts, to the person we name with the meeting point. Plans change? Cancel free up to 24 hours before pickup. Replies within 30 minutes, 07:00 to 21:00 Sri Lanka time.

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$30

per person for two, activity only

The price worked out

Two adults
$60 total, $30 per person
2 × $30
Two adults and two children, 8 and 10
$120 total, $30 per person
4 × $30

USD 30 per person, the operator's published price.

Prices last checked 7 November 2026.

Nothing to pay now. You pay in cash when the trip starts, to the person we name with the meeting point. No deposit, no card details online.

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