Knuckles Range day hike (activity only, no transport)

What happens

A full day in the Knuckles conservation forest north-east of Kandy with a guide: cloud forest, grassland ridges and village paths. Weather changes quickly and leeches are normal in wet months. The drive from Kandy is about two hours each way on a winding road.

What is in the price

On a trip with our car and driver

Booked as part of a tour, a day tour or your own trip with our car, the trip adds:

• Transfer from Kandy and back in your tour vehicle

Season

• ●Good month
• Blank: neither

Good months: Jan to Sep.

Wettest from October to December. Mist can close in at any time of year.

Limits

• Minimum age 10.
• Five to seven hours of walking with steep sections. Good fitness and boots needed.

Where it is offered

• Kandy

Day tours with this activity

• Knuckles Range day hike from KandyIncluded · day tour, $118 per person for two, from Kandy, activity included, any Forest Department entry fee paid there

Tours with this activity

• Slow travel with the north and east, 21 daysOptional extra · tour, $2,411 per person for two, 21 days, comfort hotels, shoulder season, tickets included, Udawattakele forest ticket and temple-run sites paid there

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