about 4 hours · Morning · Nature and walks
Sinharaja rainforest guided walk
Sinharaja rainforest guided walk: Majeste's price is $19 per person for two, activity only, prices checked 7 Nov 2026. It takes about 4 hours, with no pickup in the price. It is best in Jan to Apr, Aug to Sep.
What happens
A half-day walk in the lowland rainforest with a Forest Department guide, who is compulsory. Expect endemic birds in mixed feeding flocks, frogs, lizards and leeches, especially after rain. Big animals are rarely seen; this is a forest for small things.
What is in the price
Included
- Entry ticket
- Compulsory local guide for your party
Not included
- Leech socks (buy or hire at the entrance)
- Transfer to the Kudawa or Deniyaya entrance
- Transport: you make your own way to the meeting point
Season
- Good month
- Blank: neither
Good months: Jan to Apr, Aug to Sep.
Rain is possible any day. May to July and October to November are the wettest.
Limits
- Minimum age 6.
- Muddy, uneven paths; closed shoes and leech socks advised.
How we run it
Where it is offered
Day tours with this activity
- Sinharaja rainforest walk from ColomboIncluded · day tour, $78 per person for two, from Colombo, tickets included
- Sinharaja rainforest from the south coastIncluded · day tour, $60 per person for two, from Galle (with Unawatuna), tickets included
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- Best time to visit Sri Lanka: month by month
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.
- Sri Lanka entrance fees 2026: Sigiriya and parks
Sigiriya is USD 35, Polonnaruwa and Anuradhapura USD 30, the Temple of the Tooth LKR 3,000; a park ticket for two is USD 71.86. Checked 7 November 2026.
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