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Knuckles Range day hike from Kandy
Knuckles Range day hike from Kandy is Majeste's private day tour. It takes about 11.5 hours door to door and costs $118 per person for two, including your own car with an English-speaking driver, and a trekking guide and a packed lunch, with any Forest Department entry fee paid there. Prices checked 7 Nov 2026. The difference from Knuckles Range day hike on its own ($80 per person for two, activity only, no transport): this price adds the car and English-speaking driver from Kandy, with hotel pickup. Nothing to pay now.
Riverston, Pitawala Pathana and Mini World's End with a trekking guide.
At a glance
About this tour
A guided day walk in the Knuckles Range on the Riverston side: the grassland plateau of Pitawala Pathana, the Mini World's End drop and the Sera Ella waterfall, with a packed lunch. It is five to seven hours of walking with steep sections, so you need to be reasonably fit. The drive from Kandy is about two hours each way. Mist closes in by late morning on many days and there are leeches after rain.
- Trekking guide and packed lunch included
- Pitawala Pathana plateau and the Mini World's End viewpoint
- Sera Ella waterfall on the way back
Your day
Planning times from Kandy, not promises.
Pickup in Kandy; A9 to Matale, then the Riverston road.
Meet your guide at Riverston.
Guided hike: Pitawala Pathana, Mini World's End and the Riverston tower road, five to six hours including a packed-lunch stop.
Sera Ella waterfall, a short walk from the road.
Start the drive back.
Arrive in Kandy.
What is in the price
Included
- Private air-conditioned car or van with an English-speaking driver for the day
- Fuel, expressway tolls and parking
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Kandy
- Every activity listed under tickets and fees
Not included
- Forest Department entry fee where charged (paid at the checkpoint; the amount could not be verified)
- Tips for the driver and any local guide, at your discretion
- Drinks, snacks and personal spending
Tickets and fees
Knuckles Range day hike
$160
USD 80 per person from marketplace listings (USD 69 to 85). The entry fee for some sections is extra and the amount could not be verified.
Source
- Tripadvisor marketplace listing (Viator inventory), checked 7 Nov 2026
Amounts are for two adults. Entrance fees for Sri Lankan residents differ. Message us and we price them for you.
Entrance fees last checked 7 November 2026. Activity prices last checked 7 November 2026. Rupee fees converted at LKR 332.5 to USD 1 (XE mid-market rate, 6 Nov 2026).
Good to know
- Mist can hide the views at any time of year; go early.
- Wettest from October to December; trails are slippery and leeches are common.
- Five to seven hours of walking with steep sections; good fitness and boots needed. The guide takes children from about ten.
Good months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September.
Harder months: October, November, December.
Read more
- 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.
- 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.
Where the figures come from
- Tripadvisor marketplace listing (Viator inventory), checked 7 Nov 2026
- Majeste rate card, checked 7 Nov 2026
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