Knuckles Range Trek
Trek the cloud-forest ridges of a UNESCO wilderness few travellers reach.
What the Knuckles Range Trek is really like.
The Knuckles Range, named for its knuckle-like peaks, is a UNESCO-listed wilderness of cloud forest, montane grassland and remote villages northeast of Kandy. Trekking here means misty ridge walks, waterfalls, leech-socks and real solitude, with day hikes and multi-day routes both possible. The biodiversity is extraordinary, from endemic lizards to rare birds. A mandatory local guide leads the way; the drier months from January to March and August to September are best.
At a glance
- Best season
- January – March & August – September
- Typical duration
- Full day to multi-day
- Regions
- 2
Moment by moment
How the day unfolds.
Into the cloud forest
Set off with a guide along ridgelines wrapped in mist, the air cool and the forest dense and dripping.
Where in Sri Lanka.
The corners of the island this experience touches, so you can picture how it threads into the rest of a tour.
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Tours through the Adventure.
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Whitewater & Peaks
6 days · from $1,500 pp
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