Adventure

Climbs, surf, hikes and long days outdoors.

10 destinations · showing 916 places

Adventure destinations

Country
Sri Lanka
Heritage cities, misty tea highlands, leopard country and two coastlines — an island that fits a fortnight and rewards a month.
68 places
Culture · Wildlife · Beach
Region
South Coast
Galle's fort, surf bays, whale-watching harbours and the leopard parks of the deep south.
20 places
Beach · Wildlife · Food
Region
Hill Country
Kandy, the tea highlands of Nuwara Eliya and the hiking town of Ella, joined by the island's most scenic railway.
19 places
Culture · Adventure · Wellness
Region
East Coast
Long white beaches, reef snorkelling and surf on the calmer side of the island (May to October season).
8 places
Beach · Adventure · Wildlife
City
Ella
A laid-back highland town of viewpoint hikes, waterfalls and the Nine Arch Bridge.
6 places
Adventure · Wellness · Family
City
Nuwara Eliya
'Little England' at 1,900 m: tea estates, cool air, Gregory Lake and the gateway to Horton Plains.
6 places
Wellness · Family · Adventure
Area
Mirissa
Whale-watching harbour, a crescent beach and Weligama's beginner surf.
5 places
Beach · Wildlife · Food
Area
Sigiriya & Dambulla
The Lion Rock and the painted cave temples, with elephant safaris at Minneriya and Kaudulla nearby.
5 places
Culture · Wildlife · Adventure
Area
Yala
Leopard safaris in Yala, birding at Bundala and the pilgrim town of Kataragama.
4 places
Wildlife · Adventure · Sustainable

Town
Ella
Ella, Uva Province
Hiking and café town in the southern highlands.
AdventureWellness
National park
Yala National Park
Yala, Southern/Uva Province
The island's most visited park and one of the best places on earth to see leopards.
WildlifeAdventureFamily
Heritage
Sigiriya
Sigiriya, Central Province
The 5th-century Lion Rock fortress with frescoes, water gardens and a summit palace.
CultureAdventureFamily
Forest
Udawattakele Forest Reserve
Kandy
Former royal forest above the temple: monkeys, birds and quiet trails.
WildlifeAdventureSustainable
National park
Horton Plains National Park
Ohiya / Pattipola, Nuwara Eliya district
Cloud-forest plateau at 2,100 m with the World's End precipice and Baker's Falls.
AdventureWildlifeSustainable
Hiking
Little Adam's Peak
Ella
Easy 45-minute climb through tea to a 1,141 m viewpoint — best at sunrise.
AdventureFamily
Hiking
Ella Rock
Ella
Half-day hike along the railway and up through forest to a summit above the Ella Gap.
Adventure
Waterfall
Ravana Falls
Ella–Wellawaya Rd
25 m roadside cascade tied to the Ramayana legend, fullest in the wet months.
FamilyAdventure
Hiking
Pidurangala Rock
Pidurangala, Sigiriya
Steep 30-minute scramble past a cave temple to the classic sunrise view of Sigiriya.
AdventureCulture

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