Knuckles Leopard Trail Trek: Explore UNESCO Heritage Mountains with Nature Paradise Tours

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Kandy

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Embark on a thrilling adventure through the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Knuckles Mountain Range with Nature Paradise Tours. Discover hidden villages, cascading waterfalls, and rare wildlife.

Duration: 10 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Knuckles Conservation Forest - Our representative will pick you up at the hotel on Kandy. Transport by vehicle to the knuckles range. It will be early morning; the exact time depends on your hotel location. Start trekking into Knuckles Mountain range. You will explore Tea trail trek uphill to the silent forest area, gravel rocky paths, and bush…

What's Included

Private transportation
Complimentary bottled water
Lunch provided
All fees and taxes included
Tea and coffee available

What's Not Included

• Personal expenses • Tips

Additional Information

The Knuckles Mountain Range is a gorgeous UNESCO World Heritage Site and a popular spot for hikers. The dense forest, surrounded by 35 mystical mountains that range from 900 to 1900 meters, is home to stunning hiking trails. With cascading waterfalls in every clearing, quaint villages are hidden amid the mountains, many terraced rice fields as well as…

Location

Kandy

William Gopallawa Mawatha

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Harry

Aug 28, 2024

Unforgettable Knuckles Hike - Loved the experience - would recommend to family and friends. So far it has been the highlight of our trip. The guide took time to explain flora and fauna to us including some historical facts. We stopped for a lovely local breakfast on the way and enjoyed a delicious meal at the top of the second knuckle. Make sure to bring good walking shoes as going downhill on trainers could be strenuous. Thank you to our fantastic guide, you made our time in Sri Lanka very special. All in all, a memory we will never forget. Shoutout to the driver, he was great.

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Escape46014333361

Mar 13, 2024

Loved it - AMAZING! Wonderful day trip with a guide with great knowledge of local plants. I found this tour last minute and it has been a highlight of my Sri Lanka trip 100% recommend Beautiful views without heaps of people around, even finished with a fresh waterfall shower

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554malinm

Mar 4, 2024

One-day hike to the Leopard Klippan/Knuckle range - Tough hike and in parts you had to use both hands and feet, but you were well rewarded when you reached the upper waterfall and got to take a cooling dip. My guide Manju was great and could explain everything we saw and was happy to tell me and make sure I got up and down safely. Even the train ride from and to Kandy was very beautiful.

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Sulei_n

Jan 2, 2024

Pristine nature and fantastic guide Manju - We had a crappy weather when we did the tour on 1st Jan 2024 - it was raining the whole time in the jungle. However, we still had a fantastic time being out in the nature and hiking through the trail. The knuckles reserve is very clean, and well conserved. We saw lots of flowing waterfalls and walked through some of them as part of the trail. Our guide, Manju, was AMAZING! He put our safety as the no.1 priority and always observed where we put the feet on in case it’s slippery rocks.

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Inspire33232728228

Nov 12, 2023

Beautiful sights, great guide - Had a wonderful guided trek up Knuckles range - with lovely views and mostly clear skies along the way. Was also shown various types of endemic plants and wildlife by Lakmal, who was both knowledgeable and attentive. He had even prepped leech socks, which were extremely helpful!

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Lunas845

Oct 30, 2023

Amazing guide and hike - We had an amazing hiking experience with Lakmal. He could tell us a lot about the knuckles range area, the endemic plants and about Sri Lankan history. The hike was beautiful and perfectly organised with a good lunch and transfer pickup. Experienced and safe driver aswell. Would highly recommend. Would advise to wear long trousers and sleeves since the hike is really in the mountains and forest.

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Madumalih2023

Sep 27, 2023

Knuckles Adventure! - A nice trekking - day in the Knuckles range , we really enjoyed the cloud forest, which I have never seen before! Thank you very much for this wonderful trekking adventure day and showing us this incredible Knuckles range ! We really enjoyed the day!

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Scanguidec

Sep 26, 2023

Knuckles trekking Sri Lanka - The Tour in Knuckles range was phantastic! a great experience of the most beautiful nature! Thank you for showing us all the colors, tastes, aromas, animals and plants! we'll have nice dreams about today's trekking!

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235lisa

Jul 31, 2023

Nature at its best - Had an amazing trip with Lakmal from Nature Paradise Tours. The hiking through different landscapes include a lot of amazing nature to see and explore. You need a certain fitness level to do the trail and light weight in your Backpack. Lakmal had a lot of knowledge to Share.

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Atsushi

Apr 13, 2024

🐆It's rare to see a leopard, so just enjoy the hike! - It would have been great if it hadn't rained. The adventure route to the waterfall basin was fun. It might be a little difficult for beginners.

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From $65

up to 15 guests

1 Adult