Horton Plains & World’s End

Horton Plains offers some of Sri Lanka’s best trekking opportunities and is a 2000m plateau covered by expansive grasslands, forests, waterfalls, lakes and rocky outcrops. You can take an easy-going 10km day-walk that allows you to experience it, and it is best done early in the morning before the clouds come in. At the edge of the plateau, you find World’s End, with a dramatic 3700ft sheer drop into the plains below. Within the park there are is a wide variety of flora and fauna (24 species of mammals including deer, giant squirrel, hare and leopard).

Itineraries

A Tour of Colonial Sri Lanka

Colombo - Kandy - Hill Country - Galle  

Delve into Sri Lanka’s colonial past, exploring the Portuguese, Dutch and British influences that have helped shape modern Sri Lanka.

  £3780 p. p.
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Sri Lanka and the Maldives

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Sri Lanka and the Maldives is one of the best twin-centre holidays you can experience, a blend of culture, adventure and beach that makes for such a wonderful journey.

13 days from £2705 p. p.

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