Itinerary
Day 1: Kandy > Knuckles
Stop At: Knuckles Mountain Range, Sri Lanka
We start from Kandy before 5.00am. So possible options are to be discussed. We take a bus to Waththegama starting from Kandy at 5.30am or earlier for a 30 minute ride. We have a quick breakfast at Waththegama town before taking the Bambarella bus. Ambarella bus leaves at 6.20am. The ride is through small villages, cutting across mountains and tea plantations on a small public bus. The ride takes about 2hrs to reach the last village before climbing the peaks.
We start our hike as early as possible. Probably 8.45am or earlier. by 10.30am we would be at the trail head. We would reach the 2nd and the highest peak between 12.30pm ~ 1.00pm. We would proceed to the campsite leaving the peak at 1.30pm. We would reach the campsite by 4.30pm and prepare lunch.
Duration: 11 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Knuckles > Kandy
Stop At: Knuckles Mountain Range, Sri Lanka
Campsite breakfast would be served at 8.00am. We would leave the campsite at around 9.00am ~ 9.30 am. We would reach the Thangappuwa village before 1.00pm.
The bus time is at 4.00pm. It is an hour of scenic ride with views spanning to 100s of kms. From Theldeniya, it is a 45 minute ride to the Kandy city centre.Please note, mentioned times are for guideline purposes to understand the estimated time of the hike.
Duration: 8 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.