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(95km)

Colombo

Koslanda

Junction

Karandunpona

Kalupahana

Ragalla

Kotapola

Weddagala

Wattegama

Madugoda

Norton Bridge

Gilimale

Gampola

Galaha

Dalhousie

Madampe

Balangoda

Avissawella

Welimada

Kalawana

Kiriella

Ramboda

Ratnapura

Badulla

Mahiyangana

Haputale

Bandarawela

Wellawaya

Embilipitiya

Mederapitiya Deniyaya

Rakwana

Pelmadulla

Belihul Oya

Maskeliya Ohiya

Dickoya

Hatton

Nanu Oya Hakgala

Pussellawa

Kitulgala

Mawanella Kadugannawa

Rambukkana

Nuwara Eliya

Kegalle

Estate

Carney

Elephant Foundation

Millennium Elephant Orphanage

Pinnewala

Sanctuary

Wilderness

Peak

Sanctuary

Randenigala

Victoria-

Horton Plains

National Park

(2395m)

Kirigalpotta

(2357m)

Totapola

(1171m)

(2524m)

(Mt Pedro)

Pidurutalagala

(798m)

Bible Rock

Utuwankandu

Hinipitigala

Reservoir

Kothmale

Castlereigh

Reservoir

Reservoir

Victoria

Reservoir

Randenigala

Falls

Diyaluma

Falls

Dunhinda

Falls

Bambarakanda

Falls

Ramboda

Ganga

Mahaweli

Walawe Ganga

Weli Oya

Uma Oya

Kalu Ganga

Ganga

Kuda

Falls

Kiruwananaganga

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(1863m)

Range

Knuckles

to Ella

Haputale

Kandy

World's End

(2243m)

National Park

Uda Walawe

Forest Reserve

Sinharaja

(Sri Pada)

Adam's Peak

Ella

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1 Experiencing the excite-^

ment of elephants, drummers

and dancers at the Kandy

Esala Perahera (p149)

2 getting away from Sri

l anka’s energetic buzz by

hiking the montane forests of

the Knuckles Range (p161)

3 Joining devout pilgrims and

following flickering torchlight

to ascend the sacred heights of

Adam’s Peak (p163)

4 Rattling and rolling with

Tamil tea-pickers on a slow,

slow train journey from

Haputale to Ella (p184)

5 Winding down in Ella

(p179), combining excellent

home-cooked food and

spectacular walks

6 Discovering your inner

birdwatcher amid the tangled

perfection of the Sinharaja

Forest Reserve (p189)

7 Rising before dawn for a

view from the stunning heights

of World’s End (p174)

8 Counting elephants by

the dozen in the Uda Walawe

National Park (p188)

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