Gampola is steeped in the turbulent history of Sri Lanka’s ancient kings after the introduction of Buddhism, and the increasing influence of Hindus from southern India. The now bustling modern central highlands metropolis, which in the 14th Century was Sri Lanka’s capital city, is dominated by Ambuluwawa mountain, atop which is the landmark Biodiversity Complex. Its amazing white stupa-like tower, with its external spiral staircase narrowing to a point often lost in low cloud
The essential Tea Trails experience. Our Resident Tea Planter, Andrew Taylor, will show you first hand, the tea making process, starting from the fields where it all begins with the picking of “two leaves and a bud” to the factory where the all important conversion to "made" black tea happens. The complimentary tour
Kitulgala is a small town in the west of Sri Lanka. It is in the wet zone rain forest, which gets two monsoons each year, and is one of the wettest places in the country. Nevertheless, it comes alive in the first three months of the year, especially in February, the driest month. The Academy Award-winning The Bridge on the River Kwai was filmed on the Kelani River near Kitulgala, although nothing remains now except the concrete foundations for the bridge (and, supposedly, the
Kelani river White-water Rafting (Water Sports)
Kitulagala Bird watching
Kitulgala Jungle Trekking
Walikng
Sinharaja Forest Reserve is a national park and a biodiversity hotspot in Sri Lanka. It is of international significance and has been designated a Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site by UNESCO.