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Today's Most Viewed

  1. Dreams Do Come True, Maragala-kanda (1111m) The Paradise Of Monaragala 27 views
  2. Highlights of Kalpitiya 12 views
  3. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 11 views
  4. Rural Kohonawala where the sun rises at 9am and vanishes at 3pm 9 views
  5. Dhanigala / Kandegama the Alien Mountain 9 views
  6. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 9 views
  7. Exploring Ilumbekanda Duwili Falls (ඉලුඹුකන්ද දුවිලි ඇල්ල) 8 views
  8. Waterfalls of Colombo District 8 views
  9. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 8 views
  10. Scenic Hike to Wangedigala 7 views

This Week's

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 103 views
  2. Dreams Do Come True, Maragala-kanda (1111m) The Paradise Of Monaragala 61 views
  3. Days at Chilaw 55 views
  4. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 51 views
  5. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 50 views
  6. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 35 views
  7. Uda Lakshapana Gala / Saptha Kanya / Seven Virgins (1569m) hike 34 views
  8. Scenic Peacock Hills (1518m) + Kadiyanlena & Galboda Waterfalls 34 views
  9. First Ever Camping at “Haritha Kanda”, Bogawanthalawa 34 views
  10. Back to Yahangala (1220m) 33 views

This Month's

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 383 views
  2. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 266 views
  3. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 236 views
  4. Misty point-Ambokka (1159m) and Selagama Mini world’s end 159 views
  5. Bulathkohupitiya-Narangala Hike (880m) 153 views
  6. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 152 views
  7. Dhanigala / Kandegama the Alien Mountain 141 views
  8. Camping at Kelebokka 360 view point…. 138 views
  9. Monkey Mountain (520m)…….A part of Viyana Hela 132 views
  10. Dreams Do Come True, Maragala-kanda (1111m) The Paradise Of Monaragala 130 views

All-Time

  1. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 45,145 views
  2. Aliyawetunaela Hike – 1665m (අලියාවැටුණඇල) 31,916 views
  3. Camping trip to Meemure – One of the best trips ever!!! 30,029 views
  4. Bathalegala (Bible’s Rock) 798m 26,736 views
  5. Chariot Path of Ravana & Sitha on top of Piduruthalagala range and James Taylor’s Loolecondera! 25,533 views
  6. Waterfalls of Colombo District 24,538 views
  7. සබරගමුවේ ආදරවන්තයන්ගේ කන්ද (Paraviyangala) 18,917 views
  8. Scenic Hike to Wangedigala 18,878 views
  9. ගලේ බණ්ඩාර දෙවියන්ගේ අඩවියේ පිහිටි රාවණා රජු මල දවස රජුට ජනතාව ගරු බුහුමන් දැක් වූ ස්තානය (යහන්ගල/Yahangala 1220m)... 18,121 views
  10. Great Western (6th highest mountain in Sri Lanka- 2212m) Once in a life time HIKE! 17,344 views

මහා වැස්සෙන් පිරුණු සමනල අඩවියේ දියවර

This is to show the rare beauty of Peak Wilderness forest reserve under heavy storm an rainy season. All of these photos and videos were taken during the off season by few of members at සමනල කන්ද රසික එකමුතුව. They were able to experienced this amazing views during their journey which was had unexpected situation like this. You can see the beauty of Siripa trails from this report asyou don’t need to get this physical experience as it is rare and dangerous.

Uda Radella (2143m) to Great Western (2215m), conquering two giants

We have planned a journey for covering 5 main giants in Nuwaraeliya in 3 days. And we were able to conquer Mahakudugala (2101m), Single Tree (2105m) and Kikiliyamana (2242) on the first day and we spend the night near the entrance of Uda Radella farm and on the second day, we conquer Uda Radella (2143m) and Great Western (2215m) successfully.

Since Madusanka lives in Nuwaraeliya, he was able to take the oral permission to enter the Uda Radella farm and we found a kind person who works there and he told us some details about this forest and the leopards. And he switched off the electric fence and we crossed it and headed to Great Western through a giant forest. We had a GPS route and we followed it always and able to reach the Great Western viewpoint without any difficulty.

The incomplete destination nearby Sudugala Mountain

Sudugala Mountain was a dream of me since we did our Duwili Falls hike. Then we planned this hike with a group of my friends and we contacted Ekanayake uncle as our guide. He promised us to take to the top of the Sudugala mountain but unfortunately, when we came to the Sudugala Bungalow he said that he was not been there in his lifetime. Then we had to climb that mountain by using GPS but since he didn’t tell us this issue I even not pre-downloaded the google maps of this range.

Old days White Water Rafting

Boasting about adventure sporting, Kitulagala is a town located in West of the road from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya. It’s a town located in amid tickly forest hills. It has been once a filming place for the David Lean’s 1957 Oscar-winning epic “Bridge on the River Kwai” on the banks of Kelani River. Most visitors for the adventure sporting are from Colombo. The Kitulgala’s main attraction is White water rafting where you can ride the tides of Kelani River. Other than that it’s popular for sports like confidence jump, Stream Sliding, Waterfall abseiling, Jungle trekking. Bird watching and cave exploration and last but not least river trips and expeditions.

An unforgettable train journey to Nuwaraeliya

This was an unforgettable journey for me and my wife as we spend this vacation with our little princess. We planned this for 5 days by locating Nuwaraeliya and we rented a house via contact of our friend Madusanka. And the most wanted experience is the train journey at Expo Rail and Rajadhani Express. Hence we booked Expo Rail to reach Nanuoya and on our return journey, we booked Rajadhani Express. Unfortunately, this luxury train service is not functioning now.

Hadurukkanda (794 m) and Thempana reservoir

Hadurukkanda (794 m) is considered as the second highest peak of North Western Province. It is an easy hike and we had coupled it with the visit of nearby Thampana reservoir.

Dhanigala / Alien Mountain at Aralaganwila

Dhanigala mountain is actually an exploration by Travel with Chathura program as they captured an amazing circular photo of this unique shaped mountain. Hence I wanted to climb this mountain before get it rush by unethical travelers. However, I and few of my friends were able to conquer Dhanigala mountain and explore some more beauty than we saw on Chathura’s video.

The beginning of Sobasiri Team, Seven Falls Expedition

This the beginning of the SOBASIRI TEAM which is the combination of Me, Akila, and Malith, and later we welcomed Nirosh and Madusanka in 2014. This is not my very first adventure journey as I have started my adventure life in 2008 by visiting waterfalls around Kalutara area with my home town friend Jerom.

Magnificent 360° scenery at Kallebokka Viewpoint

Kallebokka 3600 viewpoint (height: 1,175m) became a trending destination after it was promoted by a certain TV programme. The summit is located right on the border of Matale and Kandy districts and shares the same ridge that forms Hathale min-worlds end and Hunnasgiriya mountain. The said ridge extends to the north and joins with western massif of Knuckles.

On a clear day, visitors can observe Central Highlands, Kandy City, Sembuwatte lake and Knuckles Mountains.

Adventure around Upper Mannakethi Falls

I did my first visit to Mannakethi Falls in 2012 and later I have visited it for only 1 time up to 2016. But in 2016, I had to visit it for more than 12 times and mainly with my HSBC staff members. However, I took only one hike to publish this post as this shows the wooden staircase which is not available now.

Once you go to the top of Mannakethi Falls, just have to walk upward of the stream. There are many natural adventure activities in this place as sliding, jumping, and swimming too. But always be careful when walking on the slippery rocks and beware about flash floods during rainy days.

Relaxed hike to Dothalugala Nature Trail & Rathna Falls

Dothalugala is a famous destination in Knuckles as the legal campsite also located over there. We went through the Dothalugala nature trail and few of us were going out of the trail for a few minutes to reach the summit of Dothalugala mountain which is height about 1574m. After we complete our trail we headed to Rathna falls and later on we explored Kaluwa Watunu Falls in the latter part of the evening.

Family Trip to Sembuwatte Lake

Sambuwatta Lake is a beautiful man-made reservoir located in Elkaduwa, Matale. The lake is bordered by Cambell’s Land forest reserve and situated at an elevation of 1,140 m. The misty and chilly atmosphere with pine trees and tea-covered slopes surrounding the lake make visitors feel relaxed and tranquil.

What puts the lake at the top as a leisure and family travel destination is the plethora of adventure activities available such as zip-lining, swan/motorboat riding, canoeing and hiking. Bathing and swimming in the lake, however, is not allowed since the lake is fairly deep (30 – 40 ft), there is a separate pool built for that purpose.

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