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Trip Reports Archive » Trips Filed Under Knuckles

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Today's Most Viewed

  1. Dreams Do Come True, Maragala-kanda (1111m) The Paradise Of Monaragala 23 views
  2. Days at Chilaw 19 views
  3. Waterfalls of Colombo District 17 views
  4. බිසෝගල-Bisogala (823m)-Highest peak of Kurunegala district 14 views
  5. Highlights of Kalpitiya 13 views
  6. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 13 views
  7. Kondagala Mountain, the beauty of Loolcandura 12 views
  8. Dhanigala / Kandegama the Alien Mountain 12 views
  9. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 12 views
  10. Scenic Hike to Wangedigala 11 views

This Week's

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 111 views
  2. Dreams Do Come True, Maragala-kanda (1111m) The Paradise Of Monaragala 57 views
  3. Days at Chilaw 54 views
  4. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 52 views
  5. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 48 views
  6. Hike to Hunnasgiriya Mountain (1514 m) and near by Attractions 39 views
  7. Uda Lakshapana Gala / Saptha Kanya / Seven Virgins (1569m) hike 34 views
  8. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 34 views
  9. Scenic Peacock Hills (1518m) + Kadiyanlena & Galboda Waterfalls 34 views
  10. First Ever Camping at “Haritha Kanda”, Bogawanthalawa 34 views

This Month's

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 379 views
  2. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 273 views
  3. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 235 views
  4. Misty point-Ambokka (1159m) and Selagama Mini world’s end 157 views
  5. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 153 views
  6. Bulathkohupitiya-Narangala Hike (880m) 153 views
  7. Dhanigala / Kandegama the Alien Mountain 144 views
  8. Camping at Kelebokka 360 view point…. 141 views
  9. Monkey Mountain (520m)…….A part of Viyana Hela 132 views
  10. A Family Trip to Morningside 127 views

All-Time

  1. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 45,144 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 24,537 views
  7. සබරගමුවේ ආදරවන්තයන්ගේ කන්ද (Paraviyangala) 18,916 views
  8. Scenic Hike to Wangedigala 18,877 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

Camping trip to Meemure – One of the best trips ever!!!

We started our trip from Colombo at about 5 a.m. And we came to Kandy at about 8 a.m. We had our breakfast from a little restaurant but to be honest it was a horrible meal. After that we got in to a bus which goes on the rout ” Kandy – Udu Dumbara”. Also you can go to Hunnasgiriya by a “Mahiyangana” bus. we were in Hunnasgiriya when it was 12.30 p.m. We had our lunch there. It was awesome. They have two vans which go to Meemure everyday. only two vans. They come to Hunnasgiriya in the morning and leave at about 1.30. So we got in to one of those vans.

Hiking Lakegala – Knuckles Mountains

We met an elderly person and asked about climbing the Lakegala mountain. He said that season is not good for climbing Lakegala because of the strong wind. But we were not in a mood to give up the idea of climbing Lakegala. That night we camped in the jungle near Memure village. And it was a terrible night, because of heavy wind our tents were going to crash. We had to hold the tent most of the time.

Knuckles Dothalugala Camping Experience

Early morning we got up and left to Dothalugala Camp Site. Dothalugala Cabin is 2Km from Deanston. The road is mortable but some parts the condition is not that good. So it is better if you can use a 4WD. Dothalugala camp site is around 750M away from Dothalugala Cabin. Forest Officers provided us a Villager / Guide. Please make sure to carry enough kerosene oil and lanterns, because you are entirely depending on it and there is no electricity available for nearly 2.5KM. When you need to charge you phones and Cameras you can head back to deanston (2.5Km + from campsite) and get it charged.

Deanston Conservation Centre and Mini Worlds End Trail – Knuckles

We started the journey in the early morning from Colombo and we reached Kandy within three hours. We bought all the food items / kerosene oil from Kandy. We planned to stay first night in Deanston Conservation Centre and second night in Dothalugala Cabin and we had no idea that Knuckles has a camping site. If you need to book any of these places you need to book it from “Sampathpaya” Forest Department office and for that you will need a recommendation from a Forest Dept Official.

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