Rainforest trails

Guided walks from the easy forest edge to full days in deep primary forest, chosen to match your fitness and your targets.

Starts

From 06:00

Duration

2 hours to a full day

Level

Easy to strenuous

Best for

Walkers, naturalists

The experience

Into the lion kingdom

Every trail is different, and every season changes them.

Sinharaja’s trails run from gentle tracks along the forest edge to long days on the Mulawella and Sinhagala trails, deep in primary rainforest. Each has its own birds, trees and streams.

We help you choose a route for your pace and interests, arrange the reserve tickets and a registered guide, and pack water and snacks for the day.

What you may see

Wildlife on this experience

How it works

Step by step

Choose a trail

We suggest a route for your fitness, time and targets.

Meet your guide

A registered guide joins you at the lodge or the reserve gate.

Walk and watch

Birds, trees, streams and the wildlife of the forest floor.

Back to the lodge

Lunch or dinner, and time to go through the day’s notes.

More experiences

Make a day of it

3–4 hours

Easy to moderate

Plan your visit

Come for the birds. Stay for the forest.

Tell us your dates, your target species and how you like to travel. We will reply with ideas, availability and a plan for your stay.

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Endemic birding

Rainforest trails

Into the lion kingdom

Wildlife on this experience

Sri Lanka Blue Magpie

Sri Lanka Scaly Thrush

Green-billed Coucal

Crimson-backed Flameback

Purple-faced Langur

Hump-nosed Lizard

Na tree

Step by step

Make a day of it

Early morning birding

Endemic birding

Bird photography

Come for the birds. Stay for the forest.