Yala National Park - Full Safari Day

Duration:

• Full day

Fitness level (1-5):

• 1/5 - easy, flat walking

The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic at puja time, when the inner shrine opens and the drums begin, is the experience that earns Kandy its place in every serious Sri Lanka itinerary. Peradeniya Botanical Gardens rounds out the afternoon.

Duration:

• Half day - approximately 3 hrs on water

Fitness level (1-5):

• 3/5 - moderate, basic swimming required

Grade 3 to 4 rapids on the Kelani Ganga through a rainforest gorge where the forest walls come down to the water on both sides. The Bridge on the River Kwai was filmed here in 1957 and the original bridge supports are still visible.