Sri Lanka · UNESCO Heritage Sites

Sinharaja Rain Forest Tour from Udawalawa

9 Hours Round trip from Pickup service provided in Udawalawa. Challenging pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Visit the UNESCO-listed Sinharaja Forest Reserve
02 Enjoy a full-day rainforest experience from Udawalawa
03 Explore with an English-speaking guide
04 Discover endemic birds, insects, plants, and other wildlife
05 Travel in an A/C vehicle with pickup included
06 Entrance fees and lunch are included

Discover the extraordinary biodiversity of Sinharaja Forest Reserve on this full-day tour from Udawalawa. Travel into one of Sri Lanka’s most important natural treasures, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its dense rainforest, rich birdlife, and remarkable variety of endemic flora and fauna.

Accompanied by an English-speaking guide, explore the forest on foot and learn about its unique ecosystem as you walk beneath the lush canopy. With entrance fees, lunch, and round-trip transportation included, this experience offers an immersive day in nature with the comfort of a guided journey from start to finish.

Accompanied by an English-speaking guide, explore the forest on foot and learn about its unique ecosystem as you walk beneath the lush canopy.

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What this trip includes

Duration 9 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Challenging

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access No

Cities Yala National Park, Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Udawalawe National Park

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

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. The hilly virgin rainforest, part of the Sri Lanka lowland rain forests ecoregion, was saved from the worst of commercial logging by its inaccessibility, and was designated a World Biosphere Reserve in 1978 and a World Heritage Site in 1988. The reserve's name translates as Kingdom of the Lion. The reserve is only 21 km (13 mi) from east to west, and a maximum of 7 km (4.3 mi) from north to south, but it is a treasure trove of endemic species, including trees, insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Because of the dense vegetation, wildlife is not as easily seen as at dry-zone national parks such as Yala. There are about 3 elephants and the 15 or so leopards are rarely seen.

The route