Camping in Knuckles Peak Trail (Private 1-Night)

Camping in Knuckles Peak Trail (Private 1-Night)

Travel through picturesque local villages. Hike to the peak of the majestic Knuckles Range. Discover the hidden cave of Alugallena. Camp amongst the tropical wilds. Hike to the nearest rural village and sightsee with a visit to its tiny shop. Finish off with a scenic hour-long bus ride to Theldeniya. A wonderful holiday tour for nature lovers!

SKU: LK73511000

Day 1:
• Your trekker will meet you at Kandy bus station at 5.00 am. So possible options are to be discussed.
• We take a bus to Waththegama starting from Kandy at 5.30 am or earlier for a 30
• minute ride.
• We have a quick breakfast at Waththegama town before taking the Bambarella bus.
• Bambarella bus leaves at 6.20 am. The ride is through small villages, cutting across
• mountains and tea plantations on a small public bus. The ride takes about 2 hrs to reach
• the last village before climbing the peaks.
• We start our hike as early as possible. Probably 8.45 am or earlier.
• By 10.30 am we would be at the trail head.
• We would reach the 2nd and the highest peak between 12.30 pm – 1.00 pm. We would
• have snacks at the peak.
• We would proceed to the campsite leaving the peak at 1.30 pm.
• The rest of the hike is mostly downhill towards the eastern side of the mountain range.
• We would reach the campsite by 4.30 pm and prepare lunch. As this would be a late lunch, please have sufficient snacks at the peak. We could prepare a coffee at a resting place.
• Rest of the day is just spending time relaxing and setting up a campfire, having dinner or probably go to bed, whichever works for you.

Day 2:
• Campsite breakfast would be served at 8.00 am.
• We would leave the campsite at around 9.00 am – 9.30 am.
• Today’s walk is initially uphill for the first hour, then mostly flat/ downhill. Our aim is to reach the village of Thangappuwa today. We would reach the village before 1.00 pm.
• We could roam around the village or have a village meal in a local shop and wait for the bus to take us to Theldeniya. The bus time is at 4.00 pm. It is an hour of a scenic ride with views spanning to 100s of km's. From Theldeniya, it is a 45-minute ride to the Kandy city centre.

Please note
• Mentioned times are for guideline purposes to understand the estimated time of the hike. Campsite leaving time is your decision.
• We urge you to be cautious about the environment when disposing of food waste and other trash. We recommend that you keep all trash in the bag provided by the trekker and not throw it anywhere while on your tour