Most beautiful mountain in sri lanka

If you like working hard for a reward this is the attraction for you. The arduous climb is really hard work, around 5200 steps, so make sure you're fit or really determined, but the feeling of satisfaction you get when you reach the top is tremendous. And when the sun rises it lights up the beautiful and pristine landscape around. Make sure you catch the perfectly triangular shadow of the mountain at the back. If you like moths as well there are thousands of them right at the top. It may not be the most spiritual experience you have but it is definitely worth it for the view from the top. A really amazing and worthwhile experience.

Its very sensitive area. Calm and best relaxing area.

Great place to visit. Famous for its hike up Adam's peak, located within. It is quite a gruelling climb up the 5500 steps but certainly doable if you take your time. An ascent will take you anywhere between 2 to 4 hours so if you want to see the sunrise (around 6 am) plan accordingly. The view up top is amazing though.

"Sri Pada" Peak Wilderness sanctuary is a tropical rain forest that spreads over a land of 224 square kilometers around the Sri Pada mountain. A huge forest area that belonged to the Peak Wilderness was cut down and cleared during the British colonial rule in Sri Lanka (1815-1948) to gain land for the massive tea estates which are still functioning in Nuwara Eliya district. The remaining portion of the Peak Wilderness was declared a wildlife sanctuary on October 25, 1940.

This mountainous forest is declared as a Sanctuary by the government as the forest surrounds the peak on which the Lord Buddha the self enlightened one has set his footprint. The forest reserve gets damaged due to pilgrimage of the devotees during the season of worship. The government the environment groups and several voluntary organisations do their best to protect the forest. Even through there are signs everywhere asking devotees not to discard garbage to the forest and most of them would not, there are those selfish and uncaring fools who does the damage.

One of seared place for buddhists . There are the major foot paths for hike. Hatton-Nallataniya( most popular and shortest). Kuruwita-Erathna ( most scenic and longest) and Rathnapura-Palabadda ( second shortest path)

Sri Pada (ශ්‍රී පාද) is a 2,243 m (7,359 ft) tall conical sacred mountain located in central Sri Lanka. It is well known for the ශ්‍රී පාද aka "sacred footprint", a 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) rock formation near the summit. In Buddhist tradition the print is held to be the footprint of the Buddha. Other names in Sanskrit sources include Mount Lanka, Ratnagiri (Mountain of Gems), Malayagiri (Mount Malaya) or Mount Rohana. The mountain is also seen as the abode of the deity Saman and also goes by various names associated with this, including Sumanakuta (Sumana's Mountain) and Samanalakanda (Saman's Mountain or Mountain of the Butteries)

Out of the eight species of panthers living in the world, the sub-species, Sri Lankan Panther is extraordinary due to its very limited population. The Sri Lankan black panther is believed to have gained it’s unique characteristics due to a colour mutation.The dark-furred leopard that made headlines earlier this week is not of an extinct species as claimed by some but an otherwise ordinary leopard displaying a colour mutation, experts said. Images of a so called black panther that was captured by a trap camera in the central hills in October last year went viral online yesterday following an announcement of its discovery by the Department of Wildlife (DWC). The animal is a melanistic colour variant of the Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) and not its own species, the Department said today. DWC Director General M G C Sooriyabandara told EconomyNext that reports claiming the panther is of an extinct species are false. “It is not a species different from the Sri Lankan leopard. The animal has got black fur due to a colour variation and there is nothing really unusual about it. There were many reports circulating in the media that it’s of an extinct species that’s been rediscovered. This is not true, since [species of the panther genus] have a long lifespan and therefore it is not possible a species to go extinct and be found again within a short period of time,” he said. “It is not scientifically proven that these panthers had gone extinct,” he added. Meanwhile in a statement issued yesterday, the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS), an organisation engaged in wildlife protection, explained that ‘black panther’ is a misnomer. “Everyone has heard of a black panther, which in reality, is just a leopard with black background fur, which obscures the cat’s spots. It is not a separate species; in fact, black-furred and spotted cubs can be siblings born of the same litter. Known as melanism, black fur in leopards and domestic cats is the result of a single recessive gene for coat colour, whereas in jaguars it results from a single dominant gene. “Melanistic or black individuals appear in many if not all species [of wild cats] but do so frequently among leopards, jaguars, margays, ocelots. So the ‘Black Panther’ is a misnomer. It is not a separate species of leopard. It is not a separate subspecies of leopard,” WPNS said. DWC Director General Sooriyabandara urged the public to not disturb the animal. “We request the public not to harm the leopard by trying to spot it in the wild, because there is nothing unusual about the animal. It is just like any other animal. Trying to spot it forcefully can disrupt its natural behaviour,” he said. (Colombo/Jan21/2020)

Had a wonderful Safari at this park. Took a full day tour (12 hours - 6am to 6pm) it was every hour worth it!

It's a wonderful place though the journey for there is much difficult. You can experienced a beautiful scenery throughout this journey

The Peak Wilderness Sanctuary expands across 22,379 hectares in the wet zone of Sri Lanka and is home to a large extent of mostly intact forests. Declared as a sanctuary in 1940, this eco system provides refuge to a large amount of endemic biodiversity making it one of Sri Lanka’s most important conservation areas. It is also significant as the sanctuary that supports the last remnant wet zone elephant population in the country following its separation from the lowland forests. This separation caused by deforestation has isolated an estimated number of 30 – 50 elephants, a population size that allows the viability of the species, in the mountainous high elevations of the peak wilderness forests. The sanctuary also holds a spiritual and cultural value as all the foot paths to Adams Peak falls across the forests. The journey to Adams Peak is one of the most revered pilgrimages in Sri Lanka and is graced by thousands annually. This strenuous climb begins in the wet evergreen habitat of the sanctuary and ends amidst the montane forests in the region providing a perfect opportunity to observe some of the most unique high altitudinal birds in the bioregion.

Sri Pada" Peak Wilderness sanctuary is a tropical rain forest that spreads over a land of 224 square kilometers around the Sri Pada (Adam's Peak) mountain. A huge forest area that belonged to the Peak Wilderness was cut down and cleared during the British colonial rule in Sri Lanka (1815-1948) to gain land for the massive tea estates which are still functioning in Nuwara Eliya district. The remaining portion of the Peak Wilderness was declared a wildlife sanctuary on October 25, 1940. The contours of "Sri Pada" Peak Wilderness vary from 1000 to 7360 feet above sea level. Therefore, it possesses unusual geographical formations compared to the other natural reserves of the island. Bena Samanala (6579 ft), Dotalugala, Detanagala, are some of the taller mountains in the Peak Wilderness. It is also the birthplace of Kelani, Kalu, Walave rivers and many tributaries of the river Mahaweli which make waterfalls such as Dotalu falls, Geradi falls, Galagama falls (655 ft), and Mapanana falls (330 ft) inside the sanctuary. Out of the 3 access routes; Hatton route, Kuruwita route and Palabaddala route, which Buddhist devotees and other tourists use to reach the Adam’s Peak, Kuruwita and Palabaddala routes go right across the Peak Wilderness sanctuary. This forest area is entirely under the control of Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Department. It does not maintain any lodge, bungalow or such type of facility for tourists inside Peak Wilderness sanctuary in order to safeguard the purity of this forest. Yet, there is no restriction for eco-tourists to enter the sanctuary after obtaining permission from Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Department. Entering the sanctuary during the rain season is at the tourist’s own risk because of the unforeseen downpours and instant floods lead to life-risk situations.

One of the most sacred place on the earth. No words to explain. You should experience it. Kindly request to keep clean and protect the environment for our children and children's children.

Amazing place with amazing nature. Most sacred mountain range. Should NOT do any harm to the jungle or habit. you will never know when you published.

Out of the 22,000 plus hectares gazetted under the sanctuary it's the Sri padhaya; utterly the most prominent peak which is being worshipped by many people who have various religious believes. All above it is mainly believed that the sacred Footprint of "Gautama" Lord Buddha is to be placed on jewels under the place of worship. If you are visiting please follow the notices put up on the way regarding the disposal of garbage in the sanctuary. It's better if you can carry home your garbage than disposing them in the sactuary.

Better if you go in off season..

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It was great experience. Sometimes it is a little bit adventure. A beautiful surrounding and there is a big lake to bath in Kuruwita footpath. Kuruwita footpath is the best path to go to the peak

It is the amazing place of beauty and calm that I have seen to worship in the whole world. Morning sunrise (ira sewaya) is one of the most impressive scenes in this place and the place was a very cool climate after reaching the top of Mount (Maluwa area).

To climb it is necessary to overcome about 6 thousand steps . It took us about 2 hours one way, but we were walking at a very good pace. We went up to the peak on December 25. A lot of local, because they have a day off . Last year, we went up in early January - there were more tourists. At the top, traffic jam is one of those who are tired and can't get up . It's not cold at night, just shorts and a light windbreaker. But it's very windy up there, so it's better to take warm clothes with you . A very beautiful place to meet the dawn, if you do not interfere with the heads of other tourists

(Translated by Google) We rode our bikes near Laxapana Falls..more details later ... (Original) ලක්ෂපාන ඇල්ල ආසන්නයටම බයික් වලින් ගිය අපි..වැඩිදුර තොරතුරු පසුවට...

This is the place where left footprint left behind when lord buddha visited sri lanka. There are possible 6 trails. Rathnapura - Palabaddala, Hatton - Nallathanni, Kuruwita - Erathne, Murraywatte, Mookuwatte and malimboda. Trail season will start from december to april.woth to visit this beautiful place.

season starts in December. Buddha's way, is only path to nirwana....

Sri Pada, also known as Adam’s Peak, is one of Sri Lanka’s many wonders and climbing it to see the Sacred Footprint located at its apex is an experience every Sri Lankan should have had or at least have in their bucket-list. All the more reason for tourists to definitely try it! This was one of the most memorable experiences of my life.🇱🇰 ❤️

Very 1st time in Sri Paada Visit. Really nice surrounding with beautiful environment, clear and cool water sources .. There are main 3 ways to get into Uda Maluwa at the top of the Samanala Mountain , they are 1. Hatton Road , 2. Rathnapura Palabaddhala Road , and 3. Kuruwita Erathna Road.. Hatton road is the most popular road among devotees.. People climb this scared mountain samanala to worship Buddha's Left foot print has established there.This is a main place of worship among buddhists.. There are a main season to worship this palce start from May to December in every year..That time period is called as " Sripaa Waaraya" . And also there is a off season called as "Awaree" .. There is no access vehicles to the top of the mountain , only have to walk on foot.. There are so many little shops beside the road that can bought foods and beverages while hiking. And also have lavotary facilities beside the road.. This scard and beautiful place must protect to the future generation, so usage of environment polluters such as polythene and ect must be avoided.. We should protect this beautiful place as much as we can..

Most beloving place of buddhist people and also foreigners. Please don't put plastics and polythe everywhere. Bring that along with you. Let's protect our heritage for the future generations..

Buddha's place

Please research & know the wether condition when you climb on Adam's peak & manage your time to see sunrise or sunset

It is not adams peak its shri padaya

Very difficult to climb stairs to reach at Adam's peak. First and last trip for me. 😂😂😂

Very good access to nature in the form of the Sri pada hike. Takes at least 1 hour to walk up to the cloud forest habitat though. And its not a stroll. I had lots of great birds. Also dusky palm squirrel. Lovely place

Nice place but if you want go up Don’t smoke and make exercises at least one week before 😁

A must have experience before you die…

It's a very sensitive forest. Please be protected and visit.

It's very cool & awesome place in Sri Lanka

Can't ignore the beauty of the peak wilderness sanctuary.

A religious place where you can hike around 4.5 km to see the sunrise. Roughly it will take around 4 to 5 hours to reach the top, but the view on the top is worth the hike.

It is an accomplishment just to witness the #sunrise at Sripada. Do not visit on a Saturday evening if you are planning a stress free pilgrimage.

Erathna road is the best route to Adam's peak. Love this place. Please don't harm to nature. You need less 12 hours to complete your route.

Difficult hike with extraordinary views and plants. Once in a life time experience.

A beautiful place to visit at least once. A place that attracts many foreign tourists. This place can be reached by many routes. Enjoy the beauty of the environment. But keep it clean. Most of the people leave garbage on the side of the road, in the forest and on the hill. Even places of rest are dirty by writing various things on the walls. Don't do these things. Do not mistreat animals. Leave only footprints.

Best place for nuture lovers..

From bottom to top - takes 5 hours Start climbing around 12/1AM (To see the sunrise) Top to bottom 3.5 hours

(Translated by Google) Sri Pada or Samanala Kanda or Sri Sumana Saman Koota is one of the most beautiful tourist attractions in Sri Lanka. Access to the Siripa courtyard can be obtained from Mawatha, Nallathanniya Mawatha via Hatton, Erathna Mawatha via Kuruwita, Dik Ellakanda Mawatha via Deraniyagala Udamaliboda and several other regional roads (Original) ශ්‍රී ලාංකාවේ කදු මුදුනක් ආශ්‍රිතව දෙස් විදෙස් සංචාරකයන්ට සහ බැතිමතුන්ට සංචාරයට සහ වන්දනාවට එළඹිය හැකි රමණීයම ඉසව්වක් ලෙස ශ්‍රීපාදය නොහොත් සමණල කන්ද එසේත් නැතිනම් ශ්‍රී සුමන සමන් කූඨය හැදින්විය හැකියි.. උසින් මීටර් 2243 වන ශ්‍රීපාද කන්ද ලංකාවේ කදු මුදුන් අතරින් 5වන ස්ථානය උසුලයි.. රත්නපුර පලාබද්දල රජ මාවතත්,හැටන් ඔස්සේ නල්ලතන්නිය මාවතත්,කුරුවිට ඔස්සේ එරත්න මාවතත්,දැරණියගල උඩමාලිබොඩ ඔස්සේ දික් ඇල්ලකන්ද මාවතත් සහ තවත් අවශේශ ප්‍රාදේශීය මාවත් කිහිපයකින් සිරිපා මලුවට පිවිසිය හැක

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Best Traveling place with Buddhist culture...

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(Translated by Google) Sri Lanka's highest point To do absolutely at sunrise! (Original) Point culminant du Sri Lanka A faire absolument au lever du soleil !

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(Translated by Google) Peak Wilderness Sanctuary | Peak Wilderness sanctuary Peak Wilderness Sanctuary is a tropical rainforest covering an area of ​​224 sq km around Sri Pada Kanda and is the third largest sanctuary in the country. Passing through Hatton (Hatton - Nallathanniya) you can descend through the Murray Estate bordering the sanctuary. It is one of the best and hidden places in Sri Lanka surrounded by evergreen forests on the border of the reserve. Peak Wilderness sanctuary is a tropical rain forest that spreads over a land of 224 square kilometers around the Sri Paada (Adam's Peak) mountain & is the third largest of the 50 sanctuaries in the country. Your route will be via Hatton (Hatton - Nallathanniya) and to climb down via Murray estate, which borders the peak wilderness sanctuary. It is one of the best hideouts in Sri Lanka which surrounds evergreen forests on the edge of the reserve. waking up in the middle of the night to trek is worthwhile and the sunrise is nothing short of spectacular. (Original) පීක් වල්ඩර්නස් අභයභූමිය | Peak Wilderness sanctuary පීක් වල්ඩර්නස් අභයභූමිය යනු ශ්‍රී පාද කන්ද වටා වර්ග කිලෝමීටර් 224 ක භූමි ප්‍රදේශයක පැතිරී ඇති නිවර්තන වැසි වනාන්තරයක් වන අතර එය රටේ අභයභූමි 50 න් තුන්වන විශාලතම අභයභූමිය වේ. හැටන් (හැටන් - නල්ලතන්නියා) හරහා ගමන් කරන ඔබට වන අභයභූමියට මායිම් වන මරේ වතුයාය හරහා බැස යා හැකිය.එය රක්ෂිතයේ මායිමේ සදාහරිත වනාන්තර වලින් වටවී ඇති ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ හොඳම සහ සැඟවුණු ස්ථානයකි. Peak Wilderness sanctuary is a tropical rain forest that spreads over a land of 224 square kilometers around the Sri Paada (Adam's Peak) mountain & is the third largest of the 50 sanctuaries in the country. Your route will be via Hatton (Hatton – Nallathanniya) and to climb down via Murray estate, which borders the peak wilderness sanctuary. It is one of the best hideouts in Sri Lanka which surrounds evergreen forests on the edge of the reserve. waking up in the middle of the night to trek is worthwhile and the sunrise is nothing short of spectacular.

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Wattala

For mind relax best place

It's A Wonderfull Place I Had Visit ..

(Translated by Google) Ravanakanda Sports Ground (Original) රාවණාකන්ද ක්‍රීඩා පිටිය

Perfect place

Bit of a challenge to get to the top. Best time to start climbing is 12 a.m. then you'll reach the top at 4.30 or 5 a.m and you will be able to see the sunrise from top which is beautiful. Make sure you carry water and some snacks because the higher you go higher the price will be.

One of a place just like a heavan which has wonderdul nature and comfortable climate. ~ go there but don't put garbage. Brigng back everything that you bring there

This is one of secret place in Sri Lanka among the buddhist people. This place is on the track to Sripada. This is a temple of buddhist people.

A journey of a lifetime for many Buddhists in the country as well as a favorite destination for hikers. A long walk of almost 10 to 11kms up and same amount down is tiring but worth the experience for anyone interested.

Great place

I most like place is siri padaya

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(Translated by Google) Climbing from the Ratnapura side is very demanding and exhausting (a total of 24 km, sometimes very steep uphill) requires good physical condition, traffic jam for the last 2 km, with clear weather, wonderful views of the surrounding mountains, Buddhist temple above, large crowds (Original) Besteigung von der Ratnapura Seite aus sehr fordernd und anstrengend (gesamt 24 km, teilweise sehr steil bergauf) setzt gute Kondition voraus, Stau bei den letzten 2 km, bei klarem Wetter herrliche Aussicht auf das umgebende Bergland, oben buddhistischer Tempel, großer Andrang

Very beautiful experience through erathna kuruwita

Lets a protect our Historical Place and this is world beautiful place more then ever.

(Translated by Google) The ecosystem that needs to be protected (Original) අතිශය ආරක්ෂා කල යුතු පරිසර පද්ධතිය කි.....

Very important and nice

The world of beautiful nature in the freezing cloudy Forest,must visit if you're a nature lover but you should be able to hike 😏💙

Fully Nature covered

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The path is a bit longer than the Hatton road, but the beauty of the nature makes it very worth it.

(Translated by Google) Sri Padasthani e (Original) ශ්‍රි පාදස්තානය 🙏🏻

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Wow nice location

Most valuable hike in Sri lanka.Sacred footprint of Lord Buddha on top of Samanala kanda, most iconic mountain in Sri lanka.You feel like a heaven.At sunrise, breathtaking views everywhare.I have visited there 9 times.But every time I wonder with scenic beauty.Its quiet a challenging hike.But we, Sri lankans dedicate it to Lord buddha.Everyone must visit there at least once.A life time experience.