| Bike – Hike
– Kayak – Camp |
| Get
ready for an assault on your senses
& let’s not mince words
here as this is the most extreme multisport
tour this island has to offer. While
being scenic across rugged & remote
countryside, this trip is a total
self sufficient trip. You would traverse
through some of the driest, hottest,
coldest & tallest terrains of
Sri Lanka. World Heritage forests,
National
Heritage sites & restricted waterways
are only some of the encounters that
would leave you breathless in more
ways than one!
Total distance: Around 200Km.
Bike: 70Km
Hike: 80Km
Kayak: 50Km
Temperature: Between 09 to 37 degrees.
Conditions: Steep inclines & declines
+ all features of a rain forest.
Elevation: Between 1000 to 5500Feet.
Difficulty level: As a combination,
this is wildly the hardest
Distance per day: varies upon fitness
levels
Group size: Minimum 6 – maximum
15 |
| Program:
Day 1.
We meet-up very early besides an ancient
irrigation system, to kayak down its
currents. Midway picnic lunch &
we make camp for the night besides
the hiking trail. Dinner & overnight
stay at campsite.
Day 2.
Decamp early & leave after breakfast
on the trek. Our path lies besides
a river system with its many streams.
With a picnic lunch midway we camp
for the night at a village or a grass
plain with dinner.
Day 3.
Decamp after breakfast & commence
the long trek besides a waterway.
Midway we stop for lunch & complete
the day at an ancient village. This
was the area that the last King of
Sri Lanka was heading to & had
he made it, in all probability this
island would still be a Kingdom. This
location is also the burial site of
the last two princesses of Sri Lanka.
Day 4.
Decamp after breakfast & commence
ascending a seemingly impossible rockface,
besides a stream. Midway we stop for
lunch & re-commence the uphill
task. We make camp atop a grass platform
where we stay for the night with dinner.
Day 5.
Decamp after breakfast & get ready
for a roller coaster day! Up &
down steep valleys with a few waterfalls
to negotiate, dense jungle, the odd
creepy-crawly are only some of the
obstacles. This is a long-hard day
where we need to get ourselves into
a grass plain, which is the only habitable
place around. We stop for a quick
picnic lunch besides a waterway with
dinner & overnight stay at the
campsite.
Day 6.
Leave after breakfast & ascend
to an ancient village where we have
a late lunch. We make camp here as
there’s no place to camp hereon.
Witness a world where time has stood
still since Royal times. These folks
live a quality life, fully utilizing
the forests for their needs. Dinner
is a communal affair where we share
our meal. Overnight in tents.
Day 7.
After easy breakfast we trek &
then ascend a Mt. top to make camp.
Astounding views of the entire countryside,
not forgetting that you’re on
a very large plateau of grass &
flowers [“This could easily
be one of the top 10 campsites in
the world” Tim Bennett –
UK 1997]. Dinner at
campsite with overnight stay.
Day 8.
Decamp after breakfast & leave
for the river, where lunch will be
made after a refreshing swim. Trek
uphill towards an ancient bungalow
in the middle of nowhere. Dinner &
overnight stay at the bungalow.
Day 9.
Leave leisurely after breakfast to
the ridge of the mountain where on
the other side camp will be made besides
a stream. Late lunch after a swim
and an evening at leisure with dinner
& overnight stay at the campsite.
Day 10.
Decamp after breakfast & leave
on mountain bikes. Its steep hills
both up & down the near 70KM’s.
forest path, estate roads & secondary
roads have to be negotiated on your
machines We have a picnic lunch besides
a stream before the final assault
of uphill riding. You’re then
rewarded with a 16KM downhill descent,
all the way to camp besides one of
the deepest waterways. Dinner &
overnight stay at the campsite.
Day 11.
Leave after breakfast on kayaks across
the reservoir. This is a very exhilarating
ride over an ancient submerged town.
We meet at the other end of the lake
to pick you up however reluctantly…
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Included -
[As per above itinerary]
[x] Board & lodging on full board
basis
[x] Portégé
[x] Camp cook with fresh hot cooked
meals
[x] Tea, Coffee, juice & water refills
[x] Limited Sri Lankan spirits
[x] English speaking guides
[x] Camera & video photography
[x] Related permits & permissions
[x] 2-man & 4-man tents
[x] Insect repellent & leech socks
[x] 1staid kit [we are qualified in
wilderness 1st aid]
[x] Internationally branded Mt bikes
with dual suspension
[x] 2-man sit-on-top kayaks [non sinkable]
[x] All related safety equipment
[x] Extra bikes
[x] Spares for emergency repairs
[x] Front & rear sweeper vehicle
[bike & kayak]
[x] 2-way radio communication + mobile
networks
[x] Toilet tent
[x] Sleeping bag &camping pillow
[x] Ground sheets
[x] Backup/emergency staff throughout
[x] Standby vehicle at nearest point
of roadway throughout the trip
[x] Drivers board & lodging
This is a community assisted tourism
project & is an expedition style
wilderness camping trek with everything
carried in & out.
*This is not a trip for the faint hearted!
**We strongly advice a personal insurance
cover.
***This is not a trip that can be safely
conducted throughout the year, as the
Mountain range directly faces the oncoming
NE monsoon. Do check for safe times
[as the weather pattern is not the same
every year].
****We will provide you with a list
of things to bring.
*****If group is over 15 we would have
to re-plan the route
We reserve the rights to alter or change
the above-mentioned itinerary, for safety
or other unforeseen reasons, in best
interest of all concerned. Rates are
based on current value. |
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