Bentota Trip Overview
• Morning 06.00am leave from hotel
• Visit the rain forest
• Return to hotel (3.00pm) through the rubber plantation and typical Sri Lankan village
Additional Info
Duration: 1 day
Starts: Bentota, Sri Lanka
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
Explore Bentota Promoted Experiences
What to Expect When Visiting Bentota, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
• Morning 06.00am leave from hotel
• Visit the rain forest
• Return to hotel (3.00pm) through the rubber plantation and typical Sri Lankan village
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Day Tour Sri Lanka, No.36a, Sinharupagama Sinharupagama, Bentota 80500 Sri Lanka
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 Lion Kingdom.
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 most common larger mammal is the endemic purple-faced langur.
Duration: 6 hours