It is better to walk with tour guide. We can ask from tour guides to 1000 Rupees. Also they having vast knowledge about that. Not only but also sinharaja in one of a world heritage. Good vegitation and many water falls there.I like kakuna water fall. I had a bath also there. Pure and cool water coming from top of... More

The sheer, astounding diversity of the plants. The smells. The kangaroo lizards. The birds. The 43-metre high tree soaring, it seemed, into the clouds. The butterflies. A 3-hour escape into a different, green, peaceful world, the only sounds the sounds of nature.

We went to rainforest by car from Mirissa. We had also guide trough forrest (Sinharaja rest guesthouse - Bandulla), so he told us a lot of info about local flora and fauna there. The guide was a bit expensive (4000 rupees per person exc. entrance) but he was worth it. It was a great adventure - we were swimming in... More

It's a long windy slow road to get to this remaining pocket of rainforest which has been saved from being cut down for cultivation. We saw a few lizards and some endemic birds but by and large we were disappointed with our visit which was principally up and back along a wide track with a detour loop to see an... More

Sinharaja is only 70 kilometers from Galle but the drive takes hours along a very winding road. The last 5 kilometers have to be in a Tut Tut, and at times, it felt like we were going to tip over because the road was so bad. The guide was a nice guy, but our walk was often disrupted by motor... More

The track leading up to the forest is very rough and the jeep ride can be a bit hairy but once you leave the vehicle the experience is breathtaking. Our tracker was absolutly superb, he found us most of the birds we wanted to see and he didn't even have binoculours.

Early rise !! 5.30 wake up for 6am pick up to Sinharaja rain forest. It was organised by Boulder Garden hotel we stayed. We got on the jeep with breakfast picnic's and drove 1hr to entrance. Paid fees and got the tracker Sunil, then we had our breakfast and started the trails at 7.30 am . It was bit chilly... More

we spent 4 hours in the forest with our guide who was very knowlegeable and passionate, aftter around 2km there is an awesome waterfall that you can swim under and jump off. lots of different wildlife, many endemic to sri lanka. we stayed at Deniyaya guest house and paid 5000rp for tuk tuk and guided tour of the forest

leaches!!! you need a good insectacide to prepare your clothes and yourself the leache socks promised wer not available. Our guide although experienced didn't really see anything more than we did!! It was disappointing a walk in the forest, pleasant but not much better!