HORTON PLAINS NATIONAL PARK

Name HORTON PLAINS NATIONAL PARK
Latitude Longitude 6.8021° N, 80.8074° E
Best Season THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
District Badulla, Nuwara Eliya & Ratnapura
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Created 12/29/19, 2:53 PM

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-Incredible and finest creation of mother nature-

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<ul>Horton plains national park is situated 2,300 m above sea level, spreading across Badulla, Nuwara Eliya, and Ratnapura districts, and 190 km away from Colombo, 29 km away from Nuwara Eliya and 50 km away from Ella.</br>
<br>Maha Eliya Thenna, literary meaning in Sinhala “the great open plain,” was the original name of the area and it was renamed after Sir Robert Wilmot-Horton, the British Governor of Ceylon from 1831 to 1837.</br>
<br>It was nominated as a Wildlife Sanctuary in 1969 and upgraded to a National Park in 1988. Horton plains national park and the Peak wilderness sanctuary adjoining in west with Horton plains together with Knuckles mountain range is called “the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka” is World Heritage Site.

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37 20 16 Bird watching, Horton plains national park Bird watching, Horton plains national park <ul>Bird watching is very common in Horton plains national park because birds living freely everywhere in the park. The place called "Áranga pool" is the best place to spot endemic bird species of Yellow-eared Bulbul, Sri Lanka whistling thrush, Sri Lanka white-eye, Dull-blue flycatcher, and Sri Lanka bush warbler.</br> <br>Most of the highland bird species such as Sri Lanka wood pigeon, Scaly Thrush, Spotted-winged Thrush, Sri Lanka rufous babbler, Ceylon blue magpie, Ceylon hill white-eye, Black-winged Kite, Yellow-eared Bulbul, Pied bush chat, Kashmir red-breasted flycatcher, Common buzzard, Brown baza, Black eagle, Mountain Hawk-eagle and many more can be seen in the Horton plains national park. 1 BIRD-HORTON---B.jpg 2/4/19, 1:00 AM View Edit
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154 17 DAY - 4 (Belihuloya – Kalupahana – Ohiya - Horton Plains) 20 <ul><li>Early morning start the journey from Belihuloya to Horton plains national park through Ohiya – Kalupahana Jeep track via Devil’s staircase. Refreshments and Picnic meals will provide<br></li><li>Up to the Bambarakanda waterfall, you will travel by the vehicle. Then we start the hike up to 26th-milepost at Horton Plains – Ohiya road (B508). <br></li><li>This 12 km hike is one of the most beautiful nature trails in Sri Lanka. It goes through V-cut, Devil’s staircase, Y junction up to 26th milepost.</li><li>You will enjoy every moment of hiking and able to find a lot of breathtaking places where you would like to stay for a while. Compete hiking takes approximately 5 hours.</li><li>Your vehicle will be at the 26th-milepost and then proceed to the entrance of the Horton Plains national park where vehicle access is not possible.</li><li>Basic campsite in a high mountain which very close to nature, 2 km inside the Horton Plains national park is ready for your next stay. Pre-arrange team will carry everything on their shoulders to the campsite for you.</li><li>After enjoying your meals, you will be setting out for the 6 km Nature Trek in Horton Plains. You will visit Baker’s fall and then arrive at the World’s End cliff. </li><li>Most of the day, both small and big “World’s Ends” are covered with mist and clouds but your patience will offer the chance to clear up the clouds and get a glimpse of a steep drop and a tea estate beneath the World’s End.</li><li>In the evening, only you and the camp staff are in the whole area and only the noises of the creatures can be heard. <span style="text-indent: -18pt;">This would be an experience for lifespan.</span></li></ul><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><o:p></o:p></p> Full board DEVIL-OHIYA1.jpg 4/19/20, 7:08 AM View Edit
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768 80 DAY - 3 (Nuwara Eliya - Horton Plains - Nuwara Eliya) 20 <ul><li>Today at around 5 a.m., transfer you to Horton Plains National Park. It takes about 1.5 hours to get there.</li><li>The Horton Plains National Park is one of Sri Lanka's most beautiful national parks, with scenery unlike anywhere else in the country. The Horton Plains National Park is located on the country's highest plateau, where it abruptly ends at a location known as "the world's end," which is truly an amazing sight to behold. This normal circular route takes 3-4 hours and visits World's End and Bakers' Falls.</li><li>If you're truly into hiking, try the 14-kilometer round-trip hike to Kirigalpotta Mountain, one of Sri Lanka's top nature routes, which takes around 6-7 hours.</li><li>Overnight stay at Oak Ray Summer Hill breeze</li></ul> 4-3.jpg 11/15/22, 5:11 AM View Edit
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11 20 The plateau of the Horton Plains area is the highest plateau of the country which rises up to 2,500 m above sea level. It comes to a sudden end at the place called “the World’s End” which contributes immensely to its awe inspiring physiognomy. The “Mini World’s End” drops by 274 m whereas the “World’s End” drops by 884 m. On a clear day morning, World’s End affords the view running to the southern coast and the Udawalawa National Park with adjoining reservoir of the southern part of the country. 2/4/19, 1:29 AM View Edit
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