Attalaya Home Stay





The Attalaya Home Stay Has Not Been Certified As Dog Friendly
Nearby Dog Friendly Trails
This is a hike of the 5 peaks that give the Knuckles Mountain Range their name. Hasintha Weragala has already written a nice description of the hike in the link here, but it is missing the gps track, which I am providing: https://www.thingstodosrilanka.com/knuckles-05-peak-hike-via-bambarella/ The trail head shown as the ending location of the gps track is reachable with an off-road capable vehicle with some ground clearance. Pavement ends just past the Cargills Kist Knuckles Water Plant,...
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Apparently, this mountain got its name because a young man named Kansami fell off the cliffs from the top of the rock. There was at one time an annual feast on the top of the rock by the old kovil, or shrine, that is there. Parts of the path still have steps and sculptures leading to the kovil. There are at least two places to start this hike, one from Katool Oya Resort and the other from behind the Cargills Kist Knuckles Water Plant and through Venture Camps. Leech protection is highly...