Hike Sri Lanka’s Pekoe Trail

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12 days

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Mak our wonderful guide and leader. Walking through the amazing tea plantations and seeing the tea pickers. Great walks and scenery. The beautiful people of Sri Lanka who were so happy to see us. It was heartwarming to be met by the children as we walked through the local villages. Lunches prepared for us, traditional and authentic cuisine. Our visit to the Temple of the tooth in Kandy. Our visit to the tea factory on our last day.

Anonymous | Traveled in March

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12 daysDuration

Small Group TourUsually 8-12 participants

14 peopleMaximum group size

16 - 99 yearsAge range for participants

EnglishGuide language

Challenging

Demands good physical fitness and stamina for more intense or extended activities.

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Ends

Kandy, Sri Lanka

Colombo, Sri Lanka

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Highlights

Hike 11 of the Pekoe Trail’s most scenic stages to explore the remote tea country

Dive deep into Ceylon tea, walking through estates and watching pickers at work

Summit the second-highest mountain in Sri Lanka, Kirigalpotta

Enjoy scenic train journeys through the central highlands

Itinerary

Launched in 2023, the Pekoe Trail has taken the hiking world by storm – offering a cinematic journey through the emerald tea plantations and rural villages of Sri Lanka’s central highlands. Join us to hike its most beautiful stages, guided by an expert tour leader ready to share a land rarely seen by outsiders. To elevate your adventure, we also take scenic train rides and scale Kirigalpotta, the highest hikeable peak in Sri Lanka.

day 1Adventure starts in Kandy

Begin in the lakeside city of Kandy. In the central highlands, wrapped by verdant hills and considered the cultural capital of Sri Lanka, it’s the ideal place to start our Pekoe Trail adventure.
Around 6pm, say ayubowan to your tour leader and fellow travellers at our hotel, where we gather as a group for the first time to get to know each other and learn more about the adventures ahead.
That’s followed by an orientation tour around the city, before your tour leader ensures a big Sri Lankan welcome by arranging dinner.
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Meals

Dinner

day 2Hike Stage 1 of the Pekoe Trail

day 3Walk Stage 2 to Loolkandura • Visit the sacred Temple of the Tooth

day 4Scenic train ride to Watagoda • Hike Stage 6

day 5Hike Stage 7

day 6Hike Stage 10

day 7Summit Kirigalpotta, Sri Lanka’s second highest peak

day 8Return to the Pekoe Trail for stages 13 and 14

day 9Tackle stages 15 and 16

day 10Hike Stage 21, the penultimate stage

day 11Hike Stage 22, the final stage, to Pedro Tea Estate • To Colombo

day 12Adventure ends in Colombo

What's Included

Accommodation

All accommodation: 5 Superior Comfort nights (hotels), 6 Comfort nights (hotels)

Meals

All breakfasts, 10 lunches, one dinner

Transport

Immersive itinerary with all transport and listed activitiesGroup arrival and departure transfers available

Guide

Expert tour leader to enhance your adventure

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