Day 9
After early breakfast leave for Horton Plains via Ambawela and Pattipola. (Approx: 1 ½ hours), for a trek inside the park. Horton Plains National Park is in an elevation of 7200 feet above sea level and is called a “Cloud Forest”. It is the only National Park in Sri Lanka where visitors can walk in the jungle to observe wildlife.
Look for birdlife including Yellow-eared Bul-bul, Ceylon Hill White Eye, Dusky Blue Fly-Catcher, The Wood Pigeon, Ceylon Warbler, Spotted-winged Thrush, The Whistling Thrush (Arrenga), Blue Magpie, Layards Parakeet, Green-billed Coucal, Orange-billed Babbler, endemics and other birds.
Proceed to 'World's End' and "Little World's End" for the fantastic view for photographers and look for the 'Bear Monkey' (Purple-faced Leaf Monkey), Sambhur (more than 3000 in the plains), and other animals.
The stunted trees, the jungle cover interspersed with the Patna grasslands, the crystal clear streams, flowering trees such as Rhododendron (Rhododendron Zeylanicum), Niloo or Strobilanthes, Forget-me-not with their small blue flowers, ground orchids and tree orchids including Wesak Orchids and dwarf Marsh Bamboo are some of the flora interesting for photography.
Evening return to Nuwara Eliya.
Accommodation: 4* or 5* hotel (SLTDA certified and approved under COVID-19 guidelines)