Old days White Water Rafting

Year and Month	First visit – March 2010 Third visit – Sep 2015 (With office team) Fourth visit – Oct 2015 (With Family)
Number of Days	One
Crew	10+
Accommodation	N/A
Transport	Hired Vehicle
Activities	Hiking, Photography, Sightseeing, Nature Exploring, Rafting, Relaxing
Weather	Good
Route	Colombo -> Avissawella -> Karawanella -> Yatiyantota -> Kithulgala
Tips, Notes and Special remark	Carry enough water Do not try in rainy days Plan your service provider Do not disturb to the villagers Obey the guidelines Have it before the afternoon Do not fear and follow the safety methods Do not litter Leave only footprints
Related Resources	Rafting Team 39
Author	Ranshan Fernando
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I had my first Water Rafting experience in 2012 as a trip organized by the our batch of DEBM at the University of Sri Jayawardenapura. After that, I had another one in late 2013 and the third visit with my HSBC teammates. Right after a month, I went there again with my family members, and especially I wanted to give that experience to my wife.

Boasting about adventure sporting, Kitulagala is a town located in West of the road from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya. It’s a town located in amid tickly forest hills. It has been once a filming place for the David Lean’s 1957 Oscar-winning epic “Bridge on the River Kwai” on the banks of Kelani River. Most visitors for the adventure sporting are from Colombo. The Kitulgala’s main attraction is White water rafting where you can ride the tides of Kelani River. Other than that it’s popular for sports like confidence jump, Stream Sliding, Waterfall abseiling, Jungle trekking. Bird watching and cave exploration and last but not least river trips and expeditions.

The following trip was organized by me and was able to give my friends about the experience on Mannakathi Fall in the morning and Water Rafting in the afternoon and Lakshapana Fall in the evening.