Curated · Guided · Sri Lanka

Explore Sri Lanka, one trail at a time.

From the Pekoe Trail’s tea-country ridgelines to the rainforest summits of Sinharaja - guided treks, custom expeditions, and the gear and know-how to walk them well.

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Guided Trips

Walk the trails with a Sri Lankan guide.

From a half day above Kandy to all 22 stages of the Pekoe Trail. Every trip is led by an SLTDA-licensed guide and arranged around your dates.

Bringing a school or youth group? See School and Group Treks.

Why Hike Lanka

Built around the trail, not the brochure.

Hike Lanka arranges private guided treks across Sri Lanka, each led by an SLTDA-licensed Sri Lankan guide, for travellers who want to know the country on foot.

Local guides, local knowledge

Every trek is led by a Sri Lankan guide who has walked the route in every season.

Trip planning tools, not just bookings

Packing lists, fitness calculators, difficulty scale, gear guides - because we want you to arrive ready, not surprised.

Guides to every stage

Free, detailed guides to all 22 stages of the Pekoe Trail and to Sri Lanka’s best-known hikes.

On foot in Sri Lanka

Sigiriya rock seen across the forest from the top of Pidurangala, Sri Lanka — Sigiriya from Pidurangala

Walkers on the brick terraces of Sigiriya looking out over forest to the hills — The view from Sigiriya

The Nine Arch Bridge near Ella curving through tea and forest, with walkers on the line — Nine Arch Bridge, Ella

A train on the Hill Country railway near Ella, through green forest — Hill Country railway near Ella

Tea bushes on rolling hills in Sri Lanka's tea country — Tea country

Two walkers climbing a stone stair path beside a rock face in Sri Lanka — Climbing a rock stair path

A reservoir among tea and forest below a pointed peak in Sri Lanka — Reservoir and peaks

A waterfall dropping through dark forest in Sri Lanka — A forest waterfall

Free Guides

Know the trail before you go.

300 kmPekoe Trail Length

22Pekoe Stages

52Trail Guides

4Free Planning Tools

22-Stage Traverse · Highlands

The Pekoe Trail

Curated List · Day Hikes

Top Hikes, Sri Lanka

Peaks · Waterfalls · Rainforest

Trail Guides

Trip Planning

Built for hikers who plan.

Free tools and guides that turn an idea into a real trip - what to pack, how hard the route is, how much water you’ll burn through.

Resource

Packing List

The Sri Lanka packing checklist - leech socks, monsoon shell, water purification, what NOT to bring.

See the list Reference

Difficulty Scale

How we grade trails - distance, elevation, terrain, season - so you pick the right one for your level.

Read the scale Training

Trail Conditioning

Six pillars to train before a Sri Lanka trek - cardio, strength, heat tolerance, terrain practice.

Read the plan Tools

Trail Calculators

Fuel, fitness, safety, and backcountry tools - work out water, calories, and risk before you go.

Open the tools

Now on Google Play

Take the trail notes with you.

The Hike Lanka app puts the stage maps, packing list and safety calculators on your home screen, and keeps them readable when the signal drops in the hill country. Free, no adverts, nothing to buy.

On an iPhone or a computer? Add Hike Lanka to your home screen instead.

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Where we started

Before Sri Lanka, we hiked Texas.

Hike Lanka’s founder started Wander and Hike, first called Connect and Hike, a group hiking club in Austin, Texas, in 2022. These are some of its hikes from 2023 and 2024, in the Texas Hill Country and Utah’s national parks. Hike Lanka’s trips in Sri Lanka are arranged around your dates and led by SLTDA-licensed Sri Lankan guides.