Sri Lanka Railway Hiking. 🇱🇰

One of the best things to do in Sri Lanka is hiking in the beautiful countryside. This afternoon hike wasn't planned. I was actually on the train from Colombo to Ohiya and decided to get off one stop early, at Pattipola station, so that I could hike along the rail tracks to my final destination.

Travelling light with just a 30 litre backpack gives me the freedom to do stuff like that.

It was a fun adventure until I came across a dark tunnel, full of bats, with no light at the end. Did I dare to go through it?

It may seem strange to people from western countries but walking on the rail tracks is fairly common in Sri Lanka. Locals use the tracks often as shortcuts. Is it safe? With trains being so few and far between it is safe, as long as you know when the trains are coming. I didn't, but don't be stupid like me.

I travelled to this area, known as the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka in order to hike the World's End trail in the Horton Plains National Park (also famous for the Devil's Staircase). There will be another video about my adventures there coming soon.

The train line that I hiked on is famed for being the most beautiful train ride in the world. It's the Colombo - Badulla line, which stops at Hatton, Kotagala, Nanu Oya (for Nuwara Eliya) and Ella, which are some of the best places to visit in Sri Lanka.

The price of the train ticket was 600 rupees for 2nd class unreserved. It's basically impossible to reserve a seat on this train unless you book the ticket 1 month in advance, when they are made available. To do that you either need to be in Sri Lanka or pay extra to use an internet based agency.

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