HORTON PLAINS

 

The biggest tourist destination in Sri Lanka is Horton Plains. Every year, a sizable number of residents and visitors from abroad come to this park.

Most people like visiting Horton Plains Park's World's End. The rainforest walk leads to Worlds End. To get to the World's End, you must go around 7 kilometers through the bush. Along this journey, there are a lot of interesting sights to see. They include Bakers Falls, Chimney Ponds, and Little World's End. The Horton Plains Park is home to Thotupola Kanda and Kirigalpotta, the second and third tallest mountains in Sri Lanka. Ponds and streams may be found all across the Horton Plains since they serve as a catchment region.

History

Horton Plains were given its name in honor of Sir Robert Wilmot Horton, a particularly bloodthirsty and egotistical British man who killed every elephant in the region from 1831 to 1837. Elephants are unlikely to ever return, but you may still stroll around and take in all the other animals that are present.

Mouse-deer

One of Sri Lanka's least well-known animals, the mouse-deer, resides in these mountains. The mouse-deer seen in Sri Lanka was once thought to be of the same species as those found in Southern India. The mouse-deer discovered in Sri Lanka has been divided into two new species: the white-spotted mouse-deer (Moschiola meeminna) discovered in the dry zone and the yellow-striped mouse-deer (Moschiola kathygre) discovered in the wet zone. Each species is unique to Sri Lanka

Climate

Due to its highland location, Nuwara Eliya has a subtropical highland climate with a mean annual temperature of 16 °C (61 °F), no discernible dry season, and a monsoon-like overcast season.

Although there may be frost at night during the winter, the high sun angle during the daytime causes temperatures to rise quickly.

You can get to Horton plaint via the following routes

•        Via Nuwara Eliya, Pattipola and Ambewela
•        Via Welimada Haputale , Boralanda , Ohiya
•        Hakgala , Rendapola , Pattipola , Nuwara Eliya