{"id":53565,"date":"2020-11-30T04:30:16","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T04:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=53565"},"modified":"2020-11-30T04:30:16","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T04:30:16","slug":"white-water-rafting-in-kitulgala-adventure-capital-of-sri-lanka-by-arundathie-abeysinghe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/white-water-rafting-in-kitulgala-adventure-capital-of-sri-lanka-by-arundathie-abeysinghe\/","title":{"rendered":"White Water Rafting in Kitulgala \u2013 adventure capital of Sri Lanka By Arundathie Abeysinghe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>White Water Rafting in Kitulgala \u2013 adventure capital of Sri Lanka<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>By Arundathie Abeysinghe<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-49149 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ms.-Arundathie-Abeysinghe-441x400.jpg\" alt=\"Ms. Arundathie Abeysinghe\" width=\"245\" height=\"222\" \/>Situated about 85 kilometers from Colombo on A7 Road to Nuwara Eliya via Avissawella, among verdant mountains, lush green forests, *Kitulgala is a small town famous due to the academy award-winning film \u2018The Bridge on the River Kwai\u2019 directed by David Lean and filmed on the *Kelani River.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">Popular as the \u2018adventure capital of Sri Lanka\u2019 among local and foreign tourists and located \u00a0adjacent to a serene stretch of Kelani River amid two rocky outcrops, Kitulgala is situated away from the hustle and bustle of city life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">Boulder strewn stretch of Kelani River at Kitulgala is an ideal venue for White Water Rafting, an adrenaline filled adventure sport popular among local and foreign tourists, an activity suitable for experts as well as novices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">Rafters can enjoy breathtaking vistas of Kelani River and adjoining hamlet at Kitulgala as well as observe verdant vistas while engaged in rafting. At times, rafters can see villagers on their way on a boat to and from Kitulgala town carrying their crops of vegetables and fruits for sale in the market in Kitulgala town and transporting essentials bought after their sale (for certain villagers, especially those on the opposite bank of Kelani River traveling by boat is the sole mode of transport).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">White Water Rafting is a difficult leisure activity, yet a stimulating and exciting team sport that doesn\u2019t require immense physical strength, instead an average level of physical fitness and courage are sufficient. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-53566 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/White-water-rafting-at-Kitulgala.jpg\" alt=\"White Water Rafting in Kitulgala \u2013 adventure capital of Sri Lanka\" width=\"301\" height=\"211\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">Considered an exhilarating activity by water sports aficionados as well as a fascinating encounter that can be enjoyed in the *white-waters, White Water Rafting at Kitulgala has become a popular sport during the past few years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">White Water Rafting at Kitulgala takes around 90 minutes along a stretch of 6.5 kilometers with five rapids *graded 2 and 3, appropriately named as \u201cHead Chopper\u201d, \u201cButter Crunch\u201d, \u201cRib Cage\u201d and \u201cKiller Fall\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">Although, swimming skills are of immense benefit to those engaged in White Water Rafting as some water sports enthusiasts prefer to swim a short distance getting out of the boats after a short distance of rafting activity, the ability to swim is not essential as Personal Flotation Devices and helmets are provided to save rafters from drowning if a person falls overboard accidentally while rafting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">Equipped with safety gear such as Personal Flotation Devices and helmets, White Water Rafting is safe for adults as well as children above 10 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">Each boat used for White Water Rafting has an instructor as well as an experienced life guard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">As each boat has a team of water sports enthusiasts, White Water Rafting is a team work enjoyed with team spirit. Many private sector companies engage in this sport during their annual trip with the objective of promoting team building skills of their employees.<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-53567 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/White-water-rafting-Kitulgala-.jpg\" alt=\"White Water Rafting in Kitulgala \u2013 adventure capital of Sri Lanka\" width=\"278\" height=\"197\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">The best period to enjoy White Water Rafting at Kitulgala is from May to December as during the rainy season, stretches of water of Kelani River in Kitulgala may be very volatile and rafting may not be safe. Yet, the water level may drop fast at times even during the rainy season. The adventure sports operators are knowledgeable and experienced about such harsh weather conditions and will not engage in White Water Rafting in such perilous conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Location of Kitulgala:<\/strong> about:85 kilometers from Colombo (via Avissawella \u2013 Hatton -Nuwara Eliya Road, Ginigathhena &#8211; Kitulgala) and about 65 kilometers from Kandy (via Peradeniya &#8211; Nawalapitiya &#8211; Ginigathhena &#8211; Kitulgala). Both routes are easy to travel.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Grades 2 and 3<\/strong> \u2013 White Water Rafting is classified according to difficulties of the activity ranging from simple to very dangerous. White Water Rafting activity at Kitukgala is Grade 2 and 3. Grade 2 is some rough water with some rocks and basic paddling skills are sufficient. Grade 3 is white-water with small waves with a small drop (without considerable danger) and requires experienced paddling skills.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Kelani River &#8211; <\/strong>One of the major rivers in Sri Lanka and is 145 kilometers long.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Kitulgala <\/strong>\u2013 The name is derived from <em>kitul<\/em> palm tree (<em>caryota urens<\/em> \u2013 a species of flowering plants of the palm family). Kitulgala area is abundant with expanses of <em>kitul<\/em> <em>Kitul<\/em> sap is concentrated to produce <em>kitul <\/em>syrup. Crystallized <em>kitul<\/em> syrup is used to produce <em>jaggery<\/em> (an unrefined sugar product made in Sri Lanka). <em>Kitul<\/em> sap is fermented to produce palm wine consumed by villagers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>White-waters<\/strong> &#8211; Fast low stretches of water in a river which flows fast and has abundant bubbles, especially in a narrow channel.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>The writer has a personal experience in White Water Rafting at Kitulgala, an exciting and enjoyable activity.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White Water Rafting in Kitulgala \u2013 adventure capital of Sri Lanka By Arundathie Abeysinghe &nbsp; &nbsp; Situated about 85 kilometers from Colombo on A7 Road to Nuwara Eliya via Avissawella, among verdant mountains, lush green forests, *Kitulgala is a small town famous due to the academy award-winning film \u2018The Bridge on the River Kwai\u2019 directed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":53567,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,29237],"tags":[29166,30857,31135,31134],"class_list":{"0":"post-53565","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-aside","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-articles","8":"category-arundathie-abeysinghe","9":"tag-arundathie-abeysinghe","10":"tag-kelani-river","11":"tag-kitul-palm","12":"tag-kitulgala","13":"post_format-post-format-aside"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.7.1 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - 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