The mystical passage through Black River on a canoe – 1 Night / 2 Days

Your journey will start from Saman Dewalaya in Ratnapura, the City of Gems, with an easy 15 km section through calm waters in a low valley after which the river will start curving. You will then continue another 18 km, and once arrive in Ellagawa, you will reach the more adventurous part where the river is flowing faster, creating waves and swirls.

Soon after Ellagawa bridge, you will have a lunch break in a scenic location on the river bank. After the meal, your journey will continue 19 km to Wagawatta village. In this section, the water flows at 4km/hr, which makes it easy to navigate.

You will get off from your canoe at Wagawatta and tranfer to your guest house for overnight stay.

Today, your journey will start with canoëing 19 km through very still waters to Thebuwana. Here, forests and rubber estates will start changing to coconut plantations, and you might be able to spot a few monkeys swinging on coconut branches. Then, the riverbanks will get more crowded with fishermen coming ashore and sand miners in long ferries. This last stretch of 20 km will take you to Kalutara through a calm and meandering river, flowing very slowly into the ocean.

The ending point of your journey is Kalutara, a little town by the shimmering Indian Ocean. Upon arrival you will pass the majestic Dagoba of the temple as well as railway and road bridges that go across the river.